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Post by Lone Wanderer on Feb 12, 2019 16:14:01 GMT
Manekineko are cat-shaped lucky charms. Maneki means beckoning and neko means cats in Japanese. It raises one of its front paws and beckons by showing the palm of the paw. It's said that manekineko raising the left hand beckons customers and one raising the right hand beckons money. You see manekineko in many Japanese stores.
It's said that manekineko reflect cultural differences between Japan and the US.
Manekineko in Japan show the palm of its paw, and ones made for exports show the back of its paw. In contrast to Japanese beckon by showing the palm of the hand, the Americans beckon by showing the back of the hand.
Japanese lucky cat charms are popular items at souvenior shops in Japan. There are many different colors and designs of manekineko available.
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Post by Elizabeth on Feb 17, 2019 0:18:20 GMT
I don't believe lucky charms bring any luck though. But I do think they can be cute just to have. So these thingies are actually required in their stores?
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Post by Clovis Merovingian on Feb 18, 2019 2:15:24 GMT
I've seen this in a Chinese joint once. Maybe they're just hiring Japanese people and passing them off as Chinese for the restaurant hoping us honkeys can't tell the difference.  |
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Post by Elizabeth on Feb 18, 2019 2:27:10 GMT
I've seen this in a Chinese joint once. Maybe they're just hiring Japanese people and passing them off as Chinese for the restaurant hoping us honkeys can't tell the difference. I heard in my city they do this in Panda Express which is supposed to be Chinese. And we don't have many Chinese in our city so they just use the many other Asians we have here. And to be honest I can't tell the difference. |
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Post by Clovis Merovingian on Feb 19, 2019 2:20:01 GMT
I've seen this in a Chinese joint once. Maybe they're just hiring Japanese people and passing them off as Chinese for the restaurant hoping us honkeys can't tell the difference. I heard in my city they do this in Panda Express which is supposed to be Chinese. And we don't have many Chinese in our city so they just use the many other Asians we have here. And to be honest I can't tell the difference. Whats even funnier is that if you go back into the kitchen where they're cooking all of this Chinese food, the cooks are Mexican. |
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Post by Elizabeth on Feb 19, 2019 2:53:38 GMT
I heard in my city they do this in Panda Express which is supposed to be Chinese. And we don't have many Chinese in our city so they just use the many other Asians we have here. And to be honest I can't tell the difference. Whats even funnier is that if you go back into the kitchen where they're cooking all of this Chinese food, the cooks are Mexican. well, I guess that's their way of not discriminating. |
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Post by Maggy on Mar 3, 2019 19:22:23 GMT
Sushi places usually have them. I thought the cat was supposed to be cleaning its ears. There's a Chinese place I go to that has a statue of these guys carrying a gigantic carp. I asked the lady behind the counter one day if the guys are going to eat the carp. She looked at the statue blankly and then looked at me blankly. Cultural exchange is so wonderful.
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