Zさん："Man, driving across New Jersey is taking forever. Are we almost to New York?"
Cさん：「...Yes... after we cross... タッパン・ゼド」
Zさん："...? ... We're going to New York, not Canada."
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Z-san explains: "C-san mistakenly said 'Tappan Zedo' bridge, where he should have said 'Tappan Zee'. Americans and Japanese people pronounce the last letter of the Roman Alphabet differently."
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