Tuesday, July 22, 2008

East Meets West, and Gets Confused

You don't need any translation to enjoy this scene from the Japanese movie Tampopo. Here is a cross-cultural misunderstanding over the proper way to eat spaghetti. We begin with a very proper instructor in etiquette with her class of aspiring young ladies.

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3 comments:

  1. susan s.July 23, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    Oh, I love this movie! Especially the old man teaching the young one to "Caress the pork!"

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  2. CounterlightJuly 23, 2008 at 9:40 PM

    There are so many scenes in this movie that make me howl with laughter; 2 solid hours of first rate food jokes.

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  3. Padre MickeyJuly 23, 2008 at 10:12 PM

    I love this movie as I have the same thang about ramen.

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