It’s 4:00pm in Tokyo. Just landed from Seattle. Sick to my gills of American/Western food, so even the skankiest noodle diner in the Narita airport sounds good*. Rapidly passed by the airport’s McDonald’s, but on my dash I noticed what looked to be a western girl manning one of the cash registers. She was as brashly and energetically calling for the next customer as any of the others, except she wasn’t Japanese. Sure I’ve seen lots of Japanese-speaking Westerners working in Japan, but generally in skilled, professional jobs. Never in Japanese service industry. I can’t even begin to imagine what a culture shock that would be. Japanese service culture is about as far removed from any service I’ve received in any country, anywhere. Kudos to her. Might not be much salary, but the anecdotes must be amazing.
*Ended up having a Japanese vegetable curry that had outstanding sauce
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