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3 unusual facts about Kansai dialect


Nyan Koi!

He is dressed up in an elegant manner, and speaks in a Kansai dialect.

Stray Little Devil

She has a very rough and blunt personality and inexplicably speaks with a Kansai dialect.

Tona-Gura!

She speaks with a Kansai dialect and is much more receptive to Yuuji's bawdy nature than Kazuki, claiming 'all boys are like that'.


Caramelldansen

Also, Japanese listeners have interpreted the lyrics, "Dansa med oss, klappa era händer" ("Dance with us, clap your hands"), as "Barusamiko-su Yappa irahen de" ("(I) don't want any Balsamic vinegar after all" in the Kansai dialect).

Darwin Cubillán

He played using his first name "Darwin", because his last name Cubillán sounds like "Kubi yan" (クビやん) meaning "He is fired, isn't he?" in Japanese Kansai dialect, and "Darwin" has the same spelling as the last name of an English naturalist, Charles Darwin.


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