tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575627439920823186.post2124890783798180567..comments2023-04-01T04:54:21.599-07:00Comments on Jen in Japan: O saki ni shitsure shimasuJen in Japanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08975708898231198536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575627439920823186.post-91141853897142680862010-06-18T15:28:20.948-07:002010-06-18T15:28:20.948-07:00heehee I think you are reading too much into this ...heehee I think you are reading too much into this post. I was being a little tongue and cheek about it all. <br /><br />Good information though. I'd never heard of switching from Ohayo to ostukaresama. At my school they switch to konnichiwa after 10am and only ostukaresama when someone leaves for the day. And my friends always say kyosukete and o-yasumi at the end of the night. Maybe different areas use the otsukaresama differently? Where are you at in Japan?Jen in Japanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975708898231198536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575627439920823186.post-70758098695355483982010-06-11T21:59:49.966-07:002010-06-11T21:59:49.966-07:00I think you're reading a bit too much into ots...I think you're reading a bit too much into otsukaresama deshita... <br />Although it can be used as a "you worked hard today" kind of thing, it's also just a greeting, which doesn't really mean that much. The general rule that I have found is that up until lunchtime everyone says ohayou gozaimasu, and then afterwards people can switch to saying otsukaresama deshita. It's more of a way of acknowledging your existence than anything else. <br /><br />So when the teacher said it to you when you were washing your hands, it was probably more of a greeting than anything else. <br /><br />I also find that the teachers at my school who I could count as my friends all say some form of goodbye to me when I leave, or see you tomorrow, whereas the teachers I don't know say otsukaresama deshita. <br /><br />When I go out with my friends sometimes at the end of whatever we've been doing, everyone will say o-tsukare! Even though we obviously haven't been working at all. <br /><br />By the way, I am also a Jen in Japan!!! :)Jimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.com