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While traveling through the beautiful streets of Kyoto, I stumbled upon a serene temple that promised “ultimate zen.” Naturally, I decided this was the perfect place to practice my meditation skills, despite having zero experience. As I settled into a cross-legged position, my stomach suddenly rumbled like a sumo wrestler doing a belly flop. Distracted and slightly embarrassed, I tried to refocus, only to hear a nearby bird squawking as if it were mocking my predicament.
As I attempted to silence my stomach with all the concentration of a seasoned monk, I couldn’t help but notice my fellow meditators trying desperately to suppress their laughter. It was clear that I had turned a tranquil moment into a comedy show; the bird was clearly the opening act! The ironic twist? I ended up breaking my own zen when I burst out laughing, joining the chorus of giggles, proving once and for all that even in Japan, you can find humor in the most unexpected places—especially when it involves an empty stomach!
E
I see no difference to a regular bird by the seaside that’s life ambition is to steal chips from unsuspecting tourists 😂
C
This bird has already stolen ALL the chips. By waddling up and whacking the person over the head with a wing.
E
It’s not going to fly far with those knockers, I bet the back pain is unimaginable
K
Now I’m picturing this bird hitting someone with a clothesline wrestling move and snatching the food
L
“Oh here comes randy, watch him slithering. Watch out watch out WATCH OUT !OH RKO!”
V
Japan stays undefeated.
T
It’s a Sula seabird: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booby
B
Japan never asks should we, only can we.😅
S
More unrealistic beauty standards
O
And still more useful than tits on a nun.
M
What? Never seen a pigeon with big tits before?
J
“a bird with big tits” was right there…
Y
Booby.
T
A “[double-breasted tit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-breasted_tit)”
G
Cut him some slack, he was…. distracted
T
All breast and no brain.
F
Boobies, boobies, yum yum yum.. Boobies, boobies, on a bird that’s dumb.
A
I believe the proper name is “The Greater Breasted Pigeon”
F
Titgeon
S
It’s actually not very far off from the Caption. Dekachichibato. デカ = deka = huge チチ = chichi = breasts ハト = Hato = pigeon
M
Why is it in Katakana if they’re Japanese words? I kept reading it trying to figure out whether there was something in English I could piece together.
T
It’s often the case with animal names if you want to sound neutral/scientific: I could not find a single Wikipedia page that was not registered under the katakana name. I’m not super fluent so I could be wrong, but for cats, I’d say that 猫 feels classic/formal, ネコ is either scientific or meant to be funny (as in a manga), and ねこ is normal/homey.
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What u/TheLighter said is correct. The caption was likely trying to make it look like the scientific name for the fictional pigeon. There are quite a few other uses for Katakana in Japanese besides loanwords and foreign words. Like sound effects, or putting emphasis on some words, etc.
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Vocabulary added
D
I dont see a pigeon at all, just a pair of tits.
F
Ah, Japan, where the pigeons don’t just eat your breadcrumbs; they steal your bikini and rock it better than you ever could.
D
デカチチバト デカ means huge チチ or 乳 means tits バト bato? Comes probably from 鳩 hato which means pigeon not sure why bato… For anyone wondering.
M
> not sure why bato Rendaku (voicing in compounds). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendaku Same reason we have *ori**g**ami* and *ike**b**ana*, for example.
L
Interesting, I’ve always known about this rule, but not the rule itself. like (人 hito into bito) or (ta and da 田), I realized there were some kanji like this, but this is the very first time I’ve ever heard of Rendaku. Thank you for the info.
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As a current Japanese learner, rendaku is the bane of my existence. And never forget when it just goes off the rails and throws in a P instead of a B. Edit: or swaps つ for っ.
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Ohhh naruhodo! Thank you 🙂
M
ハト （pigion）with rendaku rule.
N
Thanks for the translation. The katakana was throwing me off, I was trying to rationalize it back to English and it was not working.
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> バト bato? I thought it was “butt”, but I’ve never seen “butt” in katakana before, so I wasn’t sure. I actually was checking the comments to see if anybody knew for sure.
B
I think they don’t really say “Butt” a lot via katakana and normally just use “Shiri” I don’t think it is possible for them to 100% re-enact that syllable through Japanese pronunciations as they’d only have the Ba or Bu, ba sounding like how you’d do it in bat, meanwhile bu sounding like how you’d say boo but not as long If you tried having direct butt there tho, I think the closest they would do is Batto/バット but then that would just be Bat 😂
S
So that’s where the restaurant gets their pigeon breast from…
Z
This is one of the most normal things to come out of Japan.
Z
Actually Japan is mostly pretty boring. The people who move here to teach English thinking it’s going to be just like their idolized version from anime and manga usually hate it. https://i.imgur.com/yYvJJAq.jpeg **Edit**: I was specifically commenting on “this is the most normal thing to come out of Japan”. Also as far as living in Japan: The people who move here with some idolized version of Japan usually become bitter alcoholics that only hang out with other foreigners and decide that Japan is just some racist xenophobic shit hole. If you’re just coming as a tourist you can find some weird shit but your average person isn’t seeking out a random sex vending machine or going to a red light district. It you mention you had, they’d call you a pervert and keep their distance. Most people are just living their lives.
N
Boring is good
C
That’s what I loved about it. If you have a specific freak you can find it in the city, but the rest of Japan is just so calm and normal.
G
What I wouldn’t give for some boring. Why do they think people want all the drama they are making here?
G
I so wish I was living in boring times. 🙁
S
Same, my friend, same…
G
I grew up with anime and Best Motoring, when I finally got to visit Japan it was everything I imagined and more. In fact I was surprised how much of it was just like slice-of-life anime, the every-day sights and sounds, seeing women in maid outfits and Kimonos, even how the women talk and laugh. I was actually expecting it to be very much NOT like anime but instead it was pleasantly surprising as to how much anime and manga is entrenched in Japanese culture especially in the cities. Now, I don’t want to sound like I’m saying Japan is some utopia, there are some real issues like any other society. But as a tourist it was awesome. Also, I think foreigners that actually move to Japan to live end up hating the awful work/life culture, as well as other aspects like the disdain for foreigners. The type of people who think a whole society is just like some over the top anime are extra naive and dumb.
C
I remember reading on another reddit post about how they were able to flawlessly navigate the rail system in Tokyo because of having played Persona 5. Some media is *very* true to life.
S
As if I don’t want that second image anyway lol. It looks better than where I currently live. Walkable, good train system, etc. I’ve actually been once before and it was amazing.
M
Yep, I moved here from the UK to teach English and would never go back. I will say though that I don’t watch anime and did my research before coming here so I had no starry eyed bullshit expectations. The public transport alone leaves the UK for dead – at least here it’s clean, on time, and I don’t have to watch over my shoulder for a teen waiting to stab me.
Y
Decade strong and I don’t find it boring but I like to experience life and I have hobbies
H
I agree and disagree. The thing is, you can watch anime and *totally* get a feel for how Japan is. I did, for example. Because there’s a lot of slice of life stuff included in most anime (and for clarity, I’m not talking about slice of life anime). For example, in most anime, you get an excellent example of what a lot of architecture looks like. Schools, homes, infrastructure… you even see how they line up for buses. The sounds of crosswalks, birds, sirens, cash registers… there’s a lot of information to be gleaned. And when I went to Japan, I was prepared for a lot of stuff in this way. I still travel back pretty often, and it always floors me when I discover something new to me that’s basically a 1:1 likeness from an anime. Meanwhile, I know exactly the sort of person you mean, because I have a friend who was like that. Thought Japan was hitting people over the head with a book and saying “baka”, “oro?”, and “hentai” a lot. She had a pretty rude awakening when she went there and became incredibly disillusioned with the place. It’s the same with American media. People come here thinking it’s all “howdy, pilgrim” or cowboy stuff or whatever. But you can learn a lot of cultural nuance by looking at the details surrounding the nonsense.
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> excellent example of what a lot of architecture looks like A lot of it is basically traced from photos too, even if it’s not meant to be a real place in Japan, since it’s a lot easier to make it that way, especially for the manga which is drawn by one person and some assistants Of course, when the work reference a real place, it’s going to look *exactly* like a real place. They often do IRL promotions in their setting too, Numazu is still full of Aquors posters.
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