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Home » How not to say » How not to say….konnichiwa
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How not to say….konnichiwa

Posted by Staff in How not to say, Japan

When in Japan, to say hello one says “konnichiwa”……listen to the audio below to not sound like a tourist…

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2 Comments

  1. An American in France | September 3, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    Lol, I think if you’re the type to butcher someone’s language like that, maybe you should be in that particular country!

    Anyway, thank you for advertising on my blog. You will probably see more and more traffic in the coming days… especially since I’ll be releasing a large batch of new articles this (and next) month.

  2. HipCompass Guru | September 4, 2008 at 12:14 am

    An American in France ยป
    Glad it made you laugh…..I wish I could hear or see people’s reaction to this post!

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