Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Indian Curry

Yesterday, I got to go eat Indian Curry, this is the first time that I have had indian curry. Now, for those of you that know me, I like to have my days planned out. I like to plan ahead, know what I am going to be doing in advance. During this trip I have had to learn how to live not being so independent and how to live with out knowing what to do in advance. Most days, I do not know what I am doing for lunch until I am told who I am going with. The same for dinner, Toshi will tell me about an hour or so before hand who I will be going to dinner with. So yesterday, Toshi comes to get me for lunch. Me, Toshi, Kichiya, and the new guy that started that day go to lunch. I am told we will have Indian Curry. It is raining outside and I didn't bring my umbrella to work because it was sunny outside when I left the hotel. Toshi, as usual, is leading the pack, I chuckle as I watch the new guy try to keep up with Toshi as we are walking. I am walking with Kichiya. We get outside, Kichiya shares his umbrella with me. Kichiya, as I have mentioned before comes to about my shoulders maybe my chin, but he is literally walking with his arm fully extended up to hold the umbrella above me. It seemed so awkward that I wanted to grab the umbrella and hold it for him, but then I worried that it might emasculate him so I let him be. He obviously noticed because he made a comment about him being so short and I countered saying I was tall. Of course he noticed the blood was draining from his hand from holding the umbrella for me. We made it to the Indian restaurant, the workers are indian and I immediately wonder how indian people sound in Japanese. Do they have an accent like they do when they speak English? Imagine Foreign accent Fridays with that one? The food was good, it came with this bread, they pronounce as nun. Now is this an indian term, english term, or is this the japanese translation for the name of the bread, I don't know I am so confused.
As you all can imagine, I carry on the conversation at lunch. They probably normally eat in silence and I force them to talk. HA. The food was good, and I loved the bread, oh there is a surprise. Not only does Toshi walk fast, he eats fast so I wasn't able to finish all the bread, I could have eaten it all but he commented on how Kichiya ate everything, so I held back. We headed back to the office and Kichiya held the umbrella again, arm fully extended. Bless his heart.

1 comment:

susie said...

Finally got in Bets! The umbrella story is funny. I can definitely picture it!