It's Japanese for "admirable".Japanese
Originally posted by DrFrag@Jun 5 2005, 02:48 AM
Hehe, and I always thought "rippa" was Australian. As in, "you bloody rippa!".
It should be stating the obvious, with only so many possible combinations of phenomes, but words have different meanings is different cultures. Likewise, hand gestures. The putting the tip of the thumb and index finger together may mean 'ok' to Americans or even English-speakers in general, but it is obscene in Guyana.
The gesture of drawing a circle in the air around your ear means "crazy" or "cuckoo" in Australia.
I've heard that in Japan it only means crazy if the motion is anti-clockwise. If you do it with a forwards motion, it means intelligent! (as in, this person's brain is operating properly like a machine)
I've heard that in Japan it only means crazy if the motion is anti-clockwise. If you do it with a forwards motion, it means intelligent! (as in, this person's brain is operating properly like a machine)
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There is an action coupled with onomatepoia that i still remember from highschool...
"kuru kuru po", while rotating closed hand and moving it slightly away from head (at ear level) and when you say "po" you open your hand (motion like it was popping/exploding open)
Means all twisted up inside or something, ie crazy ^^
"kuru kuru po", while rotating closed hand and moving it slightly away from head (at ear level) and when you say "po" you open your hand (motion like it was popping/exploding open)
Means all twisted up inside or something, ie crazy ^^
Kimi no kokoro de, catch the future!
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