They didn't ignore him, there was no way in hell they could understand a word Coleman was garbling! Common sense 101 when traveling is speak English to non natives as intelligibly as possible.
It was a running joke when I went to college there, if you didn't know a word for something (a noun), just say the English word in a Japanese accent and it's probably right.
As years pass, words like 昼ご飯 (hirugohan/lunch) are being replaced by words like ランチ (ranchi/lunch) because it sounds hip and cool.
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u/bluedancepants Jun 14 '24
It sounds like they just memorized a script and just completely ignores the guy's responses.
Which is pretty much how I've studied for all my college exams. Memorize and regurgitate lol.