For those who live in Japan, or are in the know when it comes to insulting remarks in Japan, let it be known that there is a brand of shoes called "Yellow Cab."
I'll just leave you with a link so you can snigger at the brand yourself. Click here to see some of their wares.
The shoes are trashy and tasteless. Intentional, or funny coincidence?
Yellow Cab has been part of slang for international Japanese since the 1980s. I am sure the shoe shop knows its meaning and used it deliberately.
Posted by: RMilner | April 24, 2010 at 01:06 AM