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phelan · 12-22-2010, 04:46 PM

no, but i lived in tokyo for a while.

never heard it used between guys. unless they were drunk off their *** lol. mind you, i was a grad student. maybe it's different. i dunno.

oh, and for the record, i never heard '-kun' either. i think it's kinda kiddy, honestly.

basically, i called people using -san, no matter what. being a foreigner, i just made sure i was proper and not insulting someone.

i suppose the rule is, if others refer to a person as -chan, and they're cool with it, then fine. but don't open up by calling someone '-chan' until you know they're comfortable with it. it could be weird lol

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phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 38 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3406	no, but i lived in tokyo for a while. never heard it used between guys. unless they were drunk off their * lol. mind you, i was a grad student. maybe it's different. i dunno. oh, and for the record, i never heard '-kun' either. i think it's kinda kiddy, honestly. basically, i called people using -san, no matter what. being a foreigner, i just made sure i was proper and not insulting someone. i suppose the rule is, if others refer to a person as -chan, and they're cool with it, then fine. but don't open up by calling someone '-chan' until you know they're comfortable with it. it could be weird lol BACK ON TOPIC! __________________ 凛 ('Rin')** - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence. Last edited by phelan; 12-22-2010 at 04:54 PM.