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Another week. On monday I saw Yuco, Satomi and Yuco's friend Kumi. It was really good seeing them again, I hadnt seen either for a long time. We just went to a bar named Soul Food in Seibu-Shinjuku. Me and Diana used to go there, so it was cool to see the place, which looked kind of different this time. I forced them to speak only English, I didnt say anything in Japanese, it was an English day... afterwards I felt a little guilty, because I am in Japan, I should be speaking Japanese, but its good English practice.... speaking Japanese in Japan brings me to another story, which I'll mention soon, but first I want to say I saw Marykoh again, on Tuesday, after I hadnt seen her for awhile. We talked about life, and ate pizza, but then I realized I would be late for Tanya's goodbye party... I need to try not to squeeze too much into one day, anyway, I ran to my station and when I got there, I ran into another teacher, Nathen. He asked me where I was going, said he would come along... first he suggested we get some beers at the convience store, and I was coming late to the goodbye party, and I thought everyone would be very drunk, so I thought having a beer first wasnt such a bad idea... but we get to the store, and he must have been drunk already, because he starts talking in weird English to the cashier "Can I buy this beer? Thank you very much, I dont want a bag please!" really loud, and (I thought) strange. A Japanese man (maybe he was drunk too) behind him said loudly (in Japanese) "Shut the f*ck up asshole, your in Japan, speak Japanese!" I didnt agree with the mean words, but I agreed with the idea, but Nathen just decided to go over and talk to the guy, comfront him in English or something. I decided to start walking to the party, didnt feel like being around that. Later Nathen caught up to me... we started to walk together, but he stopped at a bus stop and started talking to some Japanese people in loud English. I didnt wait at all this time, and I just told him I was going to the party. It makes me think. Is this rude of him? Is it rude of me to not speak to Japanese people (that I dont know)? Is he being friendly? Should someone speak Japanese in Japan? I think so, why do I think so? Anyway, this made me really think about my opinions and everything. I'm interested in what others think. I got to Tanya's goodbye party, and it was wild, so much beer and drunk people. It reminded me of college, and going to someone's dorm and sitting around talking in a drunken haze. I dont really do this so often here in Japan, I'd rather just have friends over at my house.. have a few drinks and watch a movie or talk or something... I guess thats my personality. It was a funny party though... the waitor came in to tell us we had to leave soon, and we (the party people) talked him into chugging (drinking at one time) THREE (yes I said 3) beers ... and he was still ok afterwards, I was impressed, his boss must have trained him on drinking with customers or something? I would pass out if I chugged that much. Life continues. DAAG!
