This is just a quick tidbit- but I thought I`d share.
One of the vocab points that my chugakko ichinensei (6th graders in America) are learning is the interogative "how many?". At the bottom of a worksheet practicing prepositions, this grammar point was reviewed- asking (in referrence to a picture of a messy room, with a soccer and tennis ball on the floor) "How many balls does Mike have?" The answer, of course, was "He has 2 balls." OK ball humor, ha ha ha, we can move past this, yes? However, the teacher decided we should practice this point several times, in a fairly excited and sing-songy voice, and had all the students repeat it after me several times as well. The complete deadpan incomprehension of both the students and the teacher compounded the hilarity of the double entendre, until I was furiously nawing on whatever nerve-endings I could find in my mouth so as to keep a straight face. Class ended, all went fine. I`m debating whether or not to advise the teacher about it (I`ll certainly not be telling the students).
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