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Anon describes experience (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 47 points 1 year ago (6 children)

When I was in kindergarten, my mom got a call day 1 because I didn't know how to count to 10 supposedly. Even though I did it multiple times. I just did it in Japanese cause they never requested I do it in English. Tbf, I'm white and not bilingual.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    why does this gat dang kid keep complaining about his itchy knee?!?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago*

    san yon go roku shichi hachi kyu jyu!

    ...jyu-ichi jyu-ni jyu-san...

    Ok I'll stop now.

    Ahem, not bilingual, but I definitely have a small chunk of Japanese drilled into my head after a decade + of Karate, haha.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago*

    Lol my ex girlfriend had a "karate" teacher growing up. He taught them a few "Japanese" phrases. It wasn't until decades later she learned this dude just made it all up. I guess it was something you could get away with in early 90's bumfuck Wisconsin. Like this dude just rolled into town, started "karate" classes, and just kinda went with it.

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