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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts) Thu Jul 20, 2017, 10:04 PM Jul 2017

Do Japanese People Understand English Words Printed On Their T-Shirt?

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Do Japanese People Understand English Words Printed On Their T-Shirt? (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jul 2017 OP

I remember walking in Singapore and seeing a conservative middle class woman walking from the other grantcart Jul 2017 #1

Most have years of English in school Cicada Jul 2017 #2

grantcart

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1. I remember walking in Singapore and seeing a conservative middle class woman walking from the other

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 10:22 PM

Jul 2017

corner walking towards me.

She had a very nice colored tee shirt with a cute picture of Cheshire cat with a very sly grin.

I really don't think she understood the English on the tee shirt

"Happiness is a tight pussy".

Cicada

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2. Most have years of English in school

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Jul 21, 2017, 03:40 AM

Jul 2017

So she likely knows what naked means. They have little effective training in speaking English but I think most can read English at a basic level.

Seemingly random English words are often printed on things as sort of a design element even though they have no logical tie to the item. I saw a shirt with the words Precise Dwarf Bravery.

Japanese culture is deliciously weird to me.

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