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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Hello.
Hello.
So, so...
Okay.
So, it's just a message, I guess.
Okay. Not a question. Sure.
From Muni-san.
Okay.
こんにちは。アルバイトの会で、私は今まで何々のアルバイトをしてきました。というお便りがありました。
私は東宝シネマドでアルバイトをしていました。
映画好きの人たちばかりで、お客様のためにいいサービスを届けようという気持ちのあるスタッフが集まり、最高の職場環境だったので、
どこのスタッフも好きとケビンさんに言っていただけてとてもうれしかったです。
どこのスタッフも好き。
Yeah.
That's a pretty bold statement, you know.
Right.
It's a pretty big statement.
Did I say that?
I don't know if I would say it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, you can unplug the shit now.
I think it's pretty...
Yeah.
Is that alright?
No, you can unplug it.
Oh, I can.
Yeah.
There you go.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Well, did you say this or not?
I don't remember saying it.
Me neither.
Yeah.
I think you didn't say this.
I don't think I said it.
But that doesn't mean...
We're talking about if you said it or not.
Yeah.
We're not talking about the fact that you love every single staff of Tohoshinemazu or not.
So let's answer the question now.
Yes.
Do I love every single staff of Tohoshinemazu?
Yes.
No.
No, you don't.
Why would I?
Why would I?
You don't?
I don't know every one of them staffs.
Yeah.
Probably some people that I probably don't like.
You know?
Probably.
Yeah.
Because we are human beings.
Yeah.
But I do love every staff of Megane shops.
Oh.
Yeah.
Jin's and Zoff.
Well, that's the only two Megane shops I go to.
Really?
Why?
Why is that?
They're really good.
They're like really, like, caring and they're very, like, you know, they're very, like,
very high level of customer service and they're, like, gentle.
They're nice.
Oh.
You know?
You said you were kind of, like, having sort of, like, friction of, like, going to these
glasses shops, right?
I'm afraid of getting inside.
They're very nice.
Really?
Look, they're very nice.
Like, if I had to collect a team of staffs and I had to choose a genre of, like, staffs,
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I would definitely choose a glasses shop staff for my team.
Because they're very, like, they're professional.
They're caring.
Every single one of them.
Trustworthy.
Every single one.
I've never met, like, a shitty staff.
Never.
From a glasses shop.
Oh.
Then I, yeah, maybe I should trust them.
Yeah.
You should experience it once and you'll start to sort of, like, build that trust.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You'll start to enjoy it.
Like, you know, you know.
Have you, no, did you not go into any glasses shops ever since then?
No, ever since not.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
Are you planning to buy one?
Yeah.
Okay.
Still, I do.
But the thing is, they're, everybody, every single staff, they're wearing glasses.
Yeah.
Because they're an employee of a glasses shop.
They obviously wear glasses, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Why would they wear contacts?
That doesn't make any sense.
Is that troublesome for you?
Like, they look experienced.
They probably are experienced.
They look, you know, it's like, I guess.
What's wrong with them experienced?
It's like you're, you suddenly you have to cook in front of professional chefs.
Okay.
Okay.
It's just like, you have to walk your runway in front of very expensive brand executives looking like this.
Oh, okay.
Okay.
It's like, it feels like they're judging you.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
They have glasses like this.
I see.
So, like, they're checking up on you.
Yeah.
Oh, you're going to go for those glasses, huh?
Yeah.
You think you look good in those glasses?
Yes.
You don't.
Is what?
That's what I feel every time I go inside.
And, you know, I do sometimes.
I do this.
You wear it.
Look in the mirror.
You look in the mirror.
Yeah.
You look around and check if no one's looking.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Every time I do this, I go inside the glass shops.
And I kind of, every time I'm afraid.
Okay.
I think because I don't have confidence at all if this one is...
That looks good on you or not.
Yeah, fits on me or not.
I see.
So...
I see.
I try many, you know, rounded ones or like, you know, like a...
Wow.
Maybe, you know, colored ones and everything.
And I don't have confidence in it.
So I...
That's so not you, you know.
Yeah.
That is so not you.
Right.
You're relatively good at sort of like navigating through you being sort of like, you know.
Yeah.
Like a newcomer.
Like you're...
You navigate pretty well through those scenarios.
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Yeah.
I love getting inside of new thing.
Yeah.
New world.
Being a learner.
Yeah.
Being open to all these new experiences.
Right.
True.
I don't know.
True.
Like you easily become friends with all these experienced glasses people.
Yeah.
You know?
You'd like probably ask an employee of like, hey, I don't know what looks good on me.
True.
Give me an opinion on what looks good on me.
Like...
True.
You're the type of guy who would do that.
Yeah.
That's what I do in...
Yeah.
True.
Yeah.
I don't know why.
I don't know why.
But glasses, you know, looks...
They look...
Scary?
Very judging.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
Yeah.
No?
I don't know.
I don't think so.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But, yeah, everybody in the glass shops are gentle and kind.
Very gentle.
Very nice.
Okay.
Very nice.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I would try that.
You should try it.
You should try it.
Yeah.
You know, about the Toho Cinemas.
Okay.
I actually want to work at a Toho Cinema.
So, before, as a Tenshokusaki, I chose Starbucks, but one of the options was working for IMAX.
Working for the movie theater.
Like, being a manager at a movie theater.
So, you're not talking about, like, Toho...
Like, is that an employee of Toho Cinema or something?
I have no idea, but, like, I just wanted to be in a...
Oh, yes.
I see.
I see.
I just wanted to run a movie theater.
Okay.
Yeah.
That was one of those...
That was actually one of my, like...
Oh.
Actually, I thought it through.
Oh.
Yeah.
Why did you...
Why didn't you go that way?
Well, it was...
Well, a cafe was more exciting.
I see.
That's all.
I see.
Yeah.
So, you still have kind of...
Like, a little ambitious of owning a...
A movie theater?
Yeah.
No.
Not anymore.
Not anymore.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Not as exciting.
Why did you want that moment?
Because it looked kind of easy.
I know.
Okay.
I know.
I am a terrible human being for saying this.
You're talking about the staffs at this theater?
Yeah.
Yeah.
It looks so chill.
Yeah.
Half of the times, they don't even have customers in front of you.
It's just when...
Right before the movie starts, you have a line, right?
Yeah.
Well, then, you were busy then.
Right.
But, like, after the movie starts, you're just...
What do you do?
What do you do?
Who are you gonna sell your popcorn to, right?
Nobody.
That's true.
You just stand there, right?
I know I'm a terrible human being for thinking about it like this.
They have many things to do, I guess.
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Yeah.
But back then...
Yeah.
I'm sure they have a lot of things.
But back then, my rotten brain was thinking that it was easy.
When you were young.
Yes, I was young.
And I was fucking rotten.
And I thought...
Probably easy.
Probably boring and easy.
That was honestly what I thought.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Back then.
Back then.
When you were young.
Back then.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And you didn't say you love every single staff of Toho Cinemas.
I'm sure I didn't say that.
Yeah.
But it doesn't mean I hate them.
Right.
I've never had any Toho Cinema staff be bad to me, be rude to me at all.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's all.
Yeah.
I've had...
Yeah.
And it's natural.
It's very rare that you love everybody.
Yeah.
That's weird.
It belongs to one world.
Yeah.
It's weird.
You have...
That's weird.
Of course, yeah.
That's human.
That's right.
It's human.
So, yeah.
Good luck with the glasses journey.
I really do hope you find a really good glasses and you have a good experience with the glasses.
Yeah.
Yeah.
What do you think?
What kind of glasses will fit me?
Will look good on you?
Yeah.
Like color or shape or whatever.
It's a tough question.
Is it a difficult question?
Yeah, it's a tough question.
I'm not confident too.
Oh, really?
But I can...
So, when I look at it, you wearing it.
Yeah.
Oh, no.
If it looks good on you or not.
Okay.
Try on a...
I have this other glasses.
Oh, yeah.
I want to try that.
Try this on for me.
See if it looks good on you.
Okay.
So, this is...
I would say this is a kind of very basic.
Very basic Kurobuchi Megane.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh!
Is that strong?
Yeah.
It's strong.
You look...
Okay.
Not bad?
Not bad at all.
Not bad at all.
Can I see my face with this?
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, use a...
Yeah.
Oh, I can't...
You look great.
Not bad at all.
Not bad at all?
Not bad at all, man.
Not bad at all.
You look...
You look small.
Yeah.
I mean, it's probably because the lens are too strong, man.
Everything looks small.
Huh.
Yeah, it's not bad.
Not bad, right?
Not bad.
It's...
Oh!
Here, try this one.
Try this one.
Yeah.
This is kind of basic one, too.
This is basic, too.
Yeah.
I only buy basic shit.
So, yeah.
What do you say?
I would say this looks better.
That one?
Yeah.
This looks better than what you have now.
True.
Yeah.
I prefer that one.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh!
But this is...
Strong, right?
Yeah.
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You look small.
I know.
It's not matching your eyesight.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, thank you.
Yeah.
So, I think...
Yeah, so...
If you're gonna go for like the very simple ones, I would...
I thought it would look better if the circle was smaller on your face.
Oh, I see.
Yeah, there's different sizes.
I mean, there's glasses with a bigger circle.
Yeah, like big ones and small ones.
Yeah.
Smaller circle with a very thin frame.
Or like a, you know, this Kurobuchi.
Yeah.
Oh.
Okay.
Yeah.
I see.
I should buy something basic.
Yeah, you should go for the basic one first.
Yeah.
Not go for like those extreme ones.
Yeah.
Yeah, go for the basic ones.
I think I always try like a red one or like...
Oh, yeah.
No, no, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
You know, like a...
Go for the normal ones first.
Yeah.
I see, I see, I see.
That's what I should do.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Thank you.
Yeah.
All right.
Okay.
Thanks for sending us.
Thank you.
