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Indian curry chef’s charming wisdom has bummed Japanese workers ready to get back in the office

Depending on your line of work in Japan, right around now marks the end of summer vacation and many are headed back to their jobs to get back to the grind. Twitter user Wakame (@senseiwakame) met up with a friend and did what no doubt a lot of people have been doing recently, which is gripe and lament on their last day of summer vacation over a stress-relieving meal.

Wakame and her friend did so at an Indian restaurant, but it wasn't the curry alone that shelved their Sunday Scaries. As Wakame had been venting about her dread about having to go back to work the next day, the Indian proprietor of the restaurant emerged from the kitchen carrying a large serving of naan.

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When he set down the naan, he spoke to her, and it was clear that he had been listening to Wakame's woes the entire time. Wakame took to Twitter to share the sage advice he gave her, and the now viral words of the restaurant manager has been charming thousands online:

"At an Indian curry restaurant: When I was talking endlessly to a friend about the sadness of work starting up again tomorrow, the Indian restaurant manager appeared with a huge piece of naan and said 'Stop that gloomy talk. It'll make the curry taste bad. Japanese people think too much. Let's laugh and dance, eat and dance, sleep and dance in our dreams.' It completely blew my anxiety away."

Wakame was moved and relieved by the positive take from the manager, and perhaps her curry tasted better for taking it to heart. Many facing the same struggle commented on the post, voicing their appreciation and praising the proprietor's wisdom.

"What a wonderful restaurant. I want to live with that kind of feeling."

"I want to engrave those words in my heart."

"That's spot on! Let's all eat curry today."

"This makes me happy, let's dance!"


By - grape Japan editorial staff.