An embarrassing experience, while visiting China, happened during my younger years. Cantonese is not a native language for me and I hardly speak it at all in the United States. Chinese is a tone base language with different tones used while speaking. If your pronunciation is off by just a bit you could be saying something completely different from what you are intending to say. I remember the first time ordering food at a restaurant in China. I remember when the dish I ordered came it was something completely different from what I really wanted. I tried to let the waiter know that this is not the dish I wanted but just had so much trouble explaining. In the end, I got stuck with what they brought out because I just didn’t know how to say what I really wanted. It was a dish that turned out to be a lot of chicken parts. Not just parts of a chicken that we know. Turns out to be chicken organs and yes it included the tail or butt as well. Yeah, really tasty.

Hello Tomato san, I teach English professionally and can help with your English. I am in Northern California and was born and raised here. My family came from Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture. My Japanese is not really basic so I really like to learn. I can help with your English. I hold a Master's degree in Education and have been teaching in the public school for years.

Hello Hinata san, I can help with your English. I teach English in the public schools and also certified as a teacher. I'm half Japanese with family Osaka prefecture. I was born and raised in the United State so my Japanese is very basic. I can teach you English.

Hello Michi san, I'm from the United States and have been teaching English in public schools for many years. I hold a Master's Degree in Education. I was born and raised here in the US with one of my parents is from Osaka prefecture in Japan. My Japanese is not that good and would love to find a language exchange partner. I can teach English in exchange.

I can help with English. Part of my family is Japanese. Would be nice to connect with someone in Japan. I would be more than happy to chat on Skype.

"Japanese businessmen usually bow to each other in Japan."

" I've picked up a few things from my business trip" or "I've picked up a few things from a business trip"

Hello Harry, Yes, this sentence is correct. Picked up can mean you bought some things during your business trip. It can also mean you learn a few things from the trip.