08-11-2004, 02:08 AM
What most people don't know is that the Japanese language itself actually contains very few, if any, swear words or phrases. Usually, it's the translations (eg: subs or english dub) that make it seem like swearing is taking place, to make it more appealing to English readers. The Japanese language is very polite in general, and when people get rude, it's usually nothing worth sneezing at, especially if you bother to translate the literal meanings of what is being said. In terms of vulgarity and offensiveness, the Japanese language is nothing compared to the English language, or any other Anglo-based language.
I remember a teacher telling me this, when I asked her the meaning behind a couple rude-sounding terms I had heard in Japanese. I remember her laughing, but it was a valuable lesson.
I remember a teacher telling me this, when I asked her the meaning behind a couple rude-sounding terms I had heard in Japanese. I remember her laughing, but it was a valuable lesson.