November 29, 2006 at 9:45 am · Filed under On the Train / Bus
My train experience last night:
I JUST WEDGED MYSELF INTO A SPACE OF TRAIN SEAT BUT ONLY GOT HALFWAY IN SO UNTIL THE GIRL NEXT TO ME GOT OFF, I SAT IN AWKWARDNESS FOR 15 MIN..IT LOOKED LIKE THIS SECTION SAT 4 PEOPLE..CAUSE THE 3 WOMEN ON IT WERE REALLY SMALL..NOT SMALL ENOUGH..MY BUM HAS NEVER FELT BIGGER..EXCEPT FOR WHEN I TRIED ON THOSE ITALIAN JEANS..MISS YOU GUYS : )
and later…
DO NOT FEEL TOO BAD ANY MORE CUZ THE GIRL NEXT TO ME IS SLEEPING ON ME AND HER SHOULDER IS POINTY. I ACTUALLY I DO FEEL BAD BUT BECAUSE OF PHYSCAL PAIN..NOT AWKWARD SITUATION GUILT PAIN.
Caps not yelling, just easier from my mobile.
June 20, 2006 at 12:54 pm · Filed under On the Train / Bus
Three guys, maybe between 17 and 19 years old, wife-beaters (is it still okay for me to call them that?), chains, and baseball caps. Being all cool. Looking a little like they want to be tough, or appear tough. It is late at night and a long ride home from Tokyo. People sleep where they can. These guys are getting tired. Two squat on the floor of the train. One uses a box he has with him as a seat.
The ride goes on. More people get off. They can use the adjustable seats by the doors. Two sit on them. The other guy, the smallest of the three and the one who looks the most tired, still sits on his box. I fall asleep for a bit. I wake up and look over at them again. The smaller one is slumped over with his head resting in his friend’s lap. It is the most adorable thing and I wanted to take a picture but didn’t.
Would you ever see this in Canada? Would a guy dare to take advantage of close comfort from a friend? The complexity of Japanese personal space completely amazes me. In some ways I feel gaping voids of uncertainty but then in many other ways I feel welcoming and warmness. I can only interpret through experience so I am constantly left very curious as to what people are thinking and feeling.
