Teaching in Japan

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Lost in Translation

Today I'm going to keep it short. So, this morning one of my student's mom (who by the way is really cute) asked me a question which I couldn't believe at first, but then I had to use my "UCLA Japanese Translation skills" to find out what she was trying to ask.

First, she was trying to ask me "Do you have a lover?" but you know how Japanese people can't tell the difference between L and R (oh and another thing, there is no "V" in the Japanese language so they just use "B" instead). So... that's right your guessed it, I thought I was hearing her ask "Do you have a rubber?" I didn't know what to say, a parent was asking me if I carry a condom around. I mean I didn't know how to react. Then I calmed down, and realized that she said lover.

Side Note: Now that I kind of think about it, it's a little strange that she asked if I had a lover.

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