Jiggy"s Japanglish Podcast

今週は、「不思議な？暗黙のルール」がテーマ！In this episode, we dive into some of the fun and quirky everyday rules we grew up with, like the Three-Second Rule in Japan and the Five-Second Rule in the U.S., you know that quick decision-making moment when you drop food and decide if it's still good to eat. We also share stories about the Finger Sunset Rule to guess how much time is left before sunset and the Shotgun Rule for calling dibs on the front seat of the car. Join us as we swap stories, laugh about random

今回のエピソードは、日本語と英語のスラング特集！This week, we’re diving into the ever-changing world of slang, both in English and Japanese! From the Kansai phrase 知らんけど to trendy English words like slay and bet, we talk about which phrases feel natural, which ones make us feel old, and why some expressions just don’t hit the same anymore. Do you still say kill time? What about diss or roast? We even touch on some phrases that might sound a little off, like, is なるほどです actually correct Japanese? We also share some fun

In our first episode, we introduce ourselves, share how this podcast came to be, and talk about what we hope to do with it. We all come from different backgrounds. Imran shares his unique perspective as someone with two cultures, George gives us insight from a Japanese lens, and I’ll offer my perspective as a hapa from LA who's experienced both American and Japanese culture. So you can expect fun, interesting, and sometimes surprising cultural exchanges. We’ll be mixing English and Japanese in our