tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post2909267513861961415..comments2023-05-17T16:27:44.487+09:00Comments on Japan: Genki Japan - with a twistCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-64359298684270021272012-06-16T20:30:23.398+09:002012-06-16T20:30:23.398+09:00I wonder if it was western or if it was foreigners...I wonder if it was western or if it was foreigners in Japan, I doubt it was Japanese - several people I know put it on their facebook.<br /><br />I wondered if was a joke too - but thought I was over-estimating people's potential to be cynically humorous relative to the possibility of there being an English mistake.<br /><br />I guess you have seen the twitter maps of the earthquake?<br />Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-39621852294575158382012-06-16T19:26:20.090+09:002012-06-16T19:26:20.090+09:00"Pray for Japan" was a common meme after..."Pray for Japan" was a common meme after the big quake. Not sure of its origin, but probably Western? So "play for Japan" could be poking fun at ... ah ... I dunno. Perhaps I'm over-interpreting.<br /><br />When I was fresh off the boat, I accidentally bought Meiji Bulgarian Drinking Yoghurt because it looked just like the milk carton. Poured it into my coffee with abandonRuroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-26096109172963666012012-06-16T09:53:23.346+09:002012-06-16T09:53:23.346+09:00I puzzled about the play pray. The expression &qu...I puzzled about the play pray. The expression "praying for Japan" doesn't really seem to come from a Buddhist / Shinto tradition.<br /><br />I'm not sure if it was intentional or not. At first I thought it was a mistake, then thought it might have been an advertisement for a soccer game or something( rising sun - soccer ball - same same... ) and then I just decided on the Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-75150312282528632742012-06-16T07:00:19.430+09:002012-06-16T07:00:19.430+09:00This was the perfect way to start a day: with a ch...This was the perfect way to start a day: with a chuckle. ^^<br /><br />PS: Actually, ne, that "play for Japan" is incredibly clever. Word play, r/l play, poking fun at holy cows. Or was it unintentional? You never know! That makes it even funnier!Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.com