Dude, i lived in Japan for three years, i lived in Roppongi, like the center of bar life in Tokyo. I’ve hung out all over Tokyo, Shibuya, Shinjuku. I had the time of my life, but its so true how American actors go over there and do commercials i’d be surprised if Bill Murray didn’t actually do a commercial while he was there or the lead actress for that matter. You talk about there pronunciation of R’s and L’s, that stuff is so true, its not like its true for a few japanese, its true for probably 90%, they switch their r’s and l’s, its not like they can’t pronounce one of them, it’s not like one of the sounds isn’t in their language. My best friend’s name was Chris and they pronounced it Chlis, when you walk by a troop of Japanese school girls they bust out peace signs and shout Herro! Herro! Johnny! Bye Bye! It’s truly hilarious to stand back and watch...and American’s speaking Japanese, well i speak probably no Japanese cause most of the working class Japanese in Tokyo speakEnglish so its really not necessary, its one of the few foreign countries where you can have a great time with only a knowledge of Taxi Japanese which is like Migi, Masagu, Hidari, arrigato, kon banwa, etc. (yarashte kudasai is also important) If you watch the DVD sections after the movie you’ll see they actually had some fun with the language, Bill Murray making an idiot out of himself as usual. I agree that it taps on to certain stereotypes, but the cinematography captures a lot of Japanese culture, very subtly, ie: Pachinko Parlors, Business men out in groups at strip bars, Karaoke’s mass appeal, beauty of shrines and geisha, importance of art and technology to the Japanese. anyone know how to say “Are You Talking To Me” in Japanese, i have to learn how to say it to a friend of mine.
A Random Comment from March 3, 2004
Dude, i lived in Japan for three years, i lived in Roppongi, like the center of bar life in Tokyo. I’ve hung out all over Tokyo, Shibuya, Shinjuku. I had the time of my life, but its so true how American actors go over there and do commercials i’d be surprised if Bill Murray didn’t actually do a commercial while he was there or the lead actress for that matter. You talk about there pronunciation of R’s and L’s, that stuff is so true, its not like its true for a few japanese, its true for probably 90%, they switch their r’s and l’s, its not like they can’t pronounce one of them, it’s not like one of the sounds isn’t in their language. My best friend’s name was Chris and they pronounced it Chlis, when you walk by a troop of Japanese school girls they bust out peace signs and shout Herro! Herro! Johnny! Bye Bye! It’s truly hilarious to stand back and watch...and American’s speaking Japanese, well i speak probably no Japanese cause most of the working class Japanese in Tokyo speakEnglish so its really not necessary, its one of the few foreign countries where you can have a great time with only a knowledge of Taxi Japanese which is like Migi, Masagu, Hidari, arrigato, kon banwa, etc. (yarashte kudasai is also important) If you watch the DVD sections after the movie you’ll see they actually had some fun with the language, Bill Murray making an idiot out of himself as usual. I agree that it taps on to certain stereotypes, but the cinematography captures a lot of Japanese culture, very subtly, ie: Pachinko Parlors, Business men out in groups at strip bars, Karaoke’s mass appeal, beauty of shrines and geisha, importance of art and technology to the Japanese. anyone know how to say “Are You Talking To Me” in Japanese, i have to learn how to say it to a friend of mine.