Samuii ne?
As winter moves into full force the sound of “samuii ne?” reverberates throughout the country side. As the birds chirp outside, the Japanese “samuii ne?” inside. It has been rumored that a lost Japanese kid can find his way back to his mother just by the sound of her “samuii ne?” [citation needed] This tired phrase means, “Cold isn’t it?” And it’s probably just a bit more annoying then the summer destroying, “Hot enough for you?”
When you’re inside a classroom exhaling steam puffs and you have to waddle around like a penguin because your feet have frozen solid, I believe it goes without saying that it’s cold. If they have such a big problem with the cold, why not install heaters? Or how bout this amazing piece of technology, Insulation!
January 24th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Maybe this is more evidence of their notorious non-confrontational nature. They just continually “samui ne” in hopes that SOMEONE will get the hint and install some friggin heaters!
Well, that’s why I do it anyway.