When I feel "English"

There are some occasions that I feel like an English person than Japanese..

I thought it'd be funny to list these up when I had one of those moments today,

I was crossing a road, off course my side of traffic light was red, I was waiting for the cars to pass so I can cross when one of them was sooo slow I had to actually stop than keep walking snail-speed which was annoying then my mind was saying "Go on, go! are you slow-motion or something?!"

which wasn't nice of me even only in my head... this is more of a Londoner I guess for being hasty (also my home town Osaka has the same reputation for being the fastest walking people in Japan) always in a hurry and short-tempered.

This is why I need to take some time off from my "city" and "robot-commuter" mode and feel more relaxed and happier.

There are moments I feel "English"

1; When I'm commenting ("tsukkomi" in Japanese comedy term )unconsciously in English, especially in jokes. (like above case) and when I swear.

2; When abroad, I expect others to speak English in order to communicate (well, but I have to add, I try to speak native languages also)

3; Loving Japanese foods too much and actually accept the quality of some street sushi chains those otherwise not quite accepted as authentic/good Japanese foods by real Japanese people.

4: Dreaming in English

5; When I come home from being away, first thing to think is to put the kettle on and have a cuppa tea (and sigh)

6; When English speaker friends ask me for English grammar or spelling.

7; When I open conversation with people who aren't too close friends, I can't avoid talking about the weather.

8; I've never needed an umbrella just for a drizzle.

9: I feel suddenly hungry when I smell the vinegar on chips on streets.

10; When I pronounce Japanese words with English accent. (feel bit embarrassed though)

11; When I feel embarrassed to see silly groups of British hen/stag people abroad.

12; When I notice I am unconsciously supporting Brits for big international sports events.

13; When I put crisps (potato chips) inside sandwiches. And sandwich has to be accompanied by crisps.

14; I can have cuppa tea with dinner of any sorts. (I don't do this anymore though)

15; When I say "innit". (I say as a joke though)

16; When I can type in English about 25 times faster than in Japanese. (always)

The list can go on, so I will edit this again, I should write about the reversed version too ("When I feel I'm Japanese" etc)

x

shoko