This week I heard something very funny but a little unkind.It seems in Japan there is the expression 'nureha' which means 'wet leaf'. But now the expression isn't just for leaves!
Take a minute to think about wet leaves - have you ever tried to sweep them up? Wet leaves stick to the ground and don't move, it is really hard to budge them.
So now retired men have become 'wet leaves'! Frustrated wives say that their husbands just sit about on the sofa all day doing nothing and not moving.
Please be careful if your wife suddenly says "Nureha ..." :)
2 comments:
I have heard it as NURE-OCHI-BA...even worse! Wet, fallen, leaves...ohhhh, poor men. With the new law re: pension coming along in Spring 2007, I am sure most people will be very familiar with this term. What a pity. Shape up guys - buy your woman flowers, make her dinner, whatever...it is not too late to make up for years of neglect!
~Beeb
Maybe you are right. The word is probably 'Wet fallen leaf' :)
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