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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 4 MIN

Ep17 - Are you okay with waiting for people?

from Outside Japanese Class with Taichi · host TAICHI

How do you feel when you have to wait for someone?Today I talk about how my feelings about waiting slowly changed after living in Singapore.==Instagram & Note(Blog)==https://www.instagram.com/outsidejapclass/https://note.com/taitaijapclass==How to use the scripts=1.You can listen first and guess the meaning without the script.2.You can read the script while listening.3.You can also practise reading out loud with the audio.However there is no right or wrong way.You can also simply enjoy the content and listen to the podcast for fun.Just relax and enjoy the podcast==Japanese and English scripts==みなさんは人を待つのは平気?Are you okay with waiting for people?今日は、「待つこと」について少し話したいと思います。Today I’d like to talk a little about waiting.これは、前回のエピソードの続きです。This is a continuation of the previous episode.前回は、時間に遅れることについて話しました。Last time, I talked about people arriving late.今日は、待つことについて思ったことを話します。Today, I’ll share some thoughts about waiting.昔は、待つことがあまり好きではありませんでした。In the past, I didn’t really like waiting.もちろん、私も遅れることはあります。Of course, I am late sometimes too.でも、ふつうは時間どおりか、少し早く着くようにしています。But usually I try to arrive on time, or a little early.だから、日本にいたときは、So when I lived in Japan,遅れる友達に、少しイライラしたこともあったと思います。I think I sometimes felt a little irritated with friends who were late.もちろん、「ごめんね」と言う人は大丈夫でした。Of course, if they said “sorry,” it was okay.でも、何も言わない人には、少しイライラしたと思います。But if they said nothing, I think I felt a bit annoyed.でも、シンガポールに来てから、少し変わりました。But after coming to Singapore, something changed.時間どおりに来る人が、少ないです。Few people arrive exactly on time.だから、それが普通だと思うようになりました。So I started to think that it is normal.外国に来たので、Because I came to another country,価値観が違うのは、仕方ないと思いました。I felt that different ways of thinking are natural.だから、少し考え方を変えました。So I changed the way I think a little.約束の時間は、The meeting time本当の時間ではない、と思うようにしました。is not the “real” time, I told myself.少し遅く始まる時間だと思うようにしました。I started to think it begins a little later.面白いですよね。It’s a bit funny, isn’t it?でも、私は自分が遅れるのは、少し申し訳ないと思います。But I still feel a bit sorry if I am late.だから、私は今でも少し早く行きます。So I still arrive a little early.だいたい10分くらい前に行きます。Usually about ten minutes early.でも、そうすると、But when I do that,20分くらい待つこともあります。Sometimes I wait about twenty minutes.ま、これも仕方ないです。Well, I guess this can’t be helped either.外国では、When you are in another country,その国のやり方に合わせることも大切だと思います。I think it is important to follow the local way.少しずつ、この感覚に慣れていかなければならないですね。Little by little, I think I need to get used to this feeling.

How do you feel when you have to wait for someone?Today I talk about how my feelings about waiting slowly changed after living in Singapore.==Instagram & Note(Blog)==https://www.instagram.com/outsidejapclass/https://note.com/taitaijapclass==How to use the scripts=1.You can listen first and guess the meaning without the script.2.You can read the script while listening.3.You can also practise reading out loud with the audio.However there is no right or wrong way.You can also simply enjoy the content and listen to the podcast for fun.Just relax and enjoy the podcast==Japanese and English scripts==みなさんは人を待つのは平気?Are you okay with waiting for people?今日は、「待つこと」について少し話したいと思います。Today I’d like to talk a little about waiting.これは、前回のエピソードの続きです。This is a continuation of the previous episode.前回は、時間に遅れることについて話しました。Last time, I talked about people arriving late.今日は、待つことについて思ったことを話します。Today, I’ll share some thoughts about waiting.昔は、待つことがあまり好きではありませんでした。In the past, I didn’t really like waiting.もちろん、私も遅れることはあります。Of course, I am late sometimes too.でも、ふつうは時間どおりか、少し早く着くようにしています。But usually I try to arrive on time, or a little early.だから、日本にいたときは、So when I lived in Japan,遅れる友達に、少しイライラしたこともあったと思います。I think I sometimes felt a little irritated with friends who were late.もちろん、「ごめんね」と言う人は大丈夫でした。Of course, if they said “sorry,” it was okay.でも、何も言わない人には、少しイライラしたと思います。But if they said nothing, I think I felt a bit annoyed.でも、シンガポールに来てから、少し変わりました。But after coming to Singapore, something changed.時間どおりに来る人が、少ないです。Few people arrive exactly on time.だから、それが普通だと思うようになりました。So I started to think that it is normal.外国に来たので、Because I came to another country,価値観が違うのは、仕方ないと思いました。I felt that different ways of thinking are natural.だから、少し考え方を変えました。So I changed the way I think a little.約束の時間は、The meeting time本当の時間ではない、と思うようにしました。is not the “real” time, I told myself.少し遅く始まる時間だと思うようにしました。I started to think it begins a little later.面白いですよね。It’s a bit funny, isn’t it?でも、私は自分が遅れるのは、少し申し訳ないと思います。But I still feel a bit sorry if I am late.だから、私は今でも少し早く行きます。So I still arrive a little early.だいたい10分くらい前に行きます。Usually about ten minutes early.でも、そうすると、But when I do that,20分くらい待つこともあります。Sometimes I wait about twenty minutes.ま、これも仕方ないです。Well, I guess this can’t be helped either.外国では、When you are in another country,その国のやり方に合わせることも大切だと思います。I think it is important to follow the local way.少しずつ、この感覚に慣れていかなければならないですね。Little by little, I think I need to get used to this feeling.

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How do you feel when you have to wait for someone?Today I talk about how my feelings about waiting slowly changed after living in Singapore.==Instagram & Note(Blog)==https://www.instagram.com/outsidejapclass/https://note.com/taitaijapclass==How to...

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