They looked at me and started gestured to me to come over.

I hesitated. But Chris gave me a nudge. Go! his eyes said.

But what do I have got to lose? For LOLz right? I thought.

So I walked over to stand next to the chef.

I stood behind the Japanese business men at the Izakaya restaurant. The guy holding the camera phone counted in Japanese. So I put on a smile, because this whole thing was so amusing. The group leaned together as we had known each other…friendliness and all. They said more Japanese to me but I did not understand a single except for kawaii.

I walked back to my table, mouthing to everyone WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED.

On the way out of the restaurant, the chef came over and said…so cute!. He gave a friendly punch to a guy friend, You boyfriend? You so lucky!