My Darling Is a Foreigner (ダーリンは外国人)

So your darling's a foreigner...

Tell us something weird he's said or done.

From Nigeria. Married 3 years. 'What'll you do in Japan?' I asked.

'Be a shepherd.'

From New Zealand. Married 4 years. He doesn't speak much Japanese...

...but when we were fighting...

...he called me 'stingy-heart'.

Where'd you learn that?

From America. Married 10 years. He brought me chrysanthemums.

Funeral flowers!

Funeral flowers!

From France. Married 8 years. I kept the baby's umbilical cord...

...and he threw it out!

Well, it looked awful!

From Mexico. Married 8 years. He puts tabasco in beer.

It's good straight, too.

From Myanmar. Married 8 months. He caught koi fish in a public park!

So? They tasted great!

From America. Married 2 years. He puts broccoli in soba noodles.

And sugar in green tea.

MY DARLING IS A FOREIGNER

Sorry to keep you.

Not at all.

Thanks. I'll call you.

Wait!

You said you'd introduce me to the comics editor.

I worked on this all night.

I did?

Hang on...

You said you would...

Hang on...

Who's speaking?

The manuscript, yes...

Hang on!

Just a sec!

Yes...

Thanks.

Excuse me, would you know where...

Sorry. I don't speak English.

I speak Japanese.

No speak! No English, OK? Sorry.

What's up with that, man? You gotta help me out here!

Where's Block 4 at?

Oh, you speak Osaka...

Go up there and turn left.

Appreciate it.

You speak great Japanese.

Ciao.

Tony!

Sorry I'm late.

What?

This?

Shall we?

Saori...

...I've been meaning to ask you something.

Yeah, OK...

Why is it 'blue' that things suddenly come out of?

As in 'out of the blue'?

And you say naguru for 'hit', and bun-naguru for 'hit hard'.

Could you say zun or don instead of bun?

Zun!

Don!

Could 'do this and do that' be 'do that and do this'?

Huh?

I never thought you'd ask me back to your place...

Here?

I don't live here.

It's kind of noisy...

Yeah, it's a party.

A party?

Am I the only Japanese here?

Looks that way.

A Buddha?

In Japan, adults are still reading comics.

The comics are high-quality.

Tell him that.

What did he say?

They're a bad influence on children, he says.

That has nothing to do with manga as a medium.

Say that.

What?

Learn some English, already.

Today's the third time. It's our third date.

I figured he'd at least give me a sign today.

So what do you think's going on?

Does he like me or not?

Sorry, I don't understand Japanese.

Sorry for leaving you alone.

No, no, it's...

...no big thing.

Here.

Spinach?

You haven't eaten, right? You must be hungry.

It's really good.

You can taste the butter, huh?

Ow!

You OK?

Sorry. I'm fine.

Watch your step.

Um...

...thanks for walking me home.

Sorry. I had a little too much to drink.

'Night.

'Night.

So... just a friend.

Sis?

Yes, I did.

So? How was the third date?

Nothing to report.

Anyway, I'm not in any hurry.

Well, I've got to think about my future.

Having a foreigner for a boyfriend...

The hurdles might be just a bit too high.

Huh?

Just a fax.

From Tony.

What?

No way!

Anyway, I'd better go.

Good night.

OK.

He operates by fax?

Saori

Saori And?

for today.

for today. And?

The spinach was great, wasn't it.

The spinach?

You put the grated daikon on top...

...and eat it together.

You try it.

We're off.

Move it!

What Japanese phrase does your darling like?

What Japanese phrase does your darling like?

Mexico. Married 8 years. 'Takadanobaba! '

He just likes the wan the place sounds.

Canada. Married 2 years. 'Straight up'.

Holland. Married 18 years. 'Not worth a damn'.

Spain. Together 3 months. 'To be honest...'

He's always saying that!

America. Married 2 years. 'Stationery'.

France. Married 8 years. 'Flat as a pancake'.

Germany. Married 3 years. 'The 10th'.

That's his payday.

Nigeria. Married 3 years. 'Later, dudes'.

India. Married 1 year. 'A nice, cold beer?'

'Premature'.

What's premature?

Isn't that a great word?

It's got a ring to it, and power.

I like that word.

But that's a Chinese phrase.

In Japanese...

Chinese? What do you mean?

There's original Japanese, and expressions adopted from Chinese.

A Japanese phrase...

'Nary'... that's a good one.

'Nary'?

'Nary a beast', or 'nary a time'...

It's nice. You can really feel it.

You never stop, do you.

Look at the time! You've got to hurry.

Nary a soul!

OK?

Nary a soul must be late today!

Because today is my sister's wedding.

No one must be late, Tony!

Nary a soul!

Saori, wait...

What? We've got to hurry!

Should I really be coming?

I've never met your parents. What'll they think if I just show up?

I'll take this chance to introduce you.

No, it has to be done formally, in accordance with the, uh...

...shirataki.

A stew?

No, uh...shitakiri.

A sparrow...

Shikitari!

Oh, the proper...

Yes! The proper canals! That's important in Japan.

'Ya gotta go through the proper canals, kid!'

That's 'proper channels'.

So I shouldn't...

Relax! My folks are cool.

And when the wedding loosens everybody up...

...I'll break the news about you.

Why? What happened to me?

Come on!

OK, OK!

Now, that's what you'd call a 'placid' sea...

The bus!

We blew it!

It's better to be blown away than to blow it.

'Better to be blown away than to blow it. '

Tony!

What am I going to do with him!

Same old Tony, huh? Where is he?

Changing.