Thread: Japanese and the Z - Sound
View Single Post
Old 12-22-2010, 08:17 PM   #39 (permalink)
ProfessorDave
A True Z Fanatic
 
ProfessorDave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Scranton, PA
Posts: 1,580
Drives: In the fairway
Rep Power: 19
ProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud ofProfessorDave has much to be proud of
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by fastsach View Post
Not true, or at least it was not a few years ago. In the office I would hear one man add chan to another man he was addressing and asked about the term. The guy that explained it to me was a little embarassed by it because he understood the stigma my western mind would attach to it. After this I noticed it more and got the same explanation at a bar with a friend over there. Perfectly OK to use.
OK, having been on forums with Kenchan for several years now and never understanding the significance of how he prefers to be addressed, I am both embarrassed that I have never gotten him a birthday present, and pissed off that he's never had me over for dinner.

__________________

Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB
Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT
ProfessorDave is offline   Reply With Quote