Re: Nicknames
Speaking of Hibachi grill, with the heavy influence of Japanese culture in the islands, we use many Japanese terms on a daily basis.
Like for fishing line, we call it Tsuji.
Of course, "hana buttah" came from the Japanese term "hana" which is nose, making that mean "nose butter".
We call soy sauce "shoyu".
When someone does something bad, we say "bachi" (to instigate a curse).
When someone is a tightwad (stingy), we call them "manju" (referring to something small like the pastry is; as in not giving very much).
I often substitute "yes" with "hai" when talking casually with friends.
Plenty more on that.
Speaking of Hibachi grill, with the heavy influence of Japanese culture in the islands, we use many Japanese terms on a daily basis.
Like for fishing line, we call it Tsuji.
Of course, "hana buttah" came from the Japanese term "hana" which is nose, making that mean "nose butter".
We call soy sauce "shoyu".
When someone does something bad, we say "bachi" (to instigate a curse).
When someone is a tightwad (stingy), we call them "manju" (referring to something small like the pastry is; as in not giving very much).
I often substitute "yes" with "hai" when talking casually with friends.
Plenty more on that.
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