Comments on: Test Your Japanese Knowledge! http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:57:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lupus http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Lupus Mon, 14 May 2007 09:30:59 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-99 一。 What is Japan’s currency? The Yen. 二。 What does this kanji mean? ==> 木 Wood or tree. 三。 What is Natto made out of? Soybeans. 四。 How many holidays make up Golden Week? 5. 五。 On which side is the driver’s seat in Japanese cars? Right. 六。 What does NEET stand for? Not in employment, education or training. 七。 Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan? Koizumi? Or did they change? 八。 What is this food called? Tempura. 九。 Momotaro was born from what? A giant peach floating down a river. 十。 What animal do Japanese associate with Boy’s Day? No idea. 十一。 What do Japanese people do before entering the house that most people in the United States don’t? Take off their shoes? It's common courtesy here in Australia. 十二。 What is an Omamori? No idea. 十三。 What is the name of one of the most famous and skilled samurai who wrote The Book of Five Rings? Miyamoto Musashi. 十四。 Japanese chefs must acquire a license in order to serve this fish at their restaurant. Puffer fish thingies, the poisonous ones don't remember their proper name. 十五。 Why isn’t slurping while eating foods such as udon or ramen considered impolite? Because it shows that you think their noodle is AWSUM =3 一。 What is Japan’s currency? The Yen.

二。 What does this kanji mean? ==> 木 Wood or tree.

三。 What is Natto made out of? Soybeans.

四。 How many holidays make up Golden Week? 5.

五。 On which side is the driver’s seat in Japanese cars? Right.

六。 What does NEET stand for? Not in employment, education or training.

七。 Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan? Koizumi? Or did they change?

八。 What is this food called? Tempura.

九。 Momotaro was born from what? A giant peach floating down a river.

十。 What animal do Japanese associate with Boy’s Day? No idea.

十一。 What do Japanese people do before entering the house that most people in the United States don’t? Take off their shoes? It’s common courtesy here in Australia.

十二。 What is an Omamori? No idea.

十三。 What is the name of one of the most famous and skilled samurai who wrote The Book of Five Rings? Miyamoto Musashi.

十四。 Japanese chefs must acquire a license in order to serve this fish at their restaurant. Puffer fish thingies, the poisonous ones don’t remember their proper name.

十五。 Why isn’t slurping while eating foods such as udon or ramen considered impolite? Because it shows that you think their noodle is AWSUM =3

]]> By: Gotakon http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Gotakon Mon, 14 May 2007 06:41:54 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-98 HAHAH 9/15 FTW. HAHAH 9/15 FTW.

]]> By: Tess http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Tess Mon, 14 May 2007 06:06:33 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-97 14~ : P But then I needed to know this kind of stuff. XD I got the samurai author thing wrong, because I just wouldnt care about that. 14~ : P But then I needed to know this kind of stuff. XD I got the samurai author thing wrong, because I just wouldnt care about that.

]]> By: shirokiryuu http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-96 shirokiryuu Mon, 14 May 2007 05:52:42 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-96 yay! I got most of them right! Without googling. Although I only got into the 11-12 range. yay! I got most of them right! Without googling. Although I only got into the 11-12 range.

]]> By: deathberry http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-95 deathberry Mon, 14 May 2007 05:26:12 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-95 I got 4 right. (Yen, Right side, Abe and taking off shoes) The fact the Japanese drive on the right hand side is painfully known to me because we get a lot of Japanese import cars here in Dubai (UAE) but cant drive them coz we have left hand cars here :( So they're all exported someplace else. I got 4 right. (Yen, Right side, Abe and taking off shoes)

The fact the Japanese drive on the right hand side is painfully known to me because we get a lot of Japanese import cars here in Dubai (UAE) but cant drive them coz we have left hand cars here :( So they’re all exported someplace else.

]]> By: clazy http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-94 clazy Mon, 14 May 2007 04:35:55 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-94 natto...for me it is omega ftl. natto…for me it is omega ftl.

]]> By: Spiritsnare http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Spiritsnare Mon, 14 May 2007 04:22:27 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-93 <blockquote>[Natto is] actually pretty good, despite how it looks and smells</blockquote> I've found that natto is a hit or miss sorta thing. XD I haven't tried it yet, though.

[Natto is] actually pretty good, despite how it looks and smells

I’ve found that natto is a hit or miss sorta thing. XD I haven’t tried it yet, though.

]]> By: wrex http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-92 wrex Mon, 14 May 2007 04:11:44 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-92 一。 The yen. Did you know that if you look at the Bank of Japan building from the air, it looks like the kanji for yen? 二。 tree. "moku/ki" 三。 fermented soybeans 四。 4: Green Day, Constitution Day, People's Rest Day, Children's Day 五。 Right 六。 Not Employed, in Education, or in Training 七。 Abe 八。 tempura 九。 a peach... but in the original story, he was born from his "grandmother" after she got pregnant... she and the "grandfather" ate a magic peach, became young, then had sex. 十。 The carp (koi) 十一。 Take off their shoes... though people do that also in Hawaii. 十二。 a protection amulet 十三。 Miyamoto Musashi 十四。 fugu or poisonous blowfish 十五。 because it's the culture. 一。 The yen. Did you know that if you look at the Bank of Japan building from the air, it looks like the kanji for yen?

二。 tree. “moku/ki”

三。 fermented soybeans

四。 4: Green Day, Constitution Day, People’s Rest Day, Children’s Day

五。 Right

六。 Not Employed, in Education, or in Training

七。 Abe

八。 tempura

九。 a peach… but in the original story, he was born from his “grandmother” after she got pregnant… she and the “grandfather” ate a magic peach, became young, then had sex.

十。 The carp (koi)

十一。 Take off their shoes… though people do that also in Hawaii.

十二。 a protection amulet

十三。 Miyamoto Musashi

十四。 fugu or poisonous blowfish

十五。 because it’s the culture.

]]> By: exo http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-91 exo Mon, 14 May 2007 03:42:09 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-91 @TheBigN - Haha. Yeah I realized that immediately after I had published it and changed it. :) @TheBigN – Haha. Yeah I realized that immediately after I had published it and changed it. :)

]]> By: TheBigN http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-90 TheBigN Mon, 14 May 2007 03:39:15 +0000 http://absolute.animeblogger.net/2007/05/13/test-your-japanese-knowledge/#comment-90 Dammit. It changed after I refreshed. ;_; Dammit. It changed after I refreshed. ;_;

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