<![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> @saketini99:
Personally, my take on it was that flexiverse was touting the awesome of Japan therefore he was spouting "Nipponese." Nippon being the more nationalistic flavor of Nihon since they're both written the same way (日本). I really thought that Jeff-Minor was just poking fun at that but instead after his second post I have no idea if he's just attempting to troll or not.


Channing

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> @Jeff-Minor: well Jeff as "ese" is not a suffix that appears anywhere in spoken or written Japanese than yeah, somebody got it wrong.

While, in Japanese, or "nihongo", Japan is referred to as Nihon or Nippon (as the "ho" and "po" sounds can switch depending on the context of the word, as is the case with "hu" and "bu" sounds and many other phonemes), the nihon stem is used in "nihonjin" which is what a Japanese person is called in Japanese. But nobody here calls their language "nipponese" when referring to it in conversation with a non-native speaker. If the conversation is in English, then it's called "Japanese". It's not exactly the same as but perhaps similar to, if your an American you don't speak "American-ese" you speak English. It's a convention.

Seems to me to be a problem of translating the rules of one language onto another. So before you go firing up that stove of yours you might want to check your facts first.

saketini99

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> @saketini99: And so my Nipponese friends who taught me to say "Nipponese" are what, not speaking their native language properly? It sure sounds like "Nippon" when then tell me where they're from. And by the way, I'm a the entire stove, not some little pot.

Jeff-Minor

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> Excellent article. If anybody is in San Francisco, check out the current "J, Robot" show at the Japanese Consulate. HD footage of some of the latest robots, including some classics like Asimo and Wakamaru. It's coming down on Tuesday 4/29.
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foglifter

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> @Jeff-Minor: "And you are learning Nipponese, not "japanese."" uhm, actually it's nihongo, not "Nipponese". kettle meet pot.

saketini99

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> @flexiverse: How sad that Japanese culture is now defined by b-grade comic books. They have a lot more to offer than Manga and Hello Kitty if you would bother to take a look.

Epaminondas

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> japanese culture borders on insanity

spacedcowboy

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> He really needs to update MANGA! MANGA!
It's a good intro; but way out of date now except for historical use.

Plague

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> "Awesome" is Fred Schodt getting props on io9 :) Manga! Manga! was my intro to Japanese pop culture years & years ago.

Yes, I liked manga before it was cool ;)

dhuff

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> @Castle1914: When I was in elementary school my soccer team was the Starblazers. How awesome were we?

92BuickLeSabre

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> Starblazers was my intro to anime, then Robotech sealed it. In a way, those two shows probably had more impact on my youth that Star Wars or Star Trek.

My social trend to Japanese culture started over 25 years ago.

Castle1914

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> Awesome post.

*Makes note to self: Remember to go get her book, damn it.*

92BuickLeSabre

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> @flexiverse: I could make a good argument that the future is all about China. I think you're learning the wrong language. And you are learning Nipponese, not "japanese."

Jeff-Minor

]]> <![CDATA[Meet the Man Who Predicted Japan's Humanoid Robot Craze]]> I friend of mine worked in a robot simulations company, that simulated these platforms. They were sold very quickly as there main market was Japan, something which I couldn't get my head around 15 years ago, but it just shows you how forward thinking the japanese are.

As for Manga/Anime, when I saw Akira I was instantly hooked and now watch as much anime as I do western TV.

Japanese Culture is the future of everything.

I'm now learning japanese!

flexiverse

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