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by frooxie 4436 days ago
I heard an anecdote about some guy telling his Japanese girlfriend, who had made him dinner, "Kore wa oishii!". Turns out he should have said "ga", as "wa" is often used to emphasize contrast, so what the girlfriend heard was "This was delicious [in contrast to your usual cooking]".
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That is terrifying D:

And this is why I won't even say a single word of Japanese when I go the local Japanese restaurant (and yes, they definitely speak it as I can hear them talking to each other and their Japanese patrons.)