Book: Miso soup

In our country, from the point of view of foreigners, there are a lot, but unfortunately, most of these obscure things are hard to explain. At least, I can't explain them. Why does Japan, which is considered one of the richest countries in the world, prevalent karoshi - death from the processing? Why not starving Japanese Schoolgirls meet for money with men? Why none of the Japanese are not complaining tansistoren absurd komandirovochnogo system when the employee is in the interests of the company obliged to leave the family and go to a long - sometimes long - trip?

Just to say something - does not mean to be heard. To be heard and understood, you have to want it with all my heart. You should be able to convey to the recipient their will.

So I don't know why, but any person in simple clothes and with forgettable face seems similar to an insurance agent.

One of my clients told me that, if all the time to fly economy class for the cheapest tickets, in the end is dripping with the smell of cheapness and economy.

My job, which I am in no way proud of, is to drive foreigners here. But for two years this class I have realized one thing: the manner of communication - that's what makes a person a pleasant or disgusting.

Maki sat with handbag "Louis Vuitton". My eye happened to fall on this bag, and suddenly, in one second I realized why for "Prada" and "Chanel" girls-kids is almost ready for everything. The fact that the possession of any real thing - not even necessarily the brand, just the decent thing - gives people a piece of happiness, reduce his sadness.

If you want to fully eat the cost of a first-class Tokyo hotel and order yourself a freshly squeezed orange juice. The minimum price for a glass of liquid produced from the most ordinary oranges, carefully stored in a mind-blowing transparent the refrigerator is eight dollars, although in some places you will be asked to pay for this divine drink fifteen dollars. And the feeling is, if you don't drink the juice, and customs duty levied by the Japanese government...

Anything bad that happens in our lives, is born and develops in a different plane, we cannot advance it to feel or anticipate. And then one day it's bad just happens to us all. And prevent nothing.

I do by nature a pessimist and no longer expect anything from life is good. My friends often make me at this account comments. But it seems to me that it is not inborn, but acquired. I just heavily experienced early death of his father.

People living boring life need some kind of emotional shake-up, and such an emotional jolt for them are horror movies. When ordinary people watch movies about the dead, every time they get a proof that is still alive and that the world around them is unwavering.

Laughing American with a beer is something taken for granted, such as Japanese with a camera around his neck, politely bowing right and left.

To cry in any case impossible. In our world there are people who can kill you just to watch you cry and pray for mercy.

My strongest memory of those days is a reminder of how I lost. Have you ever lost, Kenji?
I shook my head.
"Strange," said Frank. - Every child at least once, but have lost.

Not only in America but in any other country in the world people are far from perfect.