Ryan Ginstrom wrote:
> "John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1102447229.861240.115820@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > Dave Fossett wrote:
> > > "Hibijibi" <km34@columbia.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > "They wanted us to teach them American pronunciation," he says,
a
> > prospect
> > > > that seems amusing considering many Americans would have
trouble
> > > > deciphering
> > > > Jenkins' thick accent.
> > >
> > > According to the TV news reports today, the residents of Sado are
> > apparently
> > > also keen for him to start teaching English once he settles in
there.
> > >
> > I'm curious how Japanglish sounds with a Southern twang.
>
> I heard him speak on TV yesterday, and aside from the fact that he
was
> weeping most of the time, he wasn't hard to understand at all.
>
I haven't heard him speak, but I've read a lot of interviews and such,
and he really, really, really seems like a decent guy that made a
horrible mistake that he had to live with for a very long time and has
finally, possibly found a way to redeem himself in some small way.
John W.