1.)
accountant: Hitomi-san, did you know there's a snail in the kitchen sink?
tea lady: Ehh?! What?
handyman: Yea, I saw it in the sink this morning.
tealady: What? Why didn't you take care of it?
* handyman shrugs nonchalantly
2.)
1st grade history teacher: Where's Louise?
(*note: I was sitting right in front of him in the same seat as every other day. It is probably also important to note that there are only 6 seats at the lunch table.)
English teacher & handyman [pointing to me]: She's right here.
1st grade history teacher [giggles like a school girl]: Oh, I didn't see her because of the black clothing.
(*note 2: My surroundings were neither dark nor black, so I didn't really blend into anything.)
3.) School lunch item of the day: weird-looking potatoes
handyman: The potatoes are sweet.
tealady [in exaggerated anime-like tone after taking a bite]: Sweet!
nurse: It's sweet, isn't it?
English teacher: It's sweet.
Ah...the joys of understanding a little bit of Japanese! =)
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wow! you understand more in less than a year in Japan than me watching anime for 5 years. way to go! =) Are you taking japanese language courses? (btw... i think you should move to shanghai with us!)
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