An Adriano (Latin: adriannus putanus) is a serious medical condition where an individual becomes
Lost in Translation in the vicinity of a foreign country. The causes of this disease are unknown but is most common in Tokyo, Japan, particularly in the areas of
Shinjuku,
Shibuya and Harajuku trains stations. The diseases symptoms include an language barriers, expensive shirts, conversations about vegemite, members of the same sex willing to publicly dress you; as well paparazzi style photography. The disease must be approached with caution as it is extremely contagious and may result in unwanted purchases.
an example of Adriano disease: An infected male walks into
Shibuya 0101 accompanied by 2 other males.
The infected male walks towards a $150 shirt. Upon examining
the shirt a shopkeeper approaches him and asks for the size which
the infected male has no choice but to give. Escorted to the changing room the infected male tries on the shirt while the shopkeeper engages in a delightful conversation about going to Australia on holiday and how he doesn't like
vegemite. Once the infected male has tried on the shirt he proceeds to ask the other two males how the shirt looks on him. This
triggers the infected male to enter the second phase of the disease. The shopkeeper thus begins to dress the infected male with a sweater and holds a pair of jeans to his waist assuring him its the latest fashion. In the
meantime the two males escorting him proceed to take out a camera and initiate photographing the scene at hand. With no paramedics
on call this causes the infected male to enter the final and most lethal stage of the disease. The infected male proceeds to explain that he has no interest in purchasing any of the clothes, however, the shopkeeper appears linguistically confused as his native tongue and that of the infected male are not one and the same. The shopkeeper assumes the infected male would like to purchase the shirt, unable to comprehend what no means. The purchase is made and the infected male makes a slow recovery from the disease.
