Sapporo Sickies

The Japanese are interesting. When someone catches a cold, or even when people around them are sick, everyone tends to wear masks. And since I work with little kids on Tuesdays and Fridays, and I have been battling a little teeny tiny cold, I had to wear a mask at work yesterday. Unfortunately these masks are not designed for the foreigner's face - it was so tight! Not only that, but it was really itchy due to my li'l beard. Ah well, good for a few laughs, I s'pose.

日本では、風邪がはやるとみんなマスクを着用しがちですね。私はそのマスクの効果を信じてないけれども、たくさんの子どもたちと接触してるのでルールに従ってつけてます。残念ながら外国人の顔に合わないだろうと思います。なぜなら、鼻がギリギリ入っちゃうけどキツくて痛いから！それに、ヒゲを生やしてるからかゆいんだよ！でもまぁ、周りが外国人のマスク姿を見るといろんな反応してるから我慢して面白いところを楽しんでる。私が完全に元気になるように祈ってくださいね！