This thread is for the discussion of the language, culture, travel, daily life, etc. of Japan. Let's tark at randam in Japanese and English. Take it easy!
We're glad to have you here, but I think you got up too early this morning.
Camden James
A simple yes or no would do
Austin Nelson
>morning God, I wish it was.
Only 9PM here.
Kayden Allen
It is because I fell asleep too early last night.
Hudson Edwards
キンタマみてえな口しやがって
Kayden King
I hope it snows when I come to Japan. I bet it's top comfy.
Jose Morales
ahhh sat in a nice open air onsen surrounded by snow and several naked women
Parker Sanchez
How long did it take you to learn Japanese?
Jordan Smith
>ahhh sat in a nice open air onsen I love that, been to one in Sweden. >surrounded by snow Yet to try that, sounds lovely. >and several naked women Sugoi monogatari, aniki.
Jacob Wood
South part of Japan can't deal with snow well. For example, public transportation are delay and stop. It's not good for travel.
I know you guys put a lot of honor in your public transport systems being on time, but the rest of the world is actually used to delays whenever snow happens...
Christian King
hikakin sama ga daisuki desu ka? x'D
Daniel Thompson
>refugee war breaks out in Europe after I leave I get to stay away from the fight and probably survive >refugee war breaks out in Europe before I leave I get to kill rapefugees with a machete.
I don't know what I want the most.
Ethan Anderson
蜚蠊
Isaac Scott
how come you fucking retards are so smart and yet use chopsticks to eat rice? it doesn't make sense, are you fucking with us?
Samuel Cooper
They have this thing called a "spoon".
Josiah Brooks
When that was delayed, trains are like the hell because of congestion and humidity. It's not comfy at all. And many cars crush because they don't have tires for snow.
Gavin Garcia
im not saying this happened, im saying thats my idea of being comfy in japan
Hunter Myers
Well, I'm used to weather like this. So to me, it's not really a problem.
The way you presented it made it sound like you'd done it.
Nolan Lopez
What city it was?
Joseph Thompson
yesterday i had a makeshift thanksgiving dinner with 2 japanese exchange students. since i lived in a house, i cooked them some fresh food, which i thought was complete shit. but they have to eat cafeteria food, and at least my food isn't month-old frozen vegetables and meat.
we talked about a lot of things, and one thing that i keep thinking about is when one of them sneezed and i said bless you (i was raised catholic, so it's an automatic response).
we got into a discussion about that and christian religion, and the girls said that saying "bless you" and other christian stuff is "cool." and they said that in japan no one says anything when you sneeze, but here in the west people say something and they like it because it feels like people care about them, e.g. more compassionate.
of course i didn't tell them that stuff like that is drilled into us catholics as a children, usually with slaps on the hand.
/blog post
Joshua Taylor
Copenhagen. But this happens to the entirety Denmark pretty much every year.
Joshua Mitchell
National Geographic reports that during the plague of AD 590, "Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession. Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ("God bless you"), since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague."[7] By AD 750, it became customary to say "God bless you" as a response to one sneezing
Jack Cox
my family was catholic not protestant.
fuck off with that history shit.
Lucas Cooper
nice historical knowledge there considering protestantism didnt exist until the 1500s
Jacob Bennett
>look at me I'm a special religious snowflake
Chase Young
do you have that joke about >catholics wrote the bible >but protestants actually read it
whatever the joke is wasted on your autism.
well see that's the thing, i'm not religious now, but i have a religious upbringing and habits.
usually i keep this stuff low-key, because at best it's of no interest to anyone in the US and at worst people will find a reason to make fun of it.
but japanese find that kind of thing fascinating. like, beyond the western weddings in christian churches. they asked me about sunday school, like what i was taught. they thought it was supplemental school for math/science/reading. and the idea of going to mass every sunday too. they asked stuff like "EVERY sunday? forever?" and how long i spent in church. they didn't like the idea of waking up early every weekend.
just ordinary shit like that is extraordinary to them. it's a good thing they were fluent in english, i don't think i could explain it to them with my current level of japanese.
oh i see, some people thought she was having an orgasm because the vibrations from the train can cause some women to orgasm just like sitting on a washing machine or tumble dryer
Kevin Ramirez
>イタリア語では「健康」で答える事。
分かりません、この文法まだ勉強しませんでした。 英語で話せるか?
Austin Reyes
Healthという意味だ 明日にも出会えたら、宗教は話したいんだ。 どうだ、賛成かい
Adrian Sullivan
It is natural. Nobody want to sleep with a woman like that.
In general, You are said nothing after you sneeze in Japan, You might be said "take care of yourself" if the symptoms are hard though.
Ayden Sanders
That's only catholics though so it's good you didn't mislead them by generalizing it based off your experience. I say bless you and no one reamed it into me. I just naturally noticed social conventions.
Jacob Bennett
>That's only catholics though
yeah, and not all catholics really. my family is hardcore catholic though.
every church we pass (except for this one presbyterian church near my high school), my mother closes her eyes and does the sign of the cross. even while driving.
that shit will never not make have a heart attack. i usually sit in the back because of this.
Hunter Flores
Daily burgerhue thread
Jason Johnson
おはようお前ら
Alexander Harris
goddav
Colton Wilson
How would you literally translate sumimasen?
Aiden Taylor
Depends on the situation. Could be "sorry", "excuse me, "pardon me", etc.