What do pumpkins, honey, and cupcakes have in common? They are all sweet treats and used as nicknames for our loved ones. Do you use a cute nickname for your special someone? In this week’s episode, Yako & Cheechan dive into the nicknames often used in Japan and the USA. Read more…
We all love food! In today’s episode, Yakko & Cheechan look at funny and interesting food sayings in Japanese and English. Perhaps you’ve been told that if you lie around after dinner you’ll turn into a cow. Or, maybe you’ve been called a couch potato. Don’t worry, you are not Read more…
What’s your favorite room in the house? Is it your kitchen where you love to cook? Or maybe it’s a little nook where you love to read? In this week’s episode, Yakko & Cheechan share their favorite rooms in their Japanese and American homes. 突然ですがみなさんの自宅のお気に入りの部屋はどこですか？料理好きな人はキッチン？本好きな人はちょっとした読書スペース？今週のエピソードでは Cheechan と Yakko のそれぞれの家のお気に入りの場所について語り合います。 And Read more…
When uncomfortable topics come-up, we see a lot of euphemisms. This is definitely the case for women’s periods. Aunt Flo, the crimson wave, mother nature… are all ways we talk about the monthly cycle. In this week’s episode, Yakko & Cheechan compare notes the use of euphemisms for periods in Read more…
In last week’s episode (#136) we covered things that were super Japanese such as genmaicha and karaoke. For this week’s episode, we’re flipping the coin to talk about what are the things that are super, classically American. 先週のエピソード(#136)では玄米茶やカラオケなど「ど日本」的と感じることについて語り合いましたが今週のエピソードでは如何にもアメリカらしいものや文化とは何か、つまり「どアメリカ」「ザ・アメリカ」「超アメリカ」について語り合います???? Yakko & Cheechann cover a lot of ground for all things American. Read more…