Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]baka has two meanings in Filipino: 1. cow 2. maybe. It all depends on how fast you pronounce the word. I thought 'bakero' was the offensive Japanese word to call someone worse than stupid... >From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] baka >Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 16:17:54 +0100 > >Yes, it was one of the first Japanese words I learned (also as a child). I >ALSO learned: don't use it. It was a lot more offensive than just "stupid". > >Daniel > >>my goodness, as a child i used to hear that word all-too frequently. >> >>-rei >> >> >> > Baka means stupid (literally: not able to tell the difference between >> > a horse and a deer). >> ... >> > >> > >> > Karen Nakamura >> > www.photoethnography.com >> >>-- >>Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com >>Ridgewood, New Jersey >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html