Top 6 Nicknames for Yours Truly (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–80 … My Adventures in Japan)

She came up with this appropriate nickname by blending my real name with the Japanese word meaning   “old man.”

For some reason, various people in Japan tried to peg me with a number of interesting nicknames. Most of them were without rhyme or reason.   

The only two that I could understand the reason behind were #3 and #2.

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Ever youthful

Nickname #3 was coined at the school I worked for in Sendai, where I was the oldest teacher on the staff. Consequently, my fellow teacher Kazuko came up with this rather appropriate nickname by blending my real name with the Japanese word meaning “old man.”   

It never caught on with any of our colleagues or students, but Kazuko continued to call me that … as I continued to grow older and continued to become more and more of an “oyaji.” 

At the same time, I remained ever-youthful James.       _{(Image source)}

   Introduction to – “Notes from Under the Tatami Mats”  _{(right-click on title)}

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Top 3 Cool-Sounding Girl’s Names

Top 3 Weird and Rather Wimpy-Sounding Boy’s Names

... and more

Links to my Other Series …

      Introduction – "Intro to Vocab-ability"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Guide – "Guide to Entries"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Index– "Index" to all Chapters and Sections   _{(right-click on title)}

      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"   _{(right-click on title)
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