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I make lots of silly mistakes. Often. Today I made one that ended up causing a lot of trouble to a couple of people.
I caught a bus for the first time here today. I had a map, I had a plan, and I even gave myself lots of time in case something went wrong. I got to the stop and the bus arrived almost right away (so I didn't look very closely at the sign on the front. Of course hindsight is 20/20, and I think oh, how easily avoidable all the trouble was!)
After a while on this bus I thought that it really wasn't going where I thought it should. (This is why I like trains. They go on a track. They don't go somewhere other than where you expect.) I asked the bus driver if it was going to Aeon, a major shopping center that's fairly near where I was going. And the lengthy answer in Japanese was basically 'no.' (Insert mild panic here.) He told me to wait and stay on the bus.
We ended up waaaay far from where I was supposed to be. (But if I ever want to get to a lovely park in the foothills, I know how to get there!) I ended up staying on the bus until it returned on its circuit and he left me where I could walk to Aeon. Which was great, but at that time it was 5 minutes past my appointment, and I still had at least a 20 minute walk in front of me. So here I am, running up the streets of Nagaoka, trying to get to my massage appointment.
The masseuse called me as I was going, and (in totally flustered and mangled Japanese) I tried to tell her what had happened and that I was close. I don't think she got any of it except that I was close. ^.^o
At last I got there, totally out of breath and totally late. She very, very kindly let me stay and went through with my appointment, even though I was nearly a half hour late. I could not apologize enough!
The massage was excellent.
On the way home I looked much more closely at the sign on the bus, and had no trouble at all.
I caught a bus for the first time here today. I had a map, I had a plan, and I even gave myself lots of time in case something went wrong. I got to the stop and the bus arrived almost right away (so I didn't look very closely at the sign on the front. Of course hindsight is 20/20, and I think oh, how easily avoidable all the trouble was!)
After a while on this bus I thought that it really wasn't going where I thought it should. (This is why I like trains. They go on a track. They don't go somewhere other than where you expect.) I asked the bus driver if it was going to Aeon, a major shopping center that's fairly near where I was going. And the lengthy answer in Japanese was basically 'no.' (Insert mild panic here.) He told me to wait and stay on the bus.
We ended up waaaay far from where I was supposed to be. (But if I ever want to get to a lovely park in the foothills, I know how to get there!) I ended up staying on the bus until it returned on its circuit and he left me where I could walk to Aeon. Which was great, but at that time it was 5 minutes past my appointment, and I still had at least a 20 minute walk in front of me. So here I am, running up the streets of Nagaoka, trying to get to my massage appointment.
The masseuse called me as I was going, and (in totally flustered and mangled Japanese) I tried to tell her what had happened and that I was close. I don't think she got any of it except that I was close. ^.^o
At last I got there, totally out of breath and totally late. She very, very kindly let me stay and went through with my appointment, even though I was nearly a half hour late. I could not apologize enough!
The massage was excellent.
On the way home I looked much more closely at the sign on the bus, and had no trouble at all.