Items you miss from Japan when outside of Japan

[Golgo_13]

Originally posted by Old School
Watching Tensai Bakabon on TV

That was a hysterical show. Like the "Simpsons" in the States

Did you ever see "Osomatsu-kun" by the same creators of Bakabon? A story about sextuplets. Also very funny

 

[Old School]

Yeah, Bakabon was my favourite show (Urusei Yatsura a close scond). You can't beat a character like "Unagi Inu" (Dog Eel). His house was half on land and half in the river so both of his parents could visit him.

I didn't get a chance to see Osomatsu-kun though.

 

[Karri]

The things I miss about Japan when I leave are the people, speaking japanese, the food, chu-hi, j-pop, Ayumi Hamasaki, japanese commercials that sometime do not make sense to me, and other things

 

[Golgo_13]

Originally posted by Karri
The things I miss about Japan when I leave are the people, speaking japanese, the food, chu-hi, j-pop, Ayumi Hamasaki, japanese commercials that sometime do not make sense to me, and other things

Then you've been in Japan for too long.

 

[j codec]

No doubt:
ANY food in Japan and vending machines.
It's hard to find any food in the US that is even *near* the quality of food in Japan (in Tokyo, anyway).

 

[Flashjeff]

Karaoke clubs and those wild and crazy TV commercials!

 

[Flashjeff]

Pink Lady! Hot damn! Now you're talkin'! Yo, Buntaro! If you haven't already done so, then swing by my website for your Mie and Kei fix:

WELCOME TO PINK LADY AMERICA!

As for Pink Lady & Jeff, it wasn't exactly must see TV (I have the entire series on DVD), but it had a certain sort of goofy charm. AND, the girls sang "UFO" in the third episode!

 

[Buntaro]

Hi flashjeff!

A Pink Lady DVD? Wow!

Do you know if there are any Pink Lady songs being shared on the internet?

 

[Golgo_13]

I miss the evening "Yomise" in the summers during a holiday. Venders line up a street (traffic-stopped) near a Buddhist Temple and sell stuff like Takoyaki, cotton candy, goldfish catching booths, etc. I like the atmosphere.

The closest thing that I've found in the U.S. is the San Genaro festival in Little Italy in New York. Venders line up Mulberry Street and the whole place smells like grilled Italian sausage.

 

[n_ostling]

hi, i'm new.
i definitely miss the food. i miss all the yummy restaurants and even the "Family Restaurant". I miss japanese new year, and all of the delisous Osechi food and Omatsuri, the summer festival. oh, the beautiful fireworks, too. all sorts of things i miss from japan!!

 

[Golgo_13]

Welcome totoro!

Where in Japan did you live? For how long? WHat did you do there?

Sorry, I ask too many questions.

 

[n_ostling]

i was born there actually. i've been in tokyo chiba and nagoya. i'm not really swedish despite the flag. does everybodys flag represent their nationality? if so, oops.

 

[Golgo_13]

So are you a Japanese national living now in Sweden?

Vi talar Swenke, ja?

 

[Bluebird]

Hehe perfect Swedish there Golgo-san, exept it's supposed to be "svenska".
Totoro-san, I don't know how much Swedish you know but I'm currently trying to teach myself Japanese and it would be great if you could teach me some in exchange for some Swedish. (I'm sorry if you already speak Swedish, or don't know Japanese). Anyway let me know if you're interested, ne.

 

[budd]

certain magazines

 

[Golgo_13]

Originally posted by Bluebird
Hehe perfect Swedish there Golgo-san, exept it's supposed to be "svenska".

Thanks! Actually I knew that but I was tired so I mis-typed.

Do you drive a Volvo or a SAAB?

I drive a cheap Toyota

 

[Bluebird]

Thanks! Actually I knew that but I was tired so I mis-typed.
Do you drive a Volvo or a SAAB?
I drive a cheap Toyota

Hehe Unfortunately I don't have a drivers license but as I still live at home with my parents I can tell you that we used to have a cheap Volvo some time ago. My dad has baught a Dodge from USA though.
Speaking of Swedish, my aunt had japanese student living with them for one year a few years ago. She learnt Swedish well enough during that time to speak mostly fluently, and even write letters back in Swedish after she had returned to Japan. I'm trying to get in contact with her right now to make her teach me Japanese that I recently found a liking for ^_^

Japanese for busy people窶堙??堙冷?堙ｱ窶堋ｫ窶堙･窶堋､窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ。 <- Might be totaly wrong, but I'm learning by myself. (Oh, and I don't know any kanji exept for a few :l )
ﾅｽ窶樞?堙坂?愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｪ窶啌窶堋ｵ窶堙｣窶堋､窶堋ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶堙冷?堙ｱ窶堋ｫ窶堙･窶堋､窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙懌?堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。
Please tell me if these sentences are correct.

(Sorry for hijacking this thread)

 

[Golgo_13]

Bluebird,

Your sentences came out like

ﾅｽ窶樞?堙坂?愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｪ窶啌窶堋ｵ窶堙｣窶堋､窶堋ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶堙冷?堙ｱ窶堋ｫ窶堙･窶堋､窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堙懌?堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。

So I have no answer. Please try again.

 

[Bluebird]

Hmm. I use this program called JWPce to write in japanese, so I just copied and pasted it to IE...
Test:
abc&aring;&auml;&ouml;
ﾆ谷ﾆ耽ﾆ谷ﾆ段
窶堙絶?堙ｧ窶堋ｪ窶堙
ﾅ?ﾂｿﾅｽﾅ｡
How was that?
I can see my own text and others once I change to Japanese encoding in IE. Strange.

Edit: Catch you tomorrow though, I'm off to bed now. Dewa, ashita ni.

 

[budd]

it's fine.
and
http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~hirata-m/rojo/anime/anpan.jpg
http://mypage.naver.co.jp/gonn223/gazou/sya/52.jpg

 

[Golgo_13]

Originally posted by Bluebird
Hmm. I use this program called JWPce to write in japanese, so I just copied and pasted it to IE...
Test:
abc&aring;&auml;&ouml;
ﾆ谷ﾆ耽ﾆ谷ﾆ段
窶堙絶?堙ｧ窶堋ｪ窶堙
ﾅ?ﾂｿﾅｽﾅ｡
How was that?
I can see my own text and others once I change to Japanese encoding in IE. Strange.

Edit: Catch you tomorrow though, I'm off to bed now. Dewa, ashita ni.

Nope, still came out

abc&aring;&auml;&ouml;
ﾆ谷ﾆ耽ﾆ谷ﾆ段
窶堙絶?堙ｧ窶堋ｪ窶堙
ﾅ?ﾂｿﾅｽﾅ｡

I don't know why. Kanji shows up my screen in other posts on this forum at other times.

Oyasuminasaaaai!

 

[budd]

right click
choose encoding
unclick auto select
choose japanese auto select or jis
lemme know if that doesn't work
good luck

 

[Golgo_13]

Me or Bluebird? I didn't work for me. LOL!

 

[まりも玉]

WHen I was in Canada , I missed
ﾂ?｡hot kairo(ﾆ築ﾆ鍛ﾆ谷ﾆ辰ﾆ陳債）
ﾂ?｡soaking the bath tab
ﾂ?｡sleeping on the train ( none was sleeping!!)
ﾂ?｡saying [itadakimasu] and [gotisousama]

 

[Golgo_13]

Originally posted by 窶堙懌?堙ｨ窶堙?窶ｹﾃ
WHen I was in Canada , I missed
ﾂ?｡hot kairo(ﾆ築ﾆ鍛ﾆ谷ﾆ辰ﾆ陳債）
ﾂ?｡soaking the bath tab
ﾂ?｡sleeping on the train ( none was sleeping!!)
ﾂ?｡saying [itadakimasu] and [gotisousama]

How about saying "Tadaima" when you came home?