Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"
Matt Fargo (71 page)
Picky Eaters
kuwazu girai
Kuwazu-girai is a game that Japanese folks like to play at izakaya and other restaurants that have small, tapas-like dishes. The premise of the game is this: everybody orders three things—two they absolutely love and one they can’t stand. Japanese izakaya usually have extensive enough menus so that it’s easy to find something you hate. Then you take turns consuming your three dishes under the scrutinizing gazes of your companions, and they try to guess which was the one that you actually hate. Most people don’t realize what bad actors they are, and nothing is funnier than watching a bad actor act—especially when they are overcompensating for nausea by pretending to savor and relish something that is making them sick. It’s a great way to get to know people’s culinary and dramatic inclinations—and a rare opportunity to eat fermented soy beans. Bon appétit!
Other Ulysses Press TitlesDirty Chinese: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!”
MATT COLEMAN, $10.00
MATT COLEMAN, $10.00
Dirty Chinese features phrases for every situation, even expressions to convince a local official that you have waited long enough and tipped him plenty already. A pronunciation guide, a reference dictionary and sample dialogues make this guide invaluable for those traveling to China.
Dirty French: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!”
ADRIEN CLAUTRIER AND HENRY ROWE, $10.00
ADRIEN CLAUTRIER AND HENRY ROWE, $10.00
Dirty French includes phrases for every situation, including expressions for describing art that make one sound smart and cool. It contains enough insults and swear words to offend every person in France without even speaking to them in English, which they really dislike.
Dirty German: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!”
DANIEL CHAFFEY, $10.00
DANIEL CHAFFEY, $10.00
Dirty German provides enough insults and swear words to offend every person in Germany—without even mentioning that the Japanese make better cars —as well as explicit sex terms that’ll even embarrass the women of Hamburg’s infamous red light district.
Dirty Italian: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!”
GABRIELLE EUVINO, $10.00
GABRIELLE EUVINO, $10.00
Nobody speaks in strictly formal address anymore. Certainly not in Italy, where the common expression shouted on the streets is far from textbook Italian. This all-new, totally-up-to-date book fills in the gap between how people really talk in Italy and what Italian language students are taught.
Dirty Spanish: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!”
JUAN CABALLERO & NICK DENTON-BROWN, $10.00
JUAN CABALLERO & NICK DENTON-BROWN, $10.00
This handbook features slang for both Spain and Latin America. It includes a section on native banter that will help readers make friends over a pitcher of sangría and convince the local taco maker that it’s OK to spice things up with a few fresh habaneros.
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About the Author
Matt Fargo is the owner of one of the world’s dirtiest mouths. He has worked in Japan as a writer, translator, and musician among other things, subsequently earning his Master’s degree in Japanese Literature at UC Berkeley. He currently lives in New York, where he enjoys the metropolitan propensity for filthy language. If you get good enough at Japanese, you can read his first book, 「
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Text Copyright © 2007 Matt Fargo. Design and concept © 2007 Ulysses Press. Illustrations © 2007 Lindsay Mack. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever, except for use by a reviewer in connection with a review.
eISBN : 978-1-569-75067-4
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006903813
Distributed by Publishers Group West
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