How do you pronounce Ys?

[Ascended Mermaid]

I have no room to talk, but shouldn't it be gaikokujin? Even then, you'd have to add "who doesn't know how to pronounce their words right".

Either way, gaijin and gaikokujin are very vague, general terms. In that context, it's ignorant (not you, and no offense meant by this statement) to the possibility of people such as wyrdwad and Deuce having any knowledge and experience in Japanese language and culture.

This is just pure beginner speculation, however. (That's why I said earlier, I really have no room to talk.)

[Falcom Director of Fanservice]

You pronounce it Es-STAIR-ree-ah.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Wait wait wait... the Japanese will *isolate* and *stare at* me? Sweet! People are more likely to leave me alone out there, if I've read this crazy thing right. X) Which of course still, yeah... as long as I don't suffer from pufferfish poisoning one day, or teach kids, I'll be fine. *still ponders alternative job markets*

[Justin]

The Gaijin Smash ha ha, almost makes me want to live there. I have always wanted to go to Japan, but its very expensive, and my companion is really "meat and potatoes". To get her to go anywhere Asia would be very difficult. I could go alone I guess, but I would be so damn lost.

How much should I save for a good 1 week trip to Japan??

[Ascended Mermaid]

Kids hounding me... define. What should I expect that is different or more pressuring than taking care of my own nieces and nephew?

[Ascended Mermaid]

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Wow, so that is a very real possibility. Here I thought my old friend (I.E. not spoken to since I left) was kidding. (To him it's "a thousand years of pain" or something; whatever's in Naruto.) But penis questions too? What do they teach their kids at such young ages?

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Did they eh... kancho you too?

Not to mention I'm pretty much a mop head, but I have a sensitive scalp. I'm sure if that happened, I'd be itching like mad by the end of the day.

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Is it possible to teach in a more mature classroom? X)

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If nothing else, I'll just wear a pillow underneath, heheh.

A thousand years of pain...

[Ascended Mermaid]

Bahaha... that makes the most sense. I think I'll do that. Woo!

Yay for Jager bombs... or in this case, Jager Monsters... X)

[Musa-Revived]

Hah, at least you caucasian "Gaijins" have it easier in Japan, especially Americans. Japanese, in reality are a bunch of xenophobic people, but some of them do look up to Americans and are more "forgiving" to them (blame it on WW2 or something).

Some of them look down on the lesser Asian countries like Taiwan, Thailand etc. And some of them really hate the Chinese from China.

I was in Japan for a trip just a few months ago and boy, they sure looked at me funny whenever I speak to my trip buddy in English. I mean, if you're white, the Japanese know you are a Gaijin and at most, they'll just ogle at you for a bit while thinking "ah, there's a white Gaijin over there, hope he won't ask me for directions in English.."

The funny thing is because I'm Asian and Chinese in blood, there were times Japanese mistook me for a Japanese and asked me stuff in Japanese. Then I'd say that I'm a foreigner and they'll give me the "look".

The worst time was when me and my friends were looking around for a place to eat in Akihabara. We were at this huge electronics building called Yodobashi (or was it Big Camera?). Anyway, we found a restaurant that's wasn't as full as the rest and my Southeast Asian Chinese friend went in asking for seats for 6. He spoke in fluent Japanese but the damn
waitress took one look at him and said "Sorry, I don't understand" in Japanese!
What the hell? We were denied seats because were fugging gaigokujins! (Note that all of us were Asian, none Caucasian)

[Ascended Mermaid]

dude, I'm drunk now. Woo, I sway like the brass... grass... I cant read jcn jkcn much but I can see kinda swaying that my apostrophes and my fingers are off the keys... terribly. I wow, am so hammers....... I am overlous ly off keys.... shit... I can't seee trasist... straight... wow, I scan skiina spell... shit,,, I should gert off... shorry dude.

Be back later...

Edit: I think I meant to say last night, "cool dude!". Somehow it became this weird conversation about anal seepage and being drunk. X)

[Justin]

Jul 12, 2008 1:51:10 GMT -5 Ascended Mermaid said:

dude, I'm drunk now. Woo, I sway like the brass... grass... I cant read jcn jkcn much but I can see kinda swaying that my apostrophes and my fingers are off the keys... terribly. I wow, am so hammers....... I am overlous ly off keys.... shit... I can't seee trasist... straight... wow, I scan skiina spell... shit,,, I should gert off... shorry dude.

Be back later...

Edit: I think I meant to say last night, "cool dude!". Somehow it became this weird conversation about anal seepage and being drunk. X)

He He it appears you took my advice after all.

[Ascended Mermaid]

*nods* It was fun, I made friends with my sister's friend -- who is a guitarist -- and I became the lead singer for Anal Seepage. X) I was still announcing the band name in my death metal voice when I woke up. My throat's been hoarse all day today, so I don't think I'll be singing anytime soon; but at least now we have something. My quarter-brother (no blood relation at all; he's "related to me" simply by being related to my sisters, on their father's side) may be the lead drummer.

[FM-77AV]

I thought japanese doods hated american doods. All I've read points to that. Which is next to nothing. I am basing my thoughts on very little, and I really could care less about any of that. I stand here, completely unintersted in the subject. Which is an off topic one, at best.

So, here I deliver it. The spam.

Of today.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Dood... you need to let doods be doods... are you a bad enough dood?

Honestly, if they hate Americans, that's good enough for me. They could hate every last country and then some, I'd still go.

Japan
From 1641 to 1853, Japan had a policy of exclusion of virtually all foreigners (not merely an avoidance of foreign relations), known as 'national closure', or sakoku. In the early 19th century, Mito scholars advocated jôi, the forceful expulsion of 'barbarians', though almost none existed there. By the middle of the 19th century, with outside pressure mounting, some Japanese scholars and leaders tied 'Western Learning' and 'Nativist Studies' (kokugaku) to a goal of nation building.[2] Nihonjinron, a widely popular type of nonfiction literature emerging in the second half of the 20th century, has been described as xenophobic,[3] though most of the works in the genre lack this element.

On topic: I pronounce Ys and Adol husband and wife. X)

[Ascended Mermaid]

Oh god, I hope very much so that your crazy train lady is NOTHING like my american crazy bus lady.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Haha, I'll be looking forward to it. One of these days, I'll share the experience about the crazy bus lady in Texas too -- she was very, very weird.

[Justin]

Jul 13, 2008 12:42:52 GMT -5 Wyrdwad said:

Nowadays, the Japanese LOVE Americans. Americans are cool and hip, as is the English language (which is why you see so much Engrish, and hear so many English/Engrish lines in Japanese pop music). It's only the elderly Japanese - the ones who fought in WWII - who tend to still have any enmity toward Americans. And even most of the elderly I met over there were really friendly.

Except for the crazy train lady. I'll have to tell you all my crazy train lady anecdote sometime. It's one of the greatest Japan stories I have.

-Tom

I am not surprised, as my Grandma still detests Germans big time. I come from a very British family, and I have gotten to hear all sorts of crazy stories over the years. All her friends even hate the Americans still, because they came in at the very end and claimed all the glory. It was a crazy world and I for one am very glad we didn't live through it.


Maggot, I didn't know you were into the Metal. I play guitar as well, and its my next favorite hobby besides video games. You know whats sweet, Japanese metal. If you every get a chance, check out the Japanese ESP guitars website and listen for a bit. Its like Sailor Moon tunes on steroids!

[michaelchaoslord]

Japans loves us? I thought everyone in the world hates America, even some Americans hate America....for some reason. Well if they like us that is great, cause I love japan too....well not particularly fond of their history(Don't care much for samurai, even though I know Eishin-Ryu the art of quick draw and likey swords, I hoped I spelled that right), I do like some of their current stuff even thought most of it is not translated. Is it true all the school girls in Japan wear mini skirts cause my friend won't shut up about it and it is bothering me cause most of their media (mostly games and anime) the girls were such fashion, surely its not true, right? I pronounce Ys as Wise.

[michaelchaoslord]

Okay, I was just curious and just wanted to know if it was true or not cause I didn't wanted it to be a Japanese stereotype kind of thing. It doesn't bother me I think Cute is sexy too! I'm still calling Ys wise cause for years I called it that way until recently after hearing the PCE intros, but eventually it will have to change though.

[Musa-Revived]

Hell, Japanese school girls are awesome in mini-skirts. And some of them actually flaunt their stuff when walking up stairs or escalators. No wonder Japanese men are horny...