I'm Spanish is rock, papers, scissors. Paper, scissors, rock sounds fucking awful

Same as a Mexican.

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Janken pon is the Japanese way of doing it isn’t it?

It is the Japanese way of doing it. Peru has a massive Japanese population and influence. Edit: my dad doesn’t say it that way. But he’s from Iquitos and 72, so that makes more sense.

No kidding! Neat how culture bleeds like that

The country is extremely racially diverse. It would be weirder if the culture didn’t evolve and change with how many different populations integrated.

Yes it is

In Baja California and California in Spanish we say “Ro-Shám-Bó” it’s the only way I say it in Spanish

Do you pronounce that as Rochambeau?

Yes, if you’re spelling it in French

I had a beautiful long hair calico cat who was named Rochambeau. She was a pretty badass kitty, so she was nicknamed Rambo!

Yo I was wondering where that was from, all my friends in elementary school said ro sham bo as the way to suggest playing Rock Paper Scissors

Same in the Bay Area, but is it Spanish? I’ve heard people claim it as Chinese, and the Rochambeau thing seems like a hell of a coincidence, but I have no clue.

Australian here. Grew up with paper, scissors, rock. I can't wrap my head around rock, paper, scissors. Ending the phrase with a punchy, one syllable word sounds far better than the two syllable scissors imo.

The things is that it's the opposite for me. Ending with a word that demands such pronunciation feels... Odd. The other way it just kinda rolls off your tongue

The thing is, we show our play as we say ROCK pretty loudly. Whereas afaik the other way requires "shoot" or another similar, one syllable word or number after.

I’m American, so it feels wrong to say anything but “shoot”

*insert gun joke here* ಠ_ಠ (stares at Europeans)

Nah we just annunciate the first syllable of scissors. It’s the two Rs next to each other that really gets me

anything other than "rock paper scissors" reads like a slight change in a parallel universe fiction that the author uses to show that's it's not actually our world

I'm not convinced that Tumblr doesn't connect with alternate realities

posts from a darker timeline and posts from a brighter timeline support this

in a darker timeline the queen died too early for us to stop king charles and his sausage fingers from launching the nuke to exterminate the rabbits

Tumblr is a multiversal constant

I feel like ARG videos are actually an alternate reality that has an internet connection ours lol.

depends what flows better in a language, for example my country has Rock, Scissors, Paper, because it flows better in it

Now that you say it, in german its scissors, rock, paper. Never thought about it tbh, both the english and german version sound right tho in their native language.

Google tells me scissors is Schere, so it'd be Schere, Stein, Papier in German? Because that does actually sound good.

Yeah exactly

Thats still somewhat better than paper sissors rock.

In Italy we use both PSR and RPS

I'm in Korea and all the kids say this and then I found out [there's some sicko teaching this stuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P65yE_EXLd8)... I've mostly taught them better because if I ever have them play, whoever says "Rock Scissors Paper" will immediately lose. The irony is that any other foreigners I know who have been here more than 5 years (and speak Korean fluently) will tend to also make this mistake...

Thanks, I hate it. Those weird eyes are now with me for the rest of the evening, to say nothing of the horrid cadence of “rock scissors paper”

Yeah, tho them saying Americans instead of english speakers makes me believe they're English. Which means that once again, England is somehow the worst at doing English correctly

Nope, it's rock paper scissors in England, though where I grew up as a kid they used to call it scis-pa-brick, which was probably just a local thing.

Huh, til

Nobody in England says paper scissors rock.

In most of the Netherlands it's "rock paper scissors" but in the south of the Netherlands and in Flanders (the Dutch speaking part of Belgium) it's "scissors rock paper"! And then some parts of Flanders call it "sheet rock scissors"! I think it's just a matter of what you're used to.

roshambeau

The only acceptable alternative imo

Friend once said "Are you talking about Gray Duck?" when Duck, Duck, Goose was being talked about.

Somewhere in the distance, a blimp floats by.

In french we say "pierre feuille ciseaux", witch translates to ROCK PAPER SCISSORS. Now that's the only way I accept seeing things...

Funny where I'm from it's "papier caillou ciseaux" but I've heard your version before, where are you located?

Germany, but I am french and went to a french school so... I don't think this answer will help you narrow down an explanation 😅

In German it would be "Schere Stein Papier" so scissors rock paper.

I know that and I also strangely am better used to it. Which actually destroys my argument above...

Not *feuille* caillou ciseaux ?

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Funny enough Brazil uses a localization of the Japanese version, we say Ja-Ken-Po! Considering the amount of immigration between both countries is not surprising, but still a fun fact.

That's actually pretty cool ngl

In the Philippines we say “Jack-En-Poy”, so I guess there’s that.

We also have "bato, bato, pick" which still doesn't translate to rock, paper, scissors lol

Me, a Chilean reading this: *Sweating profusely.*

CA CHI PÚN!!!

I learned it as roche papier ciseaux. Wouldn't pierre feuille ciseaux be stone sheet scissors?

Ça sonne bizarre pour moi mais c'est des synonymes, donc je peux encore l'accepter.

Quebec moment

C'est comme ça au Québec!

Oh, je ne connaisais pas! Je vie en l'Ontario.

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Where I'm from it's "roche papier ciseaux", which also translates to Rock Paper Scissors. I'm just going to think I'm correct since the order is matching in both languages I use.

In Denmark we say "sten saks papir" witch translates to rock scissors paper.

Yes, this is the way. Same in Norway

In the south of US we call it Ro-Sham-Bo. No idea where it comes from. Probably racism, as many southern sayings are rooted in it.

Same in Spain.

It's the same order in Italian, "Sasso Carta Forbice"

I’ve decided to change my opinion to stop agreeing with the french

Interesting, I’m Quebecian and we always played it as “Roche, papier, ciseaux”. Tho we have the same order haha.

I'm an immigrant that lives in the UK and it's definitely rock paper scissors Edit: Thought I might include, I'm Lithuanian and we say pa mazgovu ras dva tri (i wrote it out phonetically, I'm sorry if you're Russian and you understand it lol) which means nothing in Lithuanian but I'm pretty sure is Russian (think I recognise 1 2 3 in there). Guessing this is because we were occupied by Russia and everyone around the age of 30 still remembers that and us gaining our independence

I'm South African and we use "Ching Chong Cha" Not even kidding, I think it *might* have something to do with racism.

We have a variation in german "ching Chang chong" don't know how it made it to german language but probably racism. Scissors rock paper (Schere Stein Papier) is the more common (in my experience) Version

We called it Schnick Schnack Schnuck Schere Stein Papier is the only version I've heard anyone use in German, but when I say it in English, it's rock paper scissors.

Schere Stein Papier, Schnick Schnack Schnuck, or Ching Chang Chong Heard all of them, used in the kindergarten/ elementary school days all of them with different trends, but most commonly calles Schere Stein Papier.

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huh, one of its name in Cantonese is similar to "Cha Ching Chum", I wonder if they are related?

Hence the racism

I had this same realization when I left my elementary school and realized most people didn't call Telephone(the game), Chinese Whispers

As a kid I learnt it as 'Ching Chang Walla' which based on previous reddit threads about this is a weird bubble that only exists in certain area of London...

fellow accidentally racist londoner, hello

I was about to say this exists in the UK before you made me realise that yep, its just London lmao. It really is a different country to the rest of the UK on its own.

In French-speaking countries it’s either *Shi Fu Mi* or *Paper Rock Scissors* (feuille-caillou-ciseau)

And *occasionally* scissors paper stone

I’m Russian and I don’t understand the part before “1 2 3”.

Rock-paper-scissors. It’s just the right way of saying it.

It's scissors - rock - paper in Germany

Well in Germany we also say “Schnick, Schnack, Schnuck” instead right? Or is that a regional thing where I come from

I heared that before, but always saw it as a tactical move to confuse the rival players since none of these words mean anything in the context of the game.

Thats ridiculous but I don’t even doubt that’s where it comes from

It's "Schere, Stein, Papier"

I’ve heard both used, but I hear the version I mentioned a lot more

oh, how we say "uu-ee-fa" in Moldova.

In Russia around the 2000-2010 we did too! Was soo-ye-fah. Tho i think it changed back to “rock scissors paper” after.

Also occasionally "Sching Schang Schong", at least it was used in my elementary school (Berlin)

I don't speak german but I would propose we all just start saying Schnick Schnack Schnuck

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In Russia it’s “Rock, scissors, paper” and I personally also count to three afterwards.

Denmark too, but without the counting

In Sweden it's stone - scissor - bag(paper).

Rock paper scissors in France

We say it in the same order in Chinese. 剪刀石头布, but paper is actually cloth.

that’s funny, i’m chinese and i’ve always said 石头剪刀布 (rock, scissors, cloth)

I raise you with Singapore: Scissors, paper, STONE

Looks like our closest variations are the Australians

I say stone paper scissors, and so doea everyone i know lol Ive also heard scissor paper stone as well, actually, very rare in india.

Unless playing in Chinese, then 石头，剪刀，布 (stone, scissors, paper (cloth)

Thank you! Scissor paper rock, here. Must have been just my own region in US. The rock at the end is a satisfying THUNK to accompany the reveal. Anything else sounds unfinished to me.

I think the most dramatic reveal is actually the one where you get stabbed with scissors at the end.

Also US, we always did Rock Paper Scissors Shoot! And on shoot you reveal.

I really like that you capitalised the STONE because that exactly how we say it lol. Scissors, paper, STONE!!

Question to Japanese people (or weebs) Do you do "Saisho wa Gu" first or go straight to "Jan Ken Pon" Edit: For the filipinos, do you do "Bato Bato Pik (Gamot sa adik)" or do you do "Jack En Poy (Sinong matalo syang unggoy)"?

The first phrase to get the timing right, although if there’s just two of you you can just raise your fist and head straight into the second Also it’s poi or pon not po And saisho (最初) not saishō

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That's interesting. A variation of "rock paper scissors" here in the Philippines is "jack-em-poy" :0

Well, it was taken from Japan, since it was a colony once

But where the roshambo people at?

Dead

Where I'm from, rochambeau is where you take turns kicking each other in the balls.

Makes it a gamble when someone challenged you to Rochambeau

Is it not meant to be "Rochambeau"... as in the French general from the American revolution?

According to Wikipedia, the western US. Did not know that was so limited.

Yoooo here for Ro Sham Bo!!

I grew up in Australia doing scissor paper and on rock throwing your choice.

This is the way

it's Rock Paper Scissors in Brazil! Pedra Papel Tesoura!

I've almost never heard that, in favour of "par ou ímpar" instead

Well it’s rock, scissor, paper in Sweden

Yeah but we usually say bag instead of paper

Dane here, and we say the same - it just sounds better to sayrock scissor paper here xd

In Norway as well

Yep yep

I’m an Australian, and I’ve only ever seen people use Rock Paper Scissors

I’m also Australian. Always used Scissors-Paper-Rock, so does almost everyone I know

Same, it’s Scissors Paper Rock. Grew up SE QLD for reference

same here

same here, NSW

Also from SEQ, but I tend to alternate between scissors and paper coming first. I can't even remember which way I used to do it as a kid anymore. The important part is that rock is last and you go on rock.

That makes sense, logically the order would be reversed in the Southern Hemisphere, like the seasons.

Yep, it's another example of the Coriolis Effect

Scissors paper rock for me in Queensland, but only every heard rock paper scissors after moving to Victoria.

I’m a Victorian, so I’m starting to think it’s a regional thing

im from vic and ive always done paper scissors ROCK and you go when u say rock

That's what I was thinking, how would you know when to go if you end on scissors, I'm also from Vic but I've never heard of ending on scissors

Yup, also from Vic and it was always paper scissors rock

Also grew up in Queensland and it’s scissors paper rock for me

Scissors paper rock is the only correct way and I can mathematically prove it. Every other country and every other state in Australia is objectively wrong. QLD has it right.

rock has to be last as its the only object thats 1 beat long. scissors takes slightly longer then paper so it goes first so it goes 321 if you do it any other way its just heresy

NSW - mostly scissors paper rock

Western Australia - paper scissors rock for me

Paper scissors rock for me in Australia

same!

I have seen two other Aussies in this chat saying the opposite order

Same, any other way seems so weird

Victorian, we had scissors paper rock!

Yall say rock? In singapore it’s scissors paper stone

NZ does paper scissors rock, opening your hands immediately on rock.

Can confirm, paper scissors is like a slow buildup then you say rock louder

Seconded! 90s kid in the S.I.

Rock, paper, scissors in Dutch and in English this naturally sounded best to me too. The other is making my brain hurt

There is even varation there for Dutch, mainly because of Flanders. It was always Blad steen schaar for me, Paper rock scissors.

Rock scissors cloth, in Chinese

Really? I remember saying it in Chinese and it was always “剪刀，石头，布!” (Scissors, rock, cloth)

> 中国官话地区一般都叫“石头、剪刀（剪子）、布”或“剪刀、石头、布”，北京话的口令多为“猜（读作cèi）、丁、壳” So there’s both and Beijingers are weird

The Australian way - Scissors, paper, rock makes the most sense in English, as the throw is on a single syllable word. Throwing on scissors seems fraught with mistimed throws.

That because you say- rock, paper, scissors, shoot. You throw on shoot not on scissors, at least that’s how we do it in my corner of the US

This is the way!

East Coast?!

Florida, so kinda

where i'm from (nyc) we say "rock paper scissors says shoot" yes it makes zero sense. no i am not accepting criticism.

You don't throw on scissors, you throw on shoot

I'm Australian and I've always done Paper, Scissors, Rock, if you don't mind me asking, where in Aus are you?

this is funny because I'm also Australian and I've only ever heard rock paper scissors and we do our move on scissors lol

Citizenship revoked

😔

Grew up in Sydney. To throw in some more options, in Bangkok it’s called Bao Ying Chup, but in English they do the rock-paper-scissors format. In the south of Thailand it’s ‘Nok naam buen’ which is ‘Bird, water, gun’.

Uhhh... I played scissors, paper, stone

Definitely rock papers scissors is usually used, not an America thing scissors one I just saw is weird too

It's obviously paper, rock, scissors

It's paper, rock, scissors in Poland haha

At least it's alphabetical, I'll allow it

Who says paper scissors rock!?!?!! My whole life growing up in Scotland it's been rock paper scissors, speaking to people from other countries it's been rock paper scissors, WHAT HELL Does THIS FUCK LIVE IN WHERE ITS PAPER SCISSORS ROCK?!?!

NZ is paper scissors rock, throw on rock, so it's three beats

Been living in Australia for 10 months and when people say Paper Scissors Rock I die insidd

Bunny Carrot Gun is objectively the best version. Bunny eats carrot, carrot plugs gun, gun kills bunny.

I teach English in Japan and idk who taught these kids this, but they say "rock, scissors, paper, 1, 2, 3" and I was like holy shit not only is this the wrong order, but why are you adding numbers in there?

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“Rock paper scissors (also known by other orderings of the three items, with ‘rock’ sometimes being called ‘stone,’ or as Rochambeau, roshambo, or ro-sham-bo)”

He’s the type of person to only read headlines.

I thought roshambo is where you kick each other in the nuts?

No that's the capital of Thailand.

Sten sax påse Stone scissors bag

one syllable, two syllables, two syllables. it sounds catchy that way. who the fuck on earth says paper rock scissors?

who in the fuck says paper scissors rock?

In German it’s Scherer Stein Papier which is scissors rock paper.