Obama Becomes Japan's English Teacher

nytimes.com:

TOKYO When Utako Sakai was changing the background music in her beauty parlor recently, she did not opt for the classical piano pieces she usually chose.

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Comments

[Slapmewhenitsover]

Just what we need...another guy who thinks he can teach English but has no training...there are some things he simply cannot do so get used to it.

[FebM]

Prez Obama is a professor, a writer and a great communicator. Thats a great Sensei which is "teacher" in Japanese

[Slapmewhenitsover]

All of these things do not make him a great teacher. In fact, I would like to see him survive on a teacher's salary.

[DinSea]

I loved the part where it said some people couldn't understand any words in the speech but "Yes we can" and it still brought them to tears.

[Slapmewhenitsover]

Japanese people will cry while listening to karaoke...so please don't misinterpret any of the so-called emotional responses.