Elevator Mind Tricks
Elevator Mind Tricks
I live on the 8th floor. Got a pretty nice view of Shinjuku at night time. All those red flashing lights. I can’t wait until it gets a bit warmer. I will buy a few chairs and sit out on my balcony using my laptop.
I have two elevators at the entrance of my building. They are normally quite busy. It seems like the elevator software normally keeps one at the ground floor and one on the higher floors. The people in my estate are not too kind with the lift in my short experience. It seems like as soon as they get half way into it they have already pressed the button to close the door.
I guess it is not that big of a deal. But it sucks when you are literally 5 foot steps behind someone, but by the time you get to the lift the person and the elevator are already long gone. I don’t know, but it would be nice to like just take a quick peek left and right before u hop in and check if anybody is around before blasting off to the 10th floor.
Once in a while I will see someone getting into the elevator and sprint to it and press the button just before the door has fully closed. The shocked look on their face as they see the shutting doors go in reverse and little old me walking in with a smirk on my face is so awesome.
But, apart from the no waiting for people policy I have had quite a few interesting encounters in elevators in my building.
I already spoke of the one where the old dude asked me if I was the “Guy” who lives on the 8th floor.
The day I moved in, I was moving my stuff up in the elevator and some old dude was in it with me. I remember our conversation was something like:
Old Man: Hi.
Me: Hi.
Old Man: Are you married?
Me: …um no…
Old Man: Have you been in Japan long?
Me: umm.. not so long.
Old Man: How much is your rent?
Me: (what the!!??)
This was literally the first time I ever rode the elevator.
There was another time when I woke up at 5am and was going to the shop to buy breakfast because I had no food in my house. I got in the elevator and the person in the house next to me got in as well.
Person: Good morning
Me: Morning
Person: Do you always wake up this early?
Me: umm. Yeah
Person: Are you on your way to work.
Me: No I am going to the 100 yen shop…
Person: Me too.
We both got out of the elevator and the person just walked off without saying anything. It was pretty funny because after asking me a million and one questions we both walked to the same shop about 1-2 steps away from each other with the person acting like they didn’t know me…
On Saturday night I dropped my chick to the station, bought some spaghetti and was about to cook it. I realized I had no onions so I decided to run to the shop. I got in the elevator but heard footsteps so I decided to wait a few seconds. Someone came and we both rode.
Old Lady: You are from India, right?
Me: (WHAT THE!!??) No.. I am from the UK… And I am black..
Old Lady: There are a lot of Indians aren’t there?
Me: (huh??!? What does that even mean) um…!??..
There is an Indian family next door to me so maybe she was getting confused or something. I don’t what she meant by there are a lot of Indians. Was she talking about our building? The country? I haven’t the foggiest…
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April 8th, 2009 at 2:53 am
LOL, talk about random conversations! ^^ That’s usually the kind of conversation I make to my friend’s girl/boyfriends before they get to know who I am, totally random as to make them think I’m nuts.
Though it’s a bit different on an elevator =)
April 8th, 2009 at 7:29 am
AD Patel…… it has a ring to it
April 8th, 2009 at 10:58 am
@Hao
Hi Hao, thanks for dropping by. Yeah it is weird some of the random encounters I have had in this country. I think the weirdest thing is the way in which they just coldly walk away after…
@Anjel
Cheeky Cheeky hehe
April 10th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
maybe they ran out of idea and felt awkward walking side by side with you afterwards, so it was easier to just walk away.
Some of my colleagues did that. Say Hi and good morning while we are both walking to the office but they sprinted ahead of me after the greetings. Really weird.
April 12th, 2009 at 7:37 am
@lina
That is a good theory. I guess it is the whole uncomfortable silence thing…
April 13th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Old Lady: You are from India, right?
Me: (WHAT THE!!??) No.. I am from the UK… And I am black..
Old Lady: There are a lot of Indians aren’t there?
Me: (huh??!? What does that even mean) um…!??..
LMAO TOOOO FUNI
April 13th, 2009 at 9:11 am
@mariam
Yeah I mean like, I dunno what was up with that woman.. its like she was looking at the floor and in the opposite direction the entire time we spoke…
April 16th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Ha ha ha! That’s EXACTLY how it goes in the elevators or our building! But I ain’t had as many weird conversations as you’ve engaged in though…lol!
April 17th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Hehe yeah its pretty crazy. If you have a collection of convos I can use it to make Elevator Mind Tricks II
April 27th, 2009 at 4:55 am
This post is hillarious. Keep up with your funny stories, I’m really enjoying them.
April 27th, 2009 at 10:33 am
@Nino
Thank you sir. I will see what I can do. Probably need to get our more lol..
July 28th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
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June 1st, 2010 at 12:09 am
Wow dude, I never new that, thankyou.