Comments on: An American In Japan http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/ The Internet home for American gay conservatives. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:15:21 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Peter Hughes http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57937 Peter Hughes Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:08:43 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57937 Mikell, the next time you're down here in Houston, the first round of sake is on me. Banzai! Regards, Peter H. Mikell, the next time you’re down here in Houston, the first round of sake is on me. Banzai!

Regards,
Peter H.

]]> By: Mikell http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57938 Mikell Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:09:48 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57938 I hesitated to even attempt to spell it correctly, Peter. It has been way too many years. I hesitated to even attempt to spell it correctly, Peter. It has been way too many years.

]]> By: ThatGayConservative http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57939 ThatGayConservative Tue, 03 Oct 2006 05:11:59 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57939 Is Kobe beef any cheaper there, or does that go on the expense account? Is Kobe beef any cheaper there, or does that go on the expense account?

]]> By: Peter Hughes http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57940 Peter Hughes Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:28:02 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57940 Always let the other person bow first. And your bow should be lower than theirs - it shows respect. And I had to giggle at the "you're welcome" comment since it brought back memories. I was at a Japanese restaurant once with a fag hag friend of mine (picture a Hispanic Rosie O'Donnell, and that's my friend Celinda). We got seated at the table and the waittress - a very nice, petite, unassuming Japanese woman who was obviously new - greeted us and offered the specialty of the house. Celinda turned to me and said: "How do you say 'thank you' here?" I responded: "Domo." So she turned to the waittress and said "domo." The waittress smiled, bowed and said "you're welcome," which of course is "Do itashimashitay." In a voice loud enough for the entire restaurant to hear, Celinda exclaimed in a shocked voice: "Don't touch yo' WHAT???" It took quite a few bottles of sake for me to recuperate from that episode. Still, after 10 years, we still laugh about that. Regards, Peter H. Always let the other person bow first. And your bow should be lower than theirs – it shows respect.

And I had to giggle at the “you’re welcome” comment since it brought back memories. I was at a Japanese restaurant once with a fag hag friend of mine (picture a Hispanic Rosie O’Donnell, and that’s my friend Celinda). We got seated at the table and the waittress – a very nice, petite, unassuming Japanese woman who was obviously new – greeted us and offered the specialty of the house.

Celinda turned to me and said: “How do you say ‘thank you’ here?”
I responded: “Domo.”

So she turned to the waittress and said “domo.”
The waittress smiled, bowed and said “you’re welcome,” which of course is “Do itashimashitay.”

In a voice loud enough for the entire restaurant to hear, Celinda exclaimed in a shocked voice: “Don’t touch yo’ WHAT???”

It took quite a few bottles of sake for me to recuperate from that episode. Still, after 10 years, we still laugh about that.

Regards,
Peter H.

]]> By: sandy http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57941 sandy Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:22:48 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57941 Fried Rice at Mcdonalds. Fried Rice at Mcdonalds.

]]> By: Frank IBC http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57942 Frank IBC Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:52:48 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57942 <blockquote>Never trust a restaurant named Pizza House Jr. - especially in Japan! And where the heck is Pizza House Sr. anyway?</blockquote> The restaurant chain that became Roy Rogers was originally known as "Hot Shoppe Jr.". It was started as a fast-food style spinoff of Hot Shoppes, the Washington DC area restaurant chain on which the Marriott empire was founded.

Never trust a restaurant named Pizza House Jr. – especially in Japan! And where the heck is Pizza House Sr. anyway?

The restaurant chain that became Roy Rogers was originally known as “Hot Shoppe Jr.”. It was started as a fast-food style spinoff of Hot Shoppes, the Washington DC area restaurant chain on which the Marriott empire was founded.

]]> By: Mikell http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57944 Mikell Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:26:09 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57944 crap. That should have been: If he wants to say "You are welcome very much", not thank you very much. Anyone who has listened to music in the last 30 years can say "thank you" in Japanese. crap.

That should have been:
If he wants to say “You are welcome very much”, not thank you very much.

Anyone who has listened to music in the last 30 years can say “thank you” in Japanese.

]]> By: Mikell http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57943 Mikell Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:23:56 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57943 Tell him: "number one" is good "number ten" is bad Also, if he wants to say "thank you very much", to say "don't touch my mustache" They will understand, and giggle. Tell him:
“number one” is good
“number ten” is bad

Also, if he wants to say “thank you very much”, to say “don’t touch my mustache”

They will understand, and giggle.

]]> By: rightwingprof http://www.gaypatriot.net/2006/10/02/an-american-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-57945 rightwingprof Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:38:58 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=2169#comment-57945 He forgot to tell you how houses are numbered by when they were built, so that an address in Japan is impossible to find other than driving up and down the street and looking at the numbers. He forgot to tell you how houses are numbered by when they were built, so that an address in Japan is impossible to find other than driving up and down the street and looking at the numbers.

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