I tend to get them wrong. It's hard since I speak so many languages to know if I have gotten the wording correctly.

[Or that she's taken something literal that was figurative in meaning. Yukari is not the only person to be a bit exasperated with Sonia and her quirks. She can't help it.]

I loved the opportunity to learn about Japan firsthand. There is only so much one can learn from television, after all. Culture does not translate as well as one might expect, you know.