Twenty five years ago this month I arrived in this country. Listen to my Japanese and you’d think it was 25 minutes, but that’s another story. In this short piece I’d just like to say a quick thank you to my host country and its people for giving me a pretty good life this last quarter of a century. A few examples.
I have been given employment here since I arrived, when my only qualification has been my ability to speak my own language! People have been endlessly kind and patient in helping me deal with language-related difficulties, when they probably should have told me that it was about time I dealt with these things myself! I’ve met a lot of nice people, and I’ve got used to feeling safe in a way that sadly I no longer do in London. And a lot more..
Of course there have been and are some negatives, as well as a few low points, as there are in any life, anywhere. The five-month sauna bath that you call ‘summer’ is certainly one, and the ultra-parochialism that is so prevalent here in various manifestations can at times be exasperating. Oh, and a night of mind-numbing boredom at a Hawks game also springs to mind!!
On balance though, my experience here has been an extremely positive one, and for that I thank you.
Ian
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