[AneroidOcean]

(06-06-2013 10:53 AM)Skotch Wrote:  

I ran into a similar issue yesterday. There's a 9.5 in my place of work that I've been working on for a while. She was dating the boss, so I was keeping her at arms length. They recently split, so I started gaming harder. I tease women a lot, and she usually responds well, but I said something the other day (I thought it was innocuous enough) that set her off. Any thoughts?

Our conversation was something like this, if anyone is interested. The conversation was in Japanese, so it might seem strange. She had borrowed 5 bucks from me for lunch earlier that day and we were on our way out.

Me: You owe me big time, missy. Big time.
Her: I'll pay you back tomorrow!
Me: I'm not here tomorrow. I'm charging interest, too. Oh, you owe me.
Her: Ah! What can I do?
Me: I'd take some cookies (she likes to bake)
Her: I can do that!
Me: Cookies AND my money AND tacos. [Coworker] told me you can make them.
Her: You're American, you should make them for me.
Me: Fuck that! ...Did I just say that out loud?! I mean... I'll think about it. ::thumbs up::
Her: You dirty old man! (this is a common insult in Japanese)

I have a good harem working right now, so I'm not super invested, but I'd like to salvage this if I can. She'd easily be in my top two.

Perhaps I really don't understand Japanese humor/interaction (I know it's VERY different than what I've experienced), but she was dating the boss (who was probably older) and so many women are into the older man. Perhaps she wasn't just using it as the common insult. Maybe she was shit testing you. Nothing in that interaction really spelled out that it "set her off."