Japan FAQ -- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/japan
Tomoyuki Tanaka
In article <3a0bc0fa...@news.nordwest.net>,
Heinz Manthey <manth...@nwn.de> wrote:
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>> hello. (i wish i knew more German.)
>
>Was nicht ist kann ja noch werden ;-))
>
>meint
>
>Heinz
i just looked at the 2 FAQ files for <de.soc.kultur.japan>.
they are very nice.
i wonder if there are similar files in Spanish.
i studied German in high school and college for 4 years total.
i also sang German songs in a college glee club.
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From: manth...@nwn.de (Heinz Manthey)
>
> > hello. (i wish i knew more German.)
>
> Was nicht ist kann ja noch werden ;-))
> meint
is this a common expression?
if so, would you call it a proverb?
comment on my translations into English:
literally: "What is not is still to be done."
or "What is not is still to be accomplished."
meaning: "You're lucky that you haven't done
it yet, because you can still do it."
like listening to Bach or Beatles for the
first time.
do we have expressions/proverbs like this in English
and Japanese?
perhaps it's like "Better later than never."
> meint
i suppose this is like the English "Regards," ?
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Re: "Tanaka-san"
Please do not call me "Tanaka-san" in English speech or text.
White Americans (e.g., comedians, bigots, smart alecs) often use
the "-san" ending to make fun of the Japanese and Japanese Americans.
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;;; TANAKA Tomoyuki ("Mr. Tanaka" or "Tomoyuki")
ycc...@tm.net.my
You are indeed a very nice guy.
Can we be friends?
Are you living in Japan or US?
TAn.
On 10 Nov 2000 07:54:31 -0800, tan...@web1.calweb.com (Tomoyuki
Tomoyuki Tanaka
i wonder why only about 10 posts to <de.soc.kultur.japan>
have been archived at <deja.com>.
the new location for BB's <sci.lang.japan> (A)FAQ is
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/afaq/afaq.html
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Re: "Tanaka-san"
Please do not call me "Tanaka-san" in English speech or text.
White Americans (e.g., comedians, bigots, smart alecs) often use
the "-san" ending to make fun of the Japanese and Japanese Americans.
--
;;; TANAKA Tomoyuki ("Mr. Tanaka" or "Tomoyuki")
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easiest way to read Jp WWW pages: http://www.shodouka.com (?)
http://www.embjapan.org.uk/viewer.html
BB's sci.lang.japan FAQ: http://www.hayamasa.demon.co.uk/afaq/afaq.html
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/afaq/afaq.html
Olaf's old <s.l.j> FAQ: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/japan/language
s.l.j (TT topics) FAQ: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/japan/language-TT
http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/japan/language-TT.html
http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/archive/japan.language-tt.html
<soc.culture.japan> FAQ files: http://welcome.to/SCJ
http://welcome.to/soc.culture.japan
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/japan
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/tanaka/SCJ.html
http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-bng/soc.culture.japan.html
the best/biggest compilations of Japan-related WWW links:
http://www.jwindow.net
http://www.embjapan.org.uk
http://www.ntt.co.jp/japan/index.html
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re: the <de.soc.kultur.japan> newsgroup
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from looking at the topics discussed in the <de.soc.kultur.japan>
newsgroup and the 2 FAQ files for newsgroup,
it seems pretty clear that German-speaking people don't have
the kind of prejudice against the Japanese that is common
among white Americans.
some samples are attached below. note that they all like to
use "-san" (or "-chan").
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in article <7vtdt4$a...@www.net0726.or.jp>
Buchan <buc...@horse.net0726.or.jp> wrote:
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> Tanaka, [...] GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY COUNTRY!!
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> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 05:03:09 -0500
> From: "D. J. Vanecek" <dvan...@third-wave.com>
> Message-Id: <1997022710...@lucy.loco.net>
> To: ez07...@chip.ucdavis.edu
>
> Well, Tanaka-baka-san, why move go to Japan, if you hate us
> so much?
>
> What kind of a guest insults his host?
>
> Go away.
>
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From: "Bratt D. Kenwood" <Un...@race.att.com>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.asian.american,alt.discrimination,a
lt
.charlie.rules.rules.rules
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1997 06:42:54 -0500
Fuck you Tanda whatever san, you slanted eyes Japs should just
die. We will say whatever we want about your Fucking Chinks,
gooks and Japs .... come on bro let this jap have it
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Michael Holzt
> i wonder why only about 10 posts to <de.soc.kultur.japan>
> have been archived at <deja.com>.
Stop posting here, you dumbfuck. We already heard about you.