When I was in the bathroom at Michi-no-Eki, the rest area, in Yamada, somebody rushed into one of the private rooms there.
I did not pay attention, so I did not notice who that was.
I just thought "gee, somebody really needed to go to the bathroom."
I was washing my hands, then I saw the person came out from the private room in the mirror .
That was an old woman.
I was stunned for a moment to see her, so she was when she saw me.
When I turned around to her, she ran to the entrance and looked at the door that was opened for the ventilation.
I think that's when she noticed it was men's room she went in. (Maybe not.)
Then, she started moving very slowly, and making her eyes squinched to see whatever she was looking.
She seemed like 20 years older compare to when she rushed into the bathroom, unless she was pretending old.
That can be one of the advantages to be looked old. If you are on the age of 20s or 30s, it may not work.
I think those foreigners in Japan have the similar advantage too.
For instance, for whatever they do not like to talk about, they can pretend that they don't speak nor understand Japanese even if they understand completely.
Well, I use the same method to Japanese people too.
For those sales people who try to sell me something or religion people who came to ask me if I believe in whatever they believe, I say
I did not pay attention, so I did not notice who that was.
I just thought "gee, somebody really needed to go to the bathroom."
I was washing my hands, then I saw the person came out from the private room in the mirror .
That was an old woman.
I was stunned for a moment to see her, so she was when she saw me.
When I turned around to her, she ran to the entrance and looked at the door that was opened for the ventilation.
I think that's when she noticed it was men's room she went in. (Maybe not.)
Then, she started moving very slowly, and making her eyes squinched to see whatever she was looking.
She seemed like 20 years older compare to when she rushed into the bathroom, unless she was pretending old.
That can be one of the advantages to be looked old. If you are on the age of 20s or 30s, it may not work.
I think those foreigners in Japan have the similar advantage too.
For instance, for whatever they do not like to talk about, they can pretend that they don't speak nor understand Japanese even if they understand completely.
Well, I use the same method to Japanese people too.
For those sales people who try to sell me something or religion people who came to ask me if I believe in whatever they believe, I say