B Robson wrote:
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> 
> Rafael Caetano wrote:
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>> A guy bumped at me and when I said "sumimasen" he replied "my sorry"
>> (he actually said in katakana, but I can't write it in Google Groups).
>> What's the Japanese equivalent? "Watashi no sumimasen desu"? "Watashi
>> no hou ga sorry"?
>>
>> Also, I've run out of responses to "nihongo jouzu desu ne".
> 
> 
> I got an interesting variation the other night. nihongo jouzu was 
> followed up with 'but you need to use chopsticks properly'.
> 
> WTF?
> 
> I just claimed this was the Korean method.
> 
Evidently I use chopsticks in some unorthodox way, and once a guy spent 
an entire dinner trying to get me to use them the right way. I put up 
with it because it was a good restaurant, the meal was free, and there 
was ample alcohol.

John W.