Rise and Shine!
Hello! I am happy to see the sunshine here in Tokyo today. I went shopping at Tokyu Hands to check out the umbrellas, but I couldn't see any that I liked. So I will do a little more shopping next week.
Shopping is always interesting for me. I usually find some staff member who is eager to talk with me. Sometimes they try to use English, and often my Japanese is better than their English. I try to speak only Japanese, but they continue anyway in English, EVEN IF I NEVER EVEN SPOKE ENGLISH!
Something like this:
Me: すみません
Staff: Y-y-yesu?
Me: これ、いくらですか？
Staff: This, is, ummm... aaaa... 2...12....20...2000....yen.
Me: 2000円か。。。
Staff: Do y-y-you havu eni ku-kueschon??
Me: いいえ。。。
Sometimes of course, I use English, but not when I am in a hurry. Sometimes I just need to know and go! I do appreciate it, but if I continue in Japanese, I thought that would mean I only want to speak Japanese.
Shopping is always interesting for me. I usually find some staff member who is eager to talk with me. Sometimes they try to use English, and often my Japanese is better than their English. I try to speak only Japanese, but they continue anyway in English, EVEN IF I NEVER EVEN SPOKE ENGLISH!
Something like this:
Me: すみません
Staff: Y-y-yesu?
Me: これ、いくらですか？
Staff: This, is, ummm... aaaa... 2...12....20...2000....yen.
Me: 2000円か。。。
Staff: Do y-y-you havu eni ku-kueschon??
Me: いいえ。。。
Sometimes of course, I use English, but not when I am in a hurry. Sometimes I just need to know and go! I do appreciate it, but if I continue in Japanese, I thought that would mean I only want to speak Japanese.