焼いた赤身のお肉は、テンションがあがります。でも、子供の頃は、お肉があまり好きではなかったんです。その理由は、まず、給食のお肉がおいしくなかったこと。くわえて、両親も肉好きではない。となると、焼肉やステーキを食べに行く機会はほとんどなく、焼いた肉を食べるとすればジンギスカンばかり。あ、私、北海道出身なので。それは、全然いいんです。ジンギスカンはおいしいですから。ただ、大学進学で上京するまで、いわゆるふつうの焼肉なるものを食べたことがなかったので、食べ放題とかじゃない、ちゃんとしたそれを大人になってから食した時の衝撃と言ったら……。牛肉はもちろん、鹿肉などのジビエでも、脂のあまり入っていないぎゅっとした味の濃い赤身のお肉は、いまでも大好物です。ただ、同じお肉でも、火の入ったレバーは苦手。
レバーがそのお店の一番のおすすめである、というところ以外では口にしません。あのパサパサしたもののなにが人々を惹きつけるのか。のっけから、焼いた焼かないの話ばかりで恐縮なのですが(笑)。
好きと嫌いとではどちらが多いか、ですか? 好きなもののほうが多いです。ただ、トピックスが100個あるとしたら、そのうちの8割は「どうでもいい」の箱に入るかな。無関心なんです、いろんなことに(笑)。一般的には無関心ってネガティブなイメージのある言葉ですよね? 冷たいと思われたり。でも一概にそうでもないと思うんです。私の感覚として、無関心=生きやすくなるツールだと思っています。
たいがいの人間関係はコミットしすぎることで、難しくなるもの。時代的にも情報があふれているから、そのすべてにコミットしていたら身が持たない。だったら私は、好きなことと好きな人だけにコミットしていきたいです。そういう意味での無関心って生きやすいのではと感じています。
rilled lean meats really make me happy. I am from Hokkaido, and I was not so fond of meats when I was young. The reason for this is, first of all, meats for school meals did not taste good. In addition, my parents are not a big fan of meats either. Then, as a resident of Hokkaido, Jingisukan, a Japanese grilled mutton dish, was the dish edible for me. Well, I have no problem with this, because Jingisukan is tasty! Nevertheless, I have never had a quality meat, except such meats at the buffet, and it was a surprise for me when I finally ate a proper, full meal of meats for the fist time. In addition to the beefs, game meats and lean meats with the fat cut off are still my favorite foods today. Of meats, however, I don't like cooked liver. Unless the staff in restaurants recommends me the menu, I would not have it. Why are so many people obsessed with it? Well, sorry for talking about such stuffs from the beginning (laughter).
Do I like more than I dislike? Yes, I do like more than I dislike. However, if there are 100 topics, I do not really care about 80 percent of them. Mostly, I am nonchalant about things (laughter). In general, I guess the negative is inherent in a nonchlanat attitude.
Even though I was actually told that I was cold by some people I used to meet, I do not consider myself to be cold. At that time, I was entirely convinced by a theory of Yankee. I read the book when the term of Mild Yankee emerged, and learned the reason why most Japanese people put their social networks to be the center of their lives. Of course, I have friends, but I am wondering if the relationship between people like "You guys are the best# Thanks!" is truly wonderful.
My feeling is that, an air of indifference makes things easier. Most of the time, the relationship is getting difficult due to too much commitment. In the age of overflowing information, it is quite challenging for us to deal with all of them. If so, I would want to committ to the only things I do like. In a sense, I feel that an air of indifference makes things much easier.