I am an elite expatriate employees's wife
Oct 11th 2011 13:37
When my son was a kindergarten boy, some his classmates' parents left Japan for overseas assignment to Canada or England.
Before leaving Japan, my friends and I joined an English conversation school.
The teacher asked me, “Where are you going, Mika?”
To be honest, I joined the class just for fun but I accidentaly bluffed, “My family don't have any plans so far but we are going somewhere about in a couple of years.”
I asked my husband, “Make me an elite expatriate employee's wife! You should apply the position anywhere right now please!”
My husband said, “It's impossible, as you know my English is bad.”
It has been ten years since then, I still have been living in Yokohama city.
My friends already have come back to Yokohama from foreign countries.
They ask me with grinning, “Hey, when are you going overseas?”
息子が幼稚園に通っていた頃、クラスメートの家族の数人がカナダやイギリスに海外赴任で旅立った。
日本を発つ前に、彼らと私は英会話スクールに入会した。
先生は私に「あなたはどこの国へ行くの？」と聞いてきた。
実は私は単に趣味としてここに入会したが、つい見栄をはってしまい「まだ決まっていませんが数年後にはどこかに行く予定です」と言ってしまった。
私は夫に「お願い、私を海外駐在エリート社員のワイフにして！どこでもいいから今すぐ海外支社に行きたいって会社に希望を出してよ！」
夫は「知っての通り、俺の英語じゃ無理。」
あれから10年、私は横浜に住み続けている。
友人たちはとっくに外国から横浜に帰ってきた。
彼らはニヤニヤしながら「ねえ、いつ海外に行くわけ？」
Before leaving Japan, my friends and I joined an English conversation school.
The teacher asked me, “Where are you going, Mika?”
To be honest, I joined the class just for fun but I accidentaly bluffed, “My family don't have any plans so far but we are going somewhere about in a couple of years.”
I asked my husband, “Make me an elite expatriate employee's wife! You should apply the position anywhere right now please!”
My husband said, “It's impossible, as you know my English is bad.”
It has been ten years since then, I still have been living in Yokohama city.
My friends already have come back to Yokohama from foreign countries.
They ask me with grinning, “Hey, when are you going overseas?”
息子が幼稚園に通っていた頃、クラスメートの家族の数人がカナダやイギリスに海外赴任で旅立った。
日本を発つ前に、彼らと私は英会話スクールに入会した。
先生は私に「あなたはどこの国へ行くの？」と聞いてきた。
実は私は単に趣味としてここに入会したが、つい見栄をはってしまい「まだ決まっていませんが数年後にはどこかに行く予定です」と言ってしまった。
私は夫に「お願い、私を海外駐在エリート社員のワイフにして！どこでもいいから今すぐ海外支社に行きたいって会社に希望を出してよ！」
夫は「知っての通り、俺の英語じゃ無理。」
あれから10年、私は横浜に住み続けている。
友人たちはとっくに外国から横浜に帰ってきた。
彼らはニヤニヤしながら「ねえ、いつ海外に行くわけ？」
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When my son was a kindergarten boy, some of his classmates' parents left Japan for overseas assignments in Canada or England.
To be honest, I joined the class just for fun but I accidentaly bluffed, “My family don't have any plans so far but we are going somewhere in about in a couple of years.”
You should apply for a position anywhere right now please!”
It has been ten years since then, I am still have been living in Yokohama city.
They ask me with a grinning, “Hey, when are you going overseas?”
http://pekepenguin.com/
I said him, “Practice makes perfect, You can do it!”
Thank you for your corrections.
My friends have already come back to Yokohama from foreign countries.
Japanese wives are not obedient anymore. maybe.
Thank you for your correction.
One of my Japanese friends said that many Japanese women who married to Indonesian men are very wicked and mean to their husbands.... (T__T)
I'm not sure this is universal, or it's just her opinion, because I often hear another way. There are so many powerful families who don't seem to mind if their children marry Foreigners from certain countries.
Because the economy is getting worse so we have a variety of thinking or opinion about families.
10-20 years ago, everybody think that overseas assignments equal elite office workers but the situation has been changing.
Thank you for your comment.
To be honest, In just joined the class just for fun but I accidentally bluffed, “My family don't have any plans so far but we are going somewhere about in a couple of years.”
My husband said, “It's impossible. As you know, my English is bad.”
It has been ten years since then and I am still living in Yokohama city.
Do you think it would be annoying?
10-20 years ago, it was a status of elite employees.
Aside from that, I wanted to live foreign countries but I prefer advanced countries. haha
Thank you for your corrections.
However I prefer going to new world than staying in small Japan.
^^
To be honest, I joined the class just for fun but I shamelessly fibbed, “My family don't have any plans so far but we will be going somewhere within the next couple of years.”
Ten years have slipped by since then, I'm still waiting and living in Yokohama city ;(.
They ask me with a smile, “Hey, when are you going overseas?”
My personarity hasn't changed at all.
Slipped by....It is interesting expresstion.
Thank you for your corrections.
みんな、それほど望んでいたわけではないのに海外に転勤で、私は行きたい、行きたいと言いまくってるのにこれなんだもん、うまく行きませんね。
代わりに子供に行って来い来いってすすめてるんだけど臆病で行かないんですよ。不思議だあ。
Thank you for your comment.
そして、埴輪に海外転勤のある仕事についてくれ～と小さい頃から英語を仕込みましたが、母に似ずとってもドメスな子に育ってしまいました・・・
普通、あちらにかぶれそうなものなのに、なぜに神社に走ったかわからないものですね。
青い目のダーリンは連れて来そうもないな。
Thank you for your comment.
When my son was in a kindergarten boy, some of his classmates' parents left Japan for overseas assignments to in Canada or England.
To be honest, I joined the class just for fun but I accidentaly bluffed, “My family doesn't have any plans so far but we are going somewhere about in a couple of years.”
You should apply the for a position anywhere right now please!”
My husband said, “It's impossible! As you know, my English is bad.”
It has been ten years since then, and I am still have been living in Yokohama city.
My friends have already have come back to Yokohama from foreign countries.
They ask me with while grinning, “Hey, when are you going overseas?”
「まあまあ、忘れてちょんまげ。」
A lot of Japanese senior citizens go abroad and live in foreign countries.
My sons are teenagers so I don't have enough money to go abroad but I want to live somewhere in future, this is my dream.
Thank you for your corrections.
I think many Japanese wives are in the same position you are in. The wives want to travel to other countries, but the husbands are not confident enough in their 2nd language skills, so the husband refuses to go.
Maybe when your sons are older and busy with their own lives, you and your husband can take more vacations together.
Some of my Japanese L-8 friends went to America or Spain without their husbands more than 2 weeks so I respect them, they are brave.
Yes, you will come to Japan, I am waiting for you.
すごく楽しみです。あせらなくてもだいじょうぶですよ。いい英語の先生になってください。
Thank you for your comment.