2007-10-11, 16:24 | Link #281 | |
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I learned how to use chopsticks when i was 17 since it became to embarrassing to ask for a spoon on the rare occasions that i'm with family >.< And i think most Chinese people just eat with chopsticks. I certainly haven't saw someone in China eat with a spoon when i was on holiday there the last year. And i went to quite a few places from HK to Beijing. All using chopsticks.
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2007-10-11, 16:50 | Link #282 |
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:X I've heard a rumour of them
Does anyone know if it's true that Japanese people want to have a cherrytree (or some kind of tree) in the middle of their livingroom as a sign of wealthiness?
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2007-10-11, 22:21 | Link #287 | |
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They are not like the drier long ones Chinese uses. If I remember correctly, Koreans also use rice similar to Japanese, that sticks together well, and easy to eat with chopsticks. But I'll have to ask a Korean to verify this. Rice you see in US are often either Chinese, Mexican, or American (western) style long rice, and totally diffrent from the ones Japanese/Koreans use. California's Kokuho Rose rice is American raised Japanese style rice, and fairly close to the ones Japanese uses. If you happen to come across one, try it out.
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2007-10-11, 23:23 | Link #288 |
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you guys are making this too difficult. yes japanese rice is sticky. it is a 'short' grain rice. korea, indonesia, singapore, china, etc. use this as the staple food.
in central asia, such as India and maybe EU and US, you tend to find a 'long' grain rice. this would include common wild rice, that is a black and brown rice. how you cook it does affect the stickyness, but each brand of rice does have its own characteristic 'gluten' or 'starch' exterior. when you rinse the rice underwater you can see this. uncle ben's rice is for elderly folks because its boiled a long time |
2007-10-12, 02:39 | Link #289 |
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Aye... my wife's (japanese) family views non-sticky rice as some sort of total heresy only surpassed by "unca ben's converted rice" as Ultimate Evil.
We stopped using Kokuho Rice this summer because they switched to a varietal that "tasted like dry paper" to us. After a taste testing spree, the new family rice came down to two brands: Kagamiya and Tamanishiki. The latter edged out a win in the second round. Both didn't seem to be quite as gummy as the losers while retaining stickiness. The Tamanishiki subjectively tasted just a bit better. Now when we prepare Indian dishes... then the basmati varieties win out... but often the curry we make is 'japanese-style' anyway so the japanese rice gets used.
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2007-10-12, 07:55 | Link #291 |
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Sorry, this may be a little off-topic but... Really?? O_o; The few times in my life I've tried to eat non-sticky rice, the rice just sort of crumbled between the chopsticks.
I've learned that to make the best-tasting rice, I must wash it with genkiness and *love*. If I wash it half-heartedly, it simply doesn't taste as good. It's true! I haven't made rice at all yet since I got here... Though I've recently discovered that bread is a sugoishii snack that's filling enough to substitute for breakfasts and lunches. <3 Kagamiya... *snorks* |
2007-10-12, 09:04 | Link #292 | |
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2007-10-19, 06:35 | Link #293 |
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I might be going to kyoto to take some entrance examination next year, is there any particular things i should look out for?
In schools, does students really address their seniors as xxx-senpai? Well we dont usually address our seniors as "senior" isnt it? Is it too formal to address new classmate by "family-name"-san? Or should i address them by their "given-name"-san right away? well being too formal, this 慇懃無礼 term comes in right? (well i guess since im not excalty using keigo, this wouldnt be the case right?) ok this is getting really lame, i seriously keep to brush up my language and conversation. Oh yeah the other thing is that, my language teacher keep emphasize on me that i shouldnt use ore. is that really that rude? |
2007-10-19, 16:58 | Link #294 | |
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And yes, you normally address someone you met for the first time, or someone you're not too familiar with yet, by their last name + san if they are older than you, or if they are female. However, in school, peers can just call each other by family names without suffix even when they are strangers, as long as they are the same grade. Do not address someone older or senior to you by just their name. Always put senpai or san after it. Japan is, even in this modern day and age, very formal and mannerism towards elders/superiors are very much practiced and encouraged. It's nowhere near as "frank" as the way Americans treat strangers. There are exceptions and very frank people in Japan too, but they are not the norm or the standard. So be careful and play safe and be formal, rather than risking to be frowned upon. Your overall speech does not need to be overly formal. But addressing of someone is diffrent story. And lastly, "ore" is not rude to use if you're in school. Don't worry about it. You only need to worry about that when you get to work in corporations, and it depends on your boss.
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2007-10-20, 14:54 | Link #296 | ||
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That's curious, I never thought there could be reason enough to flag BSDM as illegal.
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2007-11-06, 05:16 | Link #297 | |
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In Japan as you might have learned there are three types of honorifics, Sonkeigo (尊敬語), Kenjougo (謙譲語) and Teineigo (丁寧語) they are used seperately in relative terms with whom you are addressing. So if you mistake the type of honorifics you maybe considered rude but these days even educated Japanese make mistakes with these sets so you don't have to be overly concerned. Ore is a self proclaiming pronoun used usually by men. Girls with a tomboy attitude might use it in somecases but usually looked upon as a sign of immaturity. |
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2007-11-06, 17:55 | Link #298 | |
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2007-11-06, 18:00 | Link #299 | |
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