I'M FINE WITH NOT BEING FINE
2026-06-06
Harsh Insult: If said with an angry or cold tone, it can be a serious and offensive insult.
Regional Difference: In the Kansai region (Osaka/Kyoto), calling someone baka is a much harsher insult than in Tokyo, whereas aho is used there as the friendly term.
How I feel about our general social and political climate in 2026 is being played out in this encounter today of finding this piece of paper!!!😘
This acquaintance gives me and some others a bad time every time we meet. Some of the time it’s supposed to be funny, but I don't always like it. It comes from deep emotions and dealing with life. It's likely the purpose of my life and the privilege of being human. It's part of having my own opinions and knowing myself?
Going through a stacks of saved papers I find this draft. My husband, Sam, was preparing it for this person’s 88th Birthday celebration that was scheduled for the first week in January 2018. Sam passed on December 31, 2017.
Most of it, in pencil, is complimentary but the “B-A-K-A” part explains how I’m feeling today about life in general with our social rhetoric!!
🇯🇵 Usage and Nuance of B-A-K-A in Japanese:
Playful Teasing: Among close friends in Tokyo, it can be a lighthearted insult, similar to calling someone a "dummy" or "goofball".
Harsh Insult: If said with an angry or cold tone, it can be a serious and offensive insult.
Regional Difference: In the Kansai region (Osaka/Kyoto), calling someone baka is a much harsher insult than in Tokyo, whereas aho is used there as the friendly term.
How I feel about our general social and political climate in 2026 is being played out in this encounter today of finding this piece of paper!!!😘