• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Domo Arigato!

I thought maybe it was something else cool.... While watching Kill Bill Vol 1, I noticed that Uma Thurman, while meeting Hanzoi for the first time was telling him the words she knew in Japanese, and those were them... oh well. How boring 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
I thought maybe it was something else cool.... While watching Kill Bill Vol 1, I noticed that Uma Thurman, while meeting Hanzoi for the first time was telling him the words she knew in Japanese, and those were them... oh well. How boring 🙂

of course, she was trying to sound like a typical, uninitiated gaijin.
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
I presume gaijin means something along the lines of 'foreigner' or 'american'?

Gaijin = foreign person
Amerikajin/beikokujin = American person

So the extention jin looks to be 'person'. This is easy. I think I could make it in Japan... but probably not.
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
I presume gaijin means something along the lines of 'foreigner' or 'american'?

Gaijin = foreign person
Amerikajin/beikokujin = American person

So the extention jin looks to be 'person'. This is easy. I think I could make it in Japan... but probably not.

nonsense. you've got to start somewhere.

after all, every journey begins with the first step.
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
I presume gaijin means something along the lines of 'foreigner' or 'american'?

Gaijin = foreign person
Amerikajin/beikokujin = American person

So the extention jin looks to be 'person'. This is easy. I think I could make it in Japan... but probably not.

Actually gaijin is short for Gaikokujin.

Now try to figure it out. 😉
 
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
I presume gaijin means something along the lines of 'foreigner' or 'american'?

Gaijin = foreign person
Amerikajin/beikokujin = American person

So the extention jin looks to be 'person'. This is easy. I think I could make it in Japan... but probably not.

Actually gaijin is short for Gaikokujin.

Now try to figure it out. 😉

uhh, person from a distant land?
 
Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
I presume gaijin means something along the lines of 'foreigner' or 'american'?

Gaijin = foreign person
Amerikajin/beikokujin = American person

So the extention jin looks to be 'person'. This is easy. I think I could make it in Japan... but probably not.

nonsense. you've got to start somewhere.

after all, every journey begins with the first step.

Actually, (the spoken language, not the written language) is one of the easiest to learn IMO. Very logically structured and easy to pick up on. I've taken 3 classes of japanese, 5 classes of spanish and 1 class of french. Japanese is soooooooo much easier than the other two. Of course, I took all of these 5 years ago, and haven't used any of the at all since then, so I've forgotten almost everything.
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Originally posted by: Modeps
I presume gaijin means something along the lines of 'foreigner' or 'american'?

Gaijin = foreign person
Amerikajin/beikokujin = American person

So the extention jin looks to be 'person'. This is easy. I think I could make it in Japan... but probably not.

Actually gaijin is short for Gaikokujin.

Now try to figure it out. 😉

uhh, person from a distant land?

koku means country.
 
Back
Top