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Tuesday, November 02, 2004
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"otsukaresama" and "gambatte" are really fantastic words, and on two separate occassions yesterday, I wanted to use them to express my good wishes but remembered i was in brampton, not osaka. sigh. any possible english equivalent seems horribly trite... or just too forced. just doesn't flow you know?
also, i have to stop using "cool" reflexively when trying to show interest in something, especially the unnecessarily drawn out and enthusiastic “coooool!”; it makes me sound like i'm 15 years old, or extremely simple.
Are you not sure when you should use “cool” either? Take this quiz to test your verbal intuition:
Situation A
Supervisor: So here are the new infra-red goggles that we just bought so the staff can play laser quest during their lunch hour if they so wish.
Me: Coooool!!
Situation B
Supervisor: So here are the paper cups we use to drink water out of when in the lunch room.
Me: Cooool!!
Q: Which one is appropriate? A or B?
Answers:
If you chose A, Congratulations! you are on your way to an upper management position!
If you chose B, Congratulations! you are my best friend. But not very cool. That’s why I like you =)
good luck tonight America. Vote Kerry. He actually believes that global warming is a real problem.
"otsukaresama" and "gambatte" are really fantastic words, and on two separate occassions yesterday, I wanted to use them to express my good wishes but remembered i was in brampton, not osaka. sigh. any possible english equivalent seems horribly trite... or just too forced. just doesn't flow you know?
also, i have to stop using "cool" reflexively when trying to show interest in something, especially the unnecessarily drawn out and enthusiastic “coooool!”; it makes me sound like i'm 15 years old, or extremely simple.
Are you not sure when you should use “cool” either? Take this quiz to test your verbal intuition:
Situation A
Supervisor: So here are the new infra-red goggles that we just bought so the staff can play laser quest during their lunch hour if they so wish.
Me: Coooool!!
Situation B
Supervisor: So here are the paper cups we use to drink water out of when in the lunch room.
Me: Cooool!!
Q: Which one is appropriate? A or B?
Answers:
If you chose A, Congratulations! you are on your way to an upper management position!
If you chose B, Congratulations! you are my best friend. But not very cool. That’s why I like you =)
good luck tonight America. Vote Kerry. He actually believes that global warming is a real problem.
// posted by naomi @ 3:21 p.m. 
