Matt Fargo (21 page)
Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"
Where Japanese people
get down
Nihonjin no asobikata
Japanese kids don’t go to “bars.” Actually, they do—just not as often as they go to other places, like karaoke or clubs. Here’s a list of different ways that Japanese folks get stupid:
< IZAKAYA
The standard Japanese drinking establishment. It’s basically a cross between a bar and a restaurant. Most of your drinking will be done in one of these.
That izakaya has shitty food but the drinks are cheap.
asoko no izakaya wa meshi ga mazui kedo sake ga yasui kara
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KARAOKE
KARAOKE
Small, private karaoke rooms rented by the hour.
Yesterday we sang every Beatles song in the karaoke joint. kinō wa karaoke de bītoruzu no zenkyoku utatte shimatta
< KURABU
Loud music and drinks. Often categorized by the type of music being DJed: Hip-hop club, Reggae club, Punk club.
Do you know a good club for picking up rich, handsome men?
kanemochi no ikemen o getto dekisō na kurabu shitteru
< GĒSEN
A video game arcade. Swallow your pride, man—nothing beats a good game of drunken Tekken.
Last night I got so drunk I wound up playing Dance Dance Revolution at the arcade. kinō wa nomisugite gēsen de danrebo nanka yatchattā
< FAMIRESU
Short for “family restaurant,” this implies Denny’s or some other chain restaurant. They have much better food than their American counterparts and serve alcohol! Often open 24 hours, for when a night gets really sloppy.
Let’s wait for the first train at a family restaurant. famiresu de asaichi no densha o matō
< MANGA KISSA
A twenty-four-hour Internet café/comic book library. Pay by the hour to read, watch movies, obsessively frag, send drunken mass e-mails, or just sleep until the morning train. Not a party place, per se, but a good place to kill time between parties. Free soft drinks.
There’s nothing to do till the club opens up—wanna hit up a manga kissa? kurabu ga aku made yarukoto nai kara manga kissa demo ittemiru
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BĀ, NOMIYA
BĀ, NOMIYA
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