Post by Sven on Mar 15, 2006 1:01:07 GMT -5
So... many of you may have wondered around other Japanese related sites and might have heard of something called "kancho". Of course you all thought that it was all some sort of internet-wide prank. No country would allow juniour high and elementary school kids to run arround and stick their fingers up each others' (and their teachers') butts... right?!? I'm sorry to tell you that you would be mistaken if you had taken this view. I live in Japan. Kancho is a real threat.
So, for those of you who are still wondering what kancho is: Kancho is when some kid comes up behind you and rams his finger(s) (usually the index finger(s) ) up your... (guess). But it doesn't end here. The fact is that this is as common a game as tag is for children in the US. And it is NOT RESTRICTED TO CHILDREN!! Not only have I observed grown men AND women performing this act on one another (both when they're intoxicated and not)... and this is not considered to be a strange or violating thing, it is funny, everyone laughs, 'Oh, he really got you, got that finger right up your anus, bet you'll be feeling that one in the morning!', I am not being sarcastic, nor am I joking, this is a real and present threat to those of us teaching English to the children of such a country... so the end of my 'Not only...' is: Not only have I observed... BUT I HAVE BEEN KANCHOED BY NON-INTOXICATED ADULTS! Now you know that your devoted viewing of my message board with no messages has paid off. Yes, it is true. While I have successfully defended all kancho attemts by students, I was witlessly unaware that I should be watchfull of attacks from who those who I considered to be my own side. What I thought was an approaching pat on the back, suddenly went horribly wrong!
I must now say that I am no longer a Kancho-virgin, although I am still an unspoiled flower as far as any of my students are concerned when regarding kancho.
On a side-note (since I'm talking about Kancho, a subject that I have avoided for some time), kancho actually means 'enema'. I take it no further explanation is required.
Ok, time for me to go back to work and avoid being kancho-ed for another day.
So, for those of you who are still wondering what kancho is: Kancho is when some kid comes up behind you and rams his finger(s) (usually the index finger(s) ) up your... (guess). But it doesn't end here. The fact is that this is as common a game as tag is for children in the US. And it is NOT RESTRICTED TO CHILDREN!! Not only have I observed grown men AND women performing this act on one another (both when they're intoxicated and not)... and this is not considered to be a strange or violating thing, it is funny, everyone laughs, 'Oh, he really got you, got that finger right up your anus, bet you'll be feeling that one in the morning!', I am not being sarcastic, nor am I joking, this is a real and present threat to those of us teaching English to the children of such a country... so the end of my 'Not only...' is: Not only have I observed... BUT I HAVE BEEN KANCHOED BY NON-INTOXICATED ADULTS! Now you know that your devoted viewing of my message board with no messages has paid off. Yes, it is true. While I have successfully defended all kancho attemts by students, I was witlessly unaware that I should be watchfull of attacks from who those who I considered to be my own side. What I thought was an approaching pat on the back, suddenly went horribly wrong!
I must now say that I am no longer a Kancho-virgin, although I am still an unspoiled flower as far as any of my students are concerned when regarding kancho. On a side-note (since I'm talking about Kancho, a subject that I have avoided for some time), kancho actually means 'enema'. I take it no further explanation is required.
Ok, time for me to go back to work and avoid being kancho-ed for another day.
