Godzilla?

Attack of the Japanese Tourists On Coronado Island...

This was the scene early Thanksgiving Day morning right before a large group of Japanese Tourists descended on this unsuspecting, if slightly suspicious, little American girl. Perhaps she sensed in the air what was about to happen.

Behind her, while playing the annual family football game in the park, the little girl's Aunt Samantha noticed a tourist taking an unsolicited picture of her niece. Worried, she quickly waved to the child's mother. The mother, always one for trying to make nice, smiled and insisted it wasn't a problem.

Emboldened by the mother's wide smile, the Japanese man waved inched closer, waving to the little girl while six of his friends started taking pictures. The girl waved back as kindly as she could while her spidey sense tingled.

Sure enough the kind Japanese man's friends were less sensitive of the little American girl's carefully instilled cautious nature. One by one three of these friends came up to have their picture taken next to the little girl. One literally tried to pull her toward them while the baby's mother shook her head and pulled back. Another picked her up to sit on his knee while the girl's mother kept the smile plastered on her face so as not to freak out her child, but pulled her daughter back against her securely, smiling and waving at the crazy tourists.

As fast as they had come, the jovial, if pushy Japanese tourists were gone, most likely mumbling and rolling their eyes at the three year old's refusal to hug them and pose for pictures. The American girl was unphased by the incident. The child's mother was never in distress as the wise assortment of uncles, aunts, cousins, and grandparents were just a few feet away.

In case you haven't guessed... that little girl's name was Abby.





p.s.
Does anyone know the Japanese words for, "She's shy, back off?"