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streetlevel
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Feb. 2002, Xene #26
Why I had a fight with my Japanese
girlfriend
Sam, English Teacher
Whilst out driving with my girlfriend, I was
frustrated by the bad habits of Japanese drivers
and my subsequent remonstrations began to question
not only the behaviour of the motorists, but
also that of the nation as a whole! Understandably,
my girlfriend was not happy with me insulting
her fellow countrymen and proceeded to storm
out of the car and walk the rest of the way
home. Several years have now passed and although
the driving hasn't improved and my protests
are still as strong, the girlfriend has since
become my wife and learnt to ignore me!
Lee, Graduate Student, Taiwan
Whenever my girlfriend cooks, she makes me say
"Itadakimasu", "It's good",
or "This is delicious". In Taiwan,
there's no word meaning "Itadakimasu"
and instead of those words, we usually express
our appreciation towards the cook by having
another bowl of rice, washing the dishes or
buying dessert. She couldn't understand those
gestures and we have often had fights. Even
though we are now happily married, we still
have the same old argument occasionally.
Touche, English Teacher, Canada
I was going with a girl for a few weeks who
was great but she insisted that I make all the
decisions. Whatever restaurant we went to or
whatever food we'd eat would always be up to
me. Finally on one such evening I said that
from that point on, my NEW rule was that she
couldn't say, 'Anything's okay,' anymore when
asked what she wanted to do. She got angry and
said that if my rule was that she had to think
of somewhere to go, HER new rule was that we
wouldn't go to rundown drinking establishments
anymore...
Serguei, Student, Russia
When my female friend got late for her dorm's
curfew, I asked my girlfriend's permission for
my friend to spend the night at my place. She
said it was OK, and my friend spent the night
and went home the next morning. But six months
later, my girlfriend brought it up again saying,
"How could you have another girl spend
a night at your place." I was shocked because
I thought she had already understood the situation...six
months ago! We got into a big argument in the
car, and she got out and left. I was so angry
I punched the windshield of my car. We made
up eventually, but my windshield still bears
a spider's web-like crack!
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