What’s In A Name?

[1cock2hens]

google it, both are right but i'm not sure thats neither here nor there lol

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

google it, both are right but i'm not sure thats neither here nor there lol

Sure sure. Because google is a reliable translator over a dictionary published in japan. Try google translate and put it back through. You come up with nonsense. I wasnt trying to argue i was trying to present her with a fact to be helpful.

 

[Mimi13]

My name is mispelled it should be Chickaasan but Irish coffee had other ideas. Anyway, kaasan is the non formal term for mother in Japanese so i'm a plain old chicken mother...who likes Irish coffee.

Your name is very unique and I know you would like for it to be spelled correctly. I have a pet peeve about spelling people’s names correctly. I think you can change it once without being a premium member. @Texas Kiki can tell you for sure.

 

[dpenning]

I’m glad I’m not the only one with out a clever backstory! I’m mostly just lazy so first initial and last name.

Im not too clever! Andrea is my first name and nar is the first three letters of my last name. LOL

 

[Mimi13]

Actually...i speak Japanese. Usually kaasan is to refer to a "den mother"...for geisha and prostitutes...you never refer to your own mother informally. Okaasan is for a mom.

Interesting!

 

[Mimi13]

"Dawn" is related to my real name but is not my real name. (Online security!) "Clucks" is of course a chicken sound, and 22 is just a number I like!

Neat.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Interesting!

Im glad you agree! Since theres an o before this terminology most people think that that is being polite. However there is no o before sensei which refers to a doctor or teacher so this dispels that myth. It is a typical mistake and leads to most new Japanese speakers as being labelled as gaijin...or foreigner

 

[Mimi13]

I’m glad I’m not the only one with out a clever backstory! I’m mostly just lazy so first initial and last name.

Well, there’s no hiding behind your name. You are who you ‘sez’ you are!

 

[Mimi13]

Im glad you agree! Since theres an o before this terminology most people think that that is being polite. However there is no o before sensei which refers to a doctor or teacher so this dispels that myth. It is a typical mistake and leads to most new Japanese speakers as being labelled as gaijin...or foreigner

Well, I wasn’t necessarily agreeing because when it comes to any foreign language, I clearly do not know my butt from a hole in the ground. I just thought your post was interesting as I do this one.

This reminds me of one Christmas about 25 years ago. My cousin’s college roommate was from Japan and she spent Christmas with our family. My step dad, who was a bit rough around the edges to say the least, was a Vietnam vet. I guess in his simple mind he was going to try and impress this young lady with his Vietnamese and rattled something off that almost made his false teeth fall out. (For whatever reason he did not use denture adhesive.) I literally was about to die trying to hold my ‘Bwahahahahaha’ in, when I noticed her turning the deepest shade of red. To this day I still have no idea what he possibly could have said, but with him being a Marine with a drinking problem there is no telling what all he did, or who he did it with, in Vietnam. I just know that incident put quite a damper on the rest of our Christmas celebration. I think my cousin and her roommate left almost immediately!

 

[Mimi13]

I'm grateful my son, usually gleefully after reminder calls, steps in and up to help feed and care for our small farm (cats, dogs, horses, chickens, garden). but i know what you mean... not to be snotty BUT, he won't help me personally for nothing. My head could be stuck in a jar and he would be too busy to help get it out. Ugh!
What do you folks pay for feed and eggs? I'm a little afraid to ask because I may cry. thanks!

Oh my, I think our sons are twins.

I honestly do not know what eggs are at the store, shame on me. The feed I get is not organic. I buy Purina + Omega 3 Layer pellets. It is $17.99 for a 40 lb bag. I sell my eggs for$3.50/dz. I think I could get $4.00/dz, but I didn’t want to chance not being able to sell them.