A young lady who I knew from my high school, who doesn't speak Japanese, visited me in Japan one year. We went to my favorite sushi shop, where I've been a regular for 8 years.
As we were walking home, she said "That sushi was so excellent I left a $10 tip."
"We have to go back."
"WHAT?"
"You don't tip in Japan. We have to go back."
"Maybe YOU don't tip in Japan, Mr. Stingypants, but I tip in Ja..."
"Matttttttttttttttttttttttte"
"Who was that?"
"That's the sushi guy, who has commandeered his grandmother's bicycle to chase after us."
"Alright then, Ms. Totally Platonic dropped her money. Tell her to be a bit more careful with it? There's all sorts of forei... people in Ogaki who might steal money that's just left on a table like that."
As we were walking home, she said "That sushi was so excellent I left a $10 tip."
"We have to go back."
"WHAT?"
"You don't tip in Japan. We have to go back."
"Maybe YOU don't tip in Japan, Mr. Stingypants, but I tip in Ja..."
"Matttttttttttttttttttttttte"
"Who was that?"
"That's the sushi guy, who has commandeered his grandmother's bicycle to chase after us."
"Why would he do that?"
"Here, I'll translate for him."
"Huff. Puff. Your... girlfriend... dropped... her... money."
"She's not my girlfriend."
"Alright then, Ms. Totally Platonic dropped her money. Tell her to be a bit more careful with it? There's all sorts of forei... people in Ogaki who might steal money that's just left on a table like that."