Zさん："Traveling somewhere?"
Aさん：「Yes, actually. I am going to South Florida and spending some time in the Florida Keys.」
Zさん："Are you going to get some Key Lime Pie? Not a big fan myself. I like to say 'You can't spell Key Lime Pie without きらい。"
Aさん：「Ha! ... although I actually love Key Lime Pie and plan on enjoying some.」
Zさん："Fair enough."
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This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Z-san explains: "Key Lime Pie pronounced in Japanese would be キーライムパイ。The first part (キーライ) sort of sounds like きらい, the Japanese word 'to dislike'."
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