Zhang [Zhiyi] says that one of her methods of learning the English language was listening to Eminem, which apparently led to some embarrassing situations. She said "I don't always know what he is talking about, so I write down the lyrics and repeat them. Later, I understood how rude they were.
from Gaijinsmash.net:
One day out of the blue, Small Wonder turns to me and the Australian guy and asks "What does '7th Heaven' mean?"
...A cheesy show on the WB that has somehow eluded the cancellation hook?
All jokes aside, we tried to explain that it meant something really good, like how eating a slice of New York cheesecake might put you in 7th Heaven or something. Small Wonder asks us if its a common phrase. We tell her no, we don't really use it that often.
"Oh," she says, "so I guess I can't really use "take her to 7th heaven with your new monster tool!" in any English conversations, can I?"
...For the love of God, PLEASE stop trying to pick up colloquial English from spam email titles. No good can ever come from this.
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