Wednesday 28 November 2007

So I have one of these blog things now

So hi, I'm Lion, as everybody here likes to pronounce it. Here is Japan, with everybody of course being Japanese.
This is probably going to be one of those blogs where I use lots of italicized Japanese
tango (words) followed by parentheses with an explanation of the meaning, in order to teach you something about japan (demonstrate my inferiority complex).
I'm an english teacher in a conversational school. As usual most of the companies suck balls but teaching is really fun. I'm two years in, and I've even decided to make it one of those career things. Which is a bit like saying I've decided to be a manager at McDonald's or something, only with better uniforms and slightly less grease.
Anyways, congratulations to me, because starting in March next year I'll be working in the Japanese public education system. I'll probably be teaching high school / junior high school as my parole still doesn't allow me anywhere near elementary school students. That all said I'm still gonna look for a better job in the meantime, as I'd rather teach adults.

In conclusion, funny things I've heard from learners of english. I'm not making fun of them, learning a language is really difficult ... I've made some pretty bad mistakes myself in Japanese.

"Please, shit down."
Beginners often have problems differentiating "S" and "Sh" sounds

"I was walking on the street, and I attacked a car."
Um.... same student after some correction:

I was walking on the street, and I hit a car"
Needs anger management? No, she just needed a was and a by

"I went skiing and broke my uncle."
Even advanced students have problems differentiating "a" and "u" sounds, as in "ankle" and "uncle."

"I need the fucks. Please give it me."
Again, like the ankle/uncle thing

"Tonight, I'll eat out my wife."
Need a with there buddy.