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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast!
Nice opening. Yeah. A cozy opening. Classic. Yeah. Okay. So uh we've got a
uh line message from Shiori-san. We got it. You okay? Okay. I feel like it's been a long time since
you've introduced the message with a very unique way of you know? Yeah. Communication.
There's so many messages that we receive like in an unusual way like through the DM
to our like Instagram account. There's so many but also there's a messages from through this
line and all that stuff. Yeah. So Shiori-san. Okay. Thank you. Thank you Shiori-san. I call her by
Shiori by the way. Okay. That's like. I didn't ask for that though but okay.
Hello Kevin-san, Yamachan-san. Hello.
I'm always in the middle of... I'm always in the middle of a call.
Are you okay? Yeah. Yeah? Okay.
It's funny just... Yeah.
Hello Kevin-san, Yamachan-san. Hello.
I'm always in the middle of a call and I enjoy listening to your podcast. Thank you.
I'm the same age as you. Oh.
Podcast... Oh you didn't know that?
I know that. You've been calling her Shiori and you didn't know that?
I know that. I know her birthday. Okay.
Yeah. What is her birthday?
It's in July. It's in July.
July when?
July 7th. July 7th.
That was like a week ago. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
I sent her a message. Oh you did.
Of course you did right? You're a friend. Yeah.
You sent her a message? Okay.
Alright.
Alright.
Of course I know this. Wow. Right.
Because...
You're not surprised at all are you?
Yeah that's why... Yeah that's why you guys are friends.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hmm.
Thank you. Thank you.
I'm the same age as you.
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I think I started living in Kyoto at the exact same time as you.
I started living in Kyoto at the exact same time as you.
Wow.
Interesting. Yeah interesting.
But maybe in the same company.
But in a different division.
Because I mean same group company.
Because I was in a...
One...
Company of huge you know group.
Oh okay.
You didn't know all of the people who went to Kyoto?
Yeah. Maybe...
Maybe you were working for it in a different...
Division. Yeah maybe.
Possible. Possible. Possible.
Wow.
Seriously.
Yeah.
Um...
Do you...
Go to the onsen?
I love onsen. Oh you love onsen?
I fucking love onsen. Wow I didn't know that.
I fucking love onsen.
I go there alone sometimes.
By myself. Yeah.
I love it. Wow.
How often do you go there?
Every two months.
So you fucking love onsen.
And you go there every two months.
Yeah.
How often do you go?
Let me... Okay you tell me how often you go.
I mean...
I just like onsen.
Okay how much... Do you fucking love onsen?
No just I like...
Okay you love onsen. It's comfortable being there.
But I go...
Once...
You know...
Three months maybe?
Or two months.
Well okay.
I don't have any arguments against that.
Okay.
Yeah but I...
Me too I like onsen.
And...
Before this pandemic happened...
Happened.
I planned...
That I go to onsen every...
Month.
And I...
Did it actually. Okay.
Before. But not now.
I like onsen because you can like...
There's time to reflect on yourself.
You know.
You know.
You can...
Think about stuff. Yeah.
Right.
It's your pondering time. Yes.
The time in the bath.
That's what I love about the bath the most.
Going alone.
Yeah.
So not the view or...
Not the...
So many different onsen.
Yeah.
So many...
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No I would just go to onsen and just...
If there's like seven different types of onsen.
I would just pick one and stay there the whole time.
Okay.
And get out.
Yeah.
I would just choose the one that's least crowded.
And then go in there and just yeah.
Think about stuff that I want to think about.
Yeah.
That's a great...
That's a really enjoyable time for me.
Yeah.
I love it.
How long do you spend time in your bath?
Yeah.
Probably like 40 minutes to an hour.
Okay.
So in the bath.
Yeah. In the bath.
The place.
No no. In the water.
40 to one hour?
Yeah. Wow that's not long.
That's not long?
Oh that is long. Yeah.
With an occasional break though.
Sometimes get out and get some fresh air.
And then come back.
That happens.
Oh yeah.
If you...
If you take a break.
Yeah.
I also enjoy a little sauna and a water bath.
Sauna and a water bath.
Sauna and a water bath.
You know our friend Naruchan.
He's a sauna freak.
Oh yeah?
Right now.
He...
He goes to the sauna like...
Almost every...
Three days.
Wow.
And go do that.
The sauna and water.
And gets...
Like...
Whatever...
He explains to me.
Has his like body condition
changed after he started doing that?
That's why he told me.
Oh okay. He feels more alive and stuff like that.
Yeah.
Completely like clean up.
Like...
Perfect.
Like detox-ish.
That's what he told me.
But I don't...
I don't believe it.
Like a placebo effect?
Yeah.
That's a scientific thing.
Feel it.
But you know your blood flows do...
True.
Because around your body it's more...
It flows more.
I guess a stress reliever.
Yeah.
I know that's very like...
Refreshable and...
Feel nice.
But what he does is...
Like do those things like...
Like whole day.
Oh!
Whole day?
Three hours, like four hours.
That is a lot.
That's what he told me.
Damn!
That's crazy.
That's why we need to reach the Tottonoh.
Oh okay. I understand.
It's a spiritual thing now.
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Yeah. It's a little spiritual.
It's not something that go to the onsen
and just take a bath and...
It's just kind of shugyo.
Okay. Got it. Got it.
Oh my god.
He spent like...
Whole day on our onsen.
Like he went...
He goes to the onsen place
in the morning.
And do those things and...
Get Tottonoh.
And as he freelance worker,
he works at the onsen.
Damn!
There's a QJ space.
With free wifi and plug in.
He works and he do some meetings.
He works and he do some meetings.
And he eats something.
And after that he returns to the bathtub.
And...
And Tottonoh again.
I actually thought that was a good idea.
I actually thought that was a good idea.
Well, okay.
The fact that you're working in the onsen.
Because the onsen is a good refresher.
And you can stay in there for as long as you want.
And I like to work in some places
where other people are there.
So I actually thought that was a good idea.
But not the fact that you do these little...
But not the fact that you do these little...
Little cycles for like over an hour.
Little cycles for like over an hour.
That's a little too extreme there.
I thought maybe I could hit up...
Hit up Naruchan and be like,
"Hey, we could sign up together."
But that's not gonna happen.
But he will be very happy if he finds a nakama.
But I don't think I can be a nakama with him.
But I don't think I can be a nakama with him.
I can't do that for like over an hour.
That's not gonna...
I'll do it like 2 cycles, 3 cycles and I'll be done.
Well, maybe he will...
Well, maybe he will...
do that cycle a little more.
But he's not a sambo.
But he's not a sambo.
I know he won't force me to do it.
So you can have free time together.
That would be great.
He has so many favorite places.
He has so many favorite places.
He goes to different places?
He goes everywhere.
He has like 2 or 3 favorite saunas.
He has like 2 or 3 favorite saunas.
One is...
Yeah.
We shouldn't say the places.
We don't want to disturb him, right?
Yeah.
Quite accessible.
Oh really? Okay.
I think I'll...
I think I might try that once.
Not the sauna thing but like...
work in the...
I don't know if that's even allowed though.
Is it allowed?
Do you think it has a consent?
I think so.
I've never been there.
I don't know.
Got it.
Try it out then.
That's good.
Alright. Thanks for listening guys.
