My funny anecdote: I was once out drinking with my aikido sensei. He spent many years in Japan studying so he can read, write, and speak Japanese. Anywho, he sees this guy with kanji on his arm, proceeds to ask him why he decided to get the tattoo. The guy told him he was a drummer, and likes drums right? Well, we all had a nice little chuckle when Sensei told us his tattoo meant dumb. Drum-dumb? Apparently the tattoo artist misunderstood him, *eek* and forever will be labeled dumb for not checking it out on his own (although I'm sure he's entirely unaware of this).
Lesson: if you're going to get something in another language, get it proof read by someone who speaks it!
emotedcreations
Germany
July 2006
APR 14, 2007 02:43 PM