Not through violence, but through the word alone

2005-01-31

Countdown - 58 days

Sorry Ali - I just couldn't resist ^^ "Rice isn't the staple of Japan," he says seriously. We'd just let Fae down at her place and he was about to send me home - his sister was in the car too. I laugh a little incredulously, wondering if it was just another one of his jokes. But he's really serious about his statement. So I protest, saying that it was (the staple food of Japan). They have rice every meal, and obviously, one of the most famous Japanese foods is sushi - which just about anybody would know is mostly made of rice.

"So what," I asked, "do you think is the staple food of Japan?"

Funnily enough - he answered, "Sushi."

Yes, readers, according to Ali, sushi is the staple food of Japan.

--That was one of the funniest moments I have ever encountered in my life -LoL. ...Well, in any case. 58 days left. This isn't going to be a daily countdown, by the way. I just wanted to note this incident down before I forget it.


EDIT: SO IT'S LESS CONFUSING, AT THAT TIME WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CULTURE SHOCK IN JAPAN, AND THE BOY WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN (MAYBE TO HIMSELF) THE EXTENT TO WHICH JAPAN IS DIFFERENT FROM BRUNEI. ^^

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