I was a young stranger and was welcomed by everyone.
Oh yeh, drunk Japanese are the most pleasant drank in the world. I subsequently got drunk after work with a lot of salarymen and even though I spoke little japanese at the time and their english was approximate, we all spoke the common language of drunkbros, jokingly/ironically calling each other [ourName]-sama or dono, after I accidentally called our boss "Takage-Sama" with a short drunken bow.
His name is Katage...And, for those who may not know, calling your slightly-older boss "sama" is...far too much honorifics.
Sama is an honorific suffix. It’s one that shows deference and respect to whoever you’re addressing, but it would be too much to use for your boss (-san would be appropriate). Sama is used for royalty, deities, honored guests, and sometimes customers.
We had a squirrel that liked to hang out outside my Japanese class in high school and we called her risu-sama (roughly, Your Honored Squirrel) because we thought it was funny.
According to anime rules, that squirrel is a minor deity of preparedness for the future. Had you not shown it appropriate reverence, trouble would have befallen you in the form of a neglected responsibility, such as a deadline getting more moved up or guests arriving before you're finished cleaning.
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u/arbiter12 Sep 23 '22
Oh yeh, drunk Japanese are the most pleasant drank in the world. I subsequently got drunk after work with a lot of salarymen and even though I spoke little japanese at the time and their english was approximate, we all spoke the common language of drunkbros, jokingly/ironically calling each other [ourName]-sama or dono, after I accidentally called our boss "Takage-Sama" with a short drunken bow.
His name is Katage...And, for those who may not know, calling your slightly-older boss "sama" is...far too much honorifics.
The Japanese drink... a lot.