Well it is that time of year again. The end of March and the first few weeks of April usher in another reason for the Japanese to drink excessive amounts of alcohol and be outdoors.
Last weekend we had a barbeque party here, but due to a recent cold front the cherries had not blossomed yet. Yet, I managed to hear one of the best quotes (two actually.) One relating to hanami..
“mmmm.. The cherry is so swollen and ready to pop. I hope to enjoy it.”
I think the sexual connotations are not just in my own filthy gaijin mind. Spring is definitely the season of love, especially in Japan. It is quite common now to walk through a parking lot at night and see young couples enjoying the sex in their cars. Just like high school, but most are in there 20s.
Next weekend I will have a midnight hanami party, which I am not quite what it entails and then afterwards a going away party for a good friend who has decided that 5 years here (without getting a wife) is enough. There will be a lot of liquor consumed.
and the other was a good statement that sums up how a lot of people feel about Koizumi and Bush..
“Koizumi and Bush are like homosexual friends.”
To that I could only reply … Sensei, you are wise beyond your years.