Beavers are certainly very industrious, and I think it implies that Japanese people are hard working too, so if anything I'd consider it almost a compliment to Japanese people, but before I really thought about it I wasn't so sure... When I first heard it I thought... Hey that's not very nice comparing Japanese people to beavers...
What do you think? Is this a saying to avoid or is it okay?
2006-09-11 19:24:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Never heard this saying before, not really sure what it's suppose to imply. To analyze it, my opinion of japanese is that they are very smart, not really sure how the rest of the world views them. And beavers are hard workers. So japanese beavers would be intellegent hard workers? Seems like it wouldn't be a bad thing, they aren't comparing japanese to beavers. I really dont' know, it's a very odd saying IMO.
2006-09-11 19:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by Justaguyinaplace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm Japanese with a beaver.
2006-09-11 19:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by Tiffi Poodle Pie 69 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about 'derogatory' per se, but it IS kind of stupid because they don't have beavers in Japan.
Also, many Japanese people are fat, lazy, and have no work ethic...just like Americans.
2006-09-11 19:31:54 · answer #3 · answered by Superfudge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain animals somehow sounds ok, like beavers, dolphins and owls. Other animals like dogs, pigs or monkeys doesn't sound good. It's not fair to the animals lol.
2006-09-11 19:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by Ttraveller 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's kind of stupid because they don't have beavers in Japan.
2006-09-11 19:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watashi wa yume wo kanaeru tame kenmei ni hataraite imasu. 私は夢をかなえるため、懸命に働いています。 It could be more natural and flexible translation of your original purpose in the text.
2016-03-26 21:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by Marion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
many beavers have complained
2006-09-11 19:26:41 · answer #7 · answered by brinlarrr 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You don't hear that saying in Texas. In fact I have never heard that saying.
2006-09-11 19:32:16 · answer #8 · answered by no nickname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think that is derogatory at all..
In fact, it sounds complimentary....
2006-09-11 19:25:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HAHAHAHA...I like Tiffi's Answer!!!!!
2006-09-11 19:27:32 · answer #10 · answered by The Nag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋