僕は秋葉原が好きで用があっても無くてもよく行く。
家電にラジコンやプラモ、フィギュアや本、わくわくする店がたくさんあって、僕はいつものお決まりの店を一筆書きのようにてくてくと歩く。
そんなアキバは平日でも多くの人でにぎわっており、海外からもたくさんの外国人が来訪する。
またアキバは飲食店もバラエティに富んでいて、これまたわくわくする美味しそうな店がたくさんある。
中央通り添いのある店の軒下で、三人組の外国人の方が大きな焼き鳥を買い「ワォ！」と言わんばかりに楽しそうに写真を撮りあったりして焼き鳥を食べていた。
この楽しそうなお三方を撮らないわけにはいかないと思いすぐさまアタック。
恥ずかしいほどの英語を駆使し名刺もお渡ししてお願いしたところ、「OK ! OK !」と快く応じていただく。（僕が準備していた定型文の英語は、焦りと照れが入り乱れあっという間にグダグダになる。リアルの会話の中では速攻で完敗だった。でも優しいお三方はすぐに僕の状態を察してくれて待ってくれる。ホールさんは少しだけ日本語が話せるとのことで僕の通訳もしてくれた。ありがたい）
メアーさん（左）
メイソンさん（中央）
ホールさん（右）
緊張と焦りでカメラの操作が上手くいかなかったが、お三方とっても良い表情。
とても楽しい数分間だった。
僕の英語はぎこちなかったが、顔と体を使ったコミュニケーションはちゃんと通じていたと感じたし、お三方も旅先での突然のシチュエーションを楽しんでいらっしゃるように感じた。
これも焼き鳥さまのおかげだ。ありがとう。
最後は「Have a nice travel !」と心を込めてお伝えしお別れ。このあとのお三方の旅が素敵なものになりますよう祈った。
名刺のQRコードですぐに僕のポートフォリオに飛べるようになっている。この写真を見てくれていたら嬉しいな。
2024年2月2日（金）

I love Akihabara and go there often, whether I have something to do or not.
There are many exciting shops selling home appliances, radio-controlled models, plastic models, figurines, and books, and I walk through the usual stores as if I'm just walking through them.
Akihabara is crowded with people even on weekdays, and many foreigners come from overseas as well.
Akihabara also has a wide variety of restaurants, and there are many exciting and delicious-looking ones.
Under the eaves of a store along Chuo-dori Street, three foreigners bought a large piece of yakitori and were happily eating it, taking pictures of each other as if to say, ``Wow!''
I thought I had no choice but to take a picture of these three people looking like they were having fun, so I immediately went for it. 
When I asked him to use his embarrassingly poor English and even handed me his business card, he happily responded, "OK! OK!" (The fixed English that I had prepared became a mixture of impatience and embarrassment, and quickly turned into a mess. In real conversation, I was completely defeated by my haste. However, the three kind people immediately noticed my condition. Mr. Hall said he could speak a little Japanese, so he translated for me. Thank you.)
Ms.Mare (left)
Mr.Mason (center)
Mr.Hall (right)
I couldn't operate the camera properly due to my nervousness and impatience, but the three of them looked very nice.
It was a very fun few minutes.
Although my English was not very good, I felt that I was able to communicate with my face and body, and I felt that the three of us were enjoying the unexpected situations we encountered on the trip.
This is also thanks to Yakitori. thank you.
At the end, I say goodbye with a heartfelt message, "Have a nice trip!" I prayed that the rest of your trip would be a wonderful one.
You can immediately jump to my portfolio using the QR code on the business card. I would be happy if you could see this photo.
Friday, February 2, 2024
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