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Re:Why Japan’s young consumers are turning away from luxury ... by jimbokun on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @06:50PM (#477767)
I'm wondering what Japanese got translated as "rich old dandies."

Are there any Japanese speakers here who want to take a guess?

Re:Why Japan’s young consumers are turning away from luxury ... by drinian on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @09:09PM (#477895)
When I was in Tokyo in 2007, there were several billboards near my hostel with a well dressed man on them, and the caption was something like (bludgeoning it here) "トキょ ダンヂイ?" which transliterates to "Tokyo Dandy?" My impression is that it's a word that entered the language from pre-war British English, and is probably used more in Japanese now than in English.
Re:Why Japan’s young consumers are turning away from luxury ... by basugasu on Wednesday February 11, 2009 @08:20PM (#477844)
Maybe something like 「金持ちのダンディなおじちゃん」