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No.11 The meeeting with 3 ladies. (Chinese-Aussie & chinese-Japanese)

Ver.1.1　2004/08/08

Talking about the meeeting with 3 ladies in Shinjuku-gyoen Tokyo.
On 22nd June 2004, I went to Shinjuku-gyoen to see the agave blossom. It is called the century plant because it blooms only once every hundred years.

The 3 ladies in Shinjuku-gyoen
After seeing the agave blossom that blooms only once every hundred years.
When I left, 3 ladies wanted to see it, but the green house was closed.
In another area the same 3 ladies asked me to take some photos. After taking photos we walked around the park together, because one of them who was from Australia wanted to speak English to me.
One of them was Chinese-Japanese "A" who spoke Japanese and Chinese. Two of them ware Chinese-Australian, a mother and her daughter. And the mother "B" could speak Chinese and English. The daughter "C" spoke English only. Our communications were very complex using English, Chinese and Japanese, because A and I spoke Japanese, A and B spoke Chinese, B, C and I spoke English.

The Australian "B" wanted to speak English to me, because she had a lot of stress in Japan because almost all Japanese people who can't speak English. She asked me " Why almost all Japanese people who are given high education cannot speak English?" The answer was very difficult for me.
After that, the Australian lady asked me " Have you been to Australia?" I answered "I went to Melbourne and Sydney 3 years ago. I drove a rent-a-bike around Melbourne for 3 days, and I took trip in a rent-a-car with my friend for 2 days on the Great Osean Road, and I went on the bridge-clibing tour and the lunch cruise in Sydney-bay for 2 days. She was surprised.

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She said that she and her daughter would go to Los Angels, Las Vegas and New York in the USA, and Toronto in Canada on her daughter's winter holidays after sight seeing in Japan.

They thanked me as said good-bye.

[Using Camera] CANON Kiss Digital
[Using Lens] CANON EFS Zoom 18〜55mm（35mm Film Conversion 29〜88mm）

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