The abbreviation means age, sex and location, and is used frequently in English speaking chatsites during introductions. Is there a similar term used in Japanese chatsites?
asked Jul 30 '18 at 13:43
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7Yes, the term you're looking for is "1996". – istrasci Jul 30 '18 at 16:58
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No such equivalent, but Japanese chatters who regularly visit English-speaking rooms know ASL of course. I used to chat at Alamak site 20+ yrs ago. – DXV Jul 31 '18 at 0:51
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1what's the joke, I don't get it :( – kuchitsu Jul 31 '18 at 10:34
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1I have never heard of ASL before haha, but I'm guessing the 1996 joke is referring to the year; i.e. anonymous chats and talk of ASL sounds like something really outdated, e.g. from 1996 – weirdalsuperfan Jul 31 '18 at 14:44
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1@kuchitsu: Its heyday of usage was in the mid- to late- 90s, when instant messengers and chat rooms such as AOL/AIM, ICQ, or MSN were widely used, and users didn't typically have public profiles to know who they were chatting with. – istrasci Aug 2 '18 at 20:06
None, as far as I know. They are usually not abbreviated.
個人情報 (personal information) is similar, but it includes the name of the person.
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7でも・・ チャットで「asl?」とか「asl plz」とか書きますけど「個人情報教えて」なんて書く人いませんし、仮にそう書いても「asl」を尋ねていることすら通じませんよね・・ – Chocolate♦ Jul 30 '18 at 15:20
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interesting. so Japanese chat rooms use the English abbreviation.... are there any other things where the English way of asking is more popular than any Japanese way? I was looking at a lot of "Japanese chat expressions" after this question was asked. – ericfromabeno Jul 30 '18 at 16:17
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7@eric Oh, no we don't use "asl" in Japanese chat rooms... I meant to say in English chat rooms you use "asl?" "asl plz" but we don't use the term 個人情報 to ask "asl?" -- By the way, "asl" is almost outdated now, no? I haven't seen it used in chat for years.. – Chocolate♦ Jul 30 '18 at 16:22
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2^
Is there a term for ”ASL” when used in chats? ... Is there a similar term used in Japanese?に対する答えは、Noneになると思いますね・・ たぶん誰に聞いても・・ – Chocolate♦ Jul 31 '18 at 13:14
