Monday, September 26, 2005
Da-ni-e-ru
There is no L sound in the Japanese language, and Japanese people are largely unfamiliar with the sound L. Therefore, the translate L into R, and if the word ends in an L, append a vowel for spice.
Daniel becomes Da-ni-el becomes Da-ni-e-ru
I introduced myself to someone as Danieru on Thursday, and Paul (Pa-u-ro) folded in laughter.
Thursday. After work, After a few beers, I walked up to Ginza and located D&S's hotel with perfect timing as they had just checked in. Head down to the Korean for a firey iron bowl of rice and meat. Their stories:
+ Outside Helsinki, English was not that widely spoken
+ There was a enormous wooden church in Finland
+ Russia was London prices, and abysmal service
+ The transiberian express was scenic and worthwhile
+ People spit in China
+ The Maglev in Shanghai is unbelievable
+ They were too scared to eat local food most of the time
Said goodbye, hailed a few cabs, and eventually one decided he was desperate enough to want my money, and head on to Shinjuku. To-wa Re-ko-dos. No luck. Try Shinjuku Stay-shone. Jay Arr. Shinjuku Station JR. Door closes automatically, and we head off. Get to Tower Records by foot, grab a flyer and stand in a queue for La Fabrique, and finally get in. Hook up with Gerald trancing to some Daft Punk. 30 minutes later, the music turned sour, as some woman started screaming uncontrollably and out of sync with the music.
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1. English is widely spoken in many places outside Helsinki - The UK and the USA being two of the places where it is most widely spoken - but I have to say that quite alot of people in Sweden can speak english.
2. You must have done a fair bit of travelling last Thursday. you met D&S in a hotel in Japan, you then went to tower records in London, then you went to La Fabrique in France.
2. You must have done a fair bit of travelling last Thursday. you met D&S in a hotel in Japan, you then went to tower records in London, then you went to La Fabrique in France.
engrish is not spoken widely in to-ki-yo.
pachinko fascinates me. the sheer size of the market is enough to make you realise the world is truly doomed. unless you are a capitalist pig.
i wish i loved money more, and had porcine features. it appears to be the only route to success. or stability.
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pachinko fascinates me. the sheer size of the market is enough to make you realise the world is truly doomed. unless you are a capitalist pig.
i wish i loved money more, and had porcine features. it appears to be the only route to success. or stability.
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