
- 2017.06.05
- Åsa Ekström
“All Right:” a Phrase I Don’t Get | Hokuou Joshi : A Swedish Girl’s Life in Japan Volume 1, Chapter 3 (51)
Convenience store onigiri are way too handy! Why is it that Japanese girls can call just about anything “cute?” The guys at host bars are so hot, they’re like real-life anime characters! These are only some of the mysteries Swedish manga artist Åsa Ekström discovers in this journal comic about her journey from Scandinavia to Japan, which is jam-packed with surprises and laughs! >>>Chapter 3: The Rewarding Challenges of Japanese (51)「“All Right:” a Phrase I Don’t Get」
“All Right:” a Phrase I Don’t Get


Åsa’s comment
When I first came to Japan, I was really confused by “all right.” It seemed like sometimes it meant yes, sometimes it meant no… I feel like I remember studying the rules for that in Japanese class once, but I don’t remember it now. I don’t have the best memory.
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