給仕："Hi, welcome to Applebees, are you ready to place your order?"
Cさん：「Yes. Steak, please.」
給仕："Excellent choice, that comes with soup or salad."
Cさん：「Salad. But, please no ... scallion ball.」
給仕："Of course, sir, no .. wait, what?"
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This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Z-san explains: "If you literally translate the Japanese word for onion (たまねぎ）into English, it would be 'scallion ball'. C-san is trying to say he does not want onions on his salad."
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