Hentai Students

As anime fans probably know, 'hentai' means 'pervert' in Japanese. It appears to be my students favorite thing to call one another (along with 'gorilla').

While students were working in groups during class, one girl randomly asks me, "Do you like bananas?"

Well, not especially. Although I do love banana bread and banana cake. And I recently discovered the joy that is banana pancakes.

"Do you like chupa chups?'

Chupa Chups remind me of Spain, so of course I like them. But are we discussing food or are these girls using thinly veiled euphemisms to be inappropriate? By their giggles, I'm leaning toward inappropriate. So to re-establish my teacher-ness I correct their pronunciation of 'chupa chup'. Hey, they're Spanish (and from the word chupar, making them an even dirtier reference than the kids probably realized). Then I walk away, as this conversation can only get worse.

After class, one of the girls from this group starts again with, "I like bananas. Do you like bananas."

Once again I explain how I enjoy baked goods containing bananas, but not bananas themselves. But I'm still thinking that they aren't talking about food. My suspicions are confirmed by the next question.

"Do you like sausages?"

This bit was accompanied by gestures that definitely suggest they were not talking about food. So I tell them that they're being incredibly inappropriate, but of course my English goes over their heads and I'm left no recourse than to simply walk away. Darn perverted eighth grade girls. How am I supposed to respond to crap like this?