#i still try to keep formal speech w elders and customer service but w my friends + ppl my age i feel comfortable to drop that

[dottyistired]

me 5 days before leaving japan: i should start using boku instead of watashi to spice up my gender

#i already overuse ga and drop into informal too much. might as well fully lean into the rude masc bit. not trying to impress anyone anymore #but i think cutesy pink weeb girl who talks a bit too much like a male anime protag is kinda gender #i used to be embarrassed but ive kind of embraced it. it's pretty equivalent to how i talk in english anyway #i still try to keep formal speech w elders and customer service but w my friends + ppl my age i feel comfortable to drop that #i was so scared before of Being Rude that when my friend casually mentioned that her friends call her nacchan i didnt pick up the hint #then when we were saying goodbye i finally was like... you're my friend can i call u nacchan 🥺 and she was like YES 🥹 #luv u nacchan 💜 #meme me a river