The Growing List of Strange/Funny/Cute Things My Students Say

elementary school boy: "so did you take a plane every day to go from New York to Chicago for University?"

8 year old elementary school student: "how did you get to Japan from America?"
me: "I walked"
students: "wow!" "really?!" "that's awesome!"

middle school boy: "your eyes are blue"
me: "yes they are"
middle school boy: "why?"
me: "they just are. do you like blue eyes?"
middle school boy: "eh...."

13 year old middle school girl: (during class self-introductions) "my name is ____ ____. I like pornography. nice to meet you."
me: "what?!" (apparently she was saying the name of a band here: Porno Graffitti)

7 year old elementary school boy: "why do the Chinese hate the Japanese?"

7 year old elementary school boy: "do they have brooms in America?"

me: "what is this a picture of?" (holding up photo of Northwestern campus)
elementary school boy: "Tokyo Disneyland!"

middle school girl: "wow, your computer keyboard is only in English! I've never seen that before. It's so strange!"

elementary school student: "how is America different from Japan?"
me: "well, in America we wear our shoes in the house"
elementary school student: "you mean slippers?"
me: "no, I mean shoes"
elementary school student: "wow! so, do you wear your shoes in bed too?"

me: "does anyone have any questions?"
middle school girl: "I love you!!"

middle school student: "are you Hispanic?"

middle school boy: "Houston!!" (as the answer the EVERY question)

13 year old middle school boy: "do you have a boyfriend?"
me: "no"
other 13 year old middle school boy: "what's your type?"
(I've had this same conversation several times in different classes)

me: "who's on the $1 bill?"
middle school girl: "Bush!"

me: "how many US States can you name?"
students: "New York!" "California!" "Hawaii!" "Seattle!" "Grand Canyon!" "Disney World!" "Canada!"
"New Zealand!" "France!" "Kentucky!" (perhaps the most random answer...)

me: "do you have any questions?"
7 year old elementary school students: "do they have monkeys in America?" "do they have crocodiles in America?"

7 year old elementary school boy: "WOW!! America is AWESOME!!" (after seeing my pictures of the NU sorority quads
& my neighborhood in NY)

7 year old elementary school boy: "oh my god! her nose is so big!!!" (every time I walk in the room)

me: "what does 'University' mean?"
middle school students: "Universal Studios Japan!"

middle school boy: "Michael Jordan!" (random guess before start of hangman game)

me: "Disneyland is in California. What is in Florida? It's bigger than Disneyland...."
middle school students: "Disney City!" "Disney Town!" "Disney Country!" "Disney Sea!" "Tokyo Disneyland!"

me: "this is my favorite American movie actor. what's his name?" (holding up picture of Johnny Depp)
middle school students: "Brad Pitt!" "Michael Jackson!"

12 year old elementary school boy: "have you gotten a marriage proposal yet?"