11-16-2012, 02:44 AM | #31 |
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Writing about that T-shirt brought back some memories. My Japanese boyfriend at the time took me to the beach. I had learned by then that the T-shirt created some giggles, so I brought it along. We rented some "space" in a hut and changed into bathing suits, the hut was some 400 meters from the actual beach, it being a scorching day I wore the T-shirt over my bikini. He didn't look to happy, a kind of wry smile. We walked a narrow path between the dunes. Halfway there a young couple came towards us.
When she saw my T-shirt she started to laugh, uncontrollably actually. Japanese girls usually cover their mouth and giggle a lot. This girl was splitting her spleen, she laughed so hard she couldn't stand up and had to lay down on the ground. I kind of smiled in appreciation, thinking how great that I made her day. But then it began, her boyfriend started yelling at her to get up from the ground, calling her all kinds of names (my vocabulary expanded considerably that day) and then he started kicking her. Now there was a shocker. Getting some laughs, great. Having people kicked at because of those laughs, not a pleasant experience. I asked my boyfriend, and he said that he tried to tell me. I said "You never told me this could happen". Goes to show the need to understand the unspoken. Needless to say I never wore the T-shirt open in public again. |
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Cross-cultural lifestyles can be difficult. Fun... but difficult. I've been married to a Japanese woman for the last 18 years, and living in the country for almost 25 years. I still don't have a clue to what's right or wrong.
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Thanks - that would do it .
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I like my e-reading, I don't have any issues with it, other than my reading too slow for my taste but that is not e-book specific.
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I'll cough up $9.99 for a paperback book, but somehow paying $9.99 for an ebook doesn't set right with me. An ebook can't easily be passed around to friends and family, you can't use it to prop up an uneven table leg, and it can't be burned on a cold winter's night. Paper has weight and mass--and I like that. Don't get me wrong, I LOOOOVE my ereader, and I love all the freebies, but they should be priced considerably lower than a physical book. Just my opinion...
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So, how many authors have given you free paperbacks? Can't have it both ways.
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But I think the main point stands - and I think this is truly relevant. Amazon and others are now telling us that when we click on 'buy', we really mean 'rent', and shame of us for not understanding that. But this 'rent' is priced at the buying price of printed editions - or, in the case of periodicals, at a higher price. |
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