"Ahh! Gaijin da!" "It's a foreigner!" the kid screamed after rounding the corner of the supermarket aisle and running into me. He quickly turned on his heels and darted off to find his mother. Yes, there was no doubt about it, I was a gaijin, a thing to shock small children and adults alike
Monday, July 21, 2008
Transration
Found today on the back of a packet of self-sealing cellophane bags;
"When those where the tip becomes pointed are inserted being to be a possibility of tearing note."
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ReplyDeleteSounds like they used Google translation. Which means it makes little sense.
ReplyDeletePointy scissors can puncture these bags??????
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your Japan Times article.
ReplyDeleteLOL, it had to either be Google or the Excite translator - MAN, that one's a doozy! ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments everyone!
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