This girl i work with went to japan and i went to her myspace account to leave her a comment, and 2 comments below mine had said "drink a japanese". just wondering if anyone ever heard of that?
2007-01-10 05:42:28 · 2 answers · asked by dolfyn0223 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Maybe the people who posted below you were not native English-speakers and meant to type, "a Japanese drink" or "drink like a Japanese person"
Another possibility is that this is an inside joke and you are on the outside!
2007-01-10 06:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Yuka 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I studied the language for 3 years, and I have never heard an expression that sounds like that. Perhaps the person posting the comment meant something like "drink like you were Japanese"? This is an unfortunate stereotype that people seem to have about folks from Japan -- that they drink a great deal.
The Japanese do have different ideas about alcohol than Americans do... for example, you can purchase beer from vending machines in many places in Japan, and alcohol and structured socializing is sometimes a part of doing business in Japan. In general though, I've found that the stereotype is inaccurate.
2007-01-10 05:59:03 · answer #2 · answered by JD 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋