Japan is clazy, as always

Some observations:

-Chuugakkou is where the genki-human-to-societal-robot transformation starts, so teachers (especially 1nensei teachers) always have to tell kids how to behave and what they should do in certain situations. Actually, it’s mostly only 1nensei teachers that do that, as 1nensei have no idea what they are doing, and they can mold them however they want.

Anyway, every day after school, a student from each club comes to the staffroom to get the keys for their club activities (to open a room, or a closet with equipment or whatever). The students are supposed to say who they are and what they are taking. So yesterday a 3nensei comes in and takes the key and starts to leave, and this 1nensei teacher (high pants, huge visor woman) is like, “Wait, wait, wait, you didn’t say anything! You should say what class you’re from and what you are doing, or people will think you’re a suspicious person (I don’t know how to translate that well) trying to steal the keys!” Um, I don’t think that anyone is going to be worried about a student in uniform (and the student body president, might I add!) being “suspicious” and randomly stealing the keys to a closet! Hahaha.

-There are flags around town (and now in the staffroom, waiting to be hung) for “Bike Manner Up Day.” The 15th of every month is Bike Manner Up Day in which people are apparently supposed to bike safer and have better bike manners than every other day of the month? Hmmm.

-Just after starting 3rd period (a 3nensei class), my JTE suddenly turns to me and says, “A student has escaped. I will go look for him.” He came in halfway through the class, looked at the lunch menu and was really disappointed. It turned out that he had just arrived at5 school, and his sole purpose for coming was to have kyushoku. Nice.