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canman wrote:Don't get me started on this. I don't want to criticize Americans, but listening to the radio station from Misawa air base it is a travesty the way they pronounce some of the places around here. First off it is Misawa, better spelled Mesawa, but why do Americans call it Masawa, and how did Okinawa become Okanawa. The prefecture we live in is Aomori, and you must pronounce each of the vowels, it is not Amori, we are not the prefecture of love damn it. I could go on, but I don't think it is that hard to learn and say the proper pronunciation, you just have to try.
GomiGirl wrote:Well the one that always makes me cringe is Shibuya. It is NOT ShiBUya. Now perhaps I am being a bit picky, but it really does annoy me especially when it comes out of the mouths of people who have lived here a long time.
oyajikun wrote:I mispronounced Shibuya for the longest time...
GomiGirl wrote:Well the one that always makes me cringe is Shibuya. It is NOT ShiBUya. Now perhaps I am being a bit picky, but it really does annoy me especially when it comes out of the mouths of people who have lived here a long time.
maraboutslim wrote:When it comes to mispronunciations by gaijin in Japan, "Toe-Key-Oh" has got to be the one that bothers me the most. "Key-Oh-Toe" being a close second.
maraboutslim wrote:When it comes to mispronunciations by gaijin in Japan, "Toe-Key-Oh" has got to be the one that bothers me the most.
Yokohammer wrote:I don't mind when foreigners do it as much as I do when the "official" in-train announcements do it. Have you noticed that the English announcements in trains that have them often pronounce the station names "gaijin-style," I assume in a misguided attempt to make them easier for foreigners to understand. Only promulgates the problem.
Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:Holy shit! I've been here for decades and didn't even realize the correct pronunciation of the capital. I had always thought it was Tacky-o.
Mike Oxlong wrote:I always called it Shina soba...
Mike Oxlong wrote:Naw, call thems tojinmame.
CrankyBastard wrote::cool:You must drink at the same places Greji does
Mike Oxlong wrote:Nothing like cruising the local fujinkai for hot honeys...
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This is the funniest post that I found today. "My name is Karaoke, no no no Carrie Oakey! "
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Greji wrote:That is neat! I wonder what she's going to name the other one?
(I know, I know, it's really and oldie, but it had to be said!!:p )
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