JAPANESE MALE: [incomprehensible]
JAPANESE FEMALE: [incomprehensible]
JAPANESE MALE: [incomprehensible]
JAPANESE FEMALE: [incomprehensible]
FX: A CAN OPENING
JAPANESE MALE: Mmmmm... ah!
V/O: New, Oasis Farts In A Can. For people who don't like air.
Commercial Quickie
"Reading and writing Japanese are advanced skills which take years of work to gain much real proficiency. The Japanese themselves use three different writing systems of various complexity, two of which (hiragana' and katakana) are syllabic and relatively easy to learn with 50 characters each, but the clincher is the set of over 2000 Chinese characters known as kanji.
The best way to improve your Japanese is to use it regularly. The best way to use your Japanese regularly is to talk to native Japanese who are interested in developing their English skills. This way you improve your language skills, help them with their English and make new friends at the same time."
The failed Japanes 'comedy' writer Kenyo Murftaki seriously damaged Anglo-Japanese relations when he wrote this: (translated into English from Japanese)
ENGLISH MALE: [incomprehensible]
ENGLISH FEMALE: [incomprehensible]
ENGLISH MALE: [incomprehensible]
ENGLISH FEMALE: [incomprehensible]
FX: A CAN OPENING
ENGLISH MALE: Mmmmm... ah!
V/O: New, Oasis Farts In A Can. For people who don't like air.
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Critics said that apart from the piece being anti-English; it just was not funny.
I agree it was certainly poor, but I hope you're not suggesting my post was anti-Japanese. Have you seen the commercial I'm taking the mickey out of?
I didn't get this at all.
I didn't get Joseff's reply either.
I haven't seen any commercial, as I tend not to watch them.
That is all.
Dan
Quote: Kevin Murphy @ July 23 2009, 11:57 AM BST
I agree it was certainly poor, but I hope you're not suggesting my post was anti-Japanese. Have you seen the commercial I'm taking the mickey out of?
I have now!
My apologies, Kevin. The commercial (and your sketch, I realise now!) isn't anti-Japanese - it's taking the mick out of those monster 'Zilla' movies. Also the commercial IS funny ('Rubberduckzilla'). It's not a good idea 'sending up' a comic commercial - you HAVE to be funnier! Also it might have been a good idea if you added subtitles. However (with respect) I don't think it's particularly funny!