Okaeshi

It never ceases to amaze me how people react when you eat sushi in front of them.

I swear to god, you'd have thought I was skewering live puppies in the eye the way everyone in the teachers lounge was staring at me today.

It's especially bothersome because I like to think of the people I work with as being fairly worldly and open-minded. A theory I immediatley tossed out the window when one of them squinted at me and said,

        "Dang boy, are you really eating raw fish?"

Luckilly for me though, the next question always the same. It's the question every sushi lover lives to hear.

        "...What's that green stuff you're putting on it?"

And you smile and say,

                  "It's called wasabi. Here... try some!