Comments on: Any Meaning? http://language-global.com/blog/2007/12/12/any-meaning/ a site for English enthusiasts - 英語好きな人々のためのサイト Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:12:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: bamboo4 http://language-global.com/blog/2007/12/12/any-meaning/#comment-9338 bamboo4 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:47:26 +0000 http://language-global.com/blog/2007/12/12/any-meaning/#comment-9338 We never see a warning ‘Groping is a Crime’ in the Kanto area. Instead, we see warnings displayed on ascending escalators to the effect that 'taking snapshots looking up girls' skirts is a Crime.' Having lived both in Kansai and Kanto, the above differences in perspectives verify my conviction that Kansai guys are more aggressive and down-to-earth than their Kanto counterparts. We never see a warning ‘Groping is a Crime’ in the Kanto area. Instead, we see warnings displayed on ascending escalators to the effect that ‘taking snapshots looking up girls’ skirts is a Crime.’

Having lived both in Kansai and Kanto, the above differences in perspectives verify my conviction that Kansai guys are more aggressive and down-to-earth than their Kanto counterparts.

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