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On this one i'll have to take a line from the old Richard Prior movie "Brewsters Millions"

h). vote none of the above

GB

Okay, I know that everyone is tired of my relentless posts, so I will make this the last one in this category, and bore you elsewhere ^-^

How is your Japanese?

a.) Fluently read, write, and speak--but of course. But my English is getting crappy.

b.) If push comes to shove I can talk my way out of anything in Japanese. Including the well practiced "dumb gaijin" routine, eeeh-to...eeeeh-to...ano-ne..(5x)

c.) Can read some katakana and hiragana and say lots of pet phrases..like, "deshoo? Genki? Sumimasen" ,etc...So now I can call myself.. "Taro-chan" and use that as a handle on forums and e-mails.. "so desu"-- Half-way there.

d.) Can "read" words like "cel" and "auction" cause I have seen it so many times that when I click there miraculously cels appear! Now, I have anime cel confidence and have crossed over.

f.) What the hell are you talking about? And why do you have all of those question marks on your gallery page?

g.) Well, I like sushi.. see, I know some Japanese and that is really enough for anyone.

h.) Why learn Japanese, I got cash!

j.) Something else smarter than these other dumb selections.

[quote]Can read some katakana and hiragana and say lots of pet phrases..like, "deshoo? Genki? Sumimasen"[/quote]

I really hate people who do this.

It's anecdote time. Okay, so get this:

I don't know any Japanese nor do I pretend to. But The same day I took that lobster picture, I went to a dinner party in Harajuku with some friends of friends.

There was a cool Japanese chick there who was ordering all my food for me. Our group of about 10 or so was getting pretty hammered and we wanted to get a bit more hammered, so in my infinite wisdom (and half-sober state) thought for some reason that I knew at least how to get the waiter's attention. I just did exactly what the authentic Japanese diners were doing.

Jason: sumimasen!

*first waiter passes by unaware*

Jason: *cough* sumimasen...

*Second waiter still has no clue. Equally drunk friend in charge of ordering my food shakes her head in amusement at the clueless American.*

Mika: Eh? Chotto, chotto....

Mika: SUUUUIIIIIIIIIIIAASSEEEEEEENNN!

*waiter immediately flips around*

Here I am, trying to enunciate, and it turns out the drunker you sound, the more sense you make. Maybe the waiters only respond to cute Japanese girls or something and not dimwitted male foreigners.

I swear, Japanese people can only really understand each other. 10 to 1 says even if you are fluent in Japanese (without being around native speakers a lot), they will have no idea what you're saying.

I suppose my Spanish is the same way. At least I can form complete sentences. (sometimes) I'm too chicken to try using it unless I really have to.

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I guess I would vote for The Terminator. From what I read, things are such a mess there, no one can do a worse job than what's going on already. I don't speak one lick of Japanese, but I am buddies with the sushi department in our supermarket (can't stand the stuff though). I help them order pizza for lunch.

Ok...poll time....fill in your own choice....

Q) Who's the biggest jack*ss in anime'? (Male, Female or Other)

I can think of a few, but need time to choose the winner of the donkey crown.

Cat