And yeah, well, playing together with a
Japanese kid, yeah, for my son, because
they had a son of the age of our son, that
was magnificent. They had so much fun
together. They pulled each other to the
attractions they saw. Yeah, it was so nice.
It was so cool.
Kids don't need words. In a few minutes,
they were best friends, holding hands,
showing each other where to go and Shuto,
well, sometimes he spoke English and
sometimes he just spoke Japanese and well,
they got along so it's no problem. They
explained to us a lot about the culture and
life in Japan. It was a lot of fun,
especially the sushi place they took us to.
We had so much fun sharing pictures of our
home, the way we live, about the dog we
have. They were very interested in the
place where we live in the Netherlands.
They were so kind to us and yeah,
explaining and responding to all our
questions and asking us questions so yeah,
it was a very nice interaction. So we
visited Dotombori with Noriko and she
showed us a very cute little temple and she
explained how the rituals work and she
especially explained them to our children,
which was very nice. She was so sweet with
the kids. And then she took us to the
shopping malls and she just really knew her
way around.
The game itself was great. It was a great
experience to be in the stadium and it was
a completely different way to experience a
game. For the children, they loved it so
that was one part of it. To have an
adventure and we had it. It was very good.
It’s nicer if you meet people who live
here. It’s more fun I think and you find
your way around quicker. So we had some
questions about, for instance, shops for
the kids and Noriko found them immediately.
For us, it would have been a search for
maybe 3 or 4 hours. But it’s also more fun
because if you eat together, you have
contact and it’s very nice.
You try different things like for instance,
when we were in the sushi bar, we tried the
tuna and the salmon and they pointed to us
and said “Oh you should really try this!”
and also the kids, you know, they were just
pointing at things and sharing plates. It’s
so much fun. Yeah, I think you experience
it more because you’re eager to try more
and you really get into the country better.
Yes we had fun. We played hide and seek.
Yes.
Very cool.
Tiger ears.
