Comments on: Learning how to use KY properly.

By: RealKakkoii | 卯月＠昭和時代

RealKakkoii | 卯月＠昭和時代 — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:30:35 +0000

[...] (guy), further abbreviated to just “RK” (pronounced “arukei”). One of those KY language. Like in phone messages or when they just want to be cryptic to annoy their parents [...]

By: Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » KY: Not what Seiyu thinks it means

Sun, 31 May 2009 15:14:25 +0000

[...] English. Ironically enough, someone must not have realized that “KY” in Japan was last year’s buzzword and literally means failing to respond appropriately to the situation at [...]

By: morningstar

morningstar — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:21:43 +0000

Thanks for explaining .I still don’t get it.

By: David

David — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:53:04 +0000

Yes! I look forward to the day when non native speakers of English like myself don’t get hassled for English lessons. hakujin is not the same thing as eigojin damnit!

By: The Overthinker

The Overthinker — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:58:02 +0000

You ought to think about the amount of French in English.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:18:34 +0000

well at least guys in college really use phrases like JK＝女子高校生 and JC. i mean like in daily conversation.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:25:10 +0000

~~LOL OMG ROFLCOPTERS.~~
KY

They really do have to start using there own language instead of “borrowing” ours.

By: Supercoolmanchu

Supercoolmanchu — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:09:35 +0000

Interesting how they manage to incorporate the English alphabet for their acronyms. KY should really be Ku Yo. Crossing the language barrier one step further.

By: morningstar

morningstar — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:04:36 +0000

I truly do not understand why so much English is used in Japanese Language? I don’t see that in another Language.

By: LS

LS — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:02:36 +0000

too bad chiyo-chan wasn’t around to correct them …

By: amake

amake — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:22:07 +0000

Peoples’ minds are blown when I point out that “KY” could just as easily mean 空気が読める.

By: GMM

GMM — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:15:41 +0000

You forgot the best one:

GMM＝偶然街で出会った元カノ(Ex met in the city by chance)

By: doinkies

doinkies — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:42:46 +0000

I first heard of KY on the show Tamori no Japonica Logos but I didn’t know about these other abbreviations XD

By: Montsan

Montsan — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:05:09 +0000

May god have mercy on our souls…

By: Aprenda a usar o KY (não pense bobagens…) « De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:21:10 +0000

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By: Learning how to use KY properly. : Japan Probe « The Legend of Bentoman

Learning how to use KY properly. : Japan Probe « The Legend of Bentoman — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:37:33 +0000

[...] Posted in Brandon, Find Me on the Web, International, Japan, Japanese, News, 日本語 Learning how to use KY properly. : Japan Probe [...]