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The White Man and the Pachinko Girl

Book by Vann Chow · 3 quotes · Japan, White Man And The Pachinko Girl, Asia

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“Having a date with someone other than your ex-wife after being a married man for more than twenty five years was an important occasion alright, but wearing a tie she bought with such strong emotional value attached to it was a form of cowardice, a subconscious reluctance to let go.”

“Minding his own business had been his motto living in a strange foreign country with a world-recognized social issue of failing morals.”

“Still he considered playing Pachinko the best investment of his free time, soaking in the local stench and bad breathe of other lonely Japanese people as an alternative way of blending into the colorful local scenes which he yearned to be a part of.”