tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post801425464135793056..comments2008-07-19T17:10:49.492+09:00Peter in Japanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406234614984212429noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-87381235044033497732008-07-19T17:10:00.000+09:002008-07-19T17:10:00.000+09:00The thing is, Octopus has no flavor (absolutely nothing fishy) and <A HREF="http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/15230.html" REL="nofollow">only 139 calories per serving</A>. Naturally, the perfect thing is to take a blend of hamburger and make a healthy half octopus, half meat burger. A good idea, no?<BR/><BR/>Never met Tanaka. In my textbook is was Yamada, and he was an teacher at (circle circle) university, the (circle circle) being some kind of censorship that let us imagine any university we liked.Peter in Japanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406234614984212429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-51838917237051200962008-07-19T05:07:00.000+09:002008-07-19T05:07:00.000+09:00Well, octopus is at least a pretty food in my opinion, whether or not you want to eat any of it.<BR/><BR/>So you've never met a lawyer in Japan? What happened to all the "I am Tanaka, a lawyer from Tokyo Electric Company, here is my business card." you always hear about in Japanese textbooks?<BR/><BR/>Hajimemashita, Tanaka desu. Tokyo Denki no bengoshi desu. Watashi no meishi desu. or something like that.<BR/><BR/>and everybody sing... Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!!!<BR/><BR/>Tanaka-san later turns out to be a fan of shabu-shabu.tudzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16813121581730777404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-42785558017365966252008-07-19T03:24:00.000+09:002008-07-19T03:24:00.000+09:00Incidentally, Tako (octopus) is differentianted from taco (the Mexican food) by making the latter plura, e.g. tacos (タコス). So even if you want one taco, you have to get used to asking for one tacos. Weird, eh?Peter in Japanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406234614984212429noreply@blogger.com