Found in Translation

Teaching English in Japan is a highly competitive business. One of the biggest English schools in Japan recently went out of business and forced a lot of hardworking gaijin (foreigners) to pack their things and go home. Each company is looking for an edge, that extra creativity that will separate them from the competition. The following television programs have definitely found a way to stand out from the crowd.



This one combines the allure of the geisha with the idioms of a prostitute. "Come on Toshie!"



The glasses and suit jacket give the instructor credibility, but the sexy sensei are really just Russian call girls whose English is worse than that of their students. The skit at the end is beautiful though. "You are good at blowing job aren't you?"



There are several videos in this series, and it's so ridiculous that even CNN showed it.The glasses on the two men scream intimidating.

Here's my other two favorites from the series:

When you gotta go...

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