[bluedaydream]

Hmm. I feel embarrassed myself about an incident with my boss. When I first met her, she was giving a whole bunch of us an orientation. I just knew she was Japanese, and I was beyond excited, as she is the first Japanese person I met after falling completely in love with the culture, anime, manga and the language. She asked me what made me interested in Japanese. I said, "Bleach." I was completely confident she would know what I was talking about. She gave me a totally blank look, but quickly changed to one of pretend understanding. I was completely embarrassed, and I think she was embarrassed for me. Thinking, "American girl thinking all Japanese people know anime/manga like 'all Japanese people know karate.'"