Amusing mistakes while speaking Japanese

**Maciamo** · Apr 15, 2004, 09:39

Originally Posted by Brooker

When I first arrived in Japan, I was at a restaurant flipping through my travel dictionary to order. After I ordered the waiter gave me a strange look and almost chuckled. I looked back to my dictionary and realized I'd just asked him if I could have the "fondle". Luckily, he brought me soup instead.

Didn't you confuse "chikan" 痴漢 (gropping) and "chikin" チキン (chicken) ? Good you were not a girl.

Imagine yourself working as a waiter in a restaurant in Japan. You are learning Japanese but have just learned "chikan" today by seeing the warning in the metro. A beautiful girl comes, and without checking the menu ask you for "chikan" (actually chikin, but your ears aren't used to Japanese yet). What do you do ?

**MikeM** · Apr 18, 2004, 06:37

Originally Posted by Maciamo

Imagine yourself working as a waiter in a restaurant in Japan. You are learning Japanese but have just learned "chikan" today by seeing the warning in the metro. A beautiful girl comes, and without checking the menu ask you for "chikan" (actually chikin, but your ears aren't used to Japanese yet). What do you do ?

haha... things like that I am afraid of!