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Thread started 01/26/05 10:11am

Thunderbird

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I am a Japanese School Teacher

http://www.outpostnine.co...acher.html

This is the page of a black American school teacher in Japan, and some of his adventures in school since moving there last year. Most of the page is tales of culture schock and translating "Engrish." A sample:

I have quite a few teachers who are young girls, first years, in the 21-24 age range. One of them, at the ghetto school, is really nice. A bit quirky, but still just a good, awesome person.

Anyway, we went out on a "date" once (just between friends...she has a boyfriend and at the time I had a girlfriend). During the date she was telling me about her boyfriend, so she showed me a picture she had on her cell phone. "Oh, he looks pretty cool." I said.

Her face turned completely serious, as she said "Not really. His head is too big." And I can't stress how serious she was here, as if this pained every waking minute of her life. To prove her point, she showed me another picture and said "Look! See? Way too big."

I already feel bad for this guy. I mean, nobody likes to get hit with break-up lines, but I can just see her one day coming to him and saying "I'm sorry, this just isn't going to work. Your head is too big."

Another time, we were talking about marriage or something, and I said "Well, you can marry your boyfriend, right?" She shook her head and said, "Maybe. But, if I marry my boyfriend..." Here she paused to think of how to say what she wanted to say in English, and in the interval my mind finished the sentence for her ? "...our children will have big heads."

I'm not even sure of what she really said because I was too busy internally stifling my laughter.
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Reply #1 posted 01/26/05 10:16am

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He didn't encounter THE GRUDGE??

Smooches;)
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Reply #2 posted 01/26/05 10:39am

Thunderbird

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MsMisha319 said:

He didn't encounter THE GRUDGE??

Smooches;)

'Splain, Lucy. biggrin
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