i nearly spluttered upon readin this:
In Japan people think it rude to say "you"..
oh really? what i can recall from my very limited knowledge of the japanese language is:
1. there are two ways to say "you" - o-kia sa-ma and a-na-ta
2. o-kia sa-ma - when addressin a stranger; or more specifically, the higher being's
3. a-na-ta - when addressin someone of equal status; or more specificially, the lower being's
i was spoken to by some jap cow once who assumed that *all* wee islander's speak jap:
"blah incomprehensible yadda *a-na-ta* blah more incomprehensible yadda"
it took an enormous effort on my part not to remind her of those mushroom clouds extend the finger. i pissed her off with an equally rude but louder reply of "wait!" [cho-to]. instead of "a moment please" [cho-to ma-te ku-da-sai].
bunch of ill-mannered hypocrite's. all those endless round's of bowing's are but a mere fuckin show.
as enscribed by the letter b @ August 2, 2005 07:01 AM | someone's pingedta Alice :)
as blahed by the letter b @ August 2, 2005 12:19 PMWell, b, looks like you got the first XOOP on this little gem.
as blahed by "Alice" @ August 2, 2005 11:43 AM