bmwracer wrote:

More like French-kissed.

eeew, thas gross.
i mean a tap kiss

TANG wrote:

eeew, thas gross. i mean a tap kiss

In Hawaii, a tap kiss on the cheek is a frequent gesture. However, I haven't seen much "tap kissing" on the lips.
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TANG wrote:

eeew, thas gross. i mean a tap kiss

was even grosser when u saw the guy .. whats coming of this world ....

awww, thas not nice
she said she just did it for attention, bcs she knew ppl would make a huge fuss about it. she isnt in love with her bro, thats disgusting and insane.

TANG wrote:

she said she just did it for attention, bcs she knew ppl would make a huge fuss about it.

i think she could've done something else to get attention. frenching your brother??!?

ahochaude wrote:

In Hawaii, a tap kiss on the cheek is a frequent gesture.

the hug is even more common. some of the jp people that i know observe it in wide-eyed horror. didn't realize it was such a big deal to them.

jholic wrote:

the hug is even more common. some of the jp people that i know observe it in wide-eyed horror. didn't realize it was such a big deal to them.

Yeah, Japanese have their own "bubbles". They don't do much bodily contact unless the person is a real close friend or relative. Although nowadays, they seem to be lightening up to the subject/gesture a bit. However, the old foogies, (like my in-laws ) don't practice it at all.
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ahochaude wrote:

Yeah, Japanese have their own "bubbles". They don't do much bodily contact unless the person is a real close friend or relative. Although nowadays, they seem to be lightening up to the subject/gesture a bit. However, the old foogies, (like my in-laws ) don't practice it at all.

Foogies??

ahochaude wrote:

Yeah, Japanese have their own "bubbles".

Yeah the copious amounts of beer bubbles that are created from entirely too much drinking .

nihonjin ga nomi sugimashita dekara takusan bubbles ga arimasu yo.

bmwracer wrote:

Foogies??

Yup. Common saying in Hawaii.
However, I think modern use is now "fogies". pronounced: fo-u-gies
Shorter and cooler, I guess.
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Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah the copious amounts of beer bubbles that are created from entirely too much drinking .

Hell yeah. And I'm living it as a 4th generation Japanese!
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ahochaude wrote:

Hell yeah. And I'm living it as a 4th generation Japanese!

awesome....yonsei....that's what i call genetic selection...only the strong survive.

ahochaude wrote:

Yup. Common saying in Hawaii. However, I think modern use is now "fogies". pronounced: fo-u-gies Shorter and cooler, I guess.

I've heard of that term "fogies"... to refer to old folks, old people right.

Funny I don't mind the Japanese guys who do tend to have the "femine" features. Especially Johnny's Entertainment groups. Living in Hawaii I never see guys who look like Yamapi, Takki, etc... Most people I know always say they look like girls. That's the first thing they say when they see a picture of one of them.

By the way I think it's ok to check out other guys/girls.... nothing wrong with looking even if you are married.

ahochaude wrote:

Yeah, Japanese have their own "bubbles". They don't do much bodily contact unless the person is a real close friend or relative. Although nowadays, they seem to be lightening up to the subject/gesture a bit. However, the old foogies, (like my in-laws ) don't practice it at all.

ha, that's so true. the younger generation of jp nationals that i know have adapted to this local hawaiian culture. for the older ones, they back off when you come at them. then you have to chase them around the room with arms wide open.

that's only happened once or twice.

jholic wrote:

ha, that's so true. the younger generation of jp nationals that i know have adapted to this local hawaiian culture. for the older ones, they back off when you come at them. then you have to chase them around the room with arms wide open. that's only happened once or twice.

Dude, that sounds like a cartoon. Is hugging that tabooish as you and aho say it is?

jholic wrote:

ha, that's so true. the younger generation of jp nationals that i know have adapted to this local hawaiian culture. for the older ones, they back off when you come at them. then you have to chase them around the room with arms wide open. that's only happened once or twice.

Hey, jholic. Where you been (I should talk )?

I hugs my crew from Japan whenever they come down hea . . . for the record, most of them are gals .

wassup, The Man.

doch: if they're unaccustomed to it, it'll show. i wouldn't even suggest trying it with the older generation. when i was in japan, i didn't hug anyone goodbye or hello (like here in hawaii).

Tu_triky wrote:

awesome....yonsei....that's what i call genetic selection...only the strong survive.

There are a lot of 4th and 5th generation Japanese-Americans in Hawaii. Not uncommon at all. Heh, but it's Hawaii. Go figure.

DT04 wrote:

Funny I don't mind the Japanese guys who do tend to have the "femine" features. Especially Johnny's Entertainment groups. Living in Hawaii I never see guys who look like Yamapi, Takki, etc... Most people I know always say they look like girls. That's the first thing they say when they see a picture of one of them.

What do you call those "guys" again? Oh yeah, meterosexuals, eh?
The reason most guys in Hawaii say they look like girls is because of their style.
Look at a lot of the guys in Hawaii, heh, they call it "style" when you wear your board shorts, rubber slippers, tank top or wife beater, have either a shaved head or a "buya" and talk pigeon.
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ahochaude wrote:

What do you call those "guys" again? Oh yeah, meterosexuals, eh? The reason most guys in Hawaii say they look like girls is because of their style. Look at a lot of the guys in Hawaii, heh, they call it "style" when you wear your board shorts, rubber slippers, tank top or wife beater, have either a shaved head or a "buya" and talk pigeon.

Forgive me but what is a meterosexual? And what's a wife beater?

DT04 wrote:

Forgive me but what is a meterosexual? And what's a wife beater?

A meterosexual are dudes like Justin Timberlake and those dudes from 'Nsync and Backstreet Boys. Dudes with style. Not to mention those are the kind of dudes who care about pedicures and manicures and plucking eyebrows, etc. But are straightm however.

A wife beater are those tight white tank tops. The ones that are kind of like an "underwear quality tank top". Those tight white ones you see a lot of locals wearing. The ones that they tend to wear under their T-shirts.
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ahochaude wrote:

A meterosexual are dudes like Justin Timberlake and those dudes from 'Nsync and Backstreet Boys. Dudes with style. Not to mention those are the kind of dudes who care about pedicures and manicures and plucking eyebrows, etc. But are straightm however. A wife beater are those tight white tank tops. The ones that are kind of like an "underwear quality tank top". Those tight white ones you see a lot of locals wearing. The ones that they tend to wear under their T-shirts.

Ah I get it now.... thanks for clearing that up. I didn't know they called those white tank tops a wife beater. You learn something new everyday.