Yosh is the youngest person in the house at 9 years old, and out of all my Japanese housemates, he is by far the quickest when it comes to learning and speaking English. Like all the kids at the house he loves video games, unlike the other kids though, he uses the language he hears in the games all the time and is able to apply it to anything. Unfortunately, being the youngest, he's also the complainer and the whiner of the group.
Yoshito's Hilarious English Moment #1:
If ever confused or asked to try a new food, Yosh will quickly wave his hand in front of his face and say in a deep Mufasa-ish voice, "no no no no".
Yoshito's Hilarious English Moment #2:
After a long hike on a trail through the woods when all the kids were thoroughly exhausted, I said to Yosh, "Now we're gonna do it one more time!" He stared at me like I hit him over the head with a log and replied, "I do not understand" with a look of mild horror. When I repeated myself, his eyes got huge and he said with great vehemence, "return home now please!".
Yoshito's Hilarious English Moment #3:
My brother likes a lot of wasabi in his soy sauce when he eats sushi. When Yosh saw that Jake's soy was a murky green instead of the pale brown of most normal people's sauce, his eyes got crazy wide (again) and exclaimed that Jake didn't have soy sauce, he had "Crazy Danger Sauce!".
This may not seem like much, but this kid came here two weeks ago and spoke not a single word of English and now he's translating for all the older kids. I think it's fantastic!
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