Word of the Day: Sketchy
Have you ever been on a trip overseas in a new city and found yourself unexpectedly in a sketchy part of town?
You’re in a touristy area with craft shops, souvenir stores and chubby American couples dressed alike.
Then you turn a corner and everything changes. It’s like you are in a different world. Things don’t feel right for some reason. The area doesn’t feel entirely safe, and you realize you are in a sketchy part of town.
It’s like what Tennoji in Osaka felt like 20 years ago.
Men are sitting on the street, empty cardboard boxes on the ground and sleeping bags on the sidewalk.
You don’t see anything dangerous, but you have this uncanny feeling that something there is not quite right and that there may be danger lurking somewhere.
Your senses tell you this is a sketchy area and you should go back the way you came.