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RickOShay (Offline)
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06-30-2011, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery View Post
It's strange because he might be saying it weirdly, but at the same time he's saying "you're fluent" in response. So I don't really understand what the joke would be. Do any of the other kids give off any reaction?
Sometimes I might hear a giggle or two, but it is said in a way that does not sound like natural Japanese to me, and I know that many native English speakers have problems with proper influx etc. when speaking Japanese, so I am kind of assuming it is a way of mocking English speakers, speaking Japanese. I just want some confirmation before I start calling kids out on it and talking to their teachers about it.

I do not understand the humor either but it is probably along the lines of us saying "I kyan supi-ku Engurishu."
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