ifignow <ifignow@yawoo.com> wrote:

> > Try your family's friends and their families. See if they have any
> > connections through community groups such as the neighborhood
> > association. There are tons of events modern and traditional going on
> > now at the end of the year and start of the new year. They should
> > provide ample opportunity, and be entertaining as well.
> 
> I hear what you're saying, but my family manages a complex web of
> professional relationships, and I don't know all the nuances of Japanese
> culture, so rather than be the proverbial bull in the china shop, it would
> be better if I met strangers.

I'm not sure I understand the logic of that. If your intentions really
are honorable, the parents of young single women ought to welcome you.
As a gaigin, you are excused from most of the more subtle aspects of
such relationships.

> > It is unfortunate that you are here so short a time, because in a place
> > like Tokyo, you should be able to meet people simply walking the streets.
> 
> Can't wait to leave, really.

How tedious for you to be stuck in this dump.

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