I just had my first Japanese small talk with a total stranger!
October 15th 2010 ...and I didn't sound like an idiot!! In fact, the man (who is a staff member at TIU), told me 「あなたのはつおんはすごくきれい!」or "Anata no hatsuon wa sugoku kirei!" OOOOORRRRRRR "You're Japanese pronunciation is very pretty/clean/good!" (There are different meanings for the word "kirei")
I was blown away. I had actually briefly met this man once before with a Japanese frien
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