last week i got a phone call at work from a guy who was coming to hawaii. i asked him for his last name so i could look him up in my computer. his last name was akagi, but he pronounced it "uh-kag-ee."
whatever, i didn't wanna assume that he was a japanese guy mispronouncing his own name... he could've been native alaskan or something, right? anyway this morning, i ran in to mr akagi and guess what? he's japanese, but from canada. older man, which was a bit sad, but i guess it's both hard to hold onto culture and easier over time to just go with the flow up there in canada, eh?
made me think, though, if i'm pronouncing chang correctly. it could be pronounced "chahng" instead of chang, like bang.
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