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I worked at a resort hotel that saw a lot of Japanese guests and tour groups. They actually headhunted part timers from my high school japanese course, assuming it would make things smoother at the front desk. I didn't do so hot. I would hear something like "you get bears here sometimes, right?" and completely miss the unspoken question of "should I be worried?" To their dismay, I usually answered with a jovial "Yep!  "One night, lighting struck near the substation, prompting the utility company to cut the power while they checked for possible damage. One of the tour directors came down to ask what happened to the lights, and I came up with "they are watching the electric factory burn. Over soon, no problem!" Few years later, studying abroad in Japan, I also sat in a Russian course. Transliterated, my last name apparently sounds a lot like "elephant". This being Japan, and I being a tall foreigner, I was also head and shoulders above most of the class. Our instructor thought this was hilarious and had to call on me by first name instead because he couldn't say "Mr Elephant" with a straight face.
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