I'm American, and an arrogant as*Hol*. That seems to be the way that Americans are viewed by the "rest of the world". . . see! I'm doing it again! I can't help it. "Rest of the world"--who do I tink I am!?! If there were no America, I would represent the "each man, his castle" type of mentality. I will stop now my banter. Nice to have you. I didn't mean that in a sexual way, but Here I am always looked at with a sexually -tandoffish-kind-of-glare (I like the silver lining of the cloud). I am getting used to it, but that requires a lot of lowering of the head, and or sumimasen-ning. I don't like either of the two, unless they're necessary, so I just walk around Japan like I own it. . . is that terribly American (not rhetorical)? Your thoughts. . .?
P.S. Nice to meet you.