Sunday, August 02, 2009

Samaurai Barbers

We walked over to the food court at the BX....we went the wrong way and Ch. B saw us. He gave us a ride and directions on how to get home. It was very fortunate he found us when he did....I'm not sure why I allowed Jared to be our guide. He spent an hour this a.m. looking for the gym and it's two blocks away. ::snort::

I am trying to load photos as I type. It's slow going, we'll see. The Food Court is GREAT compared to Goodfellow. It has Pizza Hut, A&W, Charleys, Taco Bell, Baskin Robbins and Subway.....of course ordering was a bit of a challenge as all the employees are Japanese...but we had fun.

We ate. The littles are playing on a big slide.

Jared just got nearly scalped by a Japanese barber. He couldn't remember the word for "stop" before the man was nearly done....OK, it wasn't that bad. He told the man he wanted "3 inches" off the top. The man grabbed his hair, and the clippers and said, "This is good? Yes?" and Jared was saying, "No, no, no..." Communication wasn't exactly clear. ::snort:: Then he went to get up and they pushed him back down and gave him a massage! Jared says, "Whoa". I think we'll work on some barber words before he goes again...but then he won't need to go for quite a while. ::snort:: It would have been better to learn how to say, "No, I don't want to look like a GI," than to learn how to say, "Nice weather isn't it?"....since it's raining. ::snort::

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11 comments:

Renee said...

I only went to the hairdresser on post once in Germany - the stylists were eastern Europeans for whom English was either their 2nd or 3rd language. I was very fortunate to find a dependent spouse that cut hair "under the table".... keep your ears open for such an option. It helps out a young family where the spouse is unable to get a job, it saves you a little $$ and a lot of hassle

Unknown said...

I am so happy to hear that you are all safely there and already having such interesting and exciting experiences! Its a good thing hair grows back, right? lol

Jamin said...

Wow! Sounds like a massage place in the mall...they nearly dragged into their store once, literally.

"Come on! You need a massage."

Caroline said...

Can you let us know the time difference... It's Noon in NY or 9 AM in CA... What is it where you are in Japan?

Darshia said...

Hmm...Interesting culteral difference...:)

Lois said...

How hysterical! Can we have pictures? My friend once visited her sister in Japan, and she went to a beauty salon where an English-speaking hairdresser worked. My friend explained how she wanted it, and the woman nodded and said, "Ah, you want it shoulder length?" As it turned out, it was SHORTER length, as in VERY short. So even with Eng. speaking Japanese, there is still a communication problem!

Renee said...

When it's Noon in NYC, it's 1 AM in Japan..... so that's 13 hrs later.... it's already tomorrow (Tues) there but of course they're fast asleep

Linda said...

Sounds like you're in for three years of adventure! :)

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

Caroline - I have a widget in the sidebar that will show the time in Japan. The hope is to make it easier for those who call us. AND for US when we call home. LOL

Caroline said...

Thanks, De'Etta and Renee...

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

My pleasure, Caroline.