ETA- Bill was the one who went to Japan to study Noh and take his ikkyuu, all the while teaching English at that boutique English school that was the first to go belly-up c 1994 or so. This caused him to say at one point 'I hate my life', as well it might. But he ganbaru'd on and got into a Japanese uni to study classical lit. At which point he freaked out about ME! IN JAPANESE UNIVERSITY! TAKING ADVANCED COURSES IN JAPANESE!!!!! Went to freak out at one of his profs there, who told him brightly, 'Daijoubu, Biru-san. Kippu yachin appu,' at which he freaked out more. Kippu = ticket. Yachin = rent. Appu = 'up' ie increase, which he interpreted as 'transit fares are being raised, rent in the Tokyo area is increasing, you've got bigger things to worry about than reading Zeami in the original.' Err, no. That was 'Keep your chin up.'
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ETA- Bill was the one who went to Japan to study Noh and take his ikkyuu, all the while teaching English at that boutique English school that was the first to go belly-up c 1994 or so. This caused him to say at one point 'I hate my life', as well it might. But he ganbaru'd on and got into a Japanese uni to study classical lit. At which point he freaked out about ME! IN JAPANESE UNIVERSITY! TAKING ADVANCED COURSES IN JAPANESE!!!!! Went to freak out at one of his profs there, who told him brightly, 'Daijoubu, Biru-san. Kippu yachin appu,' at which he freaked out more. Kippu = ticket. Yachin = rent. Appu = 'up' ie increase, which he interpreted as 'transit fares are being raised, rent in the Tokyo area is increasing, you've got bigger things to worry about than reading Zeami in the original.' Err, no. That was 'Keep your chin up.'
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