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So journal, how have you been? Still the stagnant old format I see. Few tweaks here and there, but you're pretty much the same thing. Good ole LJ.
Me? I'm great. Most of the time. I can blame that on my girlfriend Aya. She's Japanese, which is a millions pluses in itself. I've realized that I = Japanese relationship culture in the following:
-Shy in public with my girl. While I make it obvious enough that we're dating, we show barely ANY PDA, because neither of us wants to make anyone uncomfortable.
-Similar ideas of romance. Things aren't so materialistic, and I hate receiving gifts, and a simple trip to look at the city lights is still a romantic thing. However, as I AM an American consumer, Aya will still get gifts and things paid for.
-SAVES MONEY. Let's face it America. Your women suck my wallet dry. It's not because they ask me to pay for things. It's because I want to be a gentleman so that they don't have to worry about paying. While it's still that way with Aya, she will only tolerate me paying if I ASK HER ON A DATE. If she invites me, we share. If it's casual and we didn't plan anything, we share. Sometimes I cheat and pay anyways, but she always tries to pay me back! It's cute, but unnecessary. Anywho, I save big this way.
But, with a new culture breeds new problems:
-Innately shy. If an American girl has a problem, I know she's going to make sure it's engrained in my skull. For her though, it's just the opposite. I almost have to grab a pair of surgical pliers just to know what she thinks. It's almost never a language problem, so I know that she CAN tell me.
-ALL THAT WORK FOR NOTHING. If she's obviously upset, insert pliers again just so I can yoink out the fact that she's upset NOTE: that's only the confirmation of her being upset. I now have to pull a CSI to figure out what the problem is. By the time I figure out exactly what's wrong, I find out that it's nothing big at all (American girls: You've given me some doozies, and I know what I'm saying). I'm so emotionally irritated at the effort that it took to yield almost nothing...if I wasn't completely bonkers over her, there would be some fists flyin.
BUT, these are minute. Sorry AMERICA, but comparitively speaking, JAPAN has you trumped. I'm leavin.
Me? I'm great. Most of the time. I can blame that on my girlfriend Aya. She's Japanese, which is a millions pluses in itself. I've realized that I = Japanese relationship culture in the following:
-Shy in public with my girl. While I make it obvious enough that we're dating, we show barely ANY PDA, because neither of us wants to make anyone uncomfortable.
-Similar ideas of romance. Things aren't so materialistic, and I hate receiving gifts, and a simple trip to look at the city lights is still a romantic thing. However, as I AM an American consumer, Aya will still get gifts and things paid for.
-SAVES MONEY. Let's face it America. Your women suck my wallet dry. It's not because they ask me to pay for things. It's because I want to be a gentleman so that they don't have to worry about paying. While it's still that way with Aya, she will only tolerate me paying if I ASK HER ON A DATE. If she invites me, we share. If it's casual and we didn't plan anything, we share. Sometimes I cheat and pay anyways, but she always tries to pay me back! It's cute, but unnecessary. Anywho, I save big this way.
But, with a new culture breeds new problems:
-Innately shy. If an American girl has a problem, I know she's going to make sure it's engrained in my skull. For her though, it's just the opposite. I almost have to grab a pair of surgical pliers just to know what she thinks. It's almost never a language problem, so I know that she CAN tell me.
-ALL THAT WORK FOR NOTHING. If she's obviously upset, insert pliers again just so I can yoink out the fact that she's upset NOTE: that's only the confirmation of her being upset. I now have to pull a CSI to figure out what the problem is. By the time I figure out exactly what's wrong, I find out that it's nothing big at all (American girls: You've given me some doozies, and I know what I'm saying). I'm so emotionally irritated at the effort that it took to yield almost nothing...if I wasn't completely bonkers over her, there would be some fists flyin.
BUT, these are minute. Sorry AMERICA, but comparitively speaking, JAPAN has you trumped. I'm leavin.