Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011

Joseph Allison says: I pass this man each and every day when I head to work. The comments we throw to each other are priceless. Yesterday, he said in a loud voice: ‘Find me a white girlfriend.’ I changed the subject, saying, ‘Teach me how to live as long as the Japanese.’ And he replied: ‘I will if you find me a white girlfriend.’ We are good friends. By Joseph Allison.