Spent some time last week with a friend from the US and a group of his friends who visited Tokyo.
It was a lot of fun, but it also made me tired.
Thinking more about it and trying to (over)analyse it, I reached the conclusion that my communication style has adjusted to Japanese and Korean style. Though there are no language barriers talking with Americans, conversation flow and subjects are slightly different than what I am used to.
When my American friends were talking about Podcasts/Audible and latest Tech hype, I was like “hmmm… have no idea what you are talking about” . I read books, more interested in latest “Line Taxi” features than what Uber is doing.
When my friends were puzzled with Japanese efficiency, I complained that it is difficult for me to travel to the US.
Cannot imagine what Japanese feel when they chat with American or when they travel the US, but I am sure it is more than what I do.
It feels great being able to chat in Japanese with Izakaya owner, in English with my American friends and gossiping in Hebrew with my friend.