What are important japanese words when visiting a soapland?

[Leugene]

Let's say you are a foreigner with pretty basic japanese and want to visit a soapland. How do you generally talk with the staff in Japanese and which words should I learn in advance for my visit? What is the conversation flow like?

 

[Keihan]

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[MikeH]

The word you will hear most often from the staff and thus is important to properly understand is ダメ.

 

[TAG Manager]

Let's say you are a foreigner with pretty basic japanese and want to visit a soapland. How do you generally talk with the staff in Japanese and which words should I learn in advance for my visit? What is the conversation flow like?

There's no one real script, you just should know basic conversation. If they give you a question that we don't know, you cannot be coached to spit out an answer if we don't know what they may ask you. (Some places will test your Japanese with some basic, everyday phrases... but who knows what it will be..)

You should have a good grasp of:

• Counting Money Units
• Time Measurements (minutes/hours - needed for booking a course, 120 minutes, 90 minutes, etc.)
• Time Measurements (time of day, 2pm, 3pm, Afternoon, Evening, etc. - if asked to come back at a certain time or the next available time)
• Days of the week
• Directional information (top, bottom, left, right)
• Yes/No/Sorry
• The rules

 

[just4fun]

There's no one real script, you just should know basic conversation. If they give you question that we don't know, you cannot be coached to spit out an answer if we don't know what they may ask you. (Some places will test your Japanese with some basic, everyday phrase... but who knows what it will be..)

You should have a good grasp of:

• Counting Money Units
• Time Measurements (minutes/hours - needed for booking a course, 120 minutes, 90 minutes, etc.)
• Time Measurements (time of day, 2pm, 3pm, Afternoon, Evening, etc. - if asked to come back at a certain time or the next available time)
• Days of the week
• Directional information (top, bottom, left, right)
• Yes/No/Sorry
• The rules

I'll never get in

 

[TAG Manager]

The word you will hear most often from the staff and thus is important to properly understand is ダメ.

@MikeH has kindly shared the most common word, ダメ or "da me" which means no.
This may be combined with the famous arms cross sign which is universally accepted as "no" in lieu of the word (or in combination with) ダメ.

 

[TAG Manager]

I'll never get in

But sometimes you can just be humble and polite and some will help you through the process. (most won't though...)
Some shops want your money bad enough, that they'll try to work with you but it's rare.

 

[just4fun]

But sometimes you can just be humble and polite and some will help you through the process. (most won't though...)
Some shops want your money bad enough, that they'll try to work with you but it's rare.

I know.......I'm at maybe 40% of the places I've tried to enter "Cold". Maybe my character (what character.....) helps me sometimes.

 

[requiemmorrow]

Maybe my character (what character.....) helps me sometimes.

A man who sings like you do should be plowing soapland ladies from sunrise to sunset.

 

[just4fun]

A man who sings like you do should be plowing soapland ladies from sunrise to sunset.

I don't get paid to sing unfortunately............

 

[just4fun]

A man who sings like you do should be plowing soapland ladies from sunrise to sunset.

You sing pretty darn well too bud

 

[MikeH]

I don't get paid to sing unfortunately............

I could get paid for not singing though.

 

[requiemmorrow]

I could get paid for not singing though.

You get paid for existing, waving around that Beautiful One like a model of virtue.

 

[MikeH]

You get paid for existing, waving around that Beautiful One like a model of virtue.

Please do not put that in the open, the tax office people might be reading TAG.

 

[corgiesiao]

Let's say you are a foreigner with pretty basic japanese and want to visit a soapland. How do you generally talk with the staff in Japanese and which words should I learn in advance for my visit? What is the conversation flow

I'll never get in

When you're coming? If you're coming in say, January it's not too late for a basic japanese crash course. Depends how motivated are you to score that pretty pussy

"Watashi wa honban daisuki nihongo wakaranai" could get you a chance. Kinda like winning a jackpot in a rigged casino perhaps.

 

[Pudding]

Some shops want your money bad enough, that they'll try to work with you but it's rare.

Hint: any shop that wants your money that badly is highly unlikely to be a good experience.

 

[TAG Manager]

Hint: any shop that wants your money that badly is highly unlikely to be a good experience.

Pudding knows what's up. He's not wrong.

 

[Frenchy]

トイレはどこですか
Important in any place you visit actually

 

[MikeH]

トイレはどこですか
Important in any place you visit actually

Care should be taken also with おてら and おてあらい.

 

[MrDuBois]

There's no one real script

Hey now, the last time I said 持ち帰り before being asked whether I want take-out or not, the staff looked at me like I just insulted their family! Never go off-script in fast food places!

 

[CharlieSimms]

ちんこ　まんこ　ちんこ　まんこ

Would be sufficient in any p4p or corporate setting.

 

[YokoMonger]

I know this script by heart.

すみません。この店には外国人でも大丈夫？
Sorry. Japanese only.

 

[Cinnabums]

(俺の)肛門食え！

 

[MikeH]

(俺の)肛門食え！

Only works if said to the tencho.