Friday, December 28, 2018
Oh, Ok
Zさん:"Sometimes romaji can be much more pragmatic than ひらがな and カタカナ。For romaji, if one pronounces the letter 'O', then one's mouth forms the shape of the letter 'O'. I have never seen anyone form their mouth in the shape of 'お', or even 'オ'."
Friday, December 21, 2018
Small Namesake
Aさん:「Hi, Zさん。I'd like you to meet my new girlfriend, Allison.」
Allison:"Nice to meet you."
Zさん:"Nice to meet you too. So... do you have a cousin, クモちゃん?"
Aさん:「。。。」
Allison:"Nice to meet you."
Zさん:"Nice to meet you too. So... do you have a cousin, クモちゃん?"
Aさん:「。。。」
Friday, December 14, 2018
Pachelbel's Canon
Zさん:"Ever notice how deeply engrained "Pachelbel's Canon" is in the Japanese musical psyche? It is heard in loudspeakers of almost all department stores and train stations. Innumerable J-POP songs pilfered the chord progression, and layered it with lovelorn lyrics. The funny thing is, most Japanese people realize this and don't seem to mind! I guess if you find something that works, don't reinvent the wheel of fifths."
Friday, December 7, 2018
Petting Zoo
Zさん:“This place is bizarre! None of the animals have genders! Gender-less ponies, gender-less pigs, gender-less goats, even this chicken! 変かな!”
Aさん:「ルースターかな。。。」
Zさん:“... Exactly!”
Aさん:「ルースターかな。。。」
Zさん:“... Exactly!”
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