Japanglish Quiz

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All your base are belong to us!

Here are some I know..

after service
gasoline stand
fried potato
minus ion
morning call
free dial
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Re: Japanglish Quiz

I think the "salaryman" in japan is a particular type of worker. He's the always-busy one you can see with his dark suit and suitcase in the crowded streets of the big cities of japan. A salaryman is someone who works as an employee in a firm I think... it's pretty hard to define, although I have a precise idea of what it is..


Hotel specially designed for people to meet in discretion and... well... everything is in its name! It's usually not very expensive, so young people can afford it. Married men with their mistresses also...


It's a "style". "gal" is usually used for "girl" I think, and a Kogal is a girl who wears particular clothes. There are different types of Kogals, some are "dark" (thanks to UV) others are "white" (and protect themselves from sun very carefully. Usually, they wear flashy (and Kawaï) clothes and accessories.

In fact I find it difficult to find precise words to define exactly the terms you quoted... It's an interesting quizz! :wink:

Good attempts so far.

The salaryman IS the businessman in the grey suit that follows the dictates of his boss, works long hours, vacations at company resorts, and drinks with his co-workers. Sometimes he goes home.

The kogal (kohgaaru) Is that typical high school girl often with reddish hair and perhaps with some unsavory habits. "Ko" is an abbreviation for kokoseito highschool student and "gal" is for girl. Dozens of magazines (and films) are devoted to the phenomonen.

A Love Hotel. Normally when two itinerant lovers try to locate a place to practice their tryst, they search for something remote and quiet. In Japan, these places are gaudy and loud. They look like some kind of disney reject architecture, with flashing signs and cheap facades. You drive up to them and there is a garage door that opens, you drive in and it closes. You pass some money through a decreet window and carry on. Actually, they are cheaper than most normal hotels and you can check in anytime of the day. So if you are traveling and want to stay, you don't need to check the drawer for a Gideon's.


A gasoline stand is a gas/petrol stations. Here service personnel still come to your car and fill the tank (self-service is very rare), check your oil, air and wash windows. Reminds me of that scene in ?'Back to the Future' when Marty is trying to figure out what hell just happened. If you spend more time, go in and get a complimentary cup of coffee, which in a cafe will cost you mega bucks. Figure gas about 4 times what you pay in the States.

I think ?'free dial' is toll free call. ?'Morning call' is wake up call at a hotel? Fried potato is french fries. I don't know ?'minus ion'

A Sunday carpenter is not a christian. Education Mom is not a teacher. Kitchen drunk is not a plumbing fixture. An autobai is not a carport. But interesting choices.

Here are a couple more. What are these?
?'Plus driver' and ?'minus driver'. Actually, I like these names and sometimes use them here in the US, but nobody knows what I am talking about, Oh well.

?'key money'

?'winkers'

?'police box'

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3LDK is a kind of residence

Education Mom is a kind of relationship

Autobai is a type of vehicle

Escalator girl is a kind of job

Paper driver is sort of an incapacity, or qualification

Kitchen drunk is type a pastime

Cram school is a kind of undue pressure or future hope

This is interesting..

sushi

Key money, reikin, is the money you give your landlord just for the fun of paying rent.

By police box you mean koban, desho ka?

Where abouts in Japan are you?

You mean me?
Here..

japanglish
hi there , satt_fs !
i think i recognize you just right of center .
hbg

That video was too funny.

Kyoto, eh? Must have been really beautiful with the hanami.

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In the center we have a guest house..


(4/22/2006)

japanglish
thanks for confirming the sighting , satt_fs !
hbg

This is a sight seen in a few minutes on foot from the place shown in the Google Earth..


(4/22)

Yea, cherry blossoms. They make me happy.