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 Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:51 pm
Ano, somewhere I think I read that sticking out your pinky or thumb indicates your talking about someone's girlfriend/boyfriend or something. sweatdrop I barely speak japanese so if someone wants to help a pathetic otaku..? emo
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:30 pm
well what i knOw is that its disrespectful tO put anything On tOp Of rice like fOr example yOu have a japanese friend cOming Over tO eat and then yOu put sOmething like sweet and sOur pOrk On tOp Of their rice bOwl its cOnsidered disrespectful...well i maybe cOnfused with the chinese Or sOme Other culture but yeah please feel free tO cOrrect me if i'm wrOng...
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:44 am
great_adObOman well what i knOw is that its disrespectful tO put anything On tOp Of rice like fOr example yOu have a japanese friend cOming Over tO eat and then yOu put sOmething like sweet and sOur pOrk On tOp Of their rice bOwl its cOnsidered disrespectful...well i maybe cOnfused with the chinese Or sOme Other culture but yeah please feel free tO cOrrect me if i'm wrOng... em... could you type without putting caps for each O, it's quite difficult to read if you're not used to it (like my case, it's extremely difficult for me to read things typed like this v.v )
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:54 am
I have a question. Here in the states that Numa Numa video became wide spread and news networks even covered it, did that video and anyother web videos make it over there. I just think the japanese would be to serious to be crazed by something like a fat guy lip syncing and dancing around, if they were they'd just watch joey from N'sync
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 7:40 pm
H o s h ! k o I just heard that if you point your chop sticks up your flipping off the gods. Haha. When you stick your chopsticks into your food, you're indicating that you're making an offering to them. If you eat the food after you've done that, that's like eating their offering...that's why it's insulting.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:45 am
sticking your foot out and pointing it at people is flipping them off, there wasa wedding where a guy got shot for that.
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:43 pm
I'm a bit confused about the chopsticks in the rice rule. That only applies to sticking your chopsticks into your rice when you're taking a break from eating, correct? So you just lay your chopsticks to the side?
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:33 am
Bleeding_Nose_MacCall I'm a bit confused about the chopsticks in the rice rule. That only applies to sticking your chopsticks into your rice when you're taking a break from eating, correct? So you just lay your chopsticks to the side? un. to the side or on top of your bowl, just not sticking straight up.
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:35 pm
Kaleidoscopic heart Japan has to be the best country in are messed up world. We should really call Japan "Nihon", which I think means "Land of the Rising Sun". I love kimonos, i have one, but it's not a real one, it's silky and Asian though *purrs* Silk... sweatdrop It's hard to walk in geta sandals too, ugh. Anyone ever tried a real kimono? With all the belts and stuff? I have I play a japanese person for the SCA. There's more to it than you think. =] Like the way the Obi is tied and the way you have to fold the flaps of the Kimono. (Right over left. Left over right means your dead. It's only done at funerals or something) And you are suppose to wear a kosode underneth it and all kinds of other jazz.
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:50 pm
Alan the Great Kaleidoscopic heart Japan has to be the best country in are messed up world. We should really call Japan "Nihon", which I think means "Land of the Rising Sun". I love kimonos, i have one, but it's not a real one, it's silky and Asian though *purrs* Silk... sweatdrop It's hard to walk in geta sandals too, ugh. Anyone ever tried a real kimono? With all the belts and stuff? I have I play a japanese person for the SCA. There's more to it than you think. =] Like the way the Obi is tied and the way you have to fold the flaps of the Kimono. (Right over left. Left over right means your dead. It's only done at funerals or something) And you are suppose to wear a kosode underneth it and all kinds of other jazz. It's right over left? I read it was the other way around. sweatdrop It turns out I told my shin'yuu the wrong thing and drew all my pictures with kimonos wrong! crying domokun I'd still like to say thanks, though. xd
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:51 am
I read somewhere that they have special trains for women to ride to protect them from sexual predators. And someone told me in vending machines they have all kinds of things, ever used womens underwear.
I don't know if that's true so feel free to correct me.
When you give someone a gift, what would be the best thing?
Could you give someone lotion or soap or something like that, or would that offend the person?
Oh, and I heard that it's considered insulting to say 'you' to someone.
Like asking 'Hi Yuki, how are you?' instead you say 'Hi Yuki, how is Yuki?'.
I don't know if that's right or not, so correct me if need be.
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:59 am
Roy Ketchup I read somewhere that they have special trains for women to ride to protect them from sexual predators. And someone told me in vending machines they have all kinds of things, ever used womens underwear.
I don't know if that's true so feel free to correct me.
When you give someone a gift, what would be the best thing?
Could you give someone lotion or soap or something like that, or would that offend the person?
Oh, and I heard that it's considered insulting to say 'you' to someone.
Like asking 'Hi Yuki, how are you?' instead you say 'Hi Yuki, how is Yuki?'.
I don't know if that's right or not, so correct me if need be. There are special cars on most trains just for women (not entire trains). Sometimes that's only from a certain time, and other times it's 24 hours (well, if the train itself were to run for 24 hours...). The vast majority vending machines have drinks (or cigarettes). I've never seen a women's underwear vending machine, but maybe I just wasn't looking in the right place. When you say gift, do you mean like an omiyage (as opposed to a birthday present or something)? As a foreigner, it's usually nice to give things specific to where you come from. I can't really say if lotion or soap would offend them (I doubt most people would get too offended, if it's something you're bringing from home, but they might not use the really scented lotions). While you're living in Japan, sweets usually make good omiyage (and there are numerous places you can buy them just for that purpose). And yeah, when it comes to words for "you," just don't use them. There's rarely ever a reason to (except maybe in speeches/writing to a general audience) and there's a large possibility you could offend someone (as my teacher said, even if they understand you're a foreigner, there's still a gut reaction that might not be so pleasant). You don't always have to say their name though either, because you can omit the subject of a sentence all together, but if you need to refer to them, use their name (and a suffix, generally).
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:59 pm
Saaku Well, I don't know much, but I know a few table manners. For example it's considered extremely rude to waste rice and soy sause, so when pouring soy sause to eat with i.e. sushi, don't put more than you think you'll use. And don't leave any rice left in your bowl/ dish. You should not stick the chopsticks in anyfood, and definatly not in rice because that is only done in a funeral ceremony. oh and when you eat sushi not use too much wasabi or it will offend the sushi chef. and when you are done eating at a resturant you should try to arragne everything as the way they served it to you. Everywhere in japan people will bow when they meet. Bow back. There are many festivals and holidays, such as girl's day and Christmas. the japanese don't have beds, they sleep on futons and store them away in the day time, giving multiple rooms multiple uses. The use cushions, or zabutons, to sit on. Kotastu are low wooden tables that are atached to quilts and a foot hearter is under the bed to warm feet while the people are eating. A japanese folklore is that a big bird god(i forget name) scooped up a bunch of land and spread it out, making the islands of japan. but i think the scientists said is was a volcano which sputtered chunks of rock big enouch to be islands. I forgot.(sorry sweatdrop ) thre are honorifics in japanese language that show respect. San- Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, ect Sama- Higher level than san and confers great respect. Dono- From the word tono which is lord Higher level than sama and confers utmost respect. kun-used after boy's names to express familiarty or endearment. Also used by men among friends, or when addressing some one of a lower status. Chan:Used to express endearment, mostly towards girls. Used among pets, little boys, and among lovers. Sence of childish cuteness. Bozu: Japanese equvilant to kid or squirt. Kohai:Used among people when addressing others of a lower status. Sempai: Used by people of lower status when talking to people of higher status. Sensei: Means one who's come before. Used for doctors, teachers, or masters of a profession. : When someone addresses someone else without an honourific, that means they are close and they have that privilage. Used among family and very close friends. If the person didnot earn the privilage it can be very insulting. Hope this helps! biggrin
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:53 pm
wafflemania the japanese don't have beds, they sleep on futons and store them away in the day time, giving multiple rooms multiple uses. The use cushions, or zabutons, to sit on. Kotastu are low wooden tables that are atached to quilts and a foot hearter is under the bed to warm feet while the people are eating. This depends on the person/family. I slept in a bed, and most of my friends and their host families slept in beds. My bed, however, did have a futon on top of it, but some of my friends just had sheets like we have here. Couches and chairs are also very common. The cushions would mostly be used in tatami mat rooms, which many houses do have, but most of them also have western-style rooms and furnishings.
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:03 pm
a rather silly cultural note that I find interesting is that supposedly when Japanese people point to their selves (in order to ask if they are the one being spoken to) they point to their nose while in America we seem to point to our chest or just face in general...
also in America we have that saying if your nose itches someone is talking about you, but in Japan if you sneeze then someone is talking about you...
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