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What's the most surprising thing about Japan?

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What's the most surprising thing about Japan?

Dec 19, 2022
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What's the most surprising thing about Japan?

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Yo, Ty here.

Hope everyone’s doing well with the holidays coming up. I’ve been visiting the Christmas Markets in Hakata and Tenjin and the vibes are the best, and the hot wine with a limited edition mug are even better.

This week’s prompt

Your boss asks you what surprised you the most when you came to Japan.

上司に日本に来て1番びっくりしたことって何?って聞かれた。
じょうし に にほん に きて いちばん びっくり した こと って なに? って きかれた。

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Last week’s corrections

Your 4-year-old kid asks you how babies are made.

This is the kind of question that makes you choke on your cup of morning tea when your kid asks you it. Or at least, that’s how I imagine it happening.

I actually asked Lei to tell me what she would say, and she said she’d say something like this:

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