Today’s cute and useful Japanese expression is: あっという間 atto yuu ma Literally, it means “while saying Oh!,” or “in the time it takes to say Ah!”. And it is used to say “very short” or “very quickly” (if you ad “ni” at the end), because we just have the time to say “Oh!”! It’s interesting, […]
🇺🇸 Today, a quote by French journalist Raphaëlle Bacqué about Karl Lagerfeld and his fashion empire👑 « Connu partout, riche et parfaitement seul. Il est, dans le royaume qu’il s’était choisi, le dernier empereur. Kaiser Karl. » Raphaëlle Bacqué Kaiser Karl (2019)📚 🇯🇵 故カール・ラガーフェルドの栄光と孤独について、「ル・モンド」紙ジャーナリストの言葉📚 ( Ko Kaaru Ragaaferudo no eikou to kodoku nitsuite, “Ru Mondo” shi jaanarisuto […]
🇺🇸 In the midst of a Pandemic and without any audience, the Tokyo Olympics is a historical first and is a source of inspiration for Japanese miniature artist Tanaka Tatsuya (田中 達也). Check out his Instagram account where you can view his wit filled work exploring many Japanese related themes: https://instagram.com/tanaka_tatsuya?utm_medium=copy_link 🇫🇷 En pleine pandémie […]
« Raconter des salades »🥬 🇺🇸 It means “to tell lies, stories.” (Literally “to tell salads”) 🔻🔻 🇫🇷 « Y’en a marre! Arrête de me raconter des salades et dis la vérité pour une fois!»🥒🥬🥕 🇯🇵 サラダを言う、語る = 「でたらめや嘘を言う」ことの意味です🥦 元々、色んな具材を混ぜてつくるサラダから、「混乱した話」などになり、最終的に「嘘」の意味になりました🥒
« Verba volant, scripta manent » 🇺🇸 Words fly away, writings remain. Ancient Latin proverb advising to write things when exchanging a promise, since only writings will be your proof🖋 🇯🇵 言葉は飛んでいくが文書は残る。 約束を交わす時や何か起こった場合、証明になるのは口頭の言葉ではなく文書のみだという古代ローマの格言です📚 🇫🇷 Les paroles s’envolent, les écrits restent.
🇺🇸 Wondering what’s going with the Olympics in Tokyo? At barely one week away from the games, Japanese people are… pretty worried and angry. Summed up with perfect sarcastic wit, “Le Monde”, France’s most renowned newspaper, states: “Prime minister Suga’s lack of political courage and discernment has succeeded in provoking an almost unanimous dissatisfaction amongst […]
Today’s quote: Françoise Sagan’s passion for gambling. She wrote in her essay that she requested to be forbidden from casinos, but that she regretted it right away… 🎰 Love her dramatic phrases❤️ « C’est après une série de ces mauvais coups que je décidai, un beau soir, un soir dostoïevskien, un soir tragique, de me faire […]
French author Annie Ernaux is the first female French writer to receive the prize, and the 17th woman to win the Nobel prize in literature. Ernaux’s work is mostly autobiographical and sociological. She is a feminist writer who focuses on the often overlooked working class. She also expressed support for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the […]
Today I’d like to share an interesting video about two American men living in Japan and hunting old Japanese houses. They call themselves “Akiya hantaa,” (空き家ハンター) hunters of vacant houses. They recently turned their passion for old Japanese house into a business, and a new TV show is featuring their work. It’s an excellent opportunity […]
As far as interesting careers go, French professional tennis player Corentin Moutet definitely stands out. He has recently released a rap music album scattered with references to his struggles, as well as to French classic literature, another of his passions. He began writing lyrics a few years ago during the pandemic as there was a hiatus […]