Zさん："Hi, I'm Z. And you are...?"
女："My name is Sharon Quimby, but my friends call me 'Sharon Q'."
Zさん："... Bye bye, Arigatou, Sayonara!"
女："Either you are really old, or that is like the worst pick-up line ever."
Zさん："It's both."
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This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Z-san explains: "There was a Japanese rock band years ago called シャ乱Q or Sharan-Q, which sounds like Sharon Q. They had a hit song 'Zurui Onna' and the refrain lyrics were 'Bye bye, Arigatou, Sayonara'!"
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