anonymo March 11, 2008 Share anonymo Member March 11, 2008 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7789c2eccd Man...had me laughing pretty hard...honestly I wouldn't put it past Japan to pull something like this, I just highly doubt they could have kept it a secret all this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot March 11, 2008 Share shoot Member March 11, 2008 From what I understand, there are no swear words in Japanese. Anyone? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters March 11, 2008 Share stutters GC Alumni March 11, 2008 hm, and i thought the staff was just friendly and always in good spirits. holy tempura sushi, we've been had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris March 12, 2008 Share Saris Member March 12, 2008 There are no clearly defined Japanese swear words, but it's still possible to swear by stringing certain words together and placing emphasis on the correct words. The entire system of adding titles after names, like -chan, -san, -sama, etc. can be used to insult people as well. One thing foreigners really need to know when going to Japan is to not call anyone by their first name, and especially without -san. To do so either implies you have an intense affliction for the person, like family or lover, or you intend to insult their name. There are also crude ways of speaking Japanese, kind of like talking gangster in English ... sort of .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot March 12, 2008 Share shoot Member March 12, 2008 ... One thing foreigners really need to know when going to Japan is to not call anyone by their first name, and especially without -san. To do so either implies you have an intense affliction for the person, like family or lover, or you intend to insult their name. Saris. Saris. Saris.(no -san) Guess what my feeling is for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo March 12, 2008 Author Share anonymo Member March 12, 2008 There are no clearly defined Japanese swear words, but it's still possible to swear by stringing certain words together and placing emphasis on the correct words. The entire system of adding titles after names, like -chan, -san, -sama, etc. can be used to insult people as well. One thing foreigners really need to know when going to Japan is to not call anyone by their first name, and especially without -san. To do so either implies you have an intense affliction for the person, like family or lover, or you intend to insult their name. There are also crude ways of speaking Japanese, kind of like talking gangster in English ... sort of .... This explains everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerisme March 12, 2008 Share farmerisme Member March 12, 2008 So you are supposed to address them by full name, or only with the last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaftiel March 12, 2008 Share shaftiel Member March 12, 2008 So you are supposed to address them by full name, or only with the last? I think you are suppose to smack them with a Cod fish, then challenge them to get something from the top shelf. That should win them over. Shaftiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly March 13, 2008 Share dragonfly Member March 13, 2008 So you are supposed to address them by full name, or only with the last? I think you are suppose to smack them with a Cod fish, then challenge them to get something from the top shelf. That should win them over. Shaftiel I laughed pretty hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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