Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Confusion

A client recently took his 87 year old mother on a two week guided tour of Japan. They are of Japanese decent, her second generation and he third, Neither speaks Japanese although his mother did as a young child.

He said people kept speaking to them in Japanese, especially his mother. Much confusion and hilarity would ensue. He did say he learned to bow properly and say "thank you". 

It would have been fun to be on that trip.

6 comments:

LL said...

I haven't spent much time in Japan, but would like to visit for something on the order of a monty, time and funds (an expensive place to hang out) available.

And I'm with you. It would have been fun to have been on the trip.

Old NFO said...

Funny, I found when I tried to speak Japanese to them, they answered in English, but if I spoke English, they answered in Japanese...

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Funny, you don't look Japanese.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

My client saw the humor in the situation.

Coffeypot said...

While in Tokay with my canoe club shipmates, we went to a play that was put on by all women. The male parts were women in costume. It was all in Japanese but was the funniest play I have ever seen. It was totally the acting, or the impulse to laugh because everyone else was laughing. I think it was the acting because I could follow the plot line with no trouble.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

I've heard lots of great Navy stories about Japan. A favorite was a cousin stuck on Adak who got a trip there. Horny, and not knowing his way around, he had several hot baths, but alas no.........