09/01/05 18:34:11
>>338
Let me correct first.
XIf I'm not wrong, North Americans and Brtish people refer to "pond" as Pascific
ocean but in this case, you seem to mean Pacific ocean.
OIf I'm not wrong, North Americans and Brtish people refer to "pond" as Atlantic
ocean but in this case, you seem to mean Pacific ocean.
対岸の火事 is irrelevant here.
As far as I know, "pond" sometimes means Atlantic ocean.
So when British people say, "on the other side of the pond," or "on your
side of the pond," that means, "in North America" and when American (or Canadian)
says "on the other side of the pond," or " on your side of the pond,"
that means "in UK."
But in >>336, カナダ人 seems to mean Japan by "on your side of the pond."
I just thought when Canadian says "on your side of the pond" that has
to mean "in UK." So I just asked the question to make sure.