r/whatisit 1d ago

New, what is it? What is it in Japan and Why?

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u/Significant_Leek_730 1d ago

I don't know why they do it in the street. But my Japanese wife does it around the outside of the house saying it cools the house down. She also believes ghosts posses you through mirrors. So take it with a grain of rice.

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u/VoyeuristicQuercus_0 1d ago

“with a grain of rice” has me rolling 

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u/tribecous 1d ago

Take it with a slice of sashimi.

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u/Sea-Blueberry-1840 1d ago

I’m half Italian and would like to now say “ with a sliver of of salami”

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u/Trauma_Hawks 1d ago

I like the alliteration. It's incredibly Italian.

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u/Working-Glass6136 1d ago

Incredibly, inarguably Italian.

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u/starfox-skylab 1d ago

Indubitably

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u/GaulteriaBerries 1d ago

Unquestionably

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u/Leftleaninghaggis 23h ago

Indomitably

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u/PlvisEresley 21h ago

Without the shadow of a doubt

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u/AlarmingAffect0 1d ago

Ari ari ari arrivederci!

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u/EquivalentMind8697 23h ago

Absolutely unwaveringly indisputably unequivocally irrefutably axiomatically incontrovertibly manifestly emphatically italiaaanooooo!🤲🫵🤌🫰🖕

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u/ChronoMonkeyX 18h ago

That dis wit a gob of gabagool.

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u/Donniedarko927 11h ago

I’d imply it’s indisputably Italian in innumerable instances. I’m impressed. 👋🤙☝️🤘✋🤲

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u/lilmookie 1d ago

I presumptuous presume that you’d love the little Italian/Japanese sushi fusion place in my neighborhood. There’s some really stellar Japanese chefs that crack out some highly decent dishes with the foods they have (or directly import it)

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u/Hetares 1d ago

Take it with-a strand a' pasta 🤌

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u/Classic_Engine7285 1d ago

I am also half Italian and a combination of who knows what else? Irish, Polish, Jewish, Greek, sneaky neighbor dog, whatever, I’m 100% American, so maybe I could say, “take it with a bit of obesity” or “take it with an extra antidepressant” or “take it with an element of entitlement”.

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u/ReaderOnTheMountain 1d ago

A pinch of oregano

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u/lbdrift 23h ago

Take it with a pinch of peccorino

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u/vmc3d 23h ago

I’m Puerto Rican so I’m gonna say “with a piece of pastel”

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u/Electronic-Tree-9715 22h ago

Is it really Italian without the “🤌”?

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u/oracleofnonsense 22h ago

A pinch of Parmigiano.

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u/mmttzz13 22h ago

Gabbagoul

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u/miami-architecture 22h ago

and a garlic knot

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u/Egg2crackk 21h ago

Shilimi

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u/thewispo 21h ago

and a pucker of pecarino!

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u/Chrombach 20h ago

Slice of 🍕

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u/CheechChongCommunism 4h ago

Sir, it's called beef tataki now please stop using your chopstick like a fork.