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I actually don't know if this is the case all over China or just some parts, but I've seen it mentioned in a lot of places.

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[–] musubibreakfast@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
  1. ケチャップをよこせ!
  2. ケチャップをくれよ!
  3. ケチャップを、今すぐ!
  4. ケチャップがどうしても必要だ!
  5. ケチャップをくれ、さもないと殺すぞ!
  6. ケチャップ野郎は誰だ?ケチャップを持ってこい!
  7. ケチャップが出るまであと3秒。その後、クソ野郎どもを殺し始めるぞ!
  8. お前は私のケチャップ奴隷だ。今すぐケチャップをくれ、さもないとお前の家族を殺すぞ。お願いします。   Using 私 in example 8 instead of オレ様 might look like a mistake but you have to understand that this is formal Japanese. In these sorts of situations everyone is armed to the teeth and one wrong word can lead to a massacre.

One time while attending a nomikai I drank before my senior and was beaten within an inch of my life. As they were about to finish me off with a rocket launcher my senpai swallowed a grenade on my behalf, excused himself and blew up outside the izakaya, this was fortunately enough for the senior to spare my life.

I am forever indebted to Suzuki-san for his noble sacrifice. Please use the above phrases well and you might survive and even thrive in Japan.

I'm writing this message from my hospital bed where I am waiting to have 50 chopsticks removed from my rectum (unrelated incident). Thank you again, Suzuki-san. I know you are watching over me from above in heaven.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

One of my favorite random Japanese language coincidences is that one meaning of "yo" is the same in English and Japanese.

Let's go, yo!
Ikou, yo!