How Do You Beckon A Cat In Japanese?

[Paydirtjay]

I know this sounds stupid but hear me out. In the U.K. when we want a cat's attention we say something like "pssst, pssst, pssst" and make hand gesture like we have a treat for it. When I went to Tokyo last summer there was like 7 cats chilling in the park, I pull out the old pssst pssst trick and I don't even get an ear twitch, I was like a foot away from the cats and I tried everything, I tried Chii chii chii, nyan nyan nyan and even neko neko neko (Christ I sound like a blithering idiot writing this). I asked the friends I met over there but I don't think they understood me and they laughed when I told them about pssst pssst. This has been bugging me for 13 month now, please help, there has GOT to be a difference in the language!

[THEMOTLEY1]

Yes, English is quite a lot different to Japanese imo.

[Sqad]

Try TORA TORA TORA....that should get some response.........

[Jackdaw33]

Try woof, woof! I believe that transcends linguistic boundaries.

[gingejbee]

Sushi, sushi, sushi.....?

[TWR]

Hoi, come here you flea ridden cat.

[Hypognosis]

@Paydirtjay

Cats do not respond to beckoning calls. Especially so, if the human appears to not be their butler.

[Old_Geezer]

Little Johnny told his mum, "I found a cat this morning, but it was dead".
"But how did you know it was dead?" she asked him.
"Because I píssed in its ear", said Johnny.
"You did WHAT !?"
"You know, I leaned over and went, "Pssst" right in it's ear, and it didn't move."

[Bazile]

//..When I went to Tokyo last summer there was like 7 cats chilling in the park, ..//

lol - perhaps they did not appreciate you interrupting their chilling time :-0

[Paydirtjay]

@Bazile, haha I'm sorry, I couldn't resist; it was a small park full of cats!!

[Hypognosis]

@Paydirtjay

Consider this a lenient sentence, only 1min 45sec and at half speed.

[THEMOTLEY1]

Got off lightly there ^^^ Pdj.

[cupid04]

Geisha come here...

[Paydirtjay]

@Hypognosis I can't play the video, some error. :(

[Samuraisan]

They say " oide oide oide" and beckon with their hands downwards. Apparently. According to Mr.Sam.

[Hypognosis]

@Pdj

It's only nyan cat. Same link, minus the "m." prefix

[Hypognosis]

One more try

http://youtu.be/sH4US_GJAiQ

[Paydirtjay]

THANK YOU @Samuraisan a quick search confirms this as well, you legend.

[Paydirtjay]

@Hypognosis Hahahaha . . . gee thanks ;)

[Samuraisan]

Thanks PDJ ! ( bowing down respectively )

[Paydirtjay]

I hope you all realise when I go back to Japan I intend to create an unholy army of darkness and paws!

Seriously though, thanks people.