Nice to Mitsu

12年住んでも「アメリカだな」と思う瞬間。それを感じれた時がとても幸せだったり。 In this episode:Even after almost twelve years in the U.S., there are still little moments that make me stop and think, “Wow, this is so American.”I share a few of those moments and why they still make me smile.

ゲイだった自分が、ソフトボールチームに入っていた頃の話。 In this episode:I played softball from first grade through sixth grade. Looking back, it was a pretty painful experience for me as a gay kid.

自分がイライラする原因は大抵この二つ。 In this episode:What really irritates me. For some reason, it usually comes down to two things: feeling like my time is being controlled, and having something I love dismissed.

何を食べても何も言わない友達。 A casual story about a friend who never comments on food, no matter where we go.

グラインダーの思い出話。英語、アメリカ文化、そしていろんな男たち。 Stories from my Grindr days: English, American culture, and a lot of random men.

自分流の食べ方、飲み方ってあるよね。 Talking about the little food and drink habits people have — the weirdly specific ways we eat or drink things that just feel normal to us.

めんどくさい、ある人間関係の話。Talking about the kinds of relationships that slowly started feeling exhausting to me

自分には使おうとする度に、恐怖を感じる英単語が存在する。 There are certain English words that genuinely scare me every time I try to use them.

In this episode, I talk about which town I've been to  felt the most uncomfortable to me. ( English episode ) アメリカに住んで14年、色々なところに行ったけど、歩いてるだけで居心地が悪かった町がいくつかある。

プレゼントをもらうことが得意ではない。 In this episode, I talk about I'm not good at receiving any gifts.

ストレートの男が”俺は強い”みたいな行動を取る時がマジでめんどくさい。 In this episode, I talk about why certain straight guy behavior sometimes gets on my nerves.

日本を好きでいてくれることは嬉しいことなんだけどね…。 In this episode, I talk about something I hear a lot - people saying "I love Japan"

映画で出てくる夜中にコーヒーを飲むシーンを見ると、無性にコーヒーが飲みたくなる。 In this episode, I talk about coffee.

友達と夜ご飯を食べに行った時の、ちょっと気まづい時間の話。あーいう人の対処法って一体…。 In this episode, I talk about an awkward moment at dinner with someone new.

最近覚えた“フレンチ イグジット”っていう言葉。自分がどこかにお呼ばれした時によくやるお話し。 In this episode, I talk about learning the phrase "French exit" and how it relates to me.

このエピソードでは、このポッドキャストについてと、自分のこれまでの話を少しだけ。 In this first episode, I introduce the podcast and share a bit about my story.