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リベ埼玉オフィスにて子供とオフ会に参加。
I attended a meet-up with my son at the Libe City Saitama Office.
バレンタインデーにあやかり、みんなでチョコを交換し合うというオフ会。２日前の休日に、ゲームセンターで取ったチョコをもって参戦。
Today’s meet-up was organized as a chocolate exchange event in celebration of Valentine’s Day. We brought chocolates that we had won from a claw machine two days ago.
それなりにたくさんのチョコを持ってきたけど、結果してほとんど配らずに終わった。というのも、チョコの交換というより交流がメインとなり、交換どころではない。
I thought we had brought enough chocolates to share with the other members, but in the end, the total amount of chocolates didn’t really change. Although the original purpose of the meet-up was to exchange chocolates, we ended up spending most of the time just chatting with each other.
また、大人同士の会話ばかり、子供を相手にする感じではなく、ちょっと場違い感も否めない。幸い、子供連れの人と少し話ができたけど、収穫はそれだけ。
Also, almost all of the attendees came alone. Only a few, including myself, brought their children, but in hindsight, I don’t think it was the right event for kids. Fortunately, I was able to talk a little with other parents who had brought their children, but that was about the only meaningful part of the meet-up for me.
子供も飽きてしまったようで、眠いというので、早々に退出。なんともいえないオフ会だった。前に言われた通り、大人数でのオフ会では、あまり楽しめないというのを、この前のBBQ以来２度目である。
Since my son got bored and sleepy during the event, we left in the middle of it. Honestly, I didn’t find it to be a great opportunity. As a friend had warned me before, meet-ups with a large number of attendees tend to be dull, and this was the second time I truly felt that to be the case.
To be continued.
