Wednesday, December 06, 2006

How it feels to be Russian

I don't know.

But I know you sure get different reactions in japan when you LOOK Russian.

Here's me, used to living in Kansai and everyone assuming I'm American. I felt like a movie star. A supermodel, at least.
Then I'm in Sapporo, and people are avoiding making eye contact, walking a bit further away from me on the path, heads down...

Maybe people in Sapporo are shy...?

It took me a while to realise what it was.
My coat!
I'm wearing a short, fake, horizontally- striped fur coat that only a Russian would wear.
And I've got the blank expression thing happening too- after only 3 weeks in Sakhalin!

Life is very easy for Australian people.

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