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Post by tangerinesun on Dec 31, 2014 14:23:32 GMT -5
Well, Haruna claims that she comes from rural Japan, and I guess she's indulging in a bit of fun with wordplay... But I still don't seem to be able to learn Japanese... The audio that I've put on this vid is of better sound quality than the camera's horrible audio recording... Somewhere -- Facebook? -- H made a claim about being the first band to live a truly integrated agricultural lifestyle. Maybe she's sprouting some beans on a windowsill. You have already mastered most of the Japanese that matters to a クール (kūru, cool) person, just work backwards. Thanks for taking so much trouble with the vid clip, a scholar & gentleman is you!
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Post by thegl0r on Jan 1, 2015 9:32:16 GMT -5
Somewhere -- Facebook? -- H made a claim about being the first band to live a truly integrated agricultural lifestyle. Maybe she's sprouting some beans on a windowsill. Well, she has been saying on FB recently that she's raising a fine crop of mould just now, and that its growing very vigorously and is sprouting everywhere. Or perhaps she was saying that she's battling against a triffid-like army of mould that is invading her world. Sometimes I get things a little confused....
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No Cars
Jan 20, 2015 0:11:25 GMT -5
Post by thegl0r on Jan 20, 2015 0:11:25 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I just had to post this, perhaps a little rude, but so funny...
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No Cars
Jan 20, 2015 2:05:05 GMT -5
Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Jan 20, 2015 2:05:05 GMT -5
Tell her the truth, that some butt hole was insulting her, then tell her how we real western men think Asian eyes are beautiful... on the other hand, just tell her the 2nd part (No use hurting her feelings for nothing.).
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Post by tangerinesun on Jan 20, 2015 9:34:54 GMT -5
Never heard this exact expression in the US. Hence clueless dudgeon.
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No Cars
Jan 20, 2015 10:26:34 GMT -5
Post by thegl0r on Jan 20, 2015 10:26:34 GMT -5
Sorry Takaco, I mean guys, I guess "Jap's eye" is one of our quaint British slang expressions. And I'm not going to tell you what it means. You'll have to find out by yourselves BTW The phrase is not used as an anti-Japanese insult.
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Post by tangerinesun on Jan 20, 2015 17:02:12 GMT -5
Challenge accepted EDIT: All righty, then. It's both less and more offensive than imagined.
I can see a dirty minded No Cars member getting a good deal of glee out of this.
Fine for them, but if I say it, I'm still a big old butthead from the Caucasus.
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No Cars
Jan 20, 2015 18:30:10 GMT -5
Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Jan 20, 2015 18:30:10 GMT -5
Sorry Takaco, I mean guys, I guess "Jap's eye" is one of our quaint British slang expressions. And I'm not going to tell you what it means. You'll have to find out by yourselves BTW The phrase is not used as an anti-Japanese insult. Sounds like a racial slur to me... so, what is it then?
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Post by tangerinesun on Jan 20, 2015 23:55:43 GMT -5
Sounds like a racial slur to me... so, what is it then? Since gl0r refuses, you're going to have to get Takaco to explain it. That would be payback in kind.
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No Cars
Jan 21, 2015 1:36:16 GMT -5
Post by thegl0r on Jan 21, 2015 1:36:16 GMT -5
Challenge acceptedEDIT: All righty, then. It's both less and more offensive than imagined. I can see a dirty minded No Cars member getting a good deal of glee out of this. Fine for them, but if I say it, I'm still a big old butthead from the Caucasus. Sorry, I was trying to be careful with what I said about Haruna's post concerning that term. I only said it wasn't used as an anti-Japanese insult. Yes, it is rather rude and crude and not very nice. But I'm afraid that in my minds eye I saw Haruna giggling when she typed it - especially with the Takaco part of the story. Which was why I posted it. And you're right, that sort of thing would appeal to Haruna's "on-stage" sense of humour. At gigs she often tells us that she is always being a bit mean to Takaco, and Takaco tells us that she hates it. I guess as it was a practice night - Takaco teasing! The compère at the last NC gig that I went to said something along the lines of, "Its great to hear Japanese people swearing in English, they don't sound angry or rude - just naughty and cute!" But then she was talking about Haruna.
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Post by tangerinesun on Jan 21, 2015 3:44:22 GMT -5
Oh, you know... it's just Haruna, after all. She can get away with this ribald but arch humor, same as when she mocks Western assumptions about geisha by pretending to agree with them. I'll totally take a little mockery, coming from her.
She might have been tormenting Takaco along the lines of, come on, tell me! No. Come on, PLEASE tell me. No, you're too young. PLEEEEASE TELL ME!! No. Maybe when you're 35. Noooo, come on, what is it? Hey, do you see this? She won't tell me what it means! Make her tell me... and so on. Coming soon to a stage near you.
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No Cars
Feb 16, 2015 20:04:42 GMT -5
Post by thegl0r on Feb 16, 2015 20:04:42 GMT -5
NO CARS TV(telebi) 01 Our first video, takaco introduce you our TV Filmed at the gig at The Windmill in Brixton, London, on Valentines Day. Thankfully that bright light which was shining into the camera lens of Haruna's camera was coming from almost directly behind me, so you won't get scared at seeing me lurking in the front row. Continuing to educate the masses on how to speak Japanese, we were taught how to say TV in Japanese - "telebi". We also got to learn a little more about their agricultural lifestyle. Haruna told us that their song "Cress" is about her growing cress on her legs!?
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No Cars
Feb 17, 2015 1:24:40 GMT -5
Post by thegl0r on Feb 17, 2015 1:24:40 GMT -5
Here's a quick peek at my hot date on Valentines Day. Lucky me.
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Post by tangerinesun on Feb 18, 2015 2:38:53 GMT -5
Lucky me. So... homemade chocolates again, gl0r, you dog!! Favorite moments: (1) Counting off before starting to count six; (2) Lackadaisical fist pumps; (3) Haruna peering at guitar neck just prior to screaming lead section; (4) Tension: might Takaco actually get stuck or topple over? Can you picture their Phys Ed teacher saying to them, "You girls are just not taking this seriously!" It's a prickly little valentine, but to treasure.
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No Cars
Feb 19, 2015 2:16:49 GMT -5
Post by thegl0r on Feb 19, 2015 2:16:49 GMT -5
Ah, home-made chocolates - if only. I had been hoping that Haruna might have made some for me, but unfortunately she was too shy to give them. It's really difficult for me to decide on a favourite bit of the night. But when Haruna encouraged the audience to move a little closer by saying, "You can get closer if you want. I know we smell of raw fish, but what can we do about it?", that brought a lot of giggles. Then there were the dancing bananas...
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