The Photo Booth Corner in Japan Has a Sign About You. It Isn't What You'll Assume.
To say Is it okay if it's just guys? in Japanese, say 男性だけでも大丈夫ですか？ (dansei dake demo daijōbu desu ka?).
Two guys walk into a Japanese arcade to take purikura, and staff politely stop them at the curtain. The sign already said why, and the reason is better than you'd guess.
男性だけでも大丈夫ですか？
dansei dake demo daijōbu desu ka?
Is it okay if it's just guys?
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- 男性のみはお断りです。 dansei nomi wa okotowari desu. Sign: men-only groups, we have to say no.
- 男性だけでも大丈夫ですか？ dansei dake demo daijōbu desu ka? Is it okay if it's just guys?
- すみません、男性だけでも大丈夫ですか？ sumimasen, dansei dake demo daijōbu desu ka? Excuse me, is it okay if it's just guys?
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