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Transportation
If you use a railway, there are some different services.
Local and Express....in Japan, we sometimes use a bullet train... we call that "Shinkansen".
But, Kansai area in Japan, we call "Rapid service" for JR West.
Do you know that the limited Rapid service train is faster than Express train?
I asked my English teacher, what is the difference between express and rapid?
He told me, Express is non-stop train, but rapid just means fast.
Actually, the limited Rapid service train (We call "Shin-Kaisoku") the max
speed is 130km/h.
From Osaka to Kyoto, it takes only 29 minutes. However, you don't have to pay
the extra money.
If you use the JR Express train, you have to pay the extra money
even though the speed is slower than the limited rapid train...
What do you think? Is it mysterious?
How do we say that in Japanese?
What do you call a man who touches a girl on the train or in public that he doesn't know?
You will probably answer, "pervert", right?
If a guy touches a girl that he knows, you say, "pervert", too.
BUT, Japanese have different words.
The first one, we call "Chikan"
The second one, we call "Sukebe".
"Sukebe" is only thinking about having sex.
Can you translate into English?
"Hashi no hashi wo hashi wo motte hashiru"
You know, there are many same sounds, but each one is different meaning.
Hashi -> bridge, (the) side (of), and chopsticks
The first "Hashi" : a bridge
The second "hashi" : the side of
The third "hashi" : chopsticks
"motte" : with [motte->motsu : have]
"hashiru" : run (ing)
-HINT- Look at this picture!
Answer : Running along the side of the bridge with chopsticks!!
