>>Also, I've run out of responses to "nihongo jouzu desu ne".

>Reply, "And I'm handsome, too".

Hmm. How about putting on an air, smiling serenely and saying, "Hai,
hai. Urayamashigaranaide, ne"? Kind of covers both bases, don't you
think?

Failing that, you could try irony - "Anata mo jouzu desu ne; hijou ni
jouzu" - but that may not work if you're Sepponian since apparently a
lot of them don't "do" irony, and to have the least chance of others
getting it you have to "do" it, and do it right.

As a last resort, you could try holding out your empty beer mug
suggestively and saying, "Dayo, ne. Go-houbi wa?"

John
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