Allergies

It’s allergy season in Japan.

Lots of people suffering, wearing those white masks, and going to the doctors for shots and pills.

I’m lucky: I don’t have allergies.

 

I’ve heard this simplified explanation as to why some people get allergies and some don’t.

Everyone has a bucket in their immune system. When the bucket becomes full, you start to get allergies. Some people have big buckets that will never be full; other people have small buckets that filled up a long time ago.

I’m not sure if this is true, but it makes sense to me.

I wonder how full my bucket is.

Maybe my bucket has a hole in it.

Wouldn’t that just be my luck.