Coming back to Sapporo, the city where we first started learning our Japanese, and meeting again some of the people we knew after a 3-4 year break can be an interesting experience for both sides.
"Wah~! You can say so much now!"
"Wooo~! You used to be so quiet!"
"How your Japanese has improved!"
Are some common comments.
Suddenly people with whom we had hardly exchanged more than 10 words for a whole year in the past are talking to us like long lost friends.
The laughter, the sudden sense of friendship...starting now with people we knew years ago...
It's as though there's been some sort of a time slip, almost.
It's as though all the friendliness and love that's bottled up for years can finally find release.
What a wonder language is.
When we can speak the same language, love can spread its wings!
