BettyMayo
Posted by harvey in Culture on 30. Oct, 2005 | No Comments
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 for [...]
Hanshin Wins!
Posted by harvey in Culture on 14. Oct, 2005 | No Comments
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 cops [...]
Japan’s McDonalds Japanese
Posted by harvey in Culture on 05. Oct, 2005 | No Comments
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 [...]
