In walking distance from 47th and 8th

[Pan]

raji, you speak fluent Japanese, don't you?

[Sneakeater]

For the little it's worth, I completely agree that it's better to sit at the bar at Yakitori Totto. But that's one of the reasons I wouldn't really think it's suitable for a business lunch.

[raji]

raji, you speak fluent Japanese, don't you?

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mm let's just say my pronunciation is a lot better than my vocabulary, so in certain sitatuations, like restaurant banter, I'm pretty much fluent, but in other situations, pretty clueless...

My time in Japan was working in television, and my Japanese senpai, who is the same guy responsible for bringing over and localizing Iron Chef, advised me to throw out any textbooks and find some drinking buddies. so situationally it's pretty damn good, but the longer I stay in NY the more I lose it...

what's it to ya?

Edited October 23, 2006 by raji (log)

[Pan]

raji, you speak fluent Japanese, don't you?

←

mm let's just say my pronunciation is a lot better than my vocabulary, so in certain sitatuations, like restaurant banter, I'm pretty much fluent, but in other situations, pretty clueless...

My time in Japan was working in television, and my Japanese senpai, who is the same guy responsible for bringing over and localizing Iron Chef, advised me to throw out any textbooks and find some drinking buddies. so situationally it's pretty damn good, but the longer I stay in NY the more I lose it...

what's it to ya?

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My thought was, when you call to make reservations, they may think you're Japanese, or may favor you because you speak their language. Or it could be what you said, that they simply have trouble communicating with people who don't speak Japanese.

[raji]

raji, you speak fluent Japanese, don't you?

←

mm let's just say my pronunciation is a lot better than my vocabulary, so in certain sitatuations, like restaurant banter, I'm pretty much fluent, but in other situations, pretty clueless...

My time in Japan was working in television, and my Japanese senpai, who is the same guy responsible for bringing over and localizing Iron Chef, advised me to throw out any textbooks and find some drinking buddies. so situationally it's pretty damn good, but the longer I stay in NY the more I lose it...

what's it to ya?

←

My thought was, when you call to make reservations, they may think you're Japanese, or may favor you because you speak their language. Or it could be what you said, that they simply have trouble communicating with people who don't speak Japanese.

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I tried a few times making reservations in Japanese there, but at a certain point, she went off into this long explanation in Japanese and there were a few words I didn't understand.. she was explaining the policy. So at the risk of making a mistake myself, I just call in English. Plus the staff's English has gotten a lot better in the 3 years they've been open - it's been a lot of the same gals the whole time...