You know those awkward moments that keep you up at night and haunt you in the shower? Yeah…we’ve got a lot of those. Let’s chat about our most embarrassing and awkward moments and language mistakes in Japan and hear some cringe-worthy listener stories as well. Buckle up!

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Frankie - @franklinthewoman

Cheyenne - @lostwithlow

Words mentioned/useful words

ちっと chitto - a little bit

チート chīto - cheat

浮気 uwaki - cheating

不倫 furin - affair/cheating

歩きスマホ aruki sumaho - texting and walking

ピンピン pinpin - lively, energetic 

好きです suki desu - I like/love…. something, or you

大好きです dai suki desu - I REALLY like/love something/you

信号 shingo - traffic light

風鈴 fūrin - wind chimes

人間 ningen - human

人参 ninjin - carrots

甘い amai - sweet (tasting)

一発 ippatsu - (in the context of the story we shared…a quickie)

Time stamps

00:00 hello/life updates

3:29 personal embarrassing stories

26:09 listener stories

45:07 reddit stories