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OBSERVATION: I kind of enjoy being a pain in the ass.
written on Friday, Mar. 28, 2003

So my coworker, we'll call him R (and M for Me!), comes up to me, and says:

R: "How do you say 'doumo arigatou'?"

M: "Uhh, you just said it."

R: "Do you do like this? [puts hands in praying position]"

M: "No. Oh yeah, that reminds me of this one time, when my ex-boyfriend's sister's ex-boyfriend who lived with his mom -- my ex-boyfriend's mom -- Can you believe that? Living with your ex-girlfriend's parents.. Anyway, so he goes and does like this [puts fist in hand] and bows like WAYY down, like he was at like a 90 degree angle. And I was like, 'why is he bowing so deeply??'"

R: "Uhh.. (o_O) OK, anyway.. So, is that how you say it?"

M: "Well, it depends. But no one says it like 'doumo arigatou'. Do you want to say 'thanks' or 'thank you' or 'thank you very much'?"

R: "Huh?"

M: "Well, there's a difference. Just like there's a difference in 'thanks' or 'thank you' or 'thank you very much'."

R: "That's not how you say 'hello'?"

M: "No, it's how you say thank you."

R: "Well, how do you say 'hello'?"

M: "It depends on what time of day it is: morning, daytime, or evening."

R: "What-EVER! [storms away jokingly]"

Hee.

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