tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979916.post5009168100557584470..comments2023-07-08T19:23:47.393+09:00Comments on IDEA & ISAAC: Femto-Essays: The Great Writer's Essay in His ChildhoodTatsuo Tabatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506724657678911790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979916.post-76831740085124765942011-06-03T22:18:35.299+09:002011-06-03T22:18:35.299+09:00Hi Chiara,
Nice to read your comment. A common Jap...Hi Chiara,<br />Nice to read your comment. A common Japanese word for "nambo-nandemo" is "ikura-nandemo," which is not so much different from the former, i.e., the dialect word used by Oe's grandmother. The literal meaning of these is something like this: "This is too much whatever you say about it." I wish that the voting in your country be successful.Tatsuo Tabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506724657678911790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979916.post-34136020694894569242011-06-03T21:23:07.882+09:002011-06-03T21:23:07.882+09:00Dear Tastu,
it's been a while since my last vi...Dear Tastu,<br />it's been a while since my last visit to your blog, but this post seems to be the appropriate one to restart my visits, and I'm very glad that you posted this story.<br /><br />In Italy we will have a referendum on June 12-13th, on wheter we agree or not with the government's decision to restar a nuclear energy plan in our country (the situation is actually more complicated, as there are more topics we will vote on).<br />The main problem will be to reach the so called "quorum", that is 50% +1 voters must vote in order for the referendum to be valid. If the quorum is reached, the vote against nuclear power plants will probably win. <br />Unfortunately, in recent years the quorum was seldom reached and those who want the nuclear plan to go on are inviting people to disert the vote.<br />In these days there are obviously lots of discussions about nuclear energy. When talking about it, I'll remember and repeat the words "nambo-nandemo".Chiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564764069180471056noreply@blogger.com