English-Japanese dictionary<\/a> trying to figure out different words. The guys are bummed out because some of the more risque Japanese terms are missing, and sometimes after a few drinks they feel it necessary to communicate these concepts to me.<\/p>\nA couple of girls came in and sat down in the back, right behind us. I had seen them there before – they are sisters or cousins of somebody’s wife. The beers started flowing, and I guess they got pretty drunk. It was about nine thirty, so I decided to leave – and so I said goodbye to my gang, and then the girls called me over to the table. <\/p>\n
I stood there and flirted with them for a while, and they were insistent that I come back next week – I think they want to cook me dinner or something. The master came by and he got invited, too. One of the great things about being a foreigner is that you can play stupid when somebody asks tough questions – and trust me, there were some tough questions. <\/p>\n
The best part came when one of my buddies came by to check on me, and then he gave the table a full-on blast of Japanese. I think he explained more about me in twenty seconds – it would have taken me two hours. <\/p>\n
As I left the place, everyone said goodbye, even people I didn’t know – another nice thing about being a foreigner in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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