People around me always make me realize that I’m being spoken to by saying things like, “Say hello back, then, Naoki,” or, “What do you say, then?” So whenever that happens I just repeat what I’ve been told to say, like a mynah bird learning a new word. Even though I feel guilty toward the person who has spoken to me, I can’t even apologize, so I end up feeling miserable and ashamed that I can’t manage a proper human relationship.
