A haiku I wrote the other day
everyone says as they
pass me by
Japan is going through a bit of a heatwave right now. Every day for the past few days has been in the high 30s, close to 40 in especially hot areas. My instagram is full of Japanese friends showing temperature readings in cars that are well above 40. (To my American friends: 30 is around 86 Fahrenheit, and 40 is above 100)
Even in mild weather, one phrase you will hear so many times that you will quickly memorize it is atsui desu ne or variations on it: It's hot, isn't it? You might imagine how often one can hear it now. I was sitting at an outdoor table at a cafe, not really enjoying the heat, but enjoying it more than the ice cold air condition that was set far far too low inside. While I sipped my coffee, I watched the people going by, all of them complaining to each other about how hot it was. I put down my coffee, pulled out a notecard, and wrote the above haiku.
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Ha, same thing happens on every culture.
In Australia it's usually : Fark me, how hot is it?
haha yep, some variation of that in the States too.
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lol...funny and dreadful in the same time...😁 I have prefered to stay in the house lately...anyway, I still had to quit house and there were temperatures around 35 degrees...lol
Leaving the house is a dangerous thing in this hot weather!
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😱 I have seen 2 ambulances coming in the same place yesterday...so, damn, yes...
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Very good Haiku friend, here in Venezuela there is a lot of heat at the moment, days ago a cyclone was going to pass but thank God it weakened on the way but still the heat that is doing here and in many parts of the world seems third world xD thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading!
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Wow, 40 is too high. Everybody should take a day off and eat ice cream at home! I hope we can get a hot day paid holiday and a cold day paid holiday hehehe. Nice haiku. Stay cool!
That sounds good to me!!
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I can imagine. Around last month it was too hot here too. Things are cooling off here now. Wonderful haiku by the way.
Thank you! Hope you are staying cool now.
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Yes, I am. Thank you. Have a blessed week ahead
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