Yes, "ティ" was contrived to accomodate foreign words, but traditionally in Japanese, there is no such sound.
What's your last name, "Case"?
Justin Case.
J/K!!!! :p :sorry: :relief:
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Yes, "ティ" was contrived to accomodate foreign words, but traditionally in Japanese, there is no such sound.
What's your last name, "Case"?
Justin Case.
J/K!!!! :p :sorry: :relief:
Actually, to spell it in Romaji, it would be "Jasuchin". There's no "ti" sound in Japanese, so it comes out "chi". So I guess I like your way better for forum name purposes.
Welcome Justin.
A proud Hoosier! Crawfordsville, IN, huh? Home of Wabash College!
Enjoy yourself!
And how many times have American pilots shown up for work drunk?
Are we still on this?
Japan is not a western country. It's a modern country.
Kanpai !!!! :beer:
How about this:
Japan doesn't have to be anything but itself.
The sole purpose of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to damage the main aircraft carriers of the U.S.N. Pacific Fleet that were supposed to be there. The Japanese couldn't care less about sinking old...
Yes, both were non-life threatenening. I'll ignore it since I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you are not utterly so stupid.
One huge difference. The raid on Pearl Harbor was a...
Most Japanese consider themselves secular.
Religion, in the western sense, is not a big part of their lives.
I also liked the ending theme song for it. "We'll be Together" by Yoko Oginome. I bought the CD single.
I also liked "Shinkon-san Irasshai" (Welcome Newlyweds) that used to be on during the '70s...
Then you would like "Project X".
It's great to watch "Water Boys" right after watching "Fire Boys". :D
"Fire Boys" is a drama about firefighters. I schidt you not!
Political Correctness for Teens
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No one fails a class anymore, he's merely "passing impaired."
You don't have...
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Up to what grade?
Would you go to a doctor who never took an exam?
Funniest thing I've heard you say yet! :D :D :D
THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
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How about Irish rap?
I wonder how many others here have gone to school in both Japan and the U.S. (or another foreign country). I have.
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I'm a graduate of Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. :D
A Gaijin was eating a sandwich on a crowded train. The Japanese guy seated in front of him whispered it's not proper to eat standing. The Gaijin asked "Can I have your seat then?" :D
IMO,...
I've been a practitioner of Chi Kung for 17 years and I still refuse to write it "Qi Gong".
You have no idea how many times people have said "Kee Gong" and I've had to remind them that "Qi" is...
Like I said . . . about the Pinyin Romanization . . .
She she.
Or in your girfriend's case, to che.
BTW, I still don't like the Pinyin Romanization of using "Q" to represent the "ch" sound, "R" for "n", etc. But then, I never got used to "R"...