Fangirl Japanese

[moonwise]

For the past week, I have been in Six Sigma/Green Belt training, which is a problem-solving/quality assurance type thing that is often used at large corporations. Training is something akin to hitting yourself in the head with a brick repeatedly.

In any case, a lot of the principles were imported from Japan. So, I am finding that the phenomenon of fangirl Japanese is rampant: we go to genba to find our muda, and have hansei at the end of our Kaizen event (all this is pronounced wrong, of course; Kaizen comes out "Kaizaaan," and hansei comes out "hansaaaaiiii".) There is also something called poka-yoke (let me show you it?) which I can not believe is a word in any language.

I keep wanting to ask our teacher Jill if Jill-chan is feeling very genki today, and would she then reply "Nani?"

Just shoot me and get this over with.

Comments

[little-licks.livejournal.com]

You must find an appropriate place to display your plaque as well. Might I suggest the pantry, the boiler room, or propping up the short leg on the coffee table? ;)

Ah, J&J. Sometimes I miss it. And then I remember this crap.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

I don't think we get plaques any more - too expensive. My friend Patti thought we might get a Commemmorative Coin.