11/04/07 The karate kid

So in a Japanese school everyone does a bit of cleaning, keeps me busy caus to be honest there is only so long yo can sit at your desk and look busy. my desk is right infront of the principle and vice principle. And at the moment i actuall have nothing to do as my classes start next week. so anyway. I was doing the shoe check, they check the shoes so they know who is absent, one way to do it i guess. The vice principle turns and says to me craig san sweep the floor, sweep the floor. (he wasnt being mean just had bad english, will come that); i could hardly hide my excitement. thought i would sweep the floor for 12 hours and then he would come back and have me sanding the floor or wax on wax offin it. no such luck. i swept the floor and he didnt say another word to me the rest of the day. If I didnt have thick skin i would have a real problem here. they dont mean to be rude, infact they are not rude its just how their english comes out. yesterday the principle said to me you have no work go home. was like sound mate. but i could have taken it the wrong way.

the kids are still mental on me, its getting embaressing, i walk down the corridor and kids run out of their class to say hello, how are you. mad. the last teacher taught them so proper english that no one uses.

how are you?

I am fine, thank you. how are you.

I am fine.

Seeyou soon>

screw that, my first lesson is going to be slang greetings.

Whats happnin>

nufin.

sound. what you up tae.

just chillin.

much better

Rained today like nothing i have seen before, actually straight down. and so heavy. umberellas are the norm here. so there is no one to take the piss out of my gents umbrella.