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June 17, 2009 home

Lost in Translation—Notices From Our Realtor

“The request

Mr. Krueger, Christopher
I become caring.
There is request.
As for 1 nail, I want to exchange an old pope in the place of the water supply meter from this pipe part at the water supply.
This construction can do construction when absent.
I report later what time to construct if it is possible to get a permission.
2 nails be able to point to the confirmation indoors because they do the soundproof construction to do at the Defense Agency in Japan and I want to get it on Friday or Saturday of this week.
As for the construction fo this time, I plan to exchange a window and a shutter at the 2nd floor big rooms.
I think whether or not that it is possible to enter construction is completed next year probably.
Decide Metoki if it is possible to have gotten a permission.
I request cooperation.
Make not injure physical condition because the day of rain on about 40 days increases from now.
June 9th
Sanyu Housing”
Our realtor handed me this notice, stood there while I read it, then asked which day. Huh? Friday or Saturday? I said Friday and asked if I needed to be home. He indicated he has a key. So Friday rolls around and I’m cleaning my upstairs like crazy, expecting a construction crew up there replacing windows or something, and the realtor arrives with one guy in a suit who goes upstairs, opens and closes the windows and comes back down with his clipboard all checked off. “Ok! Sank yu!” they chirp merrily, we all bow, and they leave. Huh?
“The request
Mr. Krueger, Christopher
I confirm a room and there is today in thanking you.
It is possible to mean the pruning of a tree in the request of the landlord from about 8 o’clocks of tomorrow morning.
I do by the 3 hour schedule.
I request in the cooperation because there is not a problem even if it is absent.
June 12th
Sanyu Housing”

The next morning I woke up and the big bonsai tree just inside our gate was manicured and all the shrubbery I hadn’t removed (not knowing whether it was weeds or flowers) was nicely cleared out. Ah! Sank yu!

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Comments

  1. Katrina says

    June 17, 2009 at 11:38 am

    LOVE IT!! LOL LOL. You crack me up Mari.

  2. Rachel says

    June 17, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Too funny! That was definitely confusing but at least you walked away with no messy construction and a beautifully pruned bonsai! Yay for you!

  3. McKay says

    June 17, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Those letters are incredible! Love your new landscaping! And Japanese people sure seem polite.

  4. Hannah says

    June 22, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    It would be cool if you could start writing your entire blog post in that machine-translation speak.

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