People living in different places have different tastes in a lot of things. This include our preference to food. When we travel, it is almost certain that we will encounter the delicacies in those areas but may seem exotic to us. In "Strange Food", learners share their experiences regarding exotic food.
1. Why did Tokie order a sausage made of pig's blood? a. She heard sausages go well with beer. b. Tokie thought it was the best thing in the menu. c. She accidentally ordered it because she couldn't read the menu.
2. How did the meat of the kangaroo and crocodile taste? a. The crocodile meat tasted like kangaroo. b. Both tasted like chicken. c. Both tasted strange.
3. Why did Yasuo eat the pigeon's head? a. The president pressured her to eat it. b. She had no choice the president would not buy her clothes if he didn't try it. c. If she didn't, the president would ask her to go back to Japan immediately.
A lot of people, especially men, have gone or have been dreaming to be served by a French maid. Thus, entrepreneurs have taken this idea to heart, thus the abundance of maid cafes in some cities in Japan. But ladies, do not fret.
There is a partner café for ladies, who want to be waited on hand and foot. There is a butler-themed café in Tokyo wherein ladies can chat with friendly foreign men. So, if you would want to “feel like a princess” for a few hours, then this is something you could check out. When you do, do tell us what you think.
N: Good morning, guys! (greeted with a thin smile) T/K: Achoo! (sniffed before responding) Good morning. M: Morning! N: Wow! Some greeting you have there, guys. (teased the two gentlemen wearing masks) T: It's that time of the year again. (shook his head) M: Ah yeah... it's hay fever season again, right? K: You got it right! M: Poor Toshi and Kou. (tried consoling the two guys) N: When did you first suffer from these pesty allergens? T: It started when I was in junior highschool. N: Is that so? T: Yeah and then it all went downhill from there. K: Mine only started two years ago. Plus, my symptoms are not that bad. My OTC medicines usually do the trick. M: Good for you, Kou. N: Are you one of the unfortunate ones, Mana? M: Nah! (smiled broadly) N: Hmm... I said the exact same thing last year. (shared sadly) K: You mean... T: Itchy eyes? N: Check! I actually would like to take my eyeballs out of their sockets and give them a rinse. M: That bad, huh? (felt sorry for Nicole) K: Irritated soft palate? T: Continuous sneezing? N: Check and check! M: Gosh, Nicole! You really have it bad. N: Tell me about it. Because of this, spring is becoming my least favorite season. T: In that case, welcome to hay fever hell! M: I think this is one club I wouldn't want to join. N: Achoo!
1. What was the weather on that day? a. It was rainy day. b. They had a thunderstorm. c. It was a sunny windy day.
2. How did the learners feel? a. Toshi and Mana suffered from hay fever. b. Kou and Toshi were sneezing in class. c. Mana and Nicole felt fine in class.
3. What were Nicole's symptoms? a. Nicole had light symptoms. b. She had it bad. c. Nicole just felt dizzy from too much sneezing.
●Vocabulary
★thin smile - 薄笑いを浮かべる ★Achoo! - ハックション！ ★some ~ - いくつかの、複数の ★time of the year - 時期 ★hay fever - 花粉症 ★console - 慰める ★suffer - 被る ★pesty - やっかいな ★allergen - アレルゲン ★it all went downhill - ずっとだんだん悪くなった ★symptoms - 症状 ★OTC = over the counter - 〈米〉（薬が）処方箋なしで購入できる、 市販の ★good for you - よかったね ★unfortunately - ついていない、運悪く、不幸にも ★smile broadly - 大きく微笑む ★itchy - かゆみ ★take ~ out - を取り出す ★eyeballs - 眼球 ★sockets - 関節部のへこみ［窩］、〔電球などの〕受け口 ★rinse - 〔水などに浸して～を〕すすぐ、ゆすぐ、洗う ★irritated - むずむずする、いらつく ★soft palate - 軟口蓋 ★You really have it bad. - あなたは本当に苦しんでいる ★tell me about it - その通りです。もういいから ★least favorite - 一番嫌な ★hell - 地獄
