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There is no specific reason, it is said that chickens forget something if they take three steps in Japan.
From this, "鳥頭(tori-atama) which means chicken's head" is used to insult people who have poor memories.
Chicken is a synonym for a coward in English, but it is for a forgetful person in Japan.
From this, "鳥頭(tori-atama) which means chicken's head" is used to insult people who have poor memories.
Chicken is a synonym for a coward in English, but it is for a forgetful person in Japan.
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There is no specific reason, but it is said in Japan that chickens will forget something after taking three steps.
From this, "鳥頭(tori-atama)", which means chicken-head, is used to insult people who have a bad memory.
Chicken is a synonym for coward in English, but it means a forgetful person in Japan.
We generally think of fish as forgetful, especially goldfish. There is a myth that it takes goldfish three seconds to forget something, which is why they don't get bored in a fish bowl. The word "goldfish" isn't used as an insult, though.
I think that three is often used in such a myth.