Day 41 - An Argentinian BBQ

I didn't spend most of the day like this. I spent it in shorts and a station tee-shirt handing out lollies at the Xmas Parade. It was a good year this year - how much of that is relative to the fact it was my first Santa Parade without a hangonver I am loathe to admit- but I only got called a bitch once, most of the kids and parents said thanks for the lollies they received from me and I didn't get too many "hey hey my kids over here they didn't get a lolly".

Well love, they must have had a lolly or two before my time...

We were invited to a friends house tonight. Normally I am not a fan of going out on a Sunday night but boy am I glad we did go out.

Argentian BBQ meat rulz. Yes rulz with a Z!

Lemon and salt - meat don't need much more! Except maybe charcoal.

The photographer tells me (in his ongoing argument about changing the BBQ) that charcoal emits a different kind of heat. The UV (or something) that charcoal emits means that the meat gets cooked quickly on the outside but cooks tenderly and mouth wateringly melty on the inside. Whatever - UV or not UV - it was bloody brilliant!

Also on the upside of going out on a Sunday I got to wore a shirt and cardy I had been worried about finding the occasion to wear. I was the only Kiwi at this BBQ, the rest were Japanese bar the man of the house - the Argentinian. ,

I tell you what - I felt positively voluptuous around these girls. Like J'Lo or something. The girls who have been on JET who read this blog may relate but I felt so big tonight. Tall and curvy like Sophie Dahl. I have always been small here in NZ, but in Japan I felt large and to be honest - it did my head in.

One of the most profound impressions of my experience in Japan was the experience of being part of a minority and the feeling of - what can I call it? - exposure - that came with it.

I entirely recommend this experience. Someone once said something that sums it up really. "Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes".

And hope like hell he ain't got athletes foot!