The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 190
politest circumlocutions on every possible occasion. THE FRENCHMAN OF THE EAST. 169 For instance, when we knock at the door, the person in-side cries out Ohairi, which means, We welcome your honor-able return. When one greets a friend on the street he says,*Ohayo, which means, literally, Honorable… … A JAPANESE HORSELESS CARRIAGE. ary adjectives, but also in depreciating ones self. Such a col-loquy as this is often heard in Japanese highways: How is your honorable wife this morning? I thank you, honorable sir, my fool of a wife is verywell this morning. And yet the second speaker may be a most…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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