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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 07:12 PM
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The Japanese Tradition: chopsticks
Edited on Sat Dec-10-11 07:22 PM by AsahinaKimi
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 07:53 PM
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1. Kawaii!
You are so cute AsahinaKimi! Are you in Japan?
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 08:10 PM
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2. iie.. Sanfuranshisuko ni sunde imasu!
Edited on Sat Dec-10-11 08:11 PM by AsahinaKimi
Nope! I live in San Francisco!
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 08:33 PM
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3. Ah so ka?
Mo Bay Area oite.


nihon-go wo sukoshi hanase masu. De ha musukosan wa nihongo no gakusei. okaasan wa tokyo kara desu. Gomen ne.

wakarimasuka?

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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 10:04 PM
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4. Wakatta!
Edited on Sat Dec-10-11 10:17 PM by AsahinaKimi
Nikkei jin nisei to kankoujin no Amerikajin desu. Chichi wa Osaka de umaremashita. Chichi wa Kansai ben to Eigo o hanashimasu. Haha wa 1/2 Kankokujin de, 1/2 nihonjin desu. Kyodai wa arimasen. Chichi wa haisha desu. Haha wa kangofu desu sore kara kyoushi desu.
Watashi wa Sanfuranshisuko de unmaremashita.

Yoroshiku ne!
Kimiko yori
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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 10:17 PM
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5. Very funny. Though I've tried, I've never developed any dexterity with them.
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I'm probably lucky that I still have both my eyes.
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You've reminded me to start practicing again (where ARE those safety goggles?
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Thanks.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-10-11 11:51 PM
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6. That was hilarious!
I worked at the Kushi Institute in Becket MA and we actually had lessons on how to use chopsticks. That video is freaking awesome!
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-11-11 06:15 AM
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7. I can so see George Takei doing a riff on this. n/t
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trueblue2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-12 03:28 AM
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8. cool
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