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streetlevel
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Dec. 2001, Xene #25
Why I had a fight with my foreign
boyfriend
Meme, part-time worker
My former Aussie boyfriend was a typical Aussie
man. Every time we had a date, he came to my
house either 30 minutes late (at the earliest),
2 hours late (on average), or 4 hours late (at
the latest). One day, I finally freaked out.
He begged me for forgiveness, saying he'd do
anything to make it up to me, so I told him
to come to my house at 5 in the morning. He
had to walk all the way from Kita 24-jo to my
house in Maruyama because it was, of course,
before the first subway. He was still 2 hours
late when he got to my house, but I forgave
him that time.
Shizuka, beautician
While we were driving, my American boyfriend
had on a music tape that I really liked. I asked
him the name of the band, and he said, "Guess
who." I told him that I didn't know, but
he kept saying, "Guess who!" I felt
he was bugging me, and said in a sharp voice,
"I'm telling you I don't know!" It
turned out that "Guess Who" was the
name of the band, and they were popular in the
'60s.
"Princess Fiona," researcher
My former Chinese boyfriend always said, "It's
up to you," when we had to make any kind
of decision. I liked it at first as I felt respected.
But it became just too much because he always
made me take charge. One day I yelled at him,
"Can't you think for yourself or have your
own ideas?" He replied, "How would
you like me to think?" That was enough!
Karen, housewife
When I was studying at a college in NY, I had
a blind date with a Japanese American guy who
was born and raised in NY. He was a feminist
in the true sense, and believed that while dating
it would be an insult to women for a guy to
pay for everything because it would imply that
women are weaker. In contrast, I spent my 20s
in bubble-economy Tokyo, and believed that it
would be an insult, both to me and to him, if
I showed my wallet while on a date. After one
date, I felt angry and ignored his phone calls.
But one year later, we dated again because I
happened to move into his neighborhood. This
time, he was a perfect gentleman and paid for
everything. Now we have been married for 3 years,
and are expecting a baby this spring.
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