New York State of Mind.
14/June/2025 07:43
After I left the University, I went to New York to seek a job. If I am right I was age of 27 at that time. I have arrived to New York without appointment with hotel to stay because I did not have a credit card. So once I arrived at the airport I called to the hotel to make an appointment. And I could make one without credit cad so got on a Taxi to the hotel. I mentioned the direction to the Taxi Driver (Let me nick name him here as CHRISTIAN). New York is Asia friendly place so Christian started chatting with me. In the meant time, "There is a room vacancy at the home I am staying and I know the owner so do you like to stay at that room he said?" A little concern came up to me. One, I have to cancel the appoint ment I just made at the airport. Two, Is he a serious person? I thought about it and said "Yes!". It looked like Christian was happy by I decide to stay at the room he suggest me.
Then I met the owner (let me nick name him as FIVE PAD here) of the house and he explained the deal staying at this room and I have stayed during my stay in New York. Just in case, I need to say I was unknowingly facing Name Problem at this age. I did my job seeking, and Christian was doing his job as usual. On Saturday, I took Greyhound bus to New York City from Albany. I wanted to be at the place where 9.11 happened. I had a lunch at the Chineses food restaurant (More like a store style), It was not all you can eat but it was a buffet style restaurant. The system was chose how many items you want and pay for that. I thought, I pay first and put items on my dishes so I went to the cashier first as usual it was in LA or JP, but the cashier said "pay after". I was like "why after"? This is New York City, It did not make sense at all. So that was what I was thinking about during picking my lunch. Then I finished picking my lunch and went to the cashier, I do not know why the cashier knew what I was thinking but he started to explain why pay after.
The reason was, if you pay first people put more items than they paid at the cashier. I was really shocked by opposite idea that I have experienced in Los Angeles or Tokyo but it makes sense that people being more carful in New York City I thought. After my lunch, I went 9.11 place and took a walk for a while then something made me to get back to Albany at around 18:00 pm and
I took Amtrak to Albany. On Sunday, I went out with Christian and I remember he told me " You know what Dairoku, when people have a chat like this, we go along with the person who is with a Happy Mind by implied understanding"
I think Christian knew I was having a hard time with my job seeking in New York.
Then I met the owner (let me nick name him as FIVE PAD here) of the house and he explained the deal staying at this room and I have stayed during my stay in New York. Just in case, I need to say I was unknowingly facing Name Problem at this age. I did my job seeking, and Christian was doing his job as usual. On Saturday, I took Greyhound bus to New York City from Albany. I wanted to be at the place where 9.11 happened. I had a lunch at the Chineses food restaurant (More like a store style), It was not all you can eat but it was a buffet style restaurant. The system was chose how many items you want and pay for that. I thought, I pay first and put items on my dishes so I went to the cashier first as usual it was in LA or JP, but the cashier said "pay after". I was like "why after"? This is New York City, It did not make sense at all. So that was what I was thinking about during picking my lunch. Then I finished picking my lunch and went to the cashier, I do not know why the cashier knew what I was thinking but he started to explain why pay after.
The reason was, if you pay first people put more items than they paid at the cashier. I was really shocked by opposite idea that I have experienced in Los Angeles or Tokyo but it makes sense that people being more carful in New York City I thought. After my lunch, I went 9.11 place and took a walk for a while then something made me to get back to Albany at around 18:00 pm and
I took Amtrak to Albany. On Sunday, I went out with Christian and I remember he told me " You know what Dairoku, when people have a chat like this, we go along with the person who is with a Happy Mind by implied understanding"
I think Christian knew I was having a hard time with my job seeking in New York.