Aさん：「Hey, Zさん , glad you could make it! I'd like to introduce you to some friends of mine. This is Jonathon Smith, Kenneth Jones, and Charles Pawn.」
Zさん："Nice to meet you, ... Jon, Ken, ... Pawn."
Pawnさん："Nice to meet you too, 。。。あいこでしょ。"
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This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Z-san explains: "Japanese people _love_ rock-paper-scissors. The phrase they use when starting a match is じゃんけんぽん, which sounds like 'Jon, Ken, ... Pawn.' あいこでしょ is what the players say on a 'draw'."
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