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by Jeshka » Jan 23rd, '06, 00:44
My team teacher/supervisor has to be the most macho man in Japan (it's true--macho Japanese men do exist)--he works out any moment he can, consumes protein shakes and beer like most people consume air, and is prone to saw things like 'I like to wear tight shirts to show off my muscles. Mind you, he's a 38 year old married man with two children. So, I like to punk him occassionally. When he came to my office this morning, I pulled a stony face and in my serious voice said, 'Takahashi, I have something important to talk about. I've been debating this for a while, it's been keeping me up at night, so I've come to a final decision (by this point he's become very still and serious as well, waiting for what I have to tell him). 'The truth is, I prefer Tsubasa over Tackey. I know most people prefer Tackey, so I wanted to be up front with you about this.' He continued to stay still and serious, until he finally said 'Hmmm. I see. But, I think the truth is...most Japanese people think I am the most attractive.'
Then I gave him the purple Hello Kitty 'Sumo Kitty' pen I picked up for him when I went to Sumo this weekend (you should see it--Hello Kitty head on top of a flesh-colored, pot-bellied body. She's even wearing fundoshi (I think that`'s what it is--the loincloth sumo wrestlers wear.) His face lit up as he thanked me repeatedly for the gift. He tells me this particular Hello Kitty item is very rare, as they can only be purchased during sumo matches (or whatever they are called--I can't remember). Then the muscle-bound macho-man bounced out of my room grinning ear-to-ear, gripping Hello Kitty tightly so as not to drop it. I wonder if they make Tackey and Tsubasa Hello Kittys? Or at least Johnny's Hello Kitty items?