When We Bought the VW Golf Our family loves Porsche, but we also have a VW Golf 7 ALL Star for my husband’s commute and for outings when all four of us—and sometimes a fifth person—need to go out together. When we first started considering the Golf, we weren’t ready to buy immediately. We just wanted to “hear about the car and take a test drive.” So one day, we casually visited a Volkswagen dealership...
A Rare Opportunity Yesterday, I wrapped up work early and took my eldest and second daughters to the dermatologist in the evening. As we finished the appointment and were about to head home, a thought struck me. Oh right, today my husband didn’t need dinner. Maybe I’ll just grab some ready-made food and fill up the gas tank on the way home… As I was driving, both girls immediately fell fast asleep. A ch- chance…!!...
Women Driving Large Sedans When you see a woman driving a large sedan from the opposite lane, it’s often no exaggeration to say you can only see her face and above. Most of the time, her upper body is sunk below the steering wheel. Sometimes it’s so hard to see her that you might mistakenly think, “Is a child driving?” But is she really able to see the road ahead properly in that position…? One...
Where should we go for our honeymoon? We got married about five years ago. At the time, we talked about “Should we go on a honeymoon or not?” but neither of us was really eager to go, and since we tend to skip over events like that, the conversation just faded away. However, people around us would often say things like “You got married but aren’t you going on a honeymoon?” or “You only get...
If You Want to Climb Everest A few years ago, when I decided to take on a big challenge, almost everyone around me was against it. “That’s absolutely impossible.”“You’ll fail, so don’t do it.”“Don’t take unnecessary risks.” I was so overwhelmed by the opposition that I started doubting myself and ended up venting to a senior mentor who had guided me in life. “Lately, I’ve been getting so much opposition,I’m starting to feel like I...
A Word from My Husband More and more people are becoming readers of my Hatena Blog every day. I truly appreciate you sticking with such a niche blog. So yesterday, my husband said to me, “Hey, don’t you think the readers are getting confused? You say you’re going to buy a Panamera, but you’re already driving one now. Wait, you want to buy another one even though you already have one? …Or are you just...
Customer Intentions vs. Salesperson’s Intentions When going to a dealer with the family to buy a car, I thought a bit about what kind of stance my wife should ideally take. The shared goal for a couple is “to purchase the best car for ourselves at a fair price.” On the other hand, the salesperson’s goal is probably “to sell the car to the customer at as close to the list price as possible.” In...
You’re a Bundle of Material Desire! Previously, during a meeting, the topic came up: “What motivates you in your work?” There are many possible answers—finding joy in making customers happy, feeling fulfilled by personal growth through work, gaining resolve by having a family—but for me right now, the goal of “buying a Panamera” is a huge motivation to work hard. So I said, “There’s a car I really want right now… and buying that car...
I Thought I’d Have an AT-Only License for Life About a year and a half ago, I removed the AT-only restriction from my license. When I first got my driver’s license at 18, I thought, “I’ll never drive a manual car in my life, so AT-only is totally fine.” I never imagined a day like this would come… it was beyond my wildest dreams back then. The reason I decided to remove the AT restriction...
My Limited Perspective When I was a student traveling abroad, I was surprised to realize that what’s common sense in Japan can be nonsense overseas. I remember my first trip to Australia. In Japan, I thought
