Rude Feet (complete)
I noticed in Japan they rarely used their feet And I don't mean for walking as that's just muri1 What I meant was for doing random things Like picking up stuff as well as for pointing
I used to live in a share house with a few nihonjin2 And one was crouching down looking for something Since I was standing I pointed with my right foot Instead of a "thank you" I was told "how rude"
Just recently I was playing volleyball with some yuujin3 And wanted to pass the ball to a fellow athlete I was feeling particularly tired so instead of bending over I kicked the ball in the direction of the next server
A fellow senshu4 told me "it must be frustrating" Because my teammates and I at the time were losing Though I wasn't frustrated that's how it must've appeared To people who grew up differently from where I did
In my bokoku5 pointing with lips is quite common And using one's feet is also not unheard of Please understand I didn't mean any offense But will try to keep in mind the cultural difference
Notes:
1 Muri（無理）＝ impossible
2 Nihonjin（日本人）＝ Japanese (referring to people, and not the language)
3 Yuujin（友人）＝ friend
4 Senshu（選手）＝ player, athlete
5 Bokoku（母国）＝ home country, homeland
前回のミス：did'nt ---> didn't