Britons イギリス人;
Kiwis: 《口語》 ニュージーランド人;
off the top of someones’s head パッと浮かぶ
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If you’re a learner of English or Japanese, did you learn that Mr./Ms. in English is equal to “san” in Japanese? I think that they are different. In most situations in which Japanese people call someone by their family name plus “san,” Americans, Britons, Canadians, Australians, and Kiwis call each other by their first name. I think “san” is more casual than Mr./Ms. Then, what expression in Japanese is similar to Mr./Ms? I think it’s “sama.” “San” is a friendly way of calling people, while “sama” is more formal. This is just off the top of my head, so I’d like to hear what you think. (written by a reader, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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