Death, Dying, and English in between.
Mar. 31st, 2004 10:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaitouWell, yesterday I finally got the chance to really meet the new English teacher, Saitou-sensei. (Ah, if only Saitou from Kenshin, but alas no.) I think I really surprised her by knowing Japanese. She and my old JTE, Wasaki-sensei were talking and called me in.
Me: Excuse me.
Saitou: Oh! She knows what to say when coming into a room. (This was directed at Wasaki-sensei in the tone of voice like a pet just pulled off a cute trick.)
Wasaki: Oh yes, Ann-sensei speaks fluent Japanese. We usually speak in Japanese to each other.
Me: Oh no, I'm still learning. (smile)
Then later she came up to me and told me how much she liked America, because she goes to Arizona quite often.
Saitou: Do you know Dr. ______?
Me: No.
Saitou: She wrote the book On Death and Dying. It was a best seller.
Me: I've heard of the book.
Saitou: Yes. She is sick now, dying. It is very sad.
I bet she just loves the third year's textbook. It has two long stories, one about two children that die in the bombing of Hiroshima, and one about a leaf that has to come to terms with death in the fall.
This is going to be a very interesting year.
Me: Excuse me.
Saitou: Oh! She knows what to say when coming into a room. (This was directed at Wasaki-sensei in the tone of voice like a pet just pulled off a cute trick.)
Wasaki: Oh yes, Ann-sensei speaks fluent Japanese. We usually speak in Japanese to each other.
Me: Oh no, I'm still learning. (smile)
Then later she came up to me and told me how much she liked America, because she goes to Arizona quite often.
Saitou: Do you know Dr. ______?
Me: No.
Saitou: She wrote the book On Death and Dying. It was a best seller.
Me: I've heard of the book.
Saitou: Yes. She is sick now, dying. It is very sad.
I bet she just loves the third year's textbook. It has two long stories, one about two children that die in the bombing of Hiroshima, and one about a leaf that has to come to terms with death in the fall.
This is going to be a very interesting year.
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Date: 2004-03-30 06:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-30 06:28 pm (UTC)::manical laughing:: Er, sorry. Is the Vitamin C making me high? ::eyes it suspiciously:: Nah.
Well... interesting. Maybe she doesn't like Death and Dying though? ^^;; (Does sound condescending though :/) ::snugs!!::)
Here's to hoping the year will be... uh... tolerable. ^^;;;
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Date: 2004-03-30 06:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-30 06:48 pm (UTC)Wait, is that The Fall of Freddy the Leaf?
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Date: 2004-03-30 08:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-31 02:20 pm (UTC)