Re: Fun with tourists

From: Kevin Wayne Williams (kww.nihongo_at_verizon.nut)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 19:42:58 -0700

Cindy wrote:

> Curt Fischer wrote:
>
>>Travers Naran wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I've often wondered if that often happens to Ohio natives living in
>>>Japan.
>>
>>
>>Even though I exploited the wacky pun for all it was worth when explaining
>>my origins to Japanese, they would inexplicably often later say
>>
>>$B%+!<%H$N=P?H$O$I$/$@$C$1$J!A!#$"$"!#%"%$%*%o=#$@$m$&!)(B
>>
>>Or maybe they said it with a $B$,(B instead of a $B$O(B. I was never good with
>>stuff like that.
>
>
> $B!V$O!W$G$"$C$F$k!#!!$G$b!V$I$3$@$C$1$J!W$G$7$g!#(B
>
It works both ways. Always amazes me how many of my own relatives think
I got a degree from Ohio State University.

KWW

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