(keitai-l) Re: emoticons

From: Arnold P. Siboro <asiboro_at_maltech.jp>
Date: 08/23/06
Message-Id: <20060823162126.C47A.ASIBORO@maltech.jp>
Gerhard,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaru-moji does contain what are mostly
used by "gyaru". 
(*´▽`*)  are not included in the above URL, as it is not gyaru-moji.
And, stuffs like  	キΜ━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!! are well known as
being used by "mania", for example in the notorius 2channel.


On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:34:55 +0100
Gerhard Fasol <fasol@eurotechnology.com> wrote:

> > I'd heard that Japanese faces can be inscrutable, but I never  
> > expected this:
> >
> > (*´▽`*)
> 
> On Aug 16, 2006, at 15:02 , Don Kratzer wrote:
> 
> >
> > Has this been discussed here ????
> >
> > --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaru-moji
> 
> Actually - NO!
> 
> (*´▽`*) are not gal-moji, they are just the Japanse style  
> computer smilies like :) or ;)
> in US and Europe. Japan has a different smieiles.
> (*´▽`* etc are not girl-moji - these Japanese style smilies are  
> in all the keitai software.
> If you have a FOMA phone, and you don't switch to English mode, then  
> you'll find these
> Japanese style smilies in one of the input tables
> 
> Gerhard
> 
> 
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Arnold P. Siboro (asiboro@maltech.jp)

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Received on Wed Aug 23 10:24:35 2006