Sun 2008/04/06 08:31
I get many mails worrying about and asking me how should one get by in Japan for a trip without Japanese speaking skills. just like any other country, you don't have to learn the whole language before you go but picking up a few words is always nice like "oppai." For those who are still worried need not worry any longer - that is if you plan to go to a maid cafe as the famous @home cafe in Akiba now has a gaijin maid. Some of the @home maids in action below. Via Alafista.
Posted on Sun 2008/04/06 08:31 by
Student
good thing im learning japanese. Just the Kanji symbols are a force to reckon with...
(ID #167122) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:36
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Very true, that.. I'm also learning Japanese and, yes, Kana is not so powerful a force as Kanji. >_<
(ID #167173) Posted on 2008/04/06 10:58
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Same for me as well. Kanji is difficult to master. You know it's tough when the Japanese tell you they have problem as well.
(ID #167228) Posted on 2008/04/06 13:16
It's tough for them because they use retarded methods of learning them. They should just adopt the Heisig method and be done with it.
(ID #167335) Posted on 2008/04/06 20:13
I'm a professional eggroll charmer
I have trouble as well. My parents used to make me memorize and write over and over again 10 kanji characters a week. They even sent me to Japanese school to improve my writing. D: Helped a little. So i guess i'm gaijin on the inside.
(ID #167552) Posted on 2008/04/07 08:30
Well, I still prefer nihonjin wearing maid costumes. Maids aren't my favorite type but, if is a maid, must be a japanese!
(ID #167123) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:37
Sure is good they have a gaijin in a thing like this, so Japan-style cafe, but the only thing is, well, they can choose a girl, you know, more, or least... Sure you know I mean... Return to the abism!!
(ID #167124) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:38
oh wow... id rather take the Japanese maid >.>
(ID #167125) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:38
Designer & Animator
Yeah I will choose the Japanese maid too over the other, I dunno but hey could have picked a more moe foreigner?? No offence to anyone here ^^;
(ID #167128) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:43
she looks like a school librarian.
(ID #167256) Posted on 2008/04/06 14:49
Designer & Animator
I guess learning to speak will suffice when speaking with the medio at the cafes. But its good to have a foreigner working at the maid cafe, so as to handle non-japanese speaking tourist. I do wonder if she will speak in a moe voice to the customers in english???
(ID #167126) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:41
I'm betting she's actually there to cater to gaijin adoring nihonjin otaku (as I don't think too many gaijin males would be all that interested in such a *ahem* futsu girl. like, seriously, she's the best one they could find? she better have an amazing personality)
(ID #167161) Posted on 2008/04/06 10:33
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
nihonjin maiddo please :P their outfits are sooooo cute!
(ID #167127) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:42
Okay, I don't mean to be mean, but... okay, I do: Looks like they hired gaijin maido for translator purposes, and not moe-ness.
(ID #167131) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:50
@FatB, I agree with you. Shes.. different.
(ID #167191) Posted on 2008/04/06 11:35
I agree as well :0
(ID #167339) Posted on 2008/04/06 20:25
You know, since many of us grew up around "gaijin" girls, we have different standards of beauty when looking at non-Japanese girls. To be perfectly honest, as someone who grew up around asians, there are less than a few maids in the vid I find attractive at all.
(ID #167206) Posted on 2008/04/06 12:10
*Crazy caption time!* "If you touch my belly, you'll get a free slap!" Not interested, thank you.
(ID #167139) Posted on 2008/04/06 08:59
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
I would say... Forget the touch. I will slap you.
(ID #167146) Posted on 2008/04/06 09:31
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Action first, talk later. ^^
(ID #167176) Posted on 2008/04/06 11:05
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
crazy caption v2.0 Maid: I'm pregnant, would i still be moe? Guy: orz
(ID #167147) Posted on 2008/04/06 09:32
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
^o^
(ID #167149) Posted on 2008/04/06 09:34
I wanted to avoid the pregnant part, but you interpreted it in a nice way. ^^
(ID #167227) Posted on 2008/04/06 13:15
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
No Moe = No Go
(ID #167145) Posted on 2008/04/06 09:28
Software Quality Engineer
Hmmm. No thank you. I have way more than enough interaction with white people in my own country; even when looking in the mirror. One of the reasons I love Japan is having the opportunity to get away from them/us. I will just continue to increase my language skills. Nihongo ga benkyo o shimasu!
(ID #167151) Posted on 2008/04/06 09:52
I'm a professional eggroll charmer
That song just made my day. 8D
(ID #167152) Posted on 2008/04/06 09:59
Student and Miku Guardian
Yeah, the music is very nice.. Further having a "++" when the girls in maid costume sang the song..
(ID #167300) Posted on 2008/04/06 17:46
I'm a professional eggroll charmer
Yes and the "mune kyun" (sorry don't have Japanese program on my laptop) is probably very moe to some... as long as no one translates that song to English. xD
(ID #167559) Posted on 2008/04/07 08:41
I find the gaijin's beauty not translating well into a maid outfit. It's not bad, but not preferable, either. Curious question, though. Doubt anyone knows. Would she be the first ever gaijin to be hired at a maid cafe?
(ID #167160) Posted on 2008/04/06 10:21
Working in a supermarket T0T
Haha, she really looks like a maid from the old times >.<.
(ID #167165) Posted on 2008/04/06 10:44
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
In Lucky Star, seems like gaijin maid isn't unusual anymore, like Patricia Martin. ^^
(ID #167178) Posted on 2008/04/06 11:07
Animation Student
I prefer Patty a lot better~~ xD
(ID #167341) Posted on 2008/04/06 20:37
Software Engineer
Maids in Akiba need to be Japanese !
(ID #167167) Posted on 2008/04/06 10:48
gaijin meido ain't so bad. as long as she got a good japanese accent and isn't trying too hard to fake it its alright w/ me.
(ID #167169) Posted on 2008/04/06 10:54
I'm sure that white girls would be cute as a maid...but that one...not so much.
(ID #167170) Posted on 2008/04/06 10:54
Damn she's ugly lol. I may be fatter than her, but at least I am cuter sheesh.
(ID #167181) Posted on 2008/04/06 11:15
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Btw. seems like they order their maids in descending order depending on their beauty. Does this mean that you get to pay more to get the companion of the maid on the top of the list..? She's the cutest one too.. >_< http://www.cafe-athome.com/maids/
(ID #167182) Posted on 2008/04/06 11:17
Where is the white one? She should be in her own cage, ugh.
(ID #167184) Posted on 2008/04/06 11:22
this is as wrong as the ganguro...
(ID #167205) Posted on 2008/04/06 12:05
Yes Danny, the first thing I'll shout will be "Oppai!". I'm still learning the language, in a lazy way. I know many random things and sentence structures, but I don't have time to learn more or even have any textbooks or sites to learn from.
(ID #167214) Posted on 2008/04/06 12:45
I'll refrain from commenting this time. :X
(ID #167221) Posted on 2008/04/06 13:01
That's @home's hitomi-chan while the gaijin meido looks a hell lot like Carlton Ardith who was featured in the Foreign King of Akiba TV Championship. Hope I'm wrong about the latter.
(ID #167242) Posted on 2008/04/06 13:41
gaijin meido looks to be in serious need of nourishments.
(ID #167243) Posted on 2008/04/06 13:41
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Nay, I'd rather learn the language whole.
(ID #167264) Posted on 2008/04/06 15:13
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Not bad I guess...
(ID #167272) Posted on 2008/04/06 16:00
"Smelly" Recruit
Mune Mune kyun kyun...what does kyun kyun means? if it's not that impt, i rather concentrate on mune...Mune.... =3~
(ID #167286) Posted on 2008/04/06 16:30
hmm, i did abit googling about and found that mune-kyun means naive and youthful... can anyone verify??
(ID #167756) Posted on 2008/04/07 17:57
Student and Miku Guardian
I prefer to learn most of the language than have some basic ones.. I manages to find one website that provide such training for free.. http://www.japanese-online.com/ Does anyone know of other websites providing such training..
(ID #167302) Posted on 2008/04/06 17:53
you could try http://www.realkana.com to practice Hiragana and Katankana. for Kanji, try http://www.realkanji.com
(ID #168211) Posted on 2008/04/08 17:06
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
ah... that gaijin maid looks like guy... Maid Guy??
(ID #167311) Posted on 2008/04/06 18:39
I first was worried how I could do in Japan without fully speaking Japanese, until I actually went to Japan to realize that I was worrying too much. I do not speak fluent Japanese, yet I do have decent Japanese accent and can speak basic Japanese such as asking direction and such. If you take Japanese 1 course in college or something equivalent, I think you are pretty much set. If your main interest is Akihabara and sort, some stores there have English speaking workers or they will try to help you as much as they can. Grab an Tokyo metro train map in English from airport and you can pretty much travel much of famous spots in Tokyo such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, Akihabara and more. You won't get all these on first try but don't get scared even before you go to Japan. Take heart and once you arrive in Japan, you will see that Japan is not as scary place as you would think once you get used to it ^^;
(ID #167378) Posted on 2008/04/06 22:30
hm, methinks this is just to appeal to otaku with a gaijin fetish, rather than to make it more accessible to gaijin visitors! When i went to the @ home cafe, a very cute japanese maid served us who could speak chinese, korean, english and japanese!
(ID #167411) Posted on 2008/04/06 23:53
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
i'd netter not say anything for this...
(ID #167453) Posted on 2008/04/07 01:52
(University)Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
Would the Japanese appriciate a tall blonde maid? When I go to Japan it would be fun to try lol. And if I tried living there it might be an easy job to get if they do want tall blonde maids lol.
(ID #167454) Posted on 2008/04/07 01:53
nahh no problem right now im learning japanese but th kanji o_O bleh son muy frustrantes
(ID #167472) Posted on 2008/04/07 02:53
I take the Japanese maid. Kanji is pretty difficult to learn, so I have to study it often.
(ID #167496) Posted on 2008/04/07 03:52
I wish I could learn good Japanese but I already know English Spanish and French so my memory is clogged with laguages and it is hard to learn a fourth language! ^^ I know a few words though like hi and what not.
(ID #167535) Posted on 2008/04/07 07:12
Been learning the language for almost 4 years soon, and yeah Kanji is a pain. Though, there is a few good techniques to make it easier.
(ID #167536) Posted on 2008/04/07 07:12
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
If you think Japanese is tough it will be.....As for gaijin meido, I'm going to that spot fo sho!
(ID #167654) Posted on 2008/04/07 13:38
And only now do I read this... on the evening of my last day in Japan... Oh well, did go to Cafe with Cat again though ^^ but would have liked to try others. Will be back next year though ^^ (with hopefully a little bit more fluency again in the japanese language by then)
(ID #167872) Posted on 2008/04/07 22:38
Although I must say, I like the japanese girl more... (a lot more...) The other one doesn't seem... natural. If you know what I mean ^^;
(ID #167874) Posted on 2008/04/07 22:39
Where is she from anyway?
(ID #168023) Posted on 2008/04/08 07:13
Grocery Store Clerk
That is cool. Now you feel more at home. Helps to break the communcation barriar for American-Otaku
(ID #168375) Posted on 2008/04/09 02:56
no offense but the gaijin meido in the picture is not moe >.>
(ID #168713) Posted on 2008/04/10 01:06
Many of you asked and member Chun went ahead and made one - go ahead and drag on...(もっと見る)
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