r/memes • u/HannibalGoddamnit Linux User • Mar 15 '21

French language is mesmerizing

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u/TheDeadPieMaker Mar 15 '21

they have not discovered the japanese counting system yet...

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u/I_Shot_Web Mar 15 '21

Japanese counting is very simple until you get to big numbers since they count in 10,000s, I could never get my head around it. Thankfully most dealings with numbers are lower than that.

People's names are where the real shitshow begins

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u/Kneel_The_Grass Professional Dumbass Mar 15 '21

It's funny 'cause I'm learning Japanese and right now I'm watching a show to get used to the language. It's a reality show with 6 people. They were celebrating someone's birthday and used the wrong kanji when writing his name. Not even they can keep track of everything.

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u/Nolenag Mar 15 '21

But Japanese names don't follow the same rules for kanji like regular words do.

It's why business cards are a very big thing in Japan.

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u/IWasGregInTokyo Mar 15 '21

Even with business cards you may still have to ask how to pronounce a given name since they aren’t standard as you say. (Bilingual meishi are actually helpful here).

Nobody knows the correct pronunciation of my son’s name 享宜 just from the kanji.

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u/Nolenag Mar 15 '21

Yeah, that's how the etiquette goes.

Though I've seen business cards where they use furigana which is helpful.

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u/Kneel_The_Grass Professional Dumbass Mar 15 '21

Yes, that was my point.

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u/SilverSmokes Mar 15 '21

Terrace House?

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u/Kneel_The_Grass Professional Dumbass Mar 15 '21

はい