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| ericspinelli Diglot Senior Member Japan Joined 5787 days ago 249 posts - 493 votes  Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Korean, Italian | Message 49 of 66 30 September 2009 at 3:58pm | IP Logged | ||
Silver Week is not simply a hip name for Respect for the Elderly Day. It refers to the rare occasion (this year, 2009, being a prime example*) when September's holidays (敬老の日 and 秋分の日) fall not only close enough to each other for a 国民の休日 (Citizens' Holiday), but also a Sunday. You can read more about it at Wikipedia in both English and Japanese. *And the most recent stimulus for the revitalizing and popularization of the term Silver Week. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6089 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 50 of 66 30 September 2009 at 8:13pm | IP Logged | ||
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Didn't they change the "Respect for Elderly Day" to fit within this 9/19 - 9/23 holiday period? I read it was a whole movement to keep workers at home for a week.
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| ericspinelli Diglot Senior Member Japan Joined 5787 days ago 249 posts - 493 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Korean, Italian | Message 51 of 66 01 October 2009 at 8:27am | IP Logged | ||
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Respect for the Elderly Day has been the third Monday of September since 2003.
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| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6089 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 52 of 66 01 October 2009 at 10:50am | IP Logged | ||
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hmm. I probably misread whatever it was that I got that from. Forget it, it's not important. I don't want to sidetrack the thread. (I'm still learning about the holiday.)
I was trying to use シルバーウィーク to bring up a point. I don't mind when the Japanese take up loanwords. I see it as part of the living language. I think this holiday is a really good opportunity to bring up the idea of loanwords (their importance, non-importance) and I plan to get some feedback on it. I find the subject really interesting. Edited by Sunja on 01 October 2009 at 10:52am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| mytamk Diglot Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6282 days ago 64 posts - 68 votes Speaks: Cantonese*, English Studies: Mandarin, Japanese | Message 53 of 66 11 October 2009 at 11:16pm | IP Logged | ||
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| mytamk Diglot Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6282 days ago 64 posts - 68 votes Speaks: Cantonese*, English Studies: Mandarin, Japanese | Message 54 of 66 11 October 2009 at 11:21pm | IP Logged | ||
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That is just too funny!!! LOL>>> But you know we, Chinese-Americans, do that all the time. It is called,"Chinglish!" Everybody from our parents, siblings, friends, anyone exposed to two different cultures understand perfectly. And in Hawaii, it is even more diverse. So no problem. Open your mind. We are all interconnected!!
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| Siddy Newbie Australia Joined 5520 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes | Message 55 of 66 18 October 2009 at 12:47pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think you should read the short book, "Japanese in Action".
Its from the 1950's and it shows what you are talking about at its extreme. Obviously a lot has changed, but its still applicable. There is no argument Japanese people have the "Us and Them" perspective with the world. However each new generation changes this a little. One thing you will notice, no matter how good your pronunciation, you will always get blank faces and asked to repeat what you said many times when in Japan. This is because once you are seen as a foreigner (Gajin) a switch is triggers in their brains that expects English and anything else is just garble. I agree, Korean are a lot more welcoming. Even if you are fluent in japanese, natives will still "compliment" you (patronizing), where as Korean seem genuinely surprised and interested even if you only know a few words. This isnt supposed to sound negative, its just my findings. I still enjoy speaking japanese and visiting japan. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6772 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 56 of 66 18 October 2009 at 2:58pm | IP Logged | ||
This isn't much of a problem outside of major tourist areas — at least in my city. But then, the majority of foreigners in this region are not English speakers, and most non-English-speaking foreigners learn Japanese fairly quickly. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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