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[unknownrival]

Is it generally considered strange for the head of a Buddhist temple to be best friends with the head of the local yakuza?

I thought I'd ask, given Father's Day and all.

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[material_guy]

Yer nuts about me, and all kinds of people got it in their heads that I'm some kinda shady crime boss. It ain't weird at all!

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I would slap you if it weren't stupid.

[material_guy]

You're a boy. At least throw a punch instead of a slap, if it's just in your fantasies.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I was hoping that a slap wouldn't trigger counterattacks!

[material_guy]

Well, that's probably true, I probably wouldn't have it in me to hit back against such a girly attack, since I don't like hurtin' girls and all...

[glass-secret.livejournal.com]

Not anymore strange than a Catholic priest going over to the house of an Irish or Italian mafia boss's house for dinner.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

That doesn't seem odd.

[glass-secret.livejournal.com]

So it won't be so odd for a yakuza boss and a Buddhist monk to be friends either.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Has that happened that you know of?

[t-point-man.livejournal.com]

if not strange, it's certainly a special sort of friendship.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Special describes them fairly well, particularly my father.

[t-point-man.livejournal.com]

How did they met?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I think it was before my brother and his granddaughter were in class together...

[twotailmechanic.livejournal.com]

...I guess not? Never really thought about it.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

It happens here.

[twotailmechanic.livejournal.com]

Apparently.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

My father is a good man, but odd.

[morethanseeing.livejournal.com]

Strange minds think alike sometimes. It sounds unusual but if they enjoy their friendship, then good.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

They do enjoy their conversations. This wasn't meant to be a complaint.

[morethanseeing.livejournal.com]

That's good. Who are they?

[stripping.livejournal.com]

The head of a Buddhist temple is my father, and the head of the yakuza is Fujimura Raiga, grandfather of my English teacher.

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

I suppose it may seem like they should not be, but I believe it is always good to have friends; those that are not as similar to oneself even more so.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

Actually, they're very very similar to each other.

[heavenly-home.livejournal.com]

Oh, then it is certainly understandable that they are friends.

[stripping.livejournal.com]

It's just odd that they have such different occupations and turned out so alike, I think.