Don't expect too much

I once wrote that drinking wine while watching baseball was a small dream of mine, and lo and behold, that dream has come true.

Last week, I was invited by a regular customer to watch the Chunichi vs Yakult game in the private room "Prime One" at Vantelin Dome Nagoya.

Wow, Prime One is an amazing room. It has its own elevator, its own door, staff dressed in suits, a comfortable sofa, a special menu, and a great view. I felt a bit superior.

And there, I achieved the amazing feat I had always dreamed of: enjoying the pairing of red wine and miso kushikatsu while watching the game.

To be honest, I was expecting to be more impressed, but I wasn't. Maybe it was because of my lack of concentration.

The game was just too good. It was one of the best games I've seen recently, with the batting line-up connecting perfectly and the pitcher relay playing brilliantly. And the seats were in the best seats. It was so easy to see the game.

So, what little concentration I had was almost entirely focused on the game itself, leaving little time to enjoy the wine and kushikatsu.

Also, I'm usually exposed to too much delicious New Zealand wine, so the wine served there was a little disappointing (I won't name the brand).

Anyway, the seats and the game were great. The wine wasn't as good as expected. That was it.

Perhaps I had set my expectations too high, thinking that the combination of "baseball x wine x kushikatsu" would definitely skyrocket my happiness levels before the experience itself.

Yes, it's not good to expect too much from anything.

Ha! That's what I think.

I usually say things like, "New Zealand wine is exceptional!" or "Bokumo's Ramburg is delicious, so try it!", but I wonder if that's giving customers expectations too much.

I didn't have high expectations, but when I drank and ate it, it was surprisingly delicious, so that's probably a good thing.

Hmm.

From now on, maybe it's better not to say things like "It's delicious" about the things I'm selling. People who are great at self-promotion have the impression that they don't have anything substantial to back it up. They'll think I'm exaggerating.

However, it's not like customers will buy or visit our store without us having to do anything. If we don't send out a certain amount of message, it will get lost in the information-filled world.

Balance is difficult.

I think it's important to be humble and not exaggerate, but to casually convey the good points.

By the way, on the way back from the dome, I happened to come across a izakaya that specializes in tempura, so I popped in. There, I had a Koshu beer for the first time in a while to go with the tempura, and it was really good.

As expected, with my level of concentration, it seems like it's best to focus on eating and drinking rather than watching sports.

In particular, it was an excellent pairing with the omakase dish "Fig and Gorgonzola Tempura."

As expected, without any unnecessary expectations, the ``Wow, that's delicious'' feeling goes a long way.