If in my former life I should have witnessed at a table nearby two or more speaking in a language I did not know, I would feel excluded. Their secret code was not mine. But here I can sit at a table and listen all night to women speaking Japanese, and feel that I understand. There is no discomfort, save that of the chair, which is far too small, and closer to the floor than my legs would like.
When I perceive they are talking to me, I say Hai, or Okay, and give the thumbs-up.
And then they tell me I do not joke.
...Okay (big foreigner smile)
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After much discussion it has been decided: all entries, at least for the forseeable future, should be titled "Gentleman Jack ..."
Okay? (thumb up)
A greeting from the past: Ahoy, Gentleman Jack!
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