Thread: Sidewalk Rage... on the streets of Tokyo

Jim, I have been giving myself a pat on the back all afternoon. Earlier this week I had been thinking back to when I used mouth off like that in a similar way (when I was a guide in the Canadian Rockies for four years and some of the things I said to stupid tourists). I just keep chuckling to myself and wonder what that oyaji is thinking.

Well handled!

Jim, I dont speak a word of Japanese, what does Oyaji mean?

Stu, "oyaji" basically means "old guy". People use it to refer to older arrogant men who act like the guy Seth describes. Denotes a lack of respect on both parts.

The female version would be "Oba" or "baba."

Originally Posted by JimR

Stu, "oyaji" basically means "old guy". People use it to refer to older arrogant men who act like the guy Seth describes. Denotes a lack of respect on both parts.

The female version would be "Oba" or "baba."

In the sixties I was a vagabond hippie. For a time I ended up in Hawaii on Maui and Oahu. Some of the Hawaiians resented Caucasians because "we" ruined their island paradise and they referred to us as Haole and we referred to them as kanakee. I hear that they've switched their resentments to the Japanese now because so much of the islands have been bought up by them. I guess we all have a tendency to resent the "other". Tribal stuff in our genes I suppose.

Having grown up around a lot of anger, it took me a few decades to realize how powerful remaining completely calm can be. Nothing sucks the wind out of the sails of an angry person better than a soft calm voice.

Nice job!

If that had happened in the U.S one of you three,maybe two would probably either be in the hospital now or be dead.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

If that had happened in the U.S one of you three,maybe two would probably either be in the hospital now or be dead.

Sad truth.