Japanese or Chinese
Sep 19, 2022 13:20:33 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
I do not know. Not knowing, I shouldn't say. Not having said, I can't be held responsible. Sorry mate, wish I could help.
Sep 19, 2022 14:11:44 #
Sep 19, 2022 14:13:33 #
M1911 wrote:
I'm pretty sure it says, "Sushi is Japanese for stupid American."
Sep 19, 2022 14:15:04 #
M1911 wrote:
I'm pretty sure it says, "Sushi is Japanese for stupid American."
Or just call them "Mooshi".
Sep 19, 2022 15:08:49 #
Stephan G wrote:
Anecdote: We used to dine at a Russian cuisine restaurant until the one day I looked at the book stacked in the bookcase. I informed the maitr d' that the books were placed up side down. He looked at me and then at the books. He apologized, stating that the old couple went back to Russia some months ago. There was no one who knew of the error until I mentioned it. Everyone else were English or Spanish speaking. The Chef/Cook was from Barbados.
When I was younger, we went to an Italian restaurant that had a Chinese chef.
Sep 19, 2022 15:46:43 #
jerryc41 wrote:
When I was younger, we went to an Italian restaurant that had a Chinese chef.
>>>>squirm<<<<
I hope the chef was not regaling you with an Italian soap-opera. Although it would be worse if it was a French soap-opera. The French are more expressive with their gestures.
And translating it into Chinese!
I had an over expressive Chinese waiter a long time ago.
---A meat cleaver and a...
Sep 19, 2022 15:51:07 #
Stephan G wrote:
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It was funny to see the Chinese chef in the kitchen when the door was opened. The food was excellent. This was in the 1960s - family restaurant - Italian family.
EDIT: I just looked it up - Gianni's Italian Restaurant, Oceanside, NY. It showed me Gianni's Pizza in Oceanside, Oceanside, CA.
Sep 19, 2022 16:09:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
When I was younger, we went to an Italian restaurant that had a Chinese chef.
Maybe he didn't like Chinese food.....
(A good chef can cook anything.)
Sep 19, 2022 16:13:12 #
Sep 19, 2022 16:57:04 #
jerryc41 wrote:
It was funny to see the Chinese chef in the kitchen when the door was opened. The food was excellent. This was in the 1960s - family restaurant - Italian family.
EDIT: I just looked it up - Gianni's Italian Restaurant, Oceanside, NY. It showed me Gianni's Pizza in Oceanside, Oceanside, CA.
EDIT: I just looked it up - Gianni's Italian Restaurant, Oceanside, NY. It showed me Gianni's Pizza in Oceanside, Oceanside, CA.
Regarding the mentioned Chinese waiter above, that was a long time ago in a restaurant in Chicago China Town in a block back from 22nd st. He was gesturing with a big butcher knife in hand. His gestures were as broad as that of a Frenchman. (Shades of Wu Tang movie!) My friend Ken was not with me that day to translate the conversation.
Sep 19, 2022 17:01:19 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
My first guess was German because of all the umlauts. I changed my mind because they are not 2 dots placed above vowels or dipthongs. Maybe North Korean? 
Sep 19, 2022 17:46:11 #
Longshadow wrote:
Jeeze, my common sense isn't that smart! 
I wouldn't know the difference if it bit me.
I wouldn't know the difference if it bit me.
Traditional Chinese and Japanese characters are identical.
Sep 19, 2022 17:52:55 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
Longshadow wrote:
Jeeze, my common sense isn't that smart!
I wouldn't know the difference if it bit me.
I wouldn't know the difference if it bit me.
All Greek to me ....
Sep 19, 2022 21:07:54 #
kymarto wrote:
Traditional Chinese and Japanese characters are identical.
correct
Sep 19, 2022 21:24:54 #
RainierView wrote:
I posted a vintage teapot question back in January for identification. I received a reply it was made in Japan back before 1911. Now I see a similar one on eBay but unsigned that the add says made in China. It's very similar, but not shaped exactly the same. I'm wondering if it is a knock-off of the original. Can anyone verify this signature on the bottom is in Japanese? Or is it Chinese.
After having traveled quite a bit over a number of years in both countries I would say this is Chinese. I do not speak nor read either language but if you compare the two you would probably find that Chinese characters are much more complicated with more lines and more intricate designs. Japanese characters are simpler, less complicated shapes and in some cases almost appear to be letters similar to our alphabet. A larger sampling of characters would be helpful but I realize that is not possible in this case. I, therefore, will vote for Chinese.
However, an interesting question that could be asked is, how does a Chinese phone book work if they do not have an alphabet.
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