public v's private part 2

So to give a few examples of my previous post here are some lovely comments that happened at the weekend when I was back in my old town in Hakusan.

-Friday: I gave a seminar on how English is spoken in Ireland, I suppose it was my own fault for giving such an example but sure I was trying to be humourous. Anyway I was trying to explain that Irish don't always pronounce "th", so I said. "I am not thin"/"I am not tin" - so this resulted in one member of the class shouting back "You most certainly are not!" - lovely. This man has also previously told me that I have lost weight in my face but he couldn't say it nicely oh no- he said I looked like a "deflated baloon".

-Saturday: So I was back in Hakusan again. Suddenly I am surrounded by a group of ladies saying " ooooh Aileen sensei your face is no longer round, it's so pointy and stretched, a completely new shape.... then this ladies started calling all their other friends over to look at Aileen sensei's all new pointy face. Now these ladies were trying to compliment me (I think)- but oh Jesus the Japanese have such a strange way of going about it.

-Monday: Finally to return to men whipping out their bits - classic moment this afternoon. I was cycling down the hill after school, when this guy gets out of his car, he's talking on his mobile phone, he sees me coming and still proceeds to whip out his bits, piss, whilst continuing his conversation on his mobile. Ahhh delightful.

public v's private

The Japanese quite openly discuss and do things that I feel should be kept private or done in private.

- Public toothbrushing - after lunch in many school people proceed to brush their teeth.

- Pissing in public -quite the many mornings/afternoons I have been cycling around on my lovely little bike to happen on a man whipping out his bits and pissing right in front of me with not a care in the world.

- Discuss your weight/fat/ugliness - without a bother in front of you

- Ask you how much you earn, and continuely state that you are rich because you would rather spend your money on a holiday than a Louis Vuitton wallet.

- Pick their nose.

- Read porn Manga on trains (it's shockingly explicit)

- Open their trousers and tuck themselves in.

- Show off their knickers when bending over in short skirts.

- Tell you that you should be married by now and be well on the way to popping out babies.

Toilets

-The PRETEND FLUSH that people use so you can't hear them peeing or taking a poo

-SQUATERS apparently the Japanese think they are more hygienic - crap!

-HEATED TOILET SEATS - lovely to warm your bum in winter

-TOILETS THAT WASH AND DRY your bum - bizzare

-TOILET SLIPPERS you can't possibly wear the same slippers elsewhere - oh the filt!