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NightOwl
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Dec 2006
Posts: 987
Location: Japan
Styles: This and that, Rookie Judo
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 Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: |
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Keep your cool and don't mouth off- it keeps you out of trouble. Case in point :
The other night I was walking to the train station to meet up with my girlfriend and ran into about 6 drunk guys in their 20's causing trouble (shouting, banging on passing cars, etc). I knew that since I am a foreigner, I would stand out...sure enough as soon as they saw me they got really excited and started crowding me. They weren't saying anything overly threatening- mostly 'merry christmas' and some rather impolite phrases in broken English along with generally being annoying. As I broke out of the group, two ran up behind me and flanked me on both sides asking crazy questions. Now I was in my rights to tell these guys some things that I am not allowed to type here- they were being jerks to everyone passing by and they weren't letting me be. I actually thought 'Oh bother, am I going to have to fight these two?' as no matter what I said they wouldn't leave me be. However I stayed polite and upbeat and eventually they left. On the way back with my girlfriend however, I ran into them again- and the cycle repeated. Fed up, I looked them in the eyes, grabbed their hands, and said, 'Merry christmas to you too! And a happy new year!'. I then saluted as I walked off. As they passed farther and father into the distance, I heard one say, 'That gaijin was SO COOL!'.
...I must admit I chuckled a little bit 
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 12924
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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A well-handled situation, NightOwl. Way to keep your head.
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Existence_is _suffering
Yellow Belt
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
Posts: 87
Location: Australia
Styles: I have experience in Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido
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Keep your cool and don't mouth off- it keeps you out of trouble. Case in point :
The other night I was walking to the train station to meet up with my girlfriend and ran into about 6 drunk guys in their 20's causing trouble (shouting, banging on passing cars, etc). I knew that since I am a foreigner, I would stand out...sure enough as soon as they saw me they got really excited and started crowding me. They weren't saying anything overly threatening- mostly 'merry christmas' and some rather impolite phrases in broken English along with generally being annoying. As I broke out of the group, two ran up behind me and flanked me on both sides asking crazy questions. Now I was in my rights to tell these guys some things that I am not allowed to type here- they were being jerks to everyone passing by and they weren't letting me be. I actually thought 'Oh bother, am I going to have to fight these two?' as no matter what I said they wouldn't leave me be. However I stayed polite and upbeat and eventually they left. On the way back with my girlfriend however, I ran into them again- and the cycle repeated. Fed up, I looked them in the eyes, grabbed their hands, and said, 'Merry christmas to you too! And a happy new year!'. I then saluted as I walked off. As they passed farther and father into the distance, I heard one say, 'That gaijin was SO COOL!'.
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Hahaha, very nice!
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mmljpp
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Joined: 22 Jan 2008
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on the post.
