Comments on: Japanese Proverbs: November 2009 http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/ language and stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: untranseunte1 http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-393 untranseunte1 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:29:55 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=564#comment-393 You totally forgot: "you're damned if you do and damned if you don't" You totally forgot: “you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t”

]]> By: GV http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-124 GV Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:55:52 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=564#comment-124 26. "You forget the heat once it’s down your throat." That's not true, you'll definitely remember again when it starts to burn while coming out the other end, lol.... 26. “You forget the heat once it’s down your throat.”
That’s not true, you’ll definitely remember again when it starts to burn while coming out the other end, lol….

]]> By: Lloyd Vincent http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Lloyd Vincent Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:38:00 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=564#comment-118 @ tudza : "Three years on a stone" I did <a href="http://nihonshock.com/2009/08/japanese-proverbs-august-2009/" rel="nofollow">way back in August</a>. Not sure I've ever heard a horse proverb like that... @ tudza : “Three years on a stone” I did way back in August. Not sure I’ve ever heard a horse proverb like that…

]]> By: tudza http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-117 tudza Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:56:17 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=564#comment-117 What happened to "Three years on a stone" or "Everything is like horse"? What happened to “Three years on a stone” or “Everything is like horse”?

]]> By: Lloyd Vincent http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Lloyd Vincent Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:53:52 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=564#comment-116 @ robaato : Glad to hear it! @ david : I'm not sure if it's considered a proverb since I couldn't find it in any dictionaries/proverb references right away, but I think this is the expression: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090302025425AA0uMkR It's a good one, I'll have to include it someday this month! Thanks! @ robaato : Glad to hear it!

@ david : I’m not sure if it’s considered a proverb since I couldn’t find it in any dictionaries/proverb references right away, but I think this is the expression: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090302025425AA0uMkR

It’s a good one, I’ll have to include it someday this month! Thanks!

]]> By: David Baeckelandt http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-115 David Baeckelandt Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:29:29 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=564#comment-115 This is great stuff. My host family father used to use this one a lot: tsuite sakana he esa wo yaranai (no need to feed bait to fish you've already caught). This is great stuff. My host family father used to use this one a lot: tsuite sakana he esa wo yaranai (no need to feed bait to fish you’ve already caught).

]]> By: robaato http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/japanese-proverbs-november-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-114 robaato Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:49:56 +0000 http://nihonshock.com/?p=564#comment-114 love it. thanks love it. thanks

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