Regarding "big" vs "popular" - this one doesn't translate very well, for that exact reason. The joke behind "I'm big in Japan" is not just that one is popular there, but that it's because one has a big dick. So using "big" in terms of size is not 100% wrong, but it's not 100% right either. It's an English joke that simply doesn't translate to ASL because of the multiple interpretations of "big" in English.
Oh nonono! No offense at all! (If i was offended, I have no business watching you sign things like cum dumpster.) It is simply an educational/informative comment!
These video's are highly entertaining and i'm glad you have your disclaimer! (It shows you care) Just a heads up though. the sign you are using for Japan is rather racist. (although it still technically is a sign for Japanese [or a Japanese person.]) the politically correct sign would be to sign vagina (upside down) without the tapping motion, and make the shape of Japan itself. Hope this helps and keep up the funny videos!
@TheseShoesSoDontFly Very good to know! Sorry if I've offended you, I wasn't aware that this sign had any derogatory connotations attached to it. :-/ Thanks for the info, though!
@thfemale In addition to the sign for Japan, this is also conceptually inaccurate. The sign for "IN" needs to be dropped, as you are not physically in a place. Drop the initialization of "I", and replace the sign for big (this means physically big. Do you get larger when you visit Japan?) with the sign for popular
@Rannensmom Don't be a jerk. At least she's trying to do something cool and creative. She admits in many of her videos that she doesn't know everything about signing and that she's more than willing to be corrected.
@Rannensmom Thanks for the helpful explanations! I've learned since this video that I was signing "I" incorrectly, and I should be pointing to my chest instead, but I didn't even think about the "big" vs "popular" idea. Thanks! I still have a question, though. If I'm not signing "in," what should I be signing to explain that I mean "over in Japan"? Does "Japan - me - popular" get the point across on its own? Thanks again for all your help!
I hope that when ever I use these there would be one person who knows sign and then they just start flipping all types of shit laughing like crazy.
frank14725 1 month ago
Regarding "big" vs "popular" - this one doesn't translate very well, for that exact reason. The joke behind "I'm big in Japan" is not just that one is popular there, but that it's because one has a big dick. So using "big" in terms of size is not 100% wrong, but it's not 100% right either. It's an English joke that simply doesn't translate to ASL because of the multiple interpretations of "big" in English.
woofiegrrl 2 months ago
Oh nonono! No offense at all! (If i was offended, I have no business watching you sign things like cum dumpster.) It is simply an educational/informative comment!
TheseShoesSoDontFly 2 months ago 2
These video's are highly entertaining and i'm glad you have your disclaimer! (It shows you care) Just a heads up though. the sign you are using for Japan is rather racist. (although it still technically is a sign for Japanese [or a Japanese person.]) the politically correct sign would be to sign vagina (upside down) without the tapping motion, and make the shape of Japan itself. Hope this helps and keep up the funny videos!
TheseShoesSoDontFly 2 months ago 4
@TheseShoesSoDontFly Very good to know! Sorry if I've offended you, I wasn't aware that this sign had any derogatory connotations attached to it. :-/ Thanks for the info, though!
thfemale 2 months ago
@thfemale In addition to the sign for Japan, this is also conceptually inaccurate. The sign for "IN" needs to be dropped, as you are not physically in a place. Drop the initialization of "I", and replace the sign for big (this means physically big. Do you get larger when you visit Japan?) with the sign for popular
Most importantly: Don't teach what you don't know
Rannensmom 2 months ago
@Rannensmom Don't be a jerk. At least she's trying to do something cool and creative. She admits in many of her videos that she doesn't know everything about signing and that she's more than willing to be corrected.
HeatherAnneKiefer 2 months ago
@Rannensmom Thanks for the helpful explanations! I've learned since this video that I was signing "I" incorrectly, and I should be pointing to my chest instead, but I didn't even think about the "big" vs "popular" idea. Thanks! I still have a question, though. If I'm not signing "in," what should I be signing to explain that I mean "over in Japan"? Does "Japan - me - popular" get the point across on its own? Thanks again for all your help!
thfemale 2 months ago
I live in Japan and this is fantastic. Oh god you're entirely too amazing at this.
brawrdy 2 months ago
These are things i have always wanted to know. Thank you.
sedateflame 2 months ago
I just got what ASL means, only taken me 18videos.
BigAdam2050 5 months ago 2
@BigAdam2050 I'll give you a hint: it's not age/sex/location. ;) Glad you figured it out, though!
thfemale 5 months ago 5