Being illiterate is frustrating in Japan – as I imagine it is in any other country. I have started using the phrase “watashi wa aka chan desu,” which translates to “I am a baby.” This usually gets a bit of a laugh out of the Japanese people that I am with at the time.
These frustrations definitely come out when I’m at the bank and I grab a children’s picture book and have to ask comprehension questions about a teddy bear cooking pancakes for breakfast. It's all in good fun though.
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