Visited a preschool with wife and daughter to interview. A police officer, teacher, and two students all asked if I was new English teacher.
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Which is a silly thing to worry about except for all the circumstances where class matters. Which are things, for better or worse.
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There was one very, very awkward conversation with a bank manager which included "No, I'm not a teacher, I'm literate."
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"I am sorry, McKenzie-sensei, regulations prohibit me from telling staff to write your address for you but we could... " "I can write it."
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"You can write your address?" "Yes." "In Japanese?" "I would take the liberty of using that unless instructed otherwise by your paperwork."
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are there some I'm a local business man visible shibboleths besides just wearing a suit everywhere?
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I sometimes ask questions I already know the answer to just so I can demonstrate that I can formulate sophisticated questions in Japanese.
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TFW - I realise I spent 5 years as ‘semi skilled migrant labor’ in Japan
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