BettyMayo
Posted by harvey in Culture on 30. Oct, 2005 | Comments Off
I went to a New Half bar over the weekend. Another first in the life of me. http://www.bettymayo.com A new-half （ニューハーフ）, is a transsexual in Japanese. I have heard that the reason they are called “new-half” is that, in Japanese the term “half” (ハーフ） means someone who is half Japanese, and half foreigner (usually used [...]
Hanshin Wins!
Posted by harvey in Culture on 14. Oct, 2005 | Comments Off
阪神優勝！ Hanshin Tigers Win! I didn’t go to the baseball game, but I was sure to get downtown afterwards! This year they had doutonbori blocked by police, and had a giant plastic wall on the bridge so that enthusiastic fans couldn’t jump off into the dirty river below. I heard that after about 3am the [...]
Japan’s McDonalds Japanese
Posted by harvey in Culture on 05. Oct, 2005 | Comments Off
Sometimes I’m not sure if Japanese is more confusing when you don’t understand a word… Or when you understand just enough to realize how confusing it really can be. パワーの力 – pawaa no chikara – Powers Power. So, Power’s Power you say. What does that mean? Well I’ll tell you. It means Power’s Power. Kinda [...]
