Beer at the Soba Shop

  BeerattheSobaShop

  byHarukiMurakami

  TranslatedbyChristopherAllison

  ThethingthatbotheredmethemostwhenImovedfromthecitytertothesuburbsinthesummerof1981wasthattherewasntanybodyhangingaroundduringtheday.Themajorityofthepopulationbeingwhite-collar,theyleftearlyinthemaurheevening.SinceImakeitaruleonlytoworkmsandnights,Ihangoutintheneighborhoodiernoon.Itsthestrafeeling.Theneighborsalllookatmesuspiciously,soIstarttofeellikeIveactuallydonesomethingwrong.

  ItseemslikemostofthepeopleintownassumeImacollegestudent.WhenIwasoutforawalkretly,thisoldwomancalledouttome"Hey,areyoulookingforaroom,";taxidriverssaythingslike"Studyingmustbereallytough,huh?";andtheclerkattherecord-rentalplaceaskedmeto"PleaseshowyourstudentI.D."

  Granted,Iliveinjeansandtennisshoesallyearround,butIm33yearsold,andIdontthinkIlooklikeacollegestudent.ButIsuppose,tothepeopleintown,anyonewanderingaroundiimelookslikeacollegestudent.

  IdidnthavethisproblematallwhenIlivediy.IwasalwaysmeetingpeopleoutforwalksiernoononAoyamy-dori,justlikeme.Inparticular,IoftenranintotheillustratorMizumaruAnzai(whose

  workapaniesalloftheessaysinthisbook--Chris.)

  "Anzai-san.?"

  "Um,errr,Imean,youknow,kinda..."

  Andtherewereothersimilarinstances.PeopleintheareacouldellwhetherAnzaiwasreallytotallyunoccupied,orwhetherhewasactuallyverybusybutdidntshowit.

  Anyway,forwhateverunknownreasons,thereareplentyofpeoplewanderingaroundiimedowntown.Idontknowwhetherthisisagoodthingorabadthing,butfunisfugottobelunchtimeaintoasobashopandorderedabeer,theydidntmakeastrangefadwerealwaysobliging.Beerdrunkatasobashopisalwaysreallydelicious,afterall.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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