Many of my students tell me I have a small head. For a while, everytime they saw me they would say, ‘small face! small face!’ I never thought my face was particularly small, but now that I think about it, it’s true - most Japanese people have much larger heads than westerners! One of my students has the biggest head I have ever seen.
Last night I was in the book store, and I came across a “You Know You’ve Been In Japan Too Long When...” book. On one page it says, “you look in the mirror and think, wow, my head really IS small.”
Aha! It’s a cultural thing!! Westerners just have smaller head I guess. Funny thing is, just a few days ago I was looking in the mirror thinking that same thing...hmm..
Last night Shawn and I joined some other JETs for the bi-monthly Pub Quiz at a local Canadian bar, P.E.I. Apparently a ‘pub quiz’ is something every has heard of...? Everyone but Shawn and I. (Maybe it’s a Canadian thing?) Someone hosts it and creates a trivia quiz for various teams to compete against each other, the prize being a 5000 Yen bar tab (about $50.00). Last night there were two rounds, questions ranging from current events, music trivia, geography, etc. There were four teams in all, and Shawn and I were on a team with Tom, and we won! Our first pub quiz and we won! Our 5000 yen bar tab will be used probably next Friday...how fun. Love the pub quiz.
We are headed to Miyazaki this weekend to visit some friends we met in Tokyo. Will post pics when we get back!
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haha congrats on the free beer!
Perhaps as you sat in a high school or college class, and thought, "when will I ever use this?" Maybe some of that "useless knowledge" just won you a free bar tab. Split it evenly!
I love you,
Terri
When I was your age I used to go to a bar/pool hall and drink 7up until everyone else had drank their fourth or fifth beer. I would then start uping the bets and go home with some extra cash in my pocket. Are you sure you didn't "hustle" these poor guys? If you did, right on guys.
Father Flanigan
Hi Tori! How exciting...I didn´t know Caucasians have smaller heads than Japanese people. (How does my head compare?)
Yay for pub quiz!
collin you have a rather large head, i must say.
come to think of it colin... you do have a rather large head for your small stature :)
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