<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=257737.msg12899198#msg12899198">Quote from: Jefepato on 11-01-2017, 20:56:51</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Right, yeah. The only reason I mentioned it at all is because I was told that boys generally wouldn't be called that until after high school.  I can't imagine you'd <em>offend</em> anyone, but they might think you were trying to butter them up?<br/>And there's Jacob's <em>real</em> problem with the word, and the reason why he is actually more polite than expected (of a teenager anyway).  He's Japanese (half, but still) but he's <em>blond</em>.  So he hears it <em>all the time</em> and can spit back an explanation of almost any length required at any level of politeness.<br/><br/>Not important fact: I once ate in a Japanese restaurant named "Shine."  I'm sure it was the English word, but Internet cookies to whoever can understand my shock.  (It's not a tough question, so I'm sure they named it on purpose.)<br/><br/>And the real reason I post: I have a separated ligament in my shoulder. Just my offhand shoulder thankfully, but it is still awkward with an arm in a sling.  Typing may be slow but I will still try hard to post.  Jumping in wherever on day 2 is fine, yes?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I wouldn't use hair colors too much as an argument when we have characters with all kinds of bizarre hair colors to pick from. Had characters consistently had black/brown hair, then yes, it could be applied, but it makes for a very poor foreigner-stamp in a game where the pickings are pretty diverse already.