Kyoto Honne Quiz

In Kyoto, an ordinary remark often carries a second meaning. Would you like some tea over rice? How very nice. I will think about it. This app gives you the line, and four readings of it. One of them is what was meant. Ten questions a round. Get all ten and you earn the title of Bubuzuke Specialist. WHAT IS IN IT — 200 questions across eight areas - Bubuzuke (saying no): the long way round to asking you to leave - Is that a compliment? Praise-shaped remarks that are not praise - Living next door: noise, boundaries and bins - Shops and business: first-time customers, haggling, and I will think about it - Office and school: the polite machinery of meeting rooms and staff rooms - Outsiders and the old city: where Kyoto begins, which generation you are, when you arrived - Family and relatives: memorial services, the family home, and are you still single - Money and appearances: the going rate, the wrapping, the bill, and where you work THE EXPLANATIONS ARE THE POINT Right or wrong, every question comes with a note on why the phrase works the way it does: where it came from, how a refusal is counted, why the second cup of tea means something the first one did not. The score fades; these stay. FIVE LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese. The Kyoto line itself is always shown in Japanese whichever you choose, with a romanised reading beneath it — so it works whether you are visiting Kyoto or learning the language. A NOTE This app turns well-known sayings and folklore about how people speak in Kyoto into a quiz, for entertainment. It is not intended to mock any real person or organisation, and several explanations record one account among others. ALSO - No account, no sign-in. Your record stays on your device - Removing ads is a one-time purchase - Terms of use: https://robonet-c.jp/apps/bubuzuke/terms-of-service.en.html - Privacy policy: https://robonet-c.jp/apps/bubuzuke/privacy-policy.en.html