Meeting Bangladeshi Compatriot

So yesterday, I got my Foreigner Registration Card.

I went to the ward office in Minami Asagaya and it was QUICK and EASY. On my way out, I decided to go to an Indian restaurant. There, it was rather awkward - two people with no real grasp of Japanese attempting to speak to each other in Japanese.

I started thinking, "Man, this guy would probably understand me better if I spoke Bengali," since Bengali is somewhat close to Hindi. Suddenly, he serves me my meal and asks in English, "What country are you from?" I tell him I'm American, but of Bangladeshi heritage. To my surprise, he says, "Me too." So I began speaking in Bengali, since I haven't had any chance to other than calling my parents.

They gave me a minor discount (100 yen) and told me that I'm welcome to come back and whatever I want, they'll try their best to accomodate me.

I got back and had to tell my parents. I didn't expect to find Bengalis in Japan. I'll definitely hit up that restaurant again.

Another thing I've been doing lately is dropping by the phone store before training in Sangenjaya. Yesterday, I bought my phone, but I had to pick it up later so they can activate it. Unfortunately, it was during my training time, so I told him I'd come back tomorrow, which happens to be today.

I might have purchased too many minutes on my phone, but hopefully they'll be sufficient until the very end of the semester.