A frustrating day
Yesterday, two sad events happened. The second was on my home. Saw a group of people in front of a house of an old lone man with a policeman interviewing the neighbors. I always pass by that house which was some 400 meters away from my apartment. I always see the ole man riding a bike with a bag of lunch pack from a convenience store. Maybe he's past 70. He'd be another one I'd be missing on my way to work this afternoon. The first event happened at work. There was a new Vietnamese girl on my line. I feel for her since she doesn't speak Japanese nor English. There was this box which was half full and she put it on the table. I put it back on the trolley and instead put a shallower box. Then proceed to my work which was some 1 meter away from her. She removed the shallower box and put back the big box. I tried to explain why I did that in slower English mixed with a little Japanese. And put back the smaller box. The I was surprised hearing her arrogant voice calling on her compatriot who was some 10 meters away from us. I just couldn't understand their language but it seemed she didn't trusted me at all and thought all the while I was messing up with her and her work. Just sad how this 18 yr- old girl could ever thought of that about me when in fact she and her likes who are on student visas working two jobs and not paying up to some govt dues and who are more than messing up the govt and regular workers like us who indirectly subsidizing for them. Just sad how some people whose very presence here in Japan are taking advantage of some loopholes in laws could ever suspect an innocent person like me of the very dirt they are guilty of. Just so sad. I understand she isn't the sole Vietnamese with that kind of arrogance. That arrogance could be an aftermath of winning over the Americans during the Vietnam War. If so, they shld be reminded that their winning means slaving themselves to two big powers of the the past Cold War. I hope Iam wrong with my observation. Otherwise its a pity for Japan having so much of them around. Iam not in any way instigating racial hatred. Just opinion and first hand observation.
Comments (3)
Young people can be arrogant and ageist, regardless of their race.
most young people are arrogant nowadays and maybe that vietnamese girl never learn what HUMILITY is.
just stay happy and beautiful sister tatami. :)