"That is a place for nasty children."
"Nasty children?!" I looked in surprise at the innocuous low-rise building. Could there really be a detention centre for young offenders on the corner of Hokkaido University campus?
"Yes. They are very small."
Well, it wasn't that I didn't agree with the sentiment. Small children were indeed often downright obnoxious. Still, it seemed a surprising comment to come from someone who I knew had a son.
"Do you say 'kindergarten'?" One of the students had noticed my confusion. "No, that's German."
"It is German but we sometimes use that for a school for young...." I made the connection. "Nursery children."
"Ahh, nursery children."
I think I should have left that uncorrected at 'nasty'. Far more accurate.
"Nasty children?!" I looked in surprise at the innocuous low-rise building. Could there really be a detention centre for young offenders on the corner of Hokkaido University campus?
"Yes. They are very small."
Well, it wasn't that I didn't agree with the sentiment. Small children were indeed often downright obnoxious. Still, it seemed a surprising comment to come from someone who I knew had a son.
"Do you say 'kindergarten'?" One of the students had noticed my confusion. "No, that's German."
"It is German but we sometimes use that for a school for young...." I made the connection. "Nursery children."
"Ahh, nursery children."
I think I should have left that uncorrected at 'nasty'. Far more accurate.
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