I can't share this on Facebook since my host sister is friends with me, but I need to share this somewhere so why not here  I had dinner with my host father's relatives today.  It was 4 obaa-chans who looked like they're in their 70's so they are probably in their 90's.  It was an interesting dinner.  Here are my favorite quotes:

 

"You have such a big nose! Look at that! So pretty! What a beautiful girl."

 

"Could you pass the tomatoes?" (tomato is pronounced the same in Japanese)

"Sure."

"Wow! She understood me!"

 

*talking with my host mother about our plans tomorrow*

*look over to see them looking at me*

"I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"Oh, she didn't understand (laugh)"

 

Only in Japan can I be so politely insulted.  Joking aside, I did enjoy listening to the stories they told.  It's funny because my host mother and her in-laws don't have the greatest relationship.  In America that would come out with snappy remarks and such, but in this case I felt the tension by how overly polite everyone was.  It's like they know they don't like each other so they put the extra work in to avoid any conflicts.

 

Well, that was my dinner.  I'll miss Japan when I leave but I won't miss being told I have a big nose all the time.

That's interesting . 

so....do you have a big nose? o-oJust wondering

Haha, thanks for writing that up Oishii.

so....do you have a big nose? o-oJust wondering

It's a stereotype that westerners have big noses.

It's a stereotype that westerners have big noses.

*touches nose*

so....do you have a big nose? o-oJust wondering

 

Not really, I think it's average.  But, yeah, it's something Japanese like to point out a lot.  They will also say you have a tall nose (takai hana) which basically means that when you wear glasses they will balance on your nose instead of your cheeks.

I could never live in japan...I'm not polite enough heh heh heh

Not really, I think it's average.  But, yeah, it's something Japanese like to point out a lot.  They will also say you have a tall nose (takai hana) which basically means that when you wear glasses they will balance on your nose instead of your cheeks.

.Wait...they're not supposed to balance off your nose? Fu ck, I fail Japanese 101.You must be a saint, I would not stand for being insulted in such a way. I'd take some food and leave if I had to endure that. A joke here and there is fine, but if it's constant id be piiiiiissed.

It sounds really cool to actually be able to understand another language as well as you do ahh

 

I think there's a demand for fluent English speakers, so idk if you want you could probably just stay there forever

Aww, that is cute~ Glad you had a nice dinner with your host family and their in-laws! It must feel nice being called cute and pretty from them all the time, haha~