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I sometimes watch this anime called [Crayon Shin-
chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayon_Shin-chan) in Portuguese (in which
it is simply called Shin-chan). Flirty as he is, Shinnosuke (its main
character) is often inconveniently messing around with women. Sometimes he
walks up to them and, as if to break the ice, asks them **"Do you like
peppers?"**. After this either the women get very embarrassed or his mother
knocks him in the head (or both).  
Also, in one opening theme he sings that "pepper tastes so bad".

Is this something specific to the Portuguese version of the anime?  
**Is its only significance related to his childishness (him being a five-year-
old child)?  
Or is it supposed to mean anything other than that (and makes more sense in
Japanese)?**


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Why does Shinnosuke ask people if they like peppers?


The progression of the phrase goes like this:

> ピーマン好き (Do you like [green] peppers)？ ニンジン食べれる (Do you like to eat carrots)？
> 納豆にはネギ入れる方？ ( ~~The method of sticking negi [spring onion] into natto
> [fermented soybeans]~~ "Are you the type who puts spring onions in their
> natto?")?

This phrase doesn't translate very well, but it's an equivalent to South Park
"fish sticks" gag:

> Do you like to put fish sticks in your mouth?


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