We will study your proposal.
English Statement Made by a Japanese Person |
Actual Meaning in American |
|---|---|
| I See. | No. |
| Ah. | No. |
| Ah-hah. | No. |
| Yes. | No. |
| That is difficult. | That is completely impossible. |
| That is very interesting. | That is the stupidest thing I ever heard. |
| We will study your proposal. | We will feed your proposal to a goat. |
(From Dave Barry Does Japan.)
