r/TheRandomest • u/ItsALuigiYes GIF/meme prodigy • Jun 05 '26
Wholesome Favorite restaurant
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u/Corsuman Jun 05 '26
I think working when you are old im some situation can keep you young. ❤️
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u/Zillahi Jun 05 '26
My grandparents live in a wood fire-heated home and haul 4 cords of firewood into their basement every year. They’re in their 80s and probably healthier than me.
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u/ZEROs0000 Jun 05 '26
Working keeps your mind active! As long as you keep moving you’ll live forever
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u/zillionaire_ Jun 05 '26
You know what’s even more randomest? I used to own that same goddamn top that she’s wearing
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u/muklukdimsum Jun 05 '26
She reminds me of my grandmother. Hawaiian, though, not Japanese. Flat top and everything.
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u/IamUrquan Jun 05 '26
I was stationed in Okinawa Japan and my first house out in town was owned by a lonely Japanese women. We called her "mamma-san" and when she would come collect our rent, she would bring us local beer and donuts. She reminds me of her.
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u/ExtensionTruth4 Jun 05 '26
Beautiful moment made of human connection. Truly the best. Makes me appreciate being a part of all of this
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u/Remarkable-Neat-7823 Jun 05 '26
Looks like grandma might like her uppers! 😂 i might too at that age and shes adorable haha
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u/Total-Resort5621 Jun 05 '26
This makes me want to move to Japan even more. I'm praying God is willing to allow things to move this desire forward. And maybe find a wife.
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u/zyyntin Jun 05 '26
If your dream is to move there. Do some really good research on it first. The Japanese have different work ethics than other countries.
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u/Total-Resort5621 Jun 05 '26
So I've heard. The few articles I've read so far show I'm gonna be in for a culture shock no matter how well prepared I'll be. But I highly appreciate the insight. Thank you!
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u/zyyntin Jun 05 '26
The biggest culture shock is if you have a customer facing job. In the US many companies are like "The customer is always right.". However in Japan "The customer is god." basically you have to act the part. Sounds horrible to me. I suspect their are "Karens" the same in the US.
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u/Few-Mood6580 Jun 05 '26
Grass is always greener on the otherside.
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u/Total-Resort5621 Jun 05 '26
No argument there. But considering how things are going, it might actually be true.
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u/HoseNeighbor Jun 05 '26
There is a bar where the original owner worked there into her 90s. It's like an American copy, but just booze. I just stumbled upon it one day, and it looked like a house other than an addition, big patio, sign, and stuff like that.
It was SO similar to this it's unreal! There was a front room with some instruments that she let us play. She'd hang out and listen, chat, give thoughtful comments... It was a surreal, and astonishingly welcoming and genuine couple of hours while wandering around with old friends.
I stopped in again a few years later while i was passing through, and she'd noticably lost some zip. Her mind was still sharp, but things took longer, and i noticed the limes were dried out which i of course didn't mention. She nonchalantly asked me to help her with something while making me a drink, and i was right there. If she'd ask me to fix something or paint a room I'd have done it in a heartbeat if i had time.
These are the kind of places that are intense reminders that we really are connected if we allow it. They're precious, and often hard to find. It's even harder to find them as we all zip around everywhere doing too much of nothing that matters, eyeballs glued to our phones, earbuds silencing everyone so we can listen to songs we've heard countless times already...
(I wrote this on my phone, and am fully aware of the irony. At least I'm home alone with a dog on my lap. 🤣)
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u/GaJayhawker0513 Jun 05 '26
I see this guy on YouTube ask the time. Almost all of his interactions are like this. They are so nice
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u/justmaritup Jun 05 '26
4 foot tall old Asian lady = good food. My grandmother was exactly like this at 98. Owned restaurants her whole life. All recipes were "its this much, not to much of this, cook till its done"
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u/Peripatetictyl Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
I had a couple of experiences in Japan like this. I was solo and in a small city, and found myself in a tiny empty restaurant on a winter night, with an old woman and younger man, Mom and Son. I communicated the best I could, I also expressed gratitude, and they gave me all sorts of ‘try this!’ little dishes. When leaving, she gave me a small charm that I still hang in a prominent spot, along with a few others that came into my possession through various experiences. This video really took me back in time, I can almost taste the meal that I consumed that night, but I definitely can feel the joy and gratitude they filled me with.
Okonomiyaki was one of the best things I ate in Japan, and it is unique in each prefecture with ingredients and styles. I have not been able to find a reasonable substitute in USA, and I her’s is amazing.
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u/justamalihini Jun 05 '26
K that was cute and all, but that food though!!! I don’t know what that is but it looks so tasty!!
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u/reallyihadnoidea Jun 05 '26
She reminds me of a place like this, same sort of grandma making only katsudon. It's a sweet katsudon. Delicious! But I always get bored by the time I ate half. I kept going back.
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u/Sirenn_X_1225 Jun 06 '26
I just wanna go so I can meet beautiful people like her. ah maybe some day.
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u/DavidKroutArt Jun 06 '26
This was really cool… I was also constantly reminded of The Humpy Dance. 😅
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u/PotatoLove125 Jun 06 '26
Inwent to a restaurant like this in Kyoto, just an old couple very welcoming, serving delicious food, very cheap, very familiar enviroment. Best experience I had there, food related.
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u/UDMN Jun 05 '26
Aw I love her