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Pitarou
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| Big_H wrote: |
When I read about it in a blog of another teacher, I wasn't sure if I should believe it, then one of my online students asked me that same question
"you're not a cherry boy?"
cherry boy seems to be a term for virgins and even though I was tempted -not to regale a middle schooler about tales of my sexual escapades, but to correct the term cherry boy for him-, I just feigned ignorance. |
Just tell 'em you're married. At that point, you become asexual in their eyes. |
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Vince
Joined: 05 May 2003
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Location: U.S.
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student: "Is your wife Japanese?"
me: "Yes, she is."
student: "Do you love your wife?"
That was from an adult, and I think she was hinting that she's suspicious of the motives of foreigners who marry Japanese women. |
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steki47
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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Location: BFE Inaka
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S: My name is Erika.
Me: Really? My sister's name is Erika.
S: Is she Japanese?
Me: ...... |
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Maitoshi
Joined: 04 May 2014
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Location: 何処でも
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 10:14 am Post subject: |
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| Vince wrote: |
student: "Is your wife Japanese?"
me: "Yes, she is."
student: "Do you love your wife?"
That was from an adult, and I think she was hinting that she's suspicious of the motives of foreigners who marry Japanese women. |
Or maybe she was trying to find out if you're fair game? |
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Futureal
Joined: 27 May 2014
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A fairly common pattern:
S: Do foreigners like (Japanese band/celebrity)?
Me: I have no idea about foreigners, but I've never seen (Japanese band/celebrity) on American TV.
As if I have contacts all over the world letting me know the familiarity of the population at large with Japanese pop culture. |
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Pitarou
Joined: 16 Nov 2009
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Location: Narita, Japan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:58 am Post subject: |
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| Maitoshi wrote: |
| Vince wrote: |
student: "Is your wife Japanese?"
me: "Yes, she is."
student: "Do you love your wife?"
That was from an adult, and I think she was hinting that she's suspicious of the motives of foreigners who marry Japanese women. |
Or maybe she was trying to find out if you're fair game? |
Or maybe she was using "love" euphemistically?
It's because of students like her that most schools have windows in their doors. |
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