The tatami mats in our house are thrashed. It seems that new mats are a must have when selling a house so I decided to replace them when I'm there next week. A little bit of research showed that the cheapest way of dealing with this is to get the old mats rebuilt. Several companies do this so Shizuka emailed one and asked them to come out and take the mats away for reconditioning. No problem they said. She informed them that she would not be there but that I would be and that I have enough Japanese ability to choose what colour fringes we want. The return email was a bit of a surprise. Basically it said that they don't have anyone who can speak English and so they wont come. Wow.This guy is so scared of the idea of having to speak with a foreigner he will forego the profit he would make. So, Shizuka phoned another company in our area and this time just told the guy that someone will be there to pay him. When he asked for the name of this person she just said "Hikari". I guess this Tatami guy will be in for a surprise!
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