We were going to a BBQ a few hours later, so I had whipped up some homemade potato salad and chocolate chip cookies. I cheated and used package cookie mix that I brought from Texas. It only needed water and butter to make, but the potato salad was ALL SCRATCH. Brandon and I decided to ride our bikes there and it wasn't a bad ride, only 20 minutes. However, as we were pedaling along, a Japanese young man (he wasn't that old and he looked a little older than high school) yelled out a lovely profanity at me. Brandon was ahead, so they may not have seen him with me. That must've been the extent of his English conversation or someone told him B#@%H meant 'hello' or something. Anyways, I was a little offended, but I didn't have much time to react. If the guy was wanting a reaction...I didn't give it to him because it took me a second to realize what he said. Then, the car was already passed a couple seconds later. That's the first real negative greeting I've received, so far. Otherwise, people just didn't say it loud enough for me to hear it.
When we got there, it was an American feast! Hot dogs, pieces of beef, veggies, fresh pineapple, pasta salad, brownies, chips, lemon meringue pie....it makes me hungry just talking about it all. It was on our friend's rooftop (Amanda), with about 15-20 other people from all over the world (even a couple from Texas and one from Chicago!!).
Poor Deji (our friend from London) feel asleep & then someone tossed a tupperware full of shrimp on his lap. No worries, nothing spilled...it just woke him up!
We stayed all afternoon and then biked back without any problem!
~Sarah
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