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Conversational Japanese; Wednesday, Fourth Period [01/17].
"Konnichiwa, minasan!" Yukari greeted cheerfully. "Did you all remember to bring food for us to enjoy this week, as we discuss Japanese food etiquette and phrases? I sure hope so!"
If you didn't, you couldn't really be blamed, because she never actually said it directly to the class, unless you were Arden, in which case, if you did forget and deprived Yukari of the barbeque she'd been looking forward to all week, well, then, things might not get pretty.
She was definitely waiting to see who brought food and what was available before getting started, though, before lifting up a little bit of whatever looked the most delicious and declaring, "Itadakimasu!" and then taking a bite.
"Now," she continued, perhaps before that bite was completely finished being chewed and swallowed, "itadakimasu is a very common and traditional thing to say before eating in Japan! There is no real direct translation into English, but the closest thing would probably be 'I humbly receive.' It's generally a phrase expressing gratitude for the food you're about to eat, so, in this case, it's very accurate, because I am grateful for all this delicious food! If I were serving the food, I would offer it with a meshiagare, which is sorta like the French bon apetite! And when you finish a meal, you say gochisousama deshita, which means 'it was a feast' and shows gratitude and a compliment to the chef, as well as the person feeding you!"
There was another bite of food swiped up, and then Yukari started handing out a few more vocabulary sheets, and a few other worksheets as well.
"These are, of course, the very beginnings of the basics," she explained, "but we'll go over these words, the pronunciation, and the proper social contexts for each today, and, of course, if you have any questions or would like to elaborate on anything, well...." Here, she gave a chuckle, though there was a slightly add edge to it, "there are plenty of other experts in the class who can help you out as well!"
You wanna be in her class about basic Japanese while already knowing Japanese? Well, get ready to put that to use, then, because Yukari was very lazy and if she had an opportunity to foist her work on someone else, well...
"So, let's start at the top, and repeat after me..."
If you didn't, you couldn't really be blamed, because she never actually said it directly to the class, unless you were Arden, in which case, if you did forget and deprived Yukari of the barbeque she'd been looking forward to all week, well, then, things might not get pretty.
She was definitely waiting to see who brought food and what was available before getting started, though, before lifting up a little bit of whatever looked the most delicious and declaring, "Itadakimasu!" and then taking a bite.
"Now," she continued, perhaps before that bite was completely finished being chewed and swallowed, "itadakimasu is a very common and traditional thing to say before eating in Japan! There is no real direct translation into English, but the closest thing would probably be 'I humbly receive.' It's generally a phrase expressing gratitude for the food you're about to eat, so, in this case, it's very accurate, because I am grateful for all this delicious food! If I were serving the food, I would offer it with a meshiagare, which is sorta like the French bon apetite! And when you finish a meal, you say gochisousama deshita, which means 'it was a feast' and shows gratitude and a compliment to the chef, as well as the person feeding you!"
There was another bite of food swiped up, and then Yukari started handing out a few more vocabulary sheets, and a few other worksheets as well.
"These are, of course, the very beginnings of the basics," she explained, "but we'll go over these words, the pronunciation, and the proper social contexts for each today, and, of course, if you have any questions or would like to elaborate on anything, well...." Here, she gave a chuckle, though there was a slightly add edge to it, "there are plenty of other experts in the class who can help you out as well!"
You wanna be in her class about basic Japanese while already knowing Japanese? Well, get ready to put that to use, then, because Yukari was very lazy and if she had an opportunity to foist her work on someone else, well...
"So, let's start at the top, and repeat after me..."
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"Goming nasai!" she stammered, even more mortified as she realized belatedly that she'd mispronounced the words, and tried to slink into her seat.
Re: Listen to the Lecture - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
"Daijōbu darō, Arden-san," she said, which started out sounding quite a bit critical but shifted about halfway through when she breathed in and caught the scent of the barbeque, so by the end of it, that sharp look had turned into a wistful smile, "I see you brought the food for today! Totemo ii! Maybe if we were to crack into some of it now, then you can be forgiven for this tardiness!"
Like she was going to wait through her entire lesson to dig in?? What do you think she had, self-control??
Re: Listen to the Lecture - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
Pay more attention next time!
But if you did bring food, excellent! Time to share it! And Yukari did swing by the sushi place and bring a few of their cheapest rolls and nigiri, so if you wanted to have a chance to practice some of the etiquette described in your handouts, it is very encouraged to do so before Yukari eats all of it herself.
Re: Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
And you really didn't want him making Spam musubi.
"//This is Spam musubi,//" he said in perfectly acceptable Japanese. His food vocabulary was extensive. "//This is one of the ways that Hawai'i has taken traditional Japanese cuisine and made it our own. They're delicious. Don't be afraid of Spam.//"
Re: Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
She'd had Spam musubi before, of course, she loved all sorts of foreign takes on Japanese food, but Steve had really sparked her suspicion there at the end.
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"//These are waffles,//" he told the class. "//They are the best food in the world, especially with chocolate chips and whipped cream. And syrup. But you can put fruit or whatever on them if you really want to. If you're trying to be healthy or whatever.//" Because that totally made them healthy! Gray only had a can of spray whipped cream and a bag of chocolate chips Raiden had sent along because he knew who he was dealing with here (curiously enough, the Pizza Planet didn't regularly stock maple syrup...).
Re: Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
The disappointment Yukari felt when that pizza box was opened to reveal waffles was...palpable, and she gave a disappointed little "Oh," before lifting her eyes from that false promise of pizza and back to Gray with a withering look. "//Well, I guess waffles are fine, but your presentation leaves something to be desired.//"
Mainly the pizza part.
Re: Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
"//It's a long story,//" he finally said.
Re: Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
Once it was time for the food activity and Arden was no longer afraid of disturbing class yet further, she started laying out her offerings. There was pulled pork, chicken, and jackfruit in their own separate and labeled containers, coleslaw, buns, and cornbread, with a bottle of honey and a small tub of creamed butter (bought, oh god, she wasn't that much of a--okay, maybe she was but shut up). There was also a bottle of store bought barbeque sauce, which she had included because people pleasing but oh would there be judging anyone who used it.
And, because she wasn't sure what the serving situation in the classroom would be, had also brought along paper plates, plastic utensils, and plenty of napkins to go round.
If it wasn't messy eating, it wasn't barbeque.
Re: Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
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Re: Class Activity: Food Culture! - Conversational Japanese, 01/17.
Not being fluent in Japanese, his explanation basically ended up being “Small butter pie”.
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All she had to offer was an apology.
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