Happy Father’s Day – or – Your Boobs Are Too Small

I have said a lot of dumb things in Japanese, but this one probably ranks near the top and I said it early on.

The Japanese word for father is chichi. The Japanese word for boob is also chichi. One rises ever so slightly on the second syllable and other falls just a little bit.

A Japanese girl I was dating took me to  meet her parents. Her father, a fellow about half my size, wanted to give me a sweater as a memento. There was no way it was going to fit.

Trying to be kind and also impress them with my, um, knowledge of Japanese.

"Sumimasen, anata no chichi wa chigasigimasu." (Sorry, your boobs are too small.)

What I wanted to say was – "Sorry, your father is too small."

Gasps, funny looks and then finally nervous laughter followed. …but maybe you get the picture.

Thinking about Father’s Day somehow brought this memory back to me. I don’t know why.

What’s your most silly father’s day memory?

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chichi is actually the teat, oppai is boob….