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I accidentally walked into a "locals only" type izakaya. You know the kind, no English, everyone knows each other, they got quiet when I walked in.
I was about to leave but the owner called out "sit, sit!" and pointed to a seat at the bar.
I was the only non-regular there. Everyone else clearly came there after work every day, had their usual orders, their usual seats.
The guy next to me, drunk off his ass, started talking to me in slurred Japanese. I understood maybe every fifth word.
The owner translated some of it: "he wants to know if you like baseball."
I said sure, yeah. That was the wrong answer because the drunk guy wanted to have a full conversation about baseball.
For the next hour, with the owner translating bits and pieces, I had this passionate discussion about Japanese baseball with a man who could barely sit straight.
Other regulars joined in. Someone bought me a beer. Someone else ordered food for me without asking what I wanted.
The owner kept saying "they are excited to talk to foreigners. Usually foreigners don't come here."
By the end of the night, I'd exchanged contact info with three people, been invited to someone's house for dinner (I was leaving the next day, couldn't go), and learned way too much about the Hanshin Tigers.
When I tried to pay, the owner said the drunk baseball guy already paid my bill. I tried to find him to thank him. He'd already left.
The owner said "he says you are a good listener. That is rare for young people."
I was just too confused to do anything but nod and smile, but apparently that counted as good listening.