Chapter 4

Regional dialects are the new big thing. 2005/11/21 09:37 Good morning. Almost done with November, the month of bustling around for the school festival. I looked around and saw a whole lot of different clubs’ presentations… And I can see that the maid fad is booming this year. When I saw a high school girl at a college festival screaming “Moeee!” and I found that very sight to be very “moe” myself… Yes, the end must be near. … Let’s change the topic. I just can’t keep up with teenage girls these days. Apparently, regional dialects are the big thing lately. Give back all the effort I spent desperately trying to correct my accent after I moved to Tokyo. Three years. If only the dialect fad had come three years earlier!! I would have been a hero with the ladies!! … Let’s try to settle down, me. Now, about my fujoshi Y-ko. She has the meaningless ability to read a manga and completely master a character’s way of speaking. For example, Love Com, which features a ton of really thick Kansai Japanese. When she picks up the book, my goodness. In no time at all… we have an imposter Kansaian in the house. … At least wait until I say something stupid to lay the smack down. … Well, excuse me for thinking you might want some soy sauce with your eggs. Not only did I not set up a joke for her, I haven’t even said anything yet. … Since I started to feel sorry for her constant attempts, I decided to be nice for a change and lob her an easy slow ball. I finished eating my meal and set down my chopsticks. And then with a grin on her face like about time! my girlfriend turned to me and said… ……… …… … —Whaddaya mean?