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did the girl say how she learned japanese? didnt she say someone gave her a how to book? i could be totally wrong..

but if that is what she said maybe hiro gave it to her in the past when he tried to go back n save her?

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Great catch.

I totally overlooked this. She told Hiro and Ando that she got a japanese phrasebook for "her birthday about 6 months ago and just started poking through it last week".

Given that Hiro appeared in her b'day photo at the end of the episode, it's likely that he's the one who gave it to her.

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<font color="white">In IMDB the girl that plays Tina (Texas Tina) is listed as appearing in 7 episodes, one of which is titled "Six Months Ago"</font>

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Texas Tina is Nikki's friend.