The other day I went to a chiropractor for the first time in a while, and after the female chiropractor touched my shoulder, she sighed a little and said something in (I think) Chinese very quickly.
After that, I laughed with the chiropractor next to me through the curtain for a while.

Ah, I see, so this is when people want to study a foreign language!
Rather than wanting to communicate, I wanted to understand unilaterally in a situation where I thought communication would be impossible, and my curiosity grew as to what on earth they were talking about.
From then on, I couldn't stop thinking about the funniest thing I could say to myself if someone had said that to me in this situation.


And there's something I've been thinking about for a long time,
When you massage someone's shoulders and say, "That's stiff," they always look a little pleased. I wonder what that is.
Even though both seem to have negative meanings, I feel sad when I'm told at the hair salon, "Your hair is damaged!", and I feel a little happy when I'm told at a chiropractor, "Your hair is so stiff!"

I wonder if the voice saying "You've worked hard" is translated after the eardrum into "You're working hard every day."
It's not like being fancy is more advantageous, and in fact it may even be more effective if you're not fancy at it.
I also really liked the tone of his voice when he said that: "Oh, really?"
I love their reactions so much that I end up watching YouTube videos of chiropractors and acupuncturists.
Also, it's great to see them encouraging each other with growls and encouragement; I think it's pretty mature to be able to do that.
Unfortunately, I still can't do it.




Recently I've been thinking about how people call me by my name.
When a new character is added to your life, I think conversations might arise like, "What does everyone call you?" or "What would you like to be called?"
When I sorted through the things people call me, I realized that it doesn't really matter what they are, but they're all different.
Umi, Umi-chan, Umi-san, etc.
It's not that "Umi" is wrong, it's just a name I like.

It feels like the image of the person or the relationship that is contained in the way they are addressed becomes noise, and it also points to a background beyond the time spent with that person.
I realized once again, "Oh, I was feeling cramped."


For example, at my parents' house, my grandmother makes a dish called "akaoniku" (red meat) once every few years, and although it would be correct to call it pork stewed in tomato sauce, it's no longer that dish.
Even if pork stewed in tomato sauce is pork stewed in tomato sauce, if my grandma makes it and it's served at our dinner table, it becomes "red meat"! Something like that.
I wish the way we address people could be more purely based on our relationship with that person.


I liked my world history teacher who suggested that we decide on names to call each other in class, and I also liked the cafe owner who said he'd like to think of something to call us when we work there.
I like people who call me you or your name when they're talking about something important, and I like people who call me sea when they're trying to accept me.


I have two cats that I love,
I don't really care what those cats are called in other homes, where they are, what kind of mischief they do, or whether they're mom or dad.
To me, it's Gan-chan peeking out the window and Goro-chan rolling around nearby.
How about something like that?
people(?)
Oh, I see.


Recently I read a manga called "Books are worth selling." For some reason, many people around me love to read books, so if you have some free time, I highly recommend reading it.

see you.


Ocean (Updated 2025.09.19)