Wednesday, November 25, 2009

OLの日(o eru no hi): Day of OL

They say November 25 is day of OL. What do you think OL is? OL is a Japanese English stands for Office Lady. On November 25, 1963 this abbreviation was first appeared in the lady's magazine "Josei jishin (女性自身), Women themselves." Since that time in Japan the word OL has been used to mean women who have a job at office.
Working men are often called "salary man (サラリーマン)" in Japanese. It is also Japanese English. In English they are salaried workers or office workers.

Day of OL was established by the OL network system in 1994. The OL network system is a club activity to exchange among working women whose job types are varied in many industries.

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