Adventures in a Foreign Country
Well, that was an interesting shopping trip! Got lost trying to find the shop and had to get several people to explain this whole prefecture thing to me. How was I supposed to know the address system worked different here? You think someone (looking at you, Spaceman) would've said something when I first mentioned I was going shopping, but nooooooooo. Of course he didn't. I would've been lost all day if it weren't for this nice gentleman who kept pointing at my hair and asking if I'd been raised in India or somewhere thereabouts whenever I tried to speak the language. I mean, I know I'm rubbish at it and don't know a lot of words and my accent is horrible, but I think it should be easy enough to tell I'm trying to speak Japanese. It's not like the TARDIS was around to do the translating for me what with the Twig and Haruhi playing taxi drivers all day and all.
Right, then, I got the groceries for us. Haruhi, I filled up your parents fridge with proper food and I got us loads of snacks hope you like the ice cream. Spaceman, there's banana ice cream for you in the ice box and I got some cones so you can indulge in that fixation you have for licking things. Pervert.
Oi, Spaceman! Next time we go somewhere you're telling me the conversions so I know how much I'm actually spending. "Money no object" or not! Japan's surprisingly expensive. You'd think it's cheap what with about a hundred thirty-five yen to a pound but after you do the conversion everything costs twice as much! Or, it feels like it anyway. It's been a while since I did any kind of shopping back home so I don't know what the prices are like right now.
Least the people here are surprisingly polite. With all you hear about them not liking foreigners, I only got three dirty looks today and I think it was more because I was shouting at someone to help me find my way around. A few people seemed fascinated with my hair and a couple men kept staring at my chest. I had one ask me if I was American or something because of how I seemed so 'larger than life' to him.
Haruhi, next shopping trip you're coming with me to make sure I don't get lost, got it? I think I'll go bonkers if I have another person asking me about Indonesia.
Right, then, I got the groceries for us. Haruhi, I filled up your parents fridge with proper food and I got us loads of snacks hope you like the ice cream. Spaceman, there's banana ice cream for you in the ice box and I got some cones so you can indulge in that fixation you have for licking things. Pervert.
Oi, Spaceman! Next time we go somewhere you're telling me the conversions so I know how much I'm actually spending. "Money no object" or not! Japan's surprisingly expensive. You'd think it's cheap what with about a hundred thirty-five yen to a pound but after you do the conversion everything costs twice as much! Or, it feels like it anyway. It's been a while since I did any kind of shopping back home so I don't know what the prices are like right now.
Least the people here are surprisingly polite. With all you hear about them not liking foreigners, I only got three dirty looks today and I think it was more because I was shouting at someone to help me find my way around. A few people seemed fascinated with my hair and a couple men kept staring at my chest. I had one ask me if I was American or something because of how I seemed so 'larger than life' to him.
Haruhi, next shopping trip you're coming with me to make sure I don't get lost, got it? I think I'll go bonkers if I have another person asking me about Indonesia.