On Saturday May 18 2019 10:04, you wrote to Ward Dossche:
CS> Tonoo Market (huge open air place in Sasebo, google it and you'll see CS> an inside and parts ofoutside) was fun for that. With about 20% USA CS> folks shopping there they'd try to label things for us. 'Engrish CS> kuke, that set me giggling. Another was 'laidee finger' (okra).
20% US military can be pretty intimidating. I can't stop wondering if they were trying to please their customers or appease the occupying force.