Re: Random Japanese Signs

[kurogane]

Cock water................the pause that refreshes.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Could be worse ....

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And no that's not a photoshop.

[wagyl]

What is more, it has been resurrected!

[kurogane]

I think I may have found a perfect source for Choko. Or a perfect use for it:

[matsuki]

Could be worse ....

glicopenis.jpg

And no that's not a photoshop.

What is more, it has been resurrected!

it's worse...

[legion]

I think I may have found a perfect source for Choko. Or a perfect use for it:

Isn't a knob creek a cunt?

[kurogane]

I think that's a knob head................

c........c...........c.....................cccccccccCock water.....................

[matsuki]

ピネス, cock water...at what point does it become trolling?

[Mike Oxlong]

[Taro Toporific]

"Louis Vuitton put out a sign, but the J-police reads no English."

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Via @CleoneMitsui

[chibaka]

Huh?

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[Samurai_Jerk]

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[Coligny]

Huh?

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Keep left !? What's wrong ? Even I could understand ...

[chibaka]

Huh?

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Keep left !? What's wrong ? Even I could understand ...

Exactly, it says "keep left", which the last time I checked is actually English. It's the obsession with using imported words, when so many people haven't a fucking clue what most of them really mean....

When was the last time you saw "arigatou" written in France...

[wagyl]

When was the last time you saw "arigatou" written in France...

... or for that matter "Keep Left (or Right)," but perhaps English language signage has increased in France.

My personal opinion is that that katakana sign is worse from a safety point of view than not having any sign. It takes too much of the local driver's attention to get the message across.

[Coligny]

Huh?

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Keep left !? What's wrong ? Even I could understand ...

Exactly, it says "keep left", which the last time I checked is actually English. It's the obsession with using imported words, when so many people haven't a fucking clue what most of them really mean....

When was the last time you saw "arigatou" written in France...

at least craptakana are easier to read on road signs than their fucking kanjis.

also... saying 'thanks' in France... not gunna happen... no matter the language....

[Samurai_Jerk]

The question is is "keep left" widely understood in Japan like "u-turn" or not?

[Coligny]

Why would you keep left to make a U-turn ? To do like a motorbike right turn at an intersection ?

[Russell]

Why would you keep left to make a U-turn ? To do like a motorbike right turn at an intersection ?

Please, read his question again.

[wagyl]

at least craptakana are easier to read on road signs than their fucking kanjis.

ばあいによってえいえんとつづくかたかなのれつよりかんじでことばとことばのさかいめがはっきりとされたほうがよみやすい。こどもようのほんほどよみにくいものがそんざいしない。
I'm not sure why I bother replying to that since he doesn't read my stuff anyway.

[Russell]

at least craptakana are easier to read on road signs than their fucking kanjis.

ばあいによってえいえんとつづくかたかなのれつよりかんじでことばとことばのさかいめがはっきりとされたほうがよみやすい。こどもようのほんほどよみにくいものがそんざいしない。
I'm not sure why I bother replying to that since he doesn't read my stuff anyway.

I think he was referring to katakana...

[wagyl]

I think he was referring to katakana...

タダデサエムカシノホウリツデオクリガナモカタカナデカカレテヨミニクイデスシ、コチラノホウガサラニヨミニクイトハオモイマス。トクニナガイナガイレツデコトバノクギリガハンダンデキマセン。

I'm not entirely sure what point he was trying to make, unless it was no more than "I, personally, as a non-native, find it easier to see a quasi-phonetic rendering of a word in a language I already know, rather than seeing a compact symbol which I have never managed to remember, whether that is through laziness or lack of ability." In which case, I have no argument with him*. But if that is the case, he may as well say that he finds it easier to see a sign in English in Latin alphabet than one in Kanji. I am sure I, as a non-native, am not alone in having to think for a moment or two before I work out which is 右 and which is 左. That キープレフト sign makes me more worried about what all those other native drivers are going to do.

* Actually, I would argue that アイ、パーソナリー、アズアノンネーティブ、ファインドイットイージアートゥーシーアクァジーフォネティクレンダリングオブアワードインアランゲージアイオーレディーノー、ラーザーザンシーイングアコンパクトシンボルウイッチアイハブネバーマネージドトゥーリーメンバー、ウェザーザットイズスルーレイジーネスオルラックオブアビリティー。is easy for nobody.

[chibaka]

That キープレフト sign makes me more worried about what all those other native drivers are going to do.

That's the point, who is this sign meant for? I asked a J friend about this yesterday, his comments were as baffling as the sign itself. #1 - helpful for gaijin visitors who can't read kanji, neglecting of course the fact that they probably can't read katakana either. #2 - he thinks the sign is incapable of displaying kanji, it being made up of individual lights... in 2015.

Having had a debate with natives about フォグランプ, who do not understand the origin is "fog lamp" i.e. a lamp designed to be used in fog or similar conditions of poor visibility, these signs are 1) useless or 2) scary...

[Samurai_Jerk]

Why would you keep left to make a U-turn ? To do like a motorbike right turn at an intersection ?

I can't tell if you're trying to be funny or if that's a serious question?

#2 - he thinks the sign is incapable of displaying kanji, it being made up of individual lights... in 2015.

He might be right if it is one of those types of signs. Or at least it might be incapable of rendering readable kanji.

Having had a debate with natives about フォグランプ, who do not understand the origin is "fog lamp" i.e. a lamp designed to be used in fog or similar conditions of poor visibility, these signs are 1) useless or 2) scary...

What was the debate? You don't kneed the know the etymology of a word to know what it means. These terms are only dangerous if they haven't become standard in Japan. Again Uターン seems to be standard Japanese as far as I can tell. Maybe I'm wrong but I've never once heard a Japanese person say 180度転換 or something similar in the context of driving. If you do a Google search on キープレフト the first hit is a Wikipedia article so maybe it too has become standard Japanese.

Anyway, it would be interesting to do a survey to see what percentage of the population (or at least drivers) does understand.

[Russell]

If they use katakana this way, can't they at least insert spaces.

I somehow have this bad habit to misinterpret it as "key pray futo".

[chibaka]

These terms are only dangerous if they haven't become standard in Japan.

My example フォグランプ exists in most cars in Japan, I suspect it's also mentioned in the Japanese driving manual for learners. It's certainly explained on the MLIT information, but who reads that eh?

Anyway, it would be interesting to do a survey to see what percentage of the population (or at least drivers) does understand.

Agreed, I'd like to see that

My unscientific estimate suggests that in the fog lamp example, around 50 ~ 70% either don't know (in my area at least), or are just stupid, thinking it's cool to drive around on a beautiful summer night with all lights blazing....

Edit: Just to add the same 50 ~ 70% also find it unnecessary to use any lights at all when it's overcast and pissing down with rain

[chibaka]

Didn't try this restaurant, meat has a wooden taste I heard..

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[yanpa]

What was the debate? You don't kneed the know the etymology of a word to know what it means. These terms are only dangerous if they haven't become standard in Japan. Again Uターン seems to be standard Japanese as far as I can tell. Maybe I'm wrong but I've never once heard a Japanese person say 180度転換 or something similar in the context of driving. If you do a Google search on キープレフト the first hit is a Wikipedia article so maybe it too has become standard Japanese.

Anyway, it would be interesting to do a survey to see what percentage of the population (or at least drivers) does understand.

I can't help thinking the phrase in question should be written "レフトキープ".

[Coligny]

These terms are only dangerous if they haven't become standard in Japan.

My example フォグランプ exists in most cars in Japan, I suspect it's also mentioned in the Japanese driving manual for learners. It's certainly explained on the MLIT information, but who reads that eh?

Anyway, it would be interesting to do a survey to see what percentage of the population (or at least drivers) does understand.

Agreed, I'd like to see that

My unscientific estimate suggests that in the fog lamp example, around 50 ~ 70% either don't know (in my area at least), or are just stupid, thinking it's cool to drive around on a beautiful summer night with all lights blazing....

Edit: Just to add the same 50 ~ 70% also find it unnecessary to use any lights at all when it's overcast and pissing down with rain

The fog lamp fiasco debate deserve its own thread... Users and car makers being equally guilty.

[Coligny]

1 - helpful for gaijin visitors who can't read kanji, neglecting of course the fact that they probably can't read katakana either. #2 - he thinks the sign is incapable of displaying kanji, it being made up of individual lights... in 2015.

Hey being patronizing is easier than being usefull...