Thursday, February 02, 2006
Infuruenza
I went to Minami Shougakkou yesterday, expecting a busy day filled with hyperactive children, only to be surprised by the fact that literally like half the school is sick with the flu. It is so serious that two entire classes were cut from my schedule (I usually teach multiple classes at once), and one entire grade was cut because so many kids had the flu. Seriously every other word said in the staffroom was “infuruenza.” Um, hello, this is not good news for a complete hypochondriac! I pretty much went around school like Rain Man the entire day, not touching anyone, and washing my hands ‘til my skin fell off, but so far I am feeling genki! Let’s knocking on wood!
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3 comments:
Is there such a thing as a flu shot in Japan? Or perhaps more accurately, a 'furu shotto'?
They do have one, but I'm not sure how many people actually get it.
I've had multiple people ask me the English word for "shot" (in Japanese it's sadly not shotto) and whenever I inform them, they give me the weirdest look ever, like I just made that English up or something. Hmm.
Yeah, I could see that reaction, given that it's sort of a homonym for murder. Maybe next time try "injection." :)
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