Number Exchange

So far we've learned a few numbers in Japan.

2
Beeru Nihon. 2 Beers. Pretty self explanatory.

3 & 4
One of the main streets in the downtown area of Kyoto is Third Street. But, as you may or may not guess it is NOT written as a number, but rather as the name Sanjo and the kanji for three which, fortunately, is three horizontal lines. Fourth is Sijo, but the kanji is not so simple.

24.5
That's how many centimeters make the largest size women's shoe in Opa, a Japanese department store. 24.5 is about a 7.5 in our sizes. Another funny thing about Opa is that its pronunciation is apparently similar to the word that means "boobs." Oppai.

69
This is one we taught to an innocent Japanese girl named Junko (pronounced June-ko). After Karaoke (and non-stop drinking) I showed her my new shirt which says in perfect Engrish, "The magic 69 of sound." Joe, our travelling companion asked Junko, who speaks decent English, if she knew what 69 meant. Since she didn't I took it upon myself to explain that it meant (with pointing gestures) your mouth goes here and his mouth goes here. We were all a little tickled after that one.

Other learning:
The only sentence I can say with any consistency is "Toirey wa doko des ka?" Which means "Where's the toilet?"

Arigato gosai mas: Thank you very much. However, I almost said to someone who had sold me postcards: Arigato konichiwa. Which means "thank you hello". Every one talks really fast.

We do a lot of pointing and grunting when Laura isn't around.