anyone who really knows about Japan,or Japanese language?

Question

Actually Im a Japanese. Id like to ask you something.

Do you know JANKEN, or scissors, paper, stone.

I heard it was spreaded through Japanese Animes or Japanese cartoons.

but I wonder if american or brithish really know it.

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

U.K. children learn "scissors,paper,stone " in the playground at junior school.( 1976- before animes I think!)
We played best of 3 usually.
Great game-no equipment necessary and teaches assessing opponent and tactics.
Has been around a very long time (1000's of years) hasn't it?
M

Answer 2

Almost everyone knows Rock, Paper, Scissors (by that name). If I didnt have a Japanese teacher back in the 5th grade, I wouldn't have known is was called Janken.

Names and items used vary all over the world (see link).

Answer 3

After reading The Knights Of The Bushido by Lord Russell of Liverpool,i learnt all i want to know of Japan and the Japanese thank you.

Answer 4

yeah, everyone knows the game but i don't know anything about Japan but i have a semi-japanese friend who speaks fluent Japanese. I say semi because she's born in england and is British but her Japanese is better than her english.

Answer 5

Moshi moshi! Yes, that game is really popular here - but I have never heard about it being spread through anime before - sounds likely!

Answer 6

That's a very common game, in Spain we also play it, I think my father played it, and he was born in 1939... I can swear that he has never seen anime :)

Answer 7

don't like Japan at all except some friends from there

strange culture for me to understand anyway

Answer 8

Don't know about Kichiku-Beiei but Russia knows it.

Answer 9

I know the game but thats it...sorry !!!

Answer 10

No