"We'd say you are a 'boiled egg'," Shinji laughed last night. Is that a compliment, or an insult? I'm not entirely sure.
Am I turning Japanese? I really don't think so. Even if I do make dashi from scratch.
"We'd say you are a 'boiled egg'," Shinji laughed last night. Is that a compliment, or an insult? I'm not entirely sure.
Am I turning Japanese? I really don't think so. Even if I do make dashi from scratch.
Is that like your "spirit food?" We discussed spirit animals on the way to the zoo. Mine's a giraffe or a hedgehog. I think D. is a chipmunk. Anything that pops out of a hole and says "I've got an idea!" H. we couldn't decide - a lemur?
I think boiled egg is a compliment. You have to tap the outer shell to get inside to a center that's rich in flavor.
I guess it's a question of context! :-)
On the otherside, there's a term that some western-raised asians use and that is "Twinkie". (Unfortunately, this term is not always considered a compliment when used by asians towards other asians.) Come to think of it, banana is sometimes used as well. Again, it all comes down to context!
And why is it always a food? OK, now I'm getting hungry...
Hey kuri
Boiled egg can be used in two ways. One you boil an egg for your breakfast and one this term can be used for dumb person who understands everything late!
Just try it out in which sense you have been told!!
In this case, I know what he meant: white (Caucasian) on the outside, yellow (Japanese) on the inside.