Conversations with Japanese II

Since my last blog about talking to Japanese people was so popular (....like 3 ppl read it...haha), I wanted to write a couple more incidents with Japanese people.

ps. again, typos are on purpose!!

FIRST

During a discussion on eating habits of male university students with clients, we were all trying to think of the kind of food that Thai male university students like to eat. The client said "Does Thai mayl shatudengs like da-me-noo-da?". What I heard the client said was "Does Thai male students like Dominoes?". I though I was so smart in cracking his secret language, but then again... Thailand doesn't have Dominoes (to some of you Dominoes is a pizza chain). So that can't be right. As I turned to my left, ready to ask Nun what she heard, she was also turning towards me. She asked me what I heard, and I told her, then I asked what she heard. What she heard was "Does Thai male students like Dummy women?" (HAHA) That's worst than me!!! The 2 of us can't make out what the client was saying, so we turned to P'Toy and asked her. What the client really said was "Does Thai male students like RAMEN NOODLE?" (!!!!!!!!)

LAST

So the whole team was at a meeting with clients. They were explaining some scientific background. It was not very amusing. Teaching scientific backgrounds to marketing students.... should NOT be done. Anyway, we were all half asleep and pretending to look at the powerpoint slide on the board. Then the client showed a powerpoint slide of skin layers. And my eyes immediately point to one skin layer.. why? Because in the presentation there is a small arrow pointing to it, naming it 'HORNY CELL'. I cant stop smiling to myself. I can't laugh, so the only thing I can do is smile. I had to turn my head towards the board and hide from the boss incase he saw a glimpse of my smile. But that's not enough! The client continued explaining that "Horny Cells are cells that get hard easily"!!!!!!!!!! It was like torture! It's like you're being tickled when your hands are tied behind your back..... while sitting in an exam room..... being monitored by armed soldiers!!!! I'm glad I wasn't facing any of my colleagues cuz I know I will burst out laughing .