Ocean11 0 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I've always been struck by the stupid way Japanese people play hide 'n seek. In England, you say "onetwothreefourfivesixseveneight coming ready or not" while the other people sneak off as quietly as possible to hide. If they're fast and sneaky enough, they can be quite hard to find. In Japan, you shout "mou ii kai?", while the other people stomp about shouting "mada daiyo!" letting you know exactly where they're going, and when they have found a 'hiding place', they let you know where it is by shouting "mou ii yo!" What's the point? Was this game played in the same way before Pearl Harbor I wonder? Or did the Occupation forces make a rule that it had to played this way? Does anybody know? My boy is playing it outside now, and I really want to go and say "Don't be so f*cking stupid!" Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 That's incredible! Nevertheless, thanks for the story cos it just brought back my childhood memory of one particular "hide and seek" game I played which still makes me laugh till my stomache aches a bit. I was about eight or nine at the time and a neighbour of about the same age had come over to my house to play with me and my elder sister. It was late afternoon and we were playing hide and seek. Dusk was approaching and the rooms were beginning to get dark and the lights were not yet turned on. It was my turn to do "seek" and my friend, Jeffery, decided to hide in my room. However, unknown to him, my grandmother, who normally doesn't stay with us, was visiting and happened to be napping in my bed. So as I am going through the routine of "one, two, three..." I hear a high pitched scream and Jeffery comes running out terrified out of his wits screaming "Ghost, Ghost!" This had me and my sister a bit scared initially till we realized that Granny, with her long white hair, had just woken up from her nap and sat up in the bed. That must have been such a sight for poor old Jeffery. My sister and I still remember the incident vividly with great amusement. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: My boy is playing it outside now, and I really want to go and say "Don't be so f*cking stupid!" It is moments like this that make me want to have a boy of my own. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Should do this! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Great story Markie, with a surprise ending! (I thought your elder sister ended up pregnant.) The history of the Pacific War would have been completely different if Pearl Harbor had been broadcasting "Mou ii kai?" at regular intervals... db, I'm taking my boy to England in the summer to meet my parents for the first time (OK, long story), and guess which word he uses with most fluency. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Quote: guess which word he uses with most fluency "Bollocks?" Oh yeah, tell us the long story! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Sorry what do these mean? "mou ii kai?" "mada daiyo" "mou ii yo!" I suppose I could guess, but just as a bit of nihongo lesson Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Ready? Not yet! Ready! Those Zero pilots would all have been chirping "Mada dayo!" into their radios as Pearl Harbor readied the flak... Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Ocean, you are cool dad. When you tell us about your boy, I always feel your passion into him a lot. He sounds soooo cute! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 What word does he use the most? Im guessing: Japanese: kusojiji aho! otousan, hayosei~ya! gohan ha madano? English: stupid bint ya wa**er bollocks stupid yank The English my students use sometimes is shocking never knew that SJ censors words on this forum Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 In fairness in Oz we would count. Some people would call out ready?? and replies of "Not yet!" Maybe having bigger space makes a difference. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Is his "bad language" best in Japanese or English? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 I grew up in the mountains which might explain a few things about me but we would have the best games of hide'n'seek. Usually played in the dark but had to set boundries because if you didn't know the area you could get really messed up. Anybody ever play Kick the Can? That was always a fun one. Boot that can as far as you could shouting ''Save the Bunch'' as loud as you could and then the seeker would have to find everybody again. Good times. Good times. Link to post Share on other sites
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