
me, a reasonably depressed edo period pilgrim: just do it. fuck me up
“I hope you’re all ready for mouth-watering sweet potatoes!”
“I thought we were going to be killed?”
“Oh no, I said marugoroshi! That’s what I call steamed yams!”
“You call steamed yams marugoroshi?”
“Yes! It’s a, uh, regional dialect.”
“Uh huh. What region?”
“Uhhhhh Sanuki-no-kuni.”
“Really. Well, I’m from Takamatsu and I’ve never heard of anyone call these marugoroshi.”
“Oh, not in Takamatsu, no, it’s a Marugame expression.”
“I see.”