A lump of reserve
Posted by harvey in Culture, Humor on 08. May, 2008 | 10 Comments
If you’ve been in Japan for a while you’ve probably heard the phrase 遠慮 (enryo). It basically means to hesitate, to have reserve, or to constrain yourself. It can be used in many ways… To refuse an offer… Kid 1: 明日またカラオケ行こうよ！ – ashita mata karaoke ikouyo! – Let’s go to Karaoke again tomorrow! Kid 2: [...]
Spiderman Goods
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers on 05. May, 2008 | 5 Comments
My friend nicknamed “Babie” loves Spider-man (Check her blog to see her dancing with Spider-man in Japan.) She’s got a ton of Spider-man goods. A ton. The English word “goods” is used in Japanese (グッツ pronounced, gudtsu). It usually means “character goods”, and refers to things such as… figures… or tissue box covers… that are [...]
Dango – だんご３兄弟
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Food on 01. May, 2008 | 8 Comments
Mmm…. Dango. Three individually flavored balls of sweetness. There was a Dango 3 Kyoudai (The 3 brothers Dango) song made popular years ago in Japan. Thanks to the wonders of youtube, you can enjoy it over and over again today! Check out the Dango 3 Kyoudai video on YouTube. Also, if you are into cute [...]
