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dllutoday at 3:51 PM2 repliesview on HN

Japanese also has a word you say to the cook, ご馳走様でした (gochisousama deshita) but that's said after the meal as thanks.


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stevefan1999today at 5:51 PM

I used to hear that when you finished eating ramen and you should say this as a replacement speech of "thank you". It basically means "It must be tired of you to go around to design and prepare for the meal" which implicitly implied an appreciation

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charcircuittoday at 5:52 PM

There's also a word you say when food is brought to you, ありがとうございます.

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