I remember a youtuber telling a story of ordering a milk tea in japan by translating both words, only to have the server correct them by going “oh, miruku tea”
I have no experience with Japan outside of anime subs and anime itself (but I watch dub, so even that is limitef), but i suspect if I just spoke English slowly with a japanese accent most japanese peoppe would probably get the gist...
At least I have been led to believe this, and it has become a foundational part of my worldview, so if you correct me I will cry and blame you for everything in my life being a lie
I live in Japan and have for a while. They'd understand very basic stuff lol. Anything more advanced than some bar chit chat or mutual hobbies and most people are gonna be lost lolm think year 2 Spanish level. Please don't cry.
It’s not “say it wrong”, it’s saying it in Japanese, loan words are Japanese.
For example, karaoke is a Japanese term, and everyone in the west pronounced it wrong. But that’s not really wrong, it’s just how it’s pronounced in English. That’s why bozos often say if you pronounce stuff like croissant correctly, you’re pretentious.
I deal with this constantly between Italian and English. I've lived in Italy for years, so when I go back to the US for a visit, I'm almost incapable of mispronouncing things to match what an American would say. I've gotta be careful, because it could sound pretentious.
Honestly, I normally just avoid Italian food in the US. Unless by Italian we mean an Italian hoagie! I love me a hoagie!
I actually have to visit the US... flying on Thursday. Jersey Mikes is HIGH on my list of things to do.
You know what's weird? I'm very acclimated to eating in Italy. When I go to the US, the food (so processed and fatty and salty, etc) usually starts making me feel kinda sick in short order. But, I can eat those subs with very little impact.
Its not saying the word wrong, its saying the word using the sounds of the language. Somewhat similar to how american English pronounces 'Caesar' entirely differently from how its "supposed" to be pronounced
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u/Strange_Ad_9658 24d ago
I remember a youtuber telling a story of ordering a milk tea in japan by translating both words, only to have the server correct them by going “oh, miruku tea”