大和撫子は最高! (Yamato Nadeshiko is the best!)


My Life is Perfect.




The flight attendant who was handing out drinks noticed that I like this milk. The taste of this milk is particularly rich, much more so than any of the whole milk I usually drink. So I kept refilling for it.

Yesterday, she even showed me the packaging of the milk, hoping that I could find it in the U.S.



Back to the main story.

Just now, while she was handing out drinks, she smiled at me and said, "You probably want the milk, right?"

"Yes, please, I really like it."


As I took the cup, she said, "You’re so cool."

(Ah? Is it because I’m the only one asking for milk....so that she thinks my unique style is cool?)



Just as I was stunned and unsure how to respond, she added, "Your hands are a bit cool."

Oh, so I misunderstood ---- it wasn't that she was saying I was cool, but that my hands were cool  ---- When I took the cup, our hands had touched.

At this point, I really didn’t know how to respond.



After I stunned there dazed for a second, the flight attendant took my hands in hers.

"Let me warm them up for you."

I-I-I was completely stunned! I was genuinely at a loss for words for about two seconds.



Looking back now, I’m not sure whether I was more surprised or touched, but I stammered out a thank you, pressing my hand to my chest, saying I was really moved and that it warmed me up inside, or something like that.

優しい (yasashii, gentleness). This is the 優しい I’ve been searching for all along. 大和撫子は最高! 

Oh my gosh, I’m so excited that I’m shaking as I type. My first ANA experience and a flight attendant actually warmed my hands. Life achievement unlocked!


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I’m not inexperienced boy, but this kind of gentleness, it’s a first for me.

As I was typing excitedly, recording the moment, the flight attendant came over and handed me another cup of milk.

"Are your hands still cool?"

"Thank you, not anymore. And this warmth will last for a lifetime here." I pressed my hand to my chest again, deeply thankful.





(Recorded on flight in September 2021)

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