Oh ! My God Story NO. 51
I have pleasures in living abroad.
I have a few pleasures in living abroad.
One of them is to give a tip.
That's because everyone enjoys that.
I specially like it in the following case.
I went to New Zealand three years ago.
I stayed at Hotel Oakland.
There was a man in the hotel lounge at night.
He was playing the piano very well.
He played various hit songs on the piano.
I was sitting comfortably on a sofa and was drinking.
I was in a very good mood.
I was impressed by his playing.
I gave him a tip.
It was fifty New Zealand dollars.
He was very glad,
and played some Japanese songs for me.
I started to like giving a tip since that day.
I give a tip in New York.
I want to give a tip when I hear the wonderful playing.
Then it is always appreciated.
I'm glad to see them happy, too.
What a simple way to make someone happy !
God created this wonderful thing, tipping.
But I don't always like giving a tip.
That is when tipping is an obligation.
For example, at a restaurant, for a taxi driver,
for a hotel porter, etc...
Oh ! My God.
I think there are too many obligatory tips.
live abroad:海外で生活する pleasure=愉快
I have pleasures in living abroad.=海外で愉快なこと
a few =幾つか One of them =中でも give =与える、あげる
tip=チップ、お金を心付けで渡すこと
because =何故なら everyone=みんな enjoy=楽しい、喜ぶ
specially=特に the following case=次に挙げるケース
New Zealand =ニュージーランド three years ago=3年前に stay=泊まる
Hotel Oakland=ホテルオークランド(ニュージーランド北部の有名な都市オークランドの有名なホテル) There
was〜 =〜が居た、〜があった
the hotel lounge =ホテルのラウンジ very well=とても上手く
various hit songs =色々なヒット曲 sit=座る comfortably =心地よく、ゆったりと
a sofa =ソファー drink=お酒を飲む very good mood=とってもご機嫌
was impressed =感動した gave=give与える の過去
New Zealand dollar=ニュージーランドドル glad=喜ぶ
started to like =好きになった since〜=〜依頼 when =時 hear=聴く
always=いつも it is appreciated: 喜ばれる
I'm glad to see them happy, too.=喜ばれると私もすごく嬉しい!
What a simple way to make someone happy ! =こんな分かりやすい
喜ばせ方が、この世にあるなんて create=創造する、生み出す
God created this wonderful thing, tipping.=神様もチップなんて、
よく創ったもんだ obligation.=義務、責任
For example,=例えば a hotel porter=ホテルのボーイ
think=思う too many =多すぎる obligatory tips=義務であげるチップ