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	<title>Chase the Gaijin &#187; Domo-kun</title>
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		<title>Japanese people have found the formula to turn anything cute. Apparently it involves a very large mouth and a non-existant nose.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the Japanese Olympic team was much better than last time I guess the news programs decided that they have to do more than just the minimum. For some reason, for NHK this means using their mascots on the news programs. I&#8217;m guessing all of you know about Domo-kun? NHK also has another mascot that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since the Japanese Olympic team was much better than last time I guess the news programs decided that they have to do more than just the minimum. For some reason, for NHK this means using their mascots on the news programs. I&#8217;m guessing all of you know about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domo_(NHK)">Domo</a>-kun? NHK also has another mascot that isn&#8217;t really known about in other countries (because it&#8217;s a boring character), <a href="http://www.chasethegaijin.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/813-c.jpg">Usaji</a>. Well, the two of them went on broadcast TV and, err, <a href="http://www.chasethegaijin.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20100220_1922.jpg">helped</a> report the news. Here&#8217;s a video documenting the devastation:</p>
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		<title>Master Japanese in a mere 37,960,000 days. Lesson 5: Want to know if someone is really angry with you? Look for nostril flaring; it&#8217;s the most obvious sign.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Been arrested for punching a random grandma yet? We learned &#8220;I&#8221; last time so why don&#8217;t we learn &#8220;me&#8221; this time. There are a couple of me&#8217;s (some bad, some normal), あなた (you, formal or semi-casual), 君 (きみ, casual), てめえ (bastardization of 手前, very rude), お前 (おまえ、also rude). You&#8217;d think that swear words would be [...]]]></description>
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<p>We learned &#8220;I&#8221; last time so why don&#8217;t we learn &#8220;me&#8221; this time. There are a couple of me&#8217;s (some bad, some normal), あなた (you, formal or semi-casual), 君 (きみ, casual), てめえ (bastardization of 手前, very rude), お前 (おまえ、also rude). You&#8217;d think that swear words would be cooler in Japanese, but that&#8217;s something that we&#8217;ll touch on at a different time.</p>
<p>Example 1:<br />
あなたはどちらの出身ですか？<br />
あなたはどちらのしゅっしんですか？</p>
<p>Where are you from?</p>
<p>Example 2:<br />
ロシアの出身、てめえ。<br />
ロシアのしゅっしん、てめえ。</p>
<p>I&#8217;m from Russia, asshole.</p>
<p>Example 3:<br />
君よりドウモクンぬいぐるみを愛してるよ。<br />
きみよりドウモクンぬいぐるみをあいしてるよ。</p>
<p>I love my Domo-kun doll more than I love you.</p>
<p>Example 4:<br />
お前を一日も愛してなかった。火事で死ね。<br />
おまえをいちにちもあいしてなかった。かじでしね。</p>
<p>I never loved you. (Lit: I never loved you even for a day.) Now go die in a fire.</p>
<p>I hear that snarling helps people remember slurs better. Put on your best Billy Idol lips and tell someone how much they don&#8217;t mean to you.</p>
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