I'm Huge in Japan.

Had this exchange today with one of the 7th grade girls at lunch (I eat with the students, and rotate classes):

her: (gestures at eyes)
me: "uh...eyelashes?"
her: "eyelashes, long."
me: "oh, yes..."
her: (turns to friend next to her) "very cute!"
me: (insert quote from Super Troopers about making a dark man blush) "oh...thanks!"
I think she was surprised I heard her. Her friend was all "say you're welcome!" while she was all "no, no!"

It's good to see my students trying to communicate with me. Ah, to be a middle school student...