Bonsai Meme War

[Shogun610]

 

[Shogun610]

 

[Shogun610]

 

[NaoTK]

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Someone should make the meme of the strong and weak dog, the strong dog a weed growing in asphalt the weak dog a bonsai dying if you miss a watering

 

[Shogun610]

@Arnold

 

[Crazy Diamond]

hahahaha

 

[Forsoothe!]

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The online translator pronounces it, Sat- suk.

 

[just.wing.it]

The online translator pronounces it, Sat- suk.

Can't always believe what the internet says....

 

[Forsoothe!]

I would like confirmation one way or the other from one of our Japanese speakers.

 

[Wulfskaar]

I would like confirmation one way or the other from one of our Japanese speakers.

I believe Yokosuka is like yoKOOska, not yo-ko-su-ka. Sounds similar to this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[NaoTK]

I am the resident Japanese pronunciation nazi for my bonsai club. I honestly don't care if people pronounce things incorrectly, but I don't like it when folks in the club chastise others for mispronouncing 'bahn zai', then they turn around a butcher one of the words below...

Satsuki has 3 syllables: sah tsu ki but when spoken normally it gets compressed into 2-ish syllables like saht-stki
Yokosuka is Yokoh-ska
Hiroshima is Hero shima and not Hi ROh shima
Just like Tokyo is Toh Kyo and not Toh Key Yo. Kyo Toh and not Key Yo Toh

Other pet peeve bonsai terms involve 'R' because the Japanese R is more like a rolling L/D sound.
Nebari, tachiagari, shari, arakawa, neagari etc.
Mirai is Me la E
Shimpaku is more like sheem paku and not shim PAH ku

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

Honestly, most people in the hobby are not learning to speak Japanese, so any mispronunciations should be a non issue

And 99% of the time, unless you really slaughter a word, you’ll be understood

I speak a little German. I’m not going to correct someone who isn’t learning it, but decides to through out “Achtung” and mispronounces it, nor would I ever make fun of someone for saying it wrong

This hobby is too small to be so shallow and pedantic

 

[Shogun610]

Honestly, most people in the hobby are not learning to speak Japanese, so any mispronunciations should be a non issue

And 99% of the time, unless you really slaughter a word, you’ll be understood

I speak a little German. I’m not going to correct someone who isn’t learning it, but decides to through out “Achtung” and mispronounces it, nor would I ever make fun of someone for saying it wrong

This hobby is too small to be so shallow and pedantic

It’s a meme…………………

 

[leatherback]

Bonsai needs no rules

 

[A. Gorilla]

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I feel personally attacked.

 

[Crawforde]

Not bonsai specific,
But this was sent to me recently

Could be personal or work related. I didn’t ask. I thought it appropriate for the season.

 

[ShadyStump]

Not bonsai specific,
But this was sent to me recently
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Could be personal or work related. I didn’t ask. I thought it appropriate for the season.

Dude, when did sneak into my workplace and take my picture?
Ya creep.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Dude, when did sneak into my workplace and take my picture?
Ya creep.

When did YOU take that secret photo of me to HANG in your workplace?

YOU creep!

 

[HorseloverFat]

Me: Not able to grow “Fancy ‘Zaleas” in my chaotic climate.