Comments on: Red, white & deep-fried http://www.winkie.org/2004/05/27/red-white-deep-fried/ Searching for one brief hour of Madness & Joy Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Benji http://www.winkie.org/2004/05/27/red-white-deep-fried/#comment-418 Benji Sun, 19 Sep 2004 02:40:55 +0000 http://www.winkie.org/?p=161#comment-418 So I was looking for refresher directions, and I found this. Amusing. I'm going there tonight because I need to get away from my side of tokyo, and I feel like greasy american food. They are completely correct about how japanese pronounce american words. God help you if you ever ask where McDonalds is. Makadonaldo is the more appropriate pronunciation. I've been in country for almost 6 months and it still suprises me at every step. Oh, and if you need to know when a japanese person is confused, they cock thier head to the side and just stare at you open mouthed like you are retarded. FYI. So I was looking for refresher directions, and I found this. Amusing. I’m going there tonight because I need to get away from my side of tokyo, and I feel like greasy american food.

They are completely correct about how japanese pronounce american words. God help you if you ever ask where McDonalds is. Makadonaldo is the more appropriate pronunciation. I’ve been in country for almost 6 months and it still suprises me at every step.

Oh, and if you need to know when a japanese person is confused, they cock thier head to the side and just stare at you open mouthed like you are retarded. FYI.

]]> By: sid http://www.winkie.org/2004/05/27/red-white-deep-fried/#comment-417 sid Sun, 30 May 2004 03:19:40 +0000 http://www.winkie.org/?p=161#comment-417 Oh, man — thanks for reminding me about cashew chicken! I was trying to tell someone about that the other day and I couldn't remember what it was that got started in Springfield. When I think of Springfield I think of cashew chicken and the indoor fish stream at Bass Pro. Oh, man — thanks for reminding me about cashew chicken! I was trying to tell someone about that the other day and I couldn’t remember what it was that got started in Springfield.

When I think of Springfield I think of cashew chicken and the indoor fish stream at Bass Pro.

]]> By: blindassassin http://www.winkie.org/2004/05/27/red-white-deep-fried/#comment-416 blindassassin Sat, 29 May 2004 18:01:44 +0000 http://www.winkie.org/?p=161#comment-416 There is this friend of mine who is from Lebanon (NOT the city in Missouri), who lives here in the states and frequents TGIFriday's nearly every night of the week. He thinks it is the best place in town...and yet he is one of the most amazing chefs I know. I guess there is no accounting for taste. You mean Benihana really isn't the Japanese experience? Jeez, that's like finding out Cashew Chicken was invented in Springfield. I'm so bitter now. There is this friend of mine who is from Lebanon (NOT the city in Missouri), who lives here in the states and frequents TGIFriday’s nearly every night of the week. He thinks it is the best place in town…and yet he is one of the most amazing chefs I know. I guess there is no accounting for taste.

You mean Benihana really isn’t the Japanese experience? Jeez, that’s like finding out Cashew Chicken was invented in Springfield. I’m so bitter now.

]]> By: Tony http://www.winkie.org/2004/05/27/red-white-deep-fried/#comment-415 Tony Sat, 29 May 2004 14:19:46 +0000 http://www.winkie.org/?p=161#comment-415 JSA: As always, enjoyable to see what's happening over there with your adventure.... I will find out where you can get drinks for 1/2 our usual price here.... But then again, where are we talking about for a reference point as far as "normal pricing?" In NYC or L.A., is isn't unusual to pay $8.00 + for a beer. I know you can buy a good beer on the street from a vending machine (like that would work here in the US with our 21 drinking age).... I believe it's about $3.00 for one there... But I would rather have some nice coffee with Lennin on the lable if I'[m shopping at a vending machine in Japan.... ;) Make sure you go for a ride in one of those really big Mercedes "A" models.... lol Oh, hamburg = just meat hamburger = meat and bun.... FYI Tony JSA:
As always, enjoyable to see what’s happening over there with your adventure…. I will find out where you can get drinks for 1/2 our usual price here…. But then again, where are we talking about for a reference point as far as “normal pricing?” In NYC or L.A., is isn’t unusual to pay $8.00 + for a beer. I know you can buy a good beer on the street from a vending machine (like that would work here in the US with our 21 drinking age)…. I believe it’s about $3.00 for one there… But I would rather have some nice coffee with Lennin on the lable if I’[m shopping at a vending machine in Japan…. ;)

Make sure you go for a ride in one of those really big Mercedes “A” models…. lol

Oh, hamburg = just meat
hamburger = meat and bun….
FYI

Tony

]]> By: Erin http://www.winkie.org/2004/05/27/red-white-deep-fried/#comment-414 Erin Sat, 29 May 2004 12:37:16 +0000 http://www.winkie.org/?p=161#comment-414 "Yeah, you know, I don't really like talking about my flair." "The Nazi's had pieces of flair too." [/Office Space] Sorry, stream of conciousness... “Yeah, you know, I don’t really like talking about my flair.”

“The Nazi’s had pieces of flair too.”

[/Office Space]

Sorry, stream of conciousness…

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