New York - English Lessons

By viceland

We thought we were already well abreast of Japan's status as current reigning Huh? culture until this little nugget pushed us past basic panty-machine/tentacle-porn confusion and into a new realm where we were like, "Hold on, this genuinely doesn't make any sense." It's easy enough to follow while you're watching, but try explaining what happens to someone who hasn't seen it, or more importantly why what happens happens without coming across autistic. This isn't to say that foreign language lessons shouldn't incorporate less run-of-the-mill scenarios, like getting mugged by George Costanza and his chemist bud--in that respect those crazy riceballs have probably got the leg up on all of us. But what kind of mnemonic device is three positive-seeming aerobics girls, and why all the close-ups of shoulders? And Jesus, what is the bald guy's mask supposed to hide, whether or not he has a thin mustache? Japan, you got some 'splaining to do.