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Monday, November 13, 2006

Overheard in Toyama

Overheard in Toyama

Drunk 1: Do you wanna go to that place that hates foreigners.
Drunk 2: Man, they really hate us there don’t they… but the beer is cheap. Alright let’s go.

On alternative lifestyles:

ALT1: He was so amazing he chopped wood all day. I’d love to be like that.
ALT2: Mongolian woodcutters don’t have ipods though.
ALT1: Yeah that’s true.

On the phone in staff room.

Japanese teacher on phone: Hai, moshi moshi
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: onegaishimasu
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: onegaishimasu
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: onegaishimasu
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: onegaishimasu
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: onegaishimasu
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: sumimasen
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: sumimasen
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: sumimasen

On what’s next:

ALT1: damn people are dying a lot this season [on LOST], what do you think they’ll do?
ALT2: I don’t know, maybe just focus on those other people walking around on the beach.

On what’s next 2:

Me: Damn dude, I like your post-JET plan.
ALT2: Yeah, It’s my plan… this week.

On false Expectations:

I don’t think the water is any better here than the water anywhere else.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

May I add one? Thanks

On the phone in staff room.

Japanese teacher on phone: Hai
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: Hai!
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: HAI!
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: nnn
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher on phone: nnn
Caller: (inaudible)
Japanese teacher putting down the phone while bowing: Arigato gozaimashita! Hai! Nnn. Hai! Nnn. Hai! Hai! Nnn.

The End

5:01 PM  
Blogger Geoff said...

All around Japan people are talking to each other on the phone entirely in grunts....

8:46 AM  
Blogger Richard said...

but but but, if the water isn't any better here...well, why the hell did we leave Roppongi!

4:10 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

he's being ironic about the water richard you idiot. could you not tell! i mean to suggest toyama water is not better than anywhere else... duh!

9:57 AM  

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