Characteristics of "Jengrish"

[den4]

The favorite ones I always hear is the usage of "MY" in almost everything....

common ones are:
MyHome
MyLoan
MyCar
MyHomeLoan
MyBoom

The lines that used to crack me up is when a salaryman or woman asked me "Where is your MyHome?" or "What kind of MyCar do you drive?" or "What is your MyBoom?" I still hear these in conversations and on the news reports...

[Maciamo]

The favorite ones I always hear is the usage of "MY" in almost everything....

Apparently it's the same in Thailand, where the taxi drivers usually asked me things like "where is your myhotel ?" They just think that "my hotel" is one word. I guessed the same happened in Japan after WWII and it stayed in the language. I have heard Japanese people saying "anata mo mycar who motteru ?", which translates as "do you also you my car ?" (instead of "your car").

[mad pierrot]

And overuse of the word "play". E.g. "Last weekend I played skiing" "When I was in highschool I pliked playing with girls" or "Last night I played with my coworkers". I always want to ask them what game they played, but that's an obvious direct translation of "asobu", which means "have fun", "do (some sports)", "play (some games)", "go out (with friends)", or "have sex". Some "nampa" (playboys) just ask girls in the street "isshoni asobimashou ka?", so when I hear some Japanese say they "played with their coworkers last night", it makes me picture things I shouldn't.

The "play" ones really make me laugh....

A cute tidbits from my students.....

So, I want to America the future. 私は将来、アメリカに行きたいです。

[Silverpoint]

The favorite ones I always hear is the usage of "MY" in almost everything....

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The lines that used to crack me up is when a salaryman or woman asked me "Where is your MyHome?" or "What kind of MyCar do you drive?" or "What is your MyBoom?" I still hear these in conversations and on the news reports...

I'm curious to know where you live, as in all the time I've lived in Japan I've never heard this once. Maybe it's a regional thing, or the product of a particular schooling?

One thing I certainly see frequently is the use of "Let's" usually followed by a string of some excessively descriptive prose (often involving the some varation on 'enjoy') and finished off with an exclamation point. This is particularly common in print advertising and on product packaging.

e.g.

Let's enjoy delicious food!
Let's make good friends and enjoy social conversation!
Let's enjoy the exciting times in Rusutsu amusement park!