Tough as nails

Kanojo (“She” in Japanese): You are so confident and independent. Japanese women are not like that. I admire you. Japanese women pretend to be kawaii (cute) and feminine, so they look helpless and men like that.

Me: Why…thank you! That’s very nice of you. (pause: I was fishing around for something else to say. I was truly at a loss for words). You’re very confident, too!

Kanojo: thank you!

Me: So your husband must be a very different kind of Japanese man?

Kanojo: Ah, he’s very traditional.

Me: So what does he think of having a confident and independent wife?

Kanojo: He doesn’t know.

Wow, who’s the boss, eh? )

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