How To Tell If You Are Unhealthily Obsessed With Japanese Culture…
I just found this funny list I wrote back in ‘06 when I first started studying Japanese seriously and learning things about the culture. Maybe you guys will enjoy it.
How To Tell If You Are Unhealthily Obsessed With Japanese Culture…
- You start pronouncing brand names like “Mitsubishi” correctly
- You use the word sushi in reference to rice
- You answer the phone with “moshi moshi”
- You bow as you say goodbye to the person on the phone
- You know the difference between Japanese tofu and other types of tofu
- You know what “otaku” means
- You know what “cosplay” is
- You like “cosplay” but not for any perverted reason
- You like “cosplay” for perverted reasons
- You’re working towards your Bachelor’s so that you can live in Japan
- You know what it means to use the “masu” form
- You have at least one Morning Musume album
- To you, the word “Gackt” is the name of a pop musician. And it doesn’t strike you in the least bit as strange
Oooh, maybe this could become a Facebook quiz like Shirow’s wonderful wota quiz. Hmmm…..
Tags: Japanese language
