What I Overheard at a Japanese Restaurant
4 aging wives sit in a booth next to me at a fantastic Japanese restaurant. It didn’t take much to discern that they all lived in the same newly constructed `upper class’ subdivision.
Below are charming nuggets of their sloppy noveau riche dialogue:
- I WOULDN’T LET MY CHILDREN GO TO EUROPE BECAUSE I WAS SO WORRIED! WHY SHOULD THEY GO WHEN I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE???
- MY HUSBAND WAS FRISKY WHEN HE GOT HOME FROM GOLF. I WAS STUCK IN THE BEDROOM ALL WEEKEND. IT SUCKED!!
- CAN YOU COOK MY SUSHI??? I DON’T LIKE RAW FISH.
- I’M GOING TO JAMAICA WITH MY DAUGHTER KAYLA! IT’LL BE SOOOO INTERESTING GOING TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY!!
- I’M HAVING A PARTY AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO WEAR AN OUTFIT FROM VALUE VILLAGE OR THE SALVATION ARMY. THERE WILL BE A PRIZE FOR BEST OUTFIT. THIS IS A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE POOR COMMUNITY.
I think one of the most fascinating aspects of this quartet’s offensive vibrations was that none of them were listening to one another. One would spout something about herself, and then another would respond in kind. It seemed as if one just contributed some sort of sound to the menopause cacophony, she was adding to a greater, more horrific force. Like an awakening of the Cooking Channel Cthulu.
“Can you cook my sushi?” That’s disturbingly funny.
Japanese culture, especially Japanese food, including about blogs.
Once you link to this site, please. Japan and disseminate the latest information.
http://japanesefood-cultuer-history-anime.blogspot.com/
I love it! In similar form, may I share:
For context: I am a native born New Zealander, my mother is a NZ’er, my father an Australian & I was raised in both countries.
While I was in high school, I hear from an Australian high school friend who traveled to Ayers Rock for a class vacation (at the time I was a prissy girly girl who did not attend the 2 week field trip b/c I could not shower every day or have a guaranteed in-door toilet) the following eruption from a loud, retired, khaki & white tennis shoe wearing, fanny-pack clad US male tourist to his equally repellent wife:
“You know, it’s really beautiful, but it needs - I don’t know, some water behind it, or some trees or something, you know?”
People never fail to provide me with despair….