What do you think of my Avitar

[to2leo]

Hey BC6 what does you avartar mean?  I read Chinese and am able to understand all the characters but I have no idea what it means?

 

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[bc6]

Hey BC6 what does you avartar mean?  I read Chinese and am able to understand all the characters but I have no idea what it means?

 

Well I stumbled across a Japanese novelty shirt site and its supposed to translate to "Im looking for a Japanese girlfriend"

[bc6]

@#2-->bc6: Love the icon. 

 

 

Thank you Shashinka Ichiban

[alpineaustralia]

Well I stumbled across a Japanese novelty shirt site and its supposed to translate to "Im looking for a Japanese girlfriend"

Have you found one yet?

[bc6]

Well I stumbled across a Japanese novelty shirt site and its supposed to translate to "Im looking for a Japanese girlfriend"

Have you found one yet?

 

No, not yet.....lets not hijack this thread we could go to "Off Topic"

[bc6]

Since there have been so many comments on my avatar I thought Id post in off topics.

[to2leo]

In Chinese it translates into...

 

Japanese person

?? Woman

Meeting Gathering

 

[Bernard]

I really like you Avatar, but as you said previously you got it in a NYC Japanese novelty store. Knowing these stores sometimes they get the rejects from other countries that have misprints.

 

The store owner told you it says, "I'm looking for a Japanese girlfriend." Here's the test, go into a Japanese Sushi Bar, if the people start giggling at you when they see the shirt, especially the women, then it's not saying what you think it's saying.  

[Bernard]

In Chinese it translates into...

 

Japanese person

?? Woman

Meeting Gathering

 

 

You see, as Leo has translated it, you're advertising a Japanese Quilting Bee!

[bc6]

I really like you Avatar, but as you said previously you got it in a NYC Japanese novelty store. Knowing these stores sometimes they get the rejects from other countries that have misprints.

 

The store owner told you it says, "I'm looking for a Japanese girlfriend." Here's the test, go into a Japanese Sushi Bar, if the people start giggling at you when they see the shirt, especially the women, then it's not saying what you think it's saying.  

 

Thanks Bernard, I have to wear that shirt & go to a Sushi bar with it on. Sushi is the other thing I like besides Japanese trains & women lol.

[Guest ___]

I had a shirt that read, "Chikan Rock & Roll Sushi Highschool" Want to talk about some strange looks on the Chou Line.

[Darren Jeffries]

I really like you Avatar, but as you said previously you got it in a NYC Japanese novelty store. Knowing these stores sometimes they get the rejects from other countries that have misprints.

 

The store owner told you it says, "I'm looking for a Japanese girlfriend." Here's the test, go into a Japanese Sushi Bar, if the people start giggling at you when they see the shirt, especially the women, then it's not saying what you think it's saying.  

 

Bernard has a point here... I have it on good authority that it ACTUALLY says, "Hello Big Boy, Yes my favorite movie is 'Sex in the city' too!!"

 

:icon_clown:

[Tenorikuma]

募集中 (boshuuchuu) means "looking for" or "wanted". You see it used all the time in help-wanted signs, space-to-rent signs ("renters wanted"), and classified ad pages ("advertisers wanted").

 

That well-known t-shirt design BC6 is using as his avatar is a bit of an in-joke to anyone who's spent time in Japan and is familiar with the meaning of 募集中.

日本人 = Japanese

彼女 = girlfriend

 

Put together, it says something like "Japanese Girlfriend Wanted", worded like a help-wanted sign.

[Guest ___]

Tenorikuma, Darren was just kidding, these shirts are everywhere in the west.  

[to2leo]

Come to think of it, we might need to change our forum name to Japanese models and Japan Rail Enthusiasts Forum!

[Bernard]

Well it's that "lost in translation" situation. But I think it works out evenly.

bc6 got a Japanese shirt that has a slight misprint but not to worry. Every wonder what happens to all those caps at the Baseball World Series when the other team loses? Well I make a bet there are people in Japan wearing caps that say, "The Chicago Cubs 2008 World Series Champs".