So, i was part of a group sponsored by komatsu to come to japan. We were there to go to an expo that was full of mining farming, oil field, etc. equipment. I didn't know this guy at all, but he was part of the group i was in. I got seated next to him on the flight from bc to tokyo. He asked me if i was interested in japan, its culture, whatever. I said i liked watching movies from there, like kurosawa and Naruse. He asked if i liked anime, which i said not really, but i liked yamato, akira, stuff like that. He then listed off nearly a dozen series that he'd been watching to get ready for the trip. I ordered two beers. He then spent the rest of the flight reading this english to japanese manga book on his tablet. When i woke up, i found out he had designated himself to be the translator for our group. The pain started immediately as we got off, as he stiffly thanked the staff as we got off the plane.