If anyone at BHF this weekend speaks Japanese...

[dylanfan53]

...stop by on Saturday and say hello to Shotaro, our exchange student.  My wife and son will be bringing him to see things that we crazy Americans do for fun.  We're getting by, but he doesn't speak much english and my son's two years of high school Japanese aren't really up to the task so it's been interesting.

Our favorite quote from him so far...
"Americans eat many animals" ...when discussing typical food fare. 

[Jeff]

In my best Japanese accent I will slowly and loudly say:

"THIS IS BEER"
"THIS IS FUNNEL"

and go from there!

(you know, everyone can understand English if you put an accent on it and say it loud and slow enough right?!?!)

[spyderchick]

(you know, everyone can understand English if you put an accent on it and say it loud and slow enough right?!?!)

As so adeptly demonstrated in the movie "Better Off Dead"

[racerhall]

i had a japanese roomate in high school for 2 years, im sure im a little rusty but i might know some still

[spyderchick]

I know 'Konichiwa' and 'domo arrigato'. However, I'll keep that to myself, because if he starts speaking a bunch of stuff, I'll get a blank look on my face, as I don't understand any Asian language, even though I studied a bit of Korean. 

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

even though I studied a bit of Korean. 

Ah na nee ka shipsho.
So Dylan can I drive by with the crash truck yelling BANZAI!!!! out the window?

[Monkey_Star]

Ah na nee ka shipsho.

What the hell were you trying to say?

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

What the hell were you trying to say?

Have no idea. Something my martial arts instructor said after every class. Just spelled it out how it sounded.

[Court Jester]

I have some japanees books, takes, and a dictionary i can bring along. I had to learn it when i was working and traveling for toyota but i've forgotten most of it.
i'll bring what i have if it will help you at all.

[dylanfan53]

Thanks for the offer of books, but we've got that covered with dictionaries and a computer translator that he brought with him.

Beer funnel, Jeff??  Well, okay as long as the two guys sleep in your RV.  You're gonna need a few buckets since they don't know how to drink yet.   Your RV interior might lose that fresh new smell... 

The rest of you give him a wave and say Hi.  You won't have any trouble picking him out from the rest of us rabble!

[Jeff]

We all know that drunk asian foreign exchange students sleep in trees and front yards.  Just watch Better off Dead!

[Monkey_Star]

We all know that drunk asian foreign exchange students sleep in trees and front yards.  Just watch Better off Dead!

or Sixteen Candles