Eikaiwa Student Stereotypes - The Lingerer
This student is reluctant to leave the classroom after the lesson has finished, and is about as difficult to get rid of as a fart in a spacesuit. Taking it upon themselves to attempt to engage you in conversation about dull topics that could have been discussed during the lesson, their efforts to prolong their weekly dose of social contact are particularly frustrating when you have another lesson immediately after theirs, or when theirs is the last lesson of the night and you’re eager to get home.
May 19th, 2008 at 3:47 am
My latest theory is that this is at least partly because things in Japan such as business meetings and a night out tend to have a lot of small talk at the end