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So this quarter I'm volunteering in a couple English courses for the AUAP (Japanese) students. This activity is both enjoyable and informative, and certainly something I enjoy. Every so often, highly amusing things happen, such as misinterpretations of English words.
Or, in the case of this story, a Spanish word.
Last week, we were going over the names of different holidays, and I was having the students attempt to guess at their meanings. Mostly, they didn't say anything or got easy ones like Christmas. Coming to Cinco de Mayo, however, one of the students became quite excited.
Student: Cinco... De... Mayo...
ME: Ok, can you tell me what Cinco De Mayo is?
Student: OH! Its a holiday when everyone eats a lot of mayonnaise!
ME: Um... ex..excuse me?
Student: Yes... a holiday where everyone eats mayonnaise... right?
Well, the student was a bit embarrassed when she learned the dark truth, and everyone got a good laugh over it, which is a little rare in that class since the humor doesn't seem to translate well with this bunch (This is likely due to how exhausted they are coming in to class, since its in the early morning and they are usually up late).
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Last night I was supposed to go to a lecture on minorities in German culture. Arriving early I found the room to be empty, and so assumed that I would just wait for everyone. 15 minutes pass, no one arrives and so I figure I either had the wrong room or wrong date. Turns out its for tomorrow, so I head to the library to print out some articles for my term paper.
As I'm browsing articles, a cute girl walks in and sits across from me. Se asks me for some help with her computer, I oblige, show her what's wrong, and all is right with the world.
Anyway, I finish printing my articles and as I head out I decide it's not a bad idea to ask her out. The exchange went something like this:
Me: Excuse me, this may be a bit forward, but would you like to go get sme coffee with me?
Her: I'm gay.
Me: Oh... Oh, goodness, I'm really sorry about this...
Her: Oh, no, it's really ok, you're fine!
So I walked off, my work there done.
Soooo yeah. At least you can't say I didn't try (so far, everyone I've been interested in has turned out gay, already taken, or creepy). Well, there's always next quarter.
Or, in the case of this story, a Spanish word.
Last week, we were going over the names of different holidays, and I was having the students attempt to guess at their meanings. Mostly, they didn't say anything or got easy ones like Christmas. Coming to Cinco de Mayo, however, one of the students became quite excited.
Student: Cinco... De... Mayo...
ME: Ok, can you tell me what Cinco De Mayo is?
Student: OH! Its a holiday when everyone eats a lot of mayonnaise!
ME: Um... ex..excuse me?
Student: Yes... a holiday where everyone eats mayonnaise... right?
Well, the student was a bit embarrassed when she learned the dark truth, and everyone got a good laugh over it, which is a little rare in that class since the humor doesn't seem to translate well with this bunch (This is likely due to how exhausted they are coming in to class, since its in the early morning and they are usually up late).
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Last night I was supposed to go to a lecture on minorities in German culture. Arriving early I found the room to be empty, and so assumed that I would just wait for everyone. 15 minutes pass, no one arrives and so I figure I either had the wrong room or wrong date. Turns out its for tomorrow, so I head to the library to print out some articles for my term paper.
As I'm browsing articles, a cute girl walks in and sits across from me. Se asks me for some help with her computer, I oblige, show her what's wrong, and all is right with the world.
Anyway, I finish printing my articles and as I head out I decide it's not a bad idea to ask her out. The exchange went something like this:
Me: Excuse me, this may be a bit forward, but would you like to go get sme coffee with me?
Her: I'm gay.
Me: Oh... Oh, goodness, I'm really sorry about this...
Her: Oh, no, it's really ok, you're fine!
So I walked off, my work there done.
Soooo yeah. At least you can't say I didn't try (so far, everyone I've been interested in has turned out gay, already taken, or creepy). Well, there's always next quarter.