Here is a riddle (about Japanese localized titles)

I know it's a bit sudden, but here is a riddle. What is the original title of this film? 素晴らしき哉、人生！ 哉is a somewhat difficult word, it's used to express...

Can we unify the way we say proper nouns?

It's troublesome. Why are there so many ways to call the same thing in the world? For example the country we call "Doitsu", I can't make myself understood if I...

White Taxi Bay

I saw a sign saying "White Taxi Bay" at an airport in the Philippines. Do you think "white taxi" sounds natural? I guess it sounds uncomfortable for Japanese people,...

Okay I’ll eat them all

I don't know if it was successful or not, but I was raised to behave politely. Perhaps that is why I'm reluctant to waste food, maybe exceedingly so. But I am surely...