This spigot provides soup refills at a noodle shop.
I am curious of what is behind the wall. It is more sanitary than a pot with a ladle like at a buffet line. Fufufu.
Language lesson! It has been always generalized that Japanese folks have a hard time pronouncing 'L' and "R". I have met many that speak English way better than I do (doesn't take much I must admit). At times this problem transfers over to writing as well. Back in the 60's, there was a butcher shop near Kodokan (mecca of Judo) which advertised itself as "Flesh Meat". Probably did not get too many foreign customers! (^^). Any similar sightings
in New York?
Well now Roushiichi, as I sit here thinking of "Language lesson", the one that comes to my mind, is my personal blunder with Keri 蹴 and Geri. For those of you who were not "in the know" on this one. I wanted to complement Yachi, Sensei on her Yoko geri. I was shock to learn that I told Yachi that she has nice diarrhea...How is that for Language blunders?
ReplyDeleteTo this day , I don't know the kanji for Geri, and I am not sure I want to.
One more "knife hand" Shuto waza ,手刀打....for years in our dojo, sounded like SHOE TO, not SHOO-TOW...
In short, if all your missed is the "L" or the "R" sound, well your doing great!
Fufu. (^^) It's a mine field out there!
ReplyDeleteGeri (下痢)is "da runs". Keri (蹴り) is kick.
BUT...when Keri is combined with another word such as Mae 前、Yoko横、Mawashi 回し、Ushiro 後ろ, then Leri becomes Geri. If I remember right you used Geri by itself referring to kick but pronouncing it as "da runs" (^^)
Shuto 手刀打ち Shu as in shoot without the t sound and then add the toe (^^)
This is what the blog is for!
By the way, Kesshinkai and Hawaii kids do you know how Japanese animals cry?
Yokohama kids do you know how American animals cry?