Crass Algument
I was pretty much just spacing out in Basic Japanese today, largely because the prof was going on about Gion matsuri. Gion matsuri is a festival to protect Kyoto from evil spirits and takes place once a year. It lasts about a week and a half.
We're required to go to it on Thursday, and there are no study-abroad classes that day.
So, I was spacing out, abusing my dictionary, and suddenly K and Y (names changed to protect those involved?) started arguing.
Y:"Why are you laughing at me?"
K:"I'm not laughing at you."
Y:"I said [his accent is nearly indecipherable when he's in a good mood, so I lost what he was saying here]"
K:"And if I want to laugh - "
Teacher: "Stop, stop."
They both ignore the teacher and keep arguing, with the teacher doing his best to stop the argument without raising his voice. Y gets upset at being interrupted, and the teacher points out that it's his classroom, and if he says to stop, they ought to stop. Anyway, the three of them go back and forth for a bit, then the teacher starts lecturing to the class about asking questions that are on-topic and not arguing with everything that anybody tries to say.
With about a half hour of class left, B and H both start packing up their stuff with. H is from Afghanistan, and people always think he's Y, so I sort of understand. B is tired to being lectured at instead of being taught Japanese. H leaves, but the teacher convinces B to come back, and promises they'll get back on track.
W has no idea what's going on, and neither does A. They both thought they were following what was going on, but it would seem they weren't.
By now, the readers are completely lost and wondering if the FBI, DHS, or the SPCA* will come save them from this alphabet soup, only to realize the irony of such a dream, and to wonder how the SPCA got involved.
*Society for the Creation of Creative Acronyms
We're required to go to it on Thursday, and there are no study-abroad classes that day.
So, I was spacing out, abusing my dictionary, and suddenly K and Y (names changed to protect those involved?) started arguing.
Y:"Why are you laughing at me?"
K:"I'm not laughing at you."
Y:"I said [his accent is nearly indecipherable when he's in a good mood, so I lost what he was saying here]"
K:"And if I want to laugh - "
Teacher: "Stop, stop."
They both ignore the teacher and keep arguing, with the teacher doing his best to stop the argument without raising his voice. Y gets upset at being interrupted, and the teacher points out that it's his classroom, and if he says to stop, they ought to stop. Anyway, the three of them go back and forth for a bit, then the teacher starts lecturing to the class about asking questions that are on-topic and not arguing with everything that anybody tries to say.
With about a half hour of class left, B and H both start packing up their stuff with. H is from Afghanistan, and people always think he's Y, so I sort of understand. B is tired to being lectured at instead of being taught Japanese. H leaves, but the teacher convinces B to come back, and promises they'll get back on track.
W has no idea what's going on, and neither does A. They both thought they were following what was going on, but it would seem they weren't.
By now, the readers are completely lost and wondering if the FBI, DHS, or the SPCA* will come save them from this alphabet soup, only to realize the irony of such a dream, and to wonder how the SPCA got involved.
*Society for the Creation of Creative Acronyms
posted by William at
7/08/2008 07:45:00 PM
12 Comments:
...and then you put the label of ramen on it.
LOL, or XYZ, or BBQ...or あ、か、さ、た、な...or something.
Interesting switch on the l/r there. I didn't notice it at first.
It was supposed to be a pun on "crass", too. I thought it was pretty well-done, myself.
I noticed the puns and thought the whole thing was fun. The l/r thing made me think of Okada sensei always saying we needed to learn our leading and liting...LOL.
lolomgwtgdairyqueenlolomgbbtheq
yea what is with the ramen?
"Alphabet ramen" doesn't ring, you know?
BTW...
SPCA = Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
...but I suppose that fits too.
I love animals.
Do Japanese children have an alphabet song for hiragana? Just curious.
I meant to ask today, but I didn't see Tanaka outside of class and I didn't want to start singing the melody of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in class while people were taking a test.
Heheh. Ok, in lieu of that, I can wait another day...heheh. Yeah, after I asked the question in the first place, my brain tried putting hiragana together with that tune, knowing that it wouldn't fit, but automatically trying anyway.
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