午後3時からジェーミーと会計学の共同提出課題のミーティング。
午後4時過ぎ、水曜日用のワイシャツを買いに、駅のショッピング・モールに行く。
ワイシャツ2枚で15ポンド、ちょっとまけてもらいました。
ベルトもこの前間違えて洗濯しちゃったからないけれど
いいや、グレッグから借りよう。
ネクタイをどれにしようか自分なりに悩んでみた。
３つもっているが、ファッションセンスのない僕にはどうもピントこない。
こういう時は僕のファッション・アドバイザーであるグレッグが役に立つ。
「３つあるでしょ、どれにすればいいと思う？」
「この二つはしわだらけだからダメでしょ。アイロンはかけられないし」
と一番地味なのを選んでくれた。
さすがファッションアドバイザー消去法で決めるとは。
奥深いな、ファッションは。
今日図書館で面接攻略の本を借りた。
「座り方」のセクションで、日本との違いに気が付いた。
日本だと、椅子の前のほうにすわり、背筋を伸ばして、手は膝の上に置くが基本だが
こちらの攻略本には、「ならべく、椅子の奥にすわり、背筋を伸ばし、手は肘掛にかけてリラックスしましょう」
となっていた。さすがイギリス人だ。
じゃあさっては、いっそどかっと座ってリラックスしましょうか。
Had a meeting with Jamie from three for the Financial Accounting.
At around four, I went to the Pallasades Shopping Centre to buy some shirt for Wednesday
15 pounds for two shirts, aint bad.
I didn't have a belt either (as I accidentally washed it and shrunk), but didn't want to spend money on such thing as a belt,
so decided to just borrow from Greg.
In the evening, I had trouble deciding which tie to wear.
I have three ties but due to my lack of fashionability, I really couldn't make up my mind.
In these kind of situations, one would ask his/her fashion adviser, so I did - Greg next door.
"You see, I have two ties, which do you think goes best with my suit?"
"Well, these two are wrinkly and you can't iron them can you?"
said Greg, having chosen the most conservative one.
And Took him only two seconds. But I didn't expect him to use the elimination method ...
Deep, fashion is.
I borrowed this great book from the library today called "How to answer difficult questions in an interview".
Not only this book has loads of information on telling you how to answer questions, but it also had some general information as well.
Under the "Seating" section, I noticed an interesting difference between Japan and UK.
In Japan it is implicitly expected for you to sit as shallow as possible, with your back straight, hands on the laps and everything.
However in this book it says, "Sit back in the chair, your back straight, arms on the arm rest and relax"
Relax huh?
Alright, I'm gonna try to relax this time.
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