Rotary part deux

Had to give a 15 minute speech in japanese in front of the rotary club of Shibushu town tonight, that stuff was funny. Started out with a terrible joke: in which state in the US do people have the best teeth? (most people say Ohio for some reason), the answer is hawaii which means "teeth are good" in japanese. oh dear. followed it up with some sentimental annecdotes about international understanding and my impressions of japan, which they requested but (as is usually the case) they didnt really care about what I was talking about. Indeed they were more about asking what kind of food and japanese women we like (as well as the odd question like how do i feel about the emperor (a joke?) and will I eat american beef when I go home?...) such a speech loving place, for real. and im so souped up on caffeine right now, its crazy.