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From: "Marvel" <marvel.smith@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: life.in-japan seems quiet!
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"John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:1151593945.245866.279760@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Marvel wrote:
>> <mcalevey@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1151569305.669051.193400@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>> > Gday all,
>> >
>> > Havent been here in about 4 years.
>> > Some may remember me as the "other" gaijin truck driver, although I did
>> > keep a relatively low profile, bar the odd time or two after waay too
>> > many Asahis.
>> >
>> > Things seem much quieter here compared to back in the days when I
>> > relied on this group for my daily dose of English!!
>> >
>> I can relate to that dose of English thing, I can remember walking up to 
>> and
>> engaging strangers on the street just to get my verbal fix.
>
> Have you ever lived in a place where there simply aren't many gaigins,
> and when you see one you look at them like a 10 year old school kid
> who's never seen a gaigin before?
>
> John W.
>
Yes always, 9 years ago we lived in Kokowa (about 20 minutes out of 
Wakayama, outdoor plumbing) and the chance of seeing a gaigin was a 
scarcity.
I would seen a gaigin and try starting a conversation only to find they 
spoke no English.(like French or German)
I was disappointed many times that way... My wife thought I was a nut.
>