[RickOShay]

I am not sure if this would go in the language forum but I am curious if my hunch is right about this.

I teach at elementary schools a lot, and sometimes the homeroom teacher announces that I can speak Japanese, and sometimes some kid in the back will shout out "Nihongo Pera Pera" in a strange accent, and I just wanted to confirm if this is a Japanese way of mocking English speakers accents (pretty sure it is, but I do not want to shit on the mood for the rest of the class so I usually ignore it), in the same way some English speakers sometimes make fun of Japanese people talking in katakana English or not being able to pronounce "L"s and "R"s correctly? Has anyone else experienced this, or can confirm this hunch? I would like to know because these kids should be called out, and their teachers should understand that its not cool to mock people like this. I mean I know people make fun of people from other countries in every country, but if it is important to internationalize and stay a moral character notch above others, then this should be called out I think.

Any thoughts?