A Socially Awkward Man Did Various Practice With A Socially Awkward Woman. So...
A Socially Awkward Man Did Various Practice With A Socially Awkward Woman. So...
Japanese Manga in English
Manga video to learn English
Japanese Manga in English
Manga video to learn English
Category
đź“š
LearningTranscript
00:00I'm Shota, a 21-year-old factory employee.
00:04I'm pretty socially awkward.
00:06I don't fit in and didn't have any friends in elementary, middle, or high school.
00:11Good morning.
00:12Morning.
00:13I work in a factory.
00:15I wanted to choose a job where I had to talk to people as little as possible and I managed
00:20to get one.
00:22Good work today.
00:23Nice work.
00:25I didn't have to talk to anyone, a thing I'm not very good at, so it was a good fit for
00:31me without any mental stress.
00:33Of course, I didn't have any conversational skills and I spent my days just going back
00:37and forth between work and home.
00:40I wish I had a friend to enjoy the weekend with or a girlfriend.
00:44If I could have been reborn, I want to be able to talk like a normal person and live
00:49a quality life.
00:52If I could do that, I wouldn't have any trouble.
00:56Ugh, man.
00:58But what should I do?
01:00Go to a conversation class?
01:02Ugh, that's scary.
01:04To start conversation class, I would have had to talk to people when I signed up too,
01:10so I was blocked in all directions.
01:12I found out about hobby friendships and other odd requests in internet forums.
01:18Local forum, friends wanted.
01:20Hmm, I'm a socially awkward person who doesn't speak well with others.
01:25I'm looking for someone who can join me for a conversation place.
01:30Posted by Suzuki Mail.
01:32I guess there are other people like me.
01:34I thought about it for a while and built up the courage to send an email to the poster
01:39Suzuki.
01:40The next night, Suzuki contacted me and we decided to talk while using the video off
01:45function on Skype.
01:49Nice to meet you.
01:50N-nice to meet you too.
01:53Hey, you're Suzuki, right?
01:56Ah, I'm sorry.
01:59I'm a woman.
02:00W-woman?
02:01I'm Sana.
02:02I thought it would be safer to register as a man, so I...
02:08I can't talk to women.
02:11I'm sorry.
02:12Then let's end it here.
02:15Wait, but it's a good opportunity, so I'll do my best.
02:19I'm so sorry.
02:21As Sana apologized desperately, I decided to seize the opportunity.
02:27It's nice weather today.
02:29Y-yeah, it's warm.
02:32Oh my god, I don't know what to say.
02:36Talking about games and anime out of the blue was risky, and political and economic news
02:40were too rigid.
02:42I didn't have anything to talk about in the first place, since I only go back and forth
02:46between work and home.
02:48Um, please, tell me more about you.
02:52I'll tell you about myself too, so...
02:55Well, um, I'm...
02:58I'm Shota, 21 years old.
03:01I live in Tokyo.
03:02I'm a factory worker and I live with my parents.
03:05I went to elementary school in...
03:07I'm just spilling out my personal information.
03:11I'm 21, and live in Tokyo too.
03:15I'm not very good at talking to people, but I know I need to get over that.
03:20I'm also socially awkward and have no friends at all, but I want to change.
03:27It's good to talk to you, Shota, because we're the same and I know how you feel.
03:32I was scared at first when I found out you were a woman, but I'm glad I've found the
03:37courage.
03:38You are easy to talk to.
03:39Um, would you mind practicing conversation again?
03:43I'd like that too.
03:45How about the same time next week?
03:47Yeah, please.
03:49It was about 30 minutes.
03:51The content of the conversation was poor, but I was filled with a sense of satisfaction
03:56at having taken a big step forward.
03:59After that, the weekly conversation practice continued.
04:03Two months later...
04:04Do you have a dream, Shota?
04:08I like to build plastic models, and it might be a little hard for me, but I would like
04:12to build a family and enjoy it with my kids.
04:15That's my big dream.
04:16That's nice.
04:17My dream is to do freelance design work.
04:22I really don't think a socially awkward person like me is suited for the workplace.
04:27Also, if I ever get married and have kids, I want to be able to stay home with them.
04:34Sounds nice.
04:35We naturally became friends.
04:37I got to the point where sometimes I would think to myself, if I married her, for a moment,
04:44and a year passed, we still didn't know each other's faces, only voices.
04:49It's warm today.
04:50Yeah, the weather is nice.
04:53Hey!
04:54Hey!
04:55You go first.
04:57Okay.
04:59Do you want to meet up sometime?
05:01I was thinking the same thing.
05:03It'd be good practice for us to meet and talk.
05:07We decided to meet at a halfway point.
05:10The day we promised.
05:11I was so nervous.
05:12I got to the meeting place half an hour early.
05:15As a landmark, she wore a white dress, and I stood with a magazine.
05:21I'm getting nervous.
05:22I wonder what kind of girl she is.
05:25Shota?
05:26Yeah, it's me, Shota.
05:29Wow, she's cute.
05:32I was nervous, and I got here too early.
05:34You're early, too.
05:36I was nervous, too.
05:37Well, let's go eat, yeah?
05:40We walked into a restaurant, had a meal, and realized it had been almost three hours.
05:45Today, I could talk naturally like it wasn't me.
05:49I guess all the practice we've been doing for the past year has really paid off.
05:54I felt like I wasn't myself, either.
05:58I want to spend more time with her.
06:01We left the restaurant and walked alone.
06:04I'm sure flown by.
06:06It was fun.
06:08Hey, would you please marry me?
06:11What?
06:12Oh my god, that's not what I wanted to say.
06:16Well, we're still young, so I like to date first as a prerequisite for marriage.
06:23No, no, no, no, no.
06:25I made a mistake.
06:26I was going to ask you to go out with me.
06:30Would you date me with the intention of marriage?
06:33Yes, I look forward to a long relationship.
06:37I'm so happy, I'm going to cry.
06:40You're the first girlfriend I've had in my life.
06:43You're my first boyfriend, too.
06:45I have a feeling that you and I will get along just fine.
06:49I'd like to spend some more time with you.
06:52Would you like to go out for a drink now?
06:55I'm glad to hear that, because I felt the same way.
06:59I'm a socially awkward person, so it's a dream come true for me
07:03to have a proposal accepted from someone I like.
07:06I can be who I am with you.
07:09I feel like I'm a little drunk.
07:12Are you okay?
07:13Maybe you should take a little rest.
07:16Huh?
07:17The next thing I knew, we were in front of a hotel.
07:21Huh?
07:23I held hands with her for the first time, and she led me to that place.
07:27She was surprisingly bold, but I was happy.
07:31This means she's okay with it, right?
07:34Now that I've come this far, there's no turning back.
07:38Santa, now will you please practice that with me?
07:42Okay, sure.
07:45Next morning.
07:47Why don't you come visit sometime?
07:49I'd like to introduce you to my parents.
07:52Thank you.
07:53I'll introduce you to my parents, too.
07:55We were in a state of joy and happiness that we had never experienced before.
08:00We were socially awkward, but we had made great strides, and it was like a dream.
08:06After that, it was our parents who got us into trouble.
08:09This is Santa, who I've been dating.
08:11She's really sweet and pretty and nice.
08:15I'm Santa.
08:16It's nice to meet you.
08:18Hey, say something.
08:20You're being rude.
08:22I was angry at my parents for being so cold to her.
08:26After I saw off Santa.
08:29That pretty girl is your girlfriend?
08:31Are you okay?
08:33I was worried about you because you've suddenly changed.
08:36Are you sure it's not a marriage scam?
08:39That's enough.
08:40She's not that kind of person.
08:42Later, I went to see her parents, too.
08:46My daughter distrusts people and never even brings her girlfriends home, so I can't believe she's dating.
08:54Santa, is he trustworthy?
08:56Is he deceiving you?
08:58You're both being rude to him.
09:01I've changed.
09:02We've changed each other.
09:05Um, I can kind of understand how you feel.
09:08But after seeing how we're doing, will you please allow us to be together?
09:13Then I worked as a different person.
09:15I took the initiative to work overtime and save money.
09:18And together, with the savings I already had, I saved three million yen in three years.
09:24By working, I showed how serious I was about Santa.
09:28Shora...
09:29I've been working hard for the past three years to save up.
09:33Will you please allow me to marry Santa?
09:36Thanks to you, Santa's become a lot brighter.
09:38Please, take care of my daughter.
09:41My parents also acknowledged that my change was thanks to Santa, and we were then able to marry with dignity.
09:49One year after the marriage, we had a son, and I was filled with happiness.
09:53As for me and Santa's socially awkwardness...
09:56Maybe he looks like you.
09:58He's cute.
09:59Lately, when I go to the park, people start talking to me.
10:04I've started exchanging information with other mothers.
10:07I used to only talk to people at work about the bare minimum.
10:11But now that I'm a conscious parent, I decided that wasn't good enough.
10:15So I started talking to them more.
10:17I'm really grateful that I met Santa at the right time.