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1 It beckons (sort of) like a Portuguese!
2 On exchange rate
3 Jiseiin cat temple
4 Color/Handedness
5 Japanese bobtail beckoning behavior
6 Meaning of the chinese sentences
7 the bells
8 Meowth
9 Lucky Tai Fish
10 Maneki Neko real life

[edit] It beckons (sort of) like a Portuguese!

To Americans and Europeans it may seem as if the Maneki Neko is waving rather than beckoning. Over here in Portugal we use both forms of beckoning - the "Euro/American" fingers-up is slightly more authoritative, and the "Asian" fingers-down is more familiar and playful. -- Tintazul 10:44, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] On exchange rate

So if a Maneki Neko's koban is worth 10 million ryō, and a ryō is $1000, the coin is worth roughly $10 Billion. Is there maybe some mistake here?... Odedee 04:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jiseiin cat temple

There should be an article on this. Chris 17:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Color/Handedness

What does it mean if a cat is green with it's left paw raised? In other words: the left paw / right paw issue in the leader seems unverifiable and vague, like it belongs somewhere else, and it doesn't have a cited reference either. Anybody can clear that up? --24.199.103.240 22:38, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Japanese bobtail beckoning behavior

I have a Japanese bobtail cat who is always making this gesture (reaching out to me). I wonder if it is something common to the breed? 67.149.150.252 01:51, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Meaning of the chinese sentences

I just bought a golden cat, with a choixe of sentences you can stick to the arm for good luck. They are in chinese. I don't understand them. Are these standard phrases ? Should I post the images of the phrases ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.57.182.248 (talk) 10:40, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, please post them. --89.56.175.237 (talk) 01:50, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] the bells

The article says "small bells were attached for decoration and to keep track of the cat's whereabouts.". Where the bells not to prevent the cat's from hunting? Cat bells are still used for that purpose today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.61.20.245 (talk) 15:40, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Meowth

Any sources for Meowth aside from him looking like it and it looking like a cat? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.137.207.191 (talk) 13:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lucky Tai Fish

I have seen some of these maneki neko holding a red fish (a carp?). Does anyone know what that symbolises? --Fauzi (talk) 11:02, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Maneki Neko real life

The Wired reports a struggling japanese rural railway choose a female cat as its new president and now they have good ridership, as everybody wants to touch her. 82.131.210.162 (talk) 11:44, 29 May 2008 (UTC)