Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Japanese air suck and ehhhhh

This video is so funny because it's true. KEN TANAKA!

9 comments:

Jpooooordan! said...

The mutton chops make this video, ha ha.

One of the Japanese professors at my university has such a powerful "ehhh"! It was an honest surprise the first few times I heard it!

Julie said...

His accent when he speaks English is the cutest thing in the world. I love Ken Tanaka!!

The ehhhhhh used to be really annoying, and it still is annoying when you go to a restaurant and some drunk people are at the table next to you. It's such an overpowering sound. I don't think I'll ever be able to do the really loud one.

Once, I cracked up my friend Thuy doing the loud ehhhh at the gym as a joke. She wanted to die of embarrassment.

Julie said...

OK, I just discovered Ken Tanaka tonight. Please, please watch all his videos. He is a treasure.

I LOVE KEN TANAKA!!

abiotique said...

haha, this is so great! i'll check out all of his "lessons".

sarah said...

this is one of the best videos I have EVER watched!!!!!!!!

its hilarious!

when i phone home, i speak in my semi japanese way and my family never understands me, I always say `eeeeh!` and `何??`
and `すごい!`

and they say `Sarah I have no idea what the heck you`re talking about!`:p

as for posting personal details on the web... if thats what i choose to share, you can imagine the level of things i keep hidden! woah!

Julie said...

Don't search for Ken Tanaka on anything but youtube. It will ruin watching his videos. I LOVE KEN TANAKA. Please watch all of his videos. They remind me of Harold and Maude.

Toni said...

Hi there! My name is Toni, and I am applying for a program to teach English in Japan. I am trying to put together a sample lesson plan, and I was wondering if you have any tips that might help me decide what to cover, as in grammar and/or vocabulary. I want to stress conversation, but I am trying to figure out a general topic. I would love to have the opportunity to live and work in Japan like you, so if have any helpful pointers, I would be very grateful. Thank you in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Maria said...

You're right, this is SO true ! I'm gonna watch more videos tomorrow, I think. But thanks for this one !

Seba Rashii said...

As a Ken Tanaka fan you may be interested in an interview with Ken Tanaka by Seba Rashii.

http://seba-rashii.blogspot.com/2009/12/seba-rashii-interviewsken-tanaka-he.html