sgeedpartlybythepatriotismupliftedfollowingtheGulfartlybecauseAmeriswereseargforanoutletfortheirfrustrationtowardthelastingdulleyinthetry.IdontknoasreportedinJapan,butIfeltitrathertoughtoliveactuallyinthatkindofsocialambiance.Besidesasenseofunfortableheairsurroundienhadsomethinglikeathornprigme.EspeciallywhenDecembercame,Irarelywentoutexceptshoppingandoftenstayedathome.Itwasnotonlythecasewithme,butalltheJapaneseherefeltsomethingsimilar.Insuchadelicatetime,acertainJapanesepoliti(youknowwhoheis)madesomeremarkswhichrubbedAmeristhewrongway,whichreallymademewonderwhatohtheJapanesepolitiwasthinkingandmademesofurious.

    Ihosedays,IwasiodinnerbyanAmeriacquaintanine,andatthediable,awhiteAmeri(hewasaretiredprofessorthough)letitslipandcalledme"YouJap...."intheversation.Thatmadeallthepeoplepresentdeadlysilentasifallofthemhadcoldouredontheirhead,.aturnedghastlypale.ThiswastheworstthingthatcouldeverhappenatanAmeridiable.Thepersoniiondidonoticethatheletthesewordsoutatall.Laterthehostcalledmeasideandmadeanexcusebysayingthat"Haruki,hehasnomaliciousiion,sopleasefivehim.Whenyoung,hewasrecruitedbythenavyandfoughtagainstJapaninthePacificO.Themilitaryeducationhereceivedstillremainswithhim.Weneverhaveanyprivateantipathytoyouall."Irepliedthat"Igotit,sopleasedontworry."ActuallyIdidntcareaboutit,butstillnowIrememberhowstraihepeoplepresehiswasarareexperience.

    Withthesekindofis,myfirstyearwasratherteome.ItwasratheraheavyyearforAmerisandforusaswell.Soohis,theriot