u/TheGuiltyMongoose

I bought a pair of Glycerin Max 2 after really enjoying the original Glycerin Max.
I wanted to buy another pair of the original GM, but in Japan, and in my size, I couldn’t find them anywhere.
Despite reading a lot of negative reviews, I decided to give the GM2 a shot since they were easy to find.
What struck me was the firmer midsole, the tighter toe box, and the more aggressive rocker.
During my first run, I realized that many people reviewing the GM2 were trying too hard to compare it with both the original GM (fair enough) and the non-recovery shoes in their rotation.
I originally bought the GM because I injured my foot, and they are by far the best shoes I’ve tried for that purpose. However, I would say the GM2 feels more like a semi-recovery shoe. It is firmer and encourages a more active stride. You don’t really feel much energy return, and it remains a fairly neutral shoe (apart from the more pronounced rocker).
Overall, it feels like a strange mutation of the original Glycerin Max. It tries too hard to distance itself from the original, but not enough to truly fit into a different category, such as a tempo shoe.
So I wouldn’t say they’re bad running shoes. Rather, I think Brooks drifted too far away from what made the original GM special. They probably should have given them a different name and placed them in a different category to avoid the disappointment of Glycerin Max fans.

こんにちは。

私は日本に住んで働いてもうかなり長いのですが、隣の席の同僚が一日中独り言を言ったり、鼻歌を歌ったりしています。

正直かなり気になりますし、周りの人に対して少し配慮に欠けるのではないかと感じています。

私はフランス出身なので、自分の国なら「もう少し静かにしてもらえますか？」と率直に伝えると思います。しかし、日本ではこういう場合に何かマナーや暗黙のルールがあるのでしょうか。

他の同僚（全員日本人）は特に気にしていないように見えます。（実際は気になっていても何も言わないだけかもしれません。）

皆さんならどうしますか？

もし本人に伝えるとしたら、どのように言えば角が立たないでしょうか。

せめてもう少し声の大きさを抑えてもらえたらと思っています。

ちなみに、私は彼より年上で、この会社（この部署）には10年以上います。一方、彼は入社してまだ1年ほどです。

ご意見をいただけると嬉しいです。よろしくお願いします。