The Japanese Wife Next Door- Part 2 -

“No,” I said. “I want to learn how to make the tea.”

“He saved me,” she explains, “but he also bought me. The ring is a leash.” The Japanese Wife Next Door- Part 2

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If you live next to a Japanese wife, and you are a foreigner yourself, understand that she may be protecting you without your knowledge. I interviewed a French expat in Yokohama whose neighbor, Mrs. Sato, once intercepted a complaint about his late-night guitar playing by telling the association president, “He is learning ‘Sakura Sakura.’ It’s cultural exchange.” (He was playing heavy metal. Mrs. Sato lied beautifully.) ” she explains