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#11 - vikingpizza (01/11/2016) [-]
That's the same reason I started learning... My plan was a single semester so I could read text on buttons and understand the basic gist of things, but all my professors kept recommending me for the next level. Long story short, I start my final semester tomorrow and half of my classes are for a Japanese minor. I actually got kind of lucky and live in an area with a bit of a demand for Japanese speakers, and there's a ton of opportunities for study abroad / paid internships. Because I wanted to be able to understand the 2D girls getting drilled by trans-dimensional squid tentacles. Totally worth it
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User avatar #132 to #11 - khally (01/11/2016) [-]
Is there an app for like, phone, for japanese ? Duolingo doesn't have it and I have some free time at school ~.~. Also, could do with PC.
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User avatar #150 to #132 - alews ONLINE (01/12/2016) [-]
Obenkyo is also good.
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User avatar #144 to #132 - vikingpizza (01/12/2016) [-]
Memrise is pretty good
I'd also recommend Kanji Draw
It teaches you actual useful stuff, starting with basics, and goes from there
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User avatar #139 to #132 - huszti (01/11/2016) [-]
i'm using Memrise. it's free with optional premium. it has pretty neat courses for japanese.
you should start with www.memrise.com/course/12/introduction-to-japanese/
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#136 to #132 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
Human Japanese is pretty neat
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User avatar #133 to #11 - goobyman (01/11/2016) [-]
Tl;dr please for the love of god don't teach english in japan. you will get heavy workloads. you will be a throwaway. there are hundreds of people lining up to become english teachers in japan, they don't need you.
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User avatar #141 to #11 - ompalomper (01/11/2016) [-]
opportunity finds the ones with dedication.
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User avatar #119 to #11 - infinitereaper (01/11/2016) [-]
I'd have loved to learn, cept, none of my schools offered it, I ended up failing spanish and french because I HATE those languages and don't give a **** about them, it might have been different.
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User avatar #118 to #11 - rebornpotato (01/11/2016) [-]
I'm going to be going to college soon and thinking of dual majoring , with my second major being in japanese for the reason you put, and just so i can go abroad somewhere. Or italian, since rome is another option.
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User avatar #109 to #11 - huewut (01/11/2016) [-]
How difficult would you say learning japanese is? I've considered it for quite some time now, since I have family in Japan, but I've never really gotten into it.
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User avatar #146 to #109 - vikingpizza (01/12/2016) [-]
I think it kind of depends. Wall of text incoming.

If you want to learn just for family, friends, whatever, it might not be too difficult
You could go for the basic structure, vocab, etc. and be pretty much fine with just picking up more through immersion
Casual conversation is a bit odd if you've learned generic polite form first, so it can be weird to pick up, but I'm like, 95% sure all you really need to do is change verb endings

But there's a different way of speaking depending on how polite you want to be
So if you wanted to learn, say, business Japanese, which I really know pretty much nothing about, good luck
Things like context and verb form, and even certain words will pretty much shuffle around entirely
Oh, and there's a different way to end verbs in writing and in speaking... And IIRC there's a masculine form for one of those ways. I forget. I always **** that up anyway.
So, it's similar to the difference (in English) between addressing your friends or family, and your boss
You wouldn't say "Hey, what's up?" to the CEO of your company, unless he's one of those chill CEOs who tries to mingle with the peons but let's assume he isn't but you might say it to your friend in a casual setting
If I remember correctly, verbs can have a few different endings (same tense) depending on the context
That's harder to explain in English... I'm not sure there's a real equivalent
I guess the closest thing would be saying, "Yes," "Yeah," or "Yes, esteemed customer. Right away."
There's certain greetings and phrases used specifically by shopkeepers or employees to address customers politely that you might not ever really hear in casual conversation

Also particles are a real bitch
Fun example:
鈴木さんの家に行きました。ー　(I - implied) went to Mr. Suzuki's house.
鈴木さんの家で行きました。ー　I ejaculated in Mr. Suzuki's house.
に　is used to indicate movement, and で　is used for the place an action occurred.
People mixed these up all the time in my first class. Our sensei thought it was hilarious. He was super cool. First word we learned was おっぱい and he always found a way to put the phrase "bikini party" in our exams.

Overall, it's a very context-heavy language, and most of the time people tend not to really want to talk **** or hurt anyone's feelings
So even if you suck, you're doing pretty good
I should know. I suck
That's like, the most extensive explanation I can offer. I turned my brain off as soon as I got home today
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User avatar #148 to #146 - huewut (01/12/2016) [-]
Thanks for the explanation! I'll keep this in mind, should I take up japanese classes!
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#143 to #109 - datonelurker (01/11/2016) [-]
I'll be completely honest, I workout 5 times a week, cook my own food and have a proper diet, and Japanese is at least twice as difficult to learn. However, that's because I want to read Japanese novels, light novels and VNs so I spend at least an hour a day grinding Anki words or reading. Speaking Japanese isn't too bad, writing is just repetition, but reading novels is pretty brutal to be honest. Beyond not knowing words, it all comes down to decoding the sentence, and there will be a lot of phrases which, even with a dictionary you simply wont get.
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User avatar #121 to #109 - infinitereaper (01/11/2016) [-]
The language I hear is simpler than English... the writing system on the other hand....
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User avatar #124 to #121 - huewut (01/11/2016) [-]
Well, seeing as I am fluent in English, and have a good ear for languages, it seems that all I need to do is take classes in it? I've picked up some bits and pieces from watching anime here and there, but not enough to use it in a coherent sentence - which is what I'm aiming for.
Besides, my guess is that most of the things they say in animes isn't something you'd normally use in a given every-day situation.
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User avatar #127 to #124 - infinitereaper (01/11/2016) [-]
Sometimes I wonder if my perfect scores in English examinations, means that my brain is "full" in the language center to speak. I want to learn am not sure where to start, though I'd say it's possible, I as well have watched so much anime that I recognize words, phrases, certain expressions and such.

In fact, that alone helps me ignore the localization in subs, I also notice the mixed English used and how the translator changes certain things. Also how everyone seems to talk in 3rd person, and how they mention the name before what they talk about. Very strange indeed, but if there's any hope in learning a new language (and being monolingual), its in something you've had a lot of exposure to. anime isn't much, but it's something. The writing on the otherhand.....
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User avatar #128 to #127 - huewut (01/11/2016) [-]
Yes, I agree with you on this. But the things is, I'm not monolingual - I speak fluent danish, fluent english and coherent german as well - but as you say, the writing on the other hand... Oh God, my grammar in German ist scheisse, and the fact that you have to learn another written language is probably what discourages me the most.
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User avatar #129 to #128 - infinitereaper (01/11/2016) [-]
Well then it shouldn't be that hard.
I was screwed when I wasn't taught by my parents anything other than english, their poor english mind you
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User avatar #130 to #129 - huewut (01/11/2016) [-]
Good to know. I can tell you that the way I learned to understand, not so much as speak, but that comes all by itself, was by watching a lot of german translated cartoons as a kid. The reason being that it was the only cartoon channels we had on the TV in my home at that time.
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User avatar #131 to #130 - huewut (01/11/2016) [-]
understand german, that is
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User avatar #112 to #109 - sequel (01/11/2016) [-]
I heard it's easier than Chinese.
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User avatar #46 to #11 - advice (01/11/2016) [-]
if that's the case, why don't people like you just translate it for others. that will help make sure that your market doesn't get oversaturated.
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User avatar #49 to #46 - emiyashirou ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
You don't understand how ridiculously frustrating it actually is to translate Japanese to English. I'm completely fluent in Japanese, but translating is a huge pain in the ass because you need to carry over the original meaning without making your English sentence sound like ass, which is a lot more difficult and time-consuming than it sounds.
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#73 to #49 - firesky (01/11/2016) [-]
You just described the work of an interpreter/translator.
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#67 to #49 - datonelurker (01/11/2016) [-]
JP learner in progress here. Though I haven't officially translated anything, I can confirm that Translating JP to ENG is pretty much one of the biggest pains in the ass I've encountered. Not only that, but once you get to higher level stuff English Edict definitions simply don't cut it (幽玄) or some of them are straight up ridiculous. Like... jesus christ translating 幽玄 would make me want to tear out my hair since the concept literally doesn't exist in English, nor does it mean the same thing. I've only ever seen Tanaka Romeo use it in his writing so I don't think well see it anytime soon, but it does exist. Most anime Dialogue isn't too difficult as a whole to TL, but there are exceptions (Fate, Oretsuba, Kouya, Dies Irae when it comes out for sure) Part of the job of TLing is recreating the experience so the audience can enjoy the product to it's fullest extent. Though not as bad as the VN fate has difficult infodumps and you have to make Gil's speech sound like a king, Oretsuba is just... ugh... though, admittedly whoever did the script for the English dub should be given a medal since they have to convey a myriad of speech styles and slang in English, In Kouya's case... anything by Tanaka Romeo is just a pain in the ass to translate, Kouya's dialogue carries this mellifluous nuance that's subtle yet completely natural in Japanese, and Dies is the most Chuu2 thing to exist, making Gil's speeches look like child's play.

TLR Translating JP is hard cuz you gotta make it sound good in English too
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User avatar #151 to #67 - advice (01/13/2016) [-]
I want to know what the thing you said does not exist in english is.
I fully believe there are ways to convey meaning other than traditional "the sky is blue"
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User avatar #56 to #49 - questionableferret (01/11/2016) [-]
There are so many Cyclone comics that need translating! Something freaky is happening to those magical girls and we may never know what it is!
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User avatar #55 to #49 - trollmobile (01/11/2016) [-]
i speak two languages
i can tell you, it's like that when you're "fluent" in two languages, but you don't know them inside out yet.
once you get really good at it, you'll translate between them fluently.
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User avatar #79 to #55 - FlyingButt (01/11/2016) [-]
The difficulty of the task does differ from language to language. I'm fluent in Russian, and I can say for a fact that translating from Russian to English is very easy (and vice versa), though there are many languages where it becomes extremely frustrating.
Thing is, languages like Russian can be translated almost word for word sometimes. They come from a similar origin, and share many words.

I don't speak Japanese but, considering it's not one of the languages of Latin origin, I'd assume that it's pretty difficult to translate it to English since the languages are so different.
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#65 to #55 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
I know exactly what you mean, it took me a while, but now i can translate spanish and german quite perfectly, as soon as i focused to only translate the meaning.
Still got trouble translating anything to/from english as fluent though

- also, why are you blocking me? Erotictentacle
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User avatar #68 to #65 - trollmobile (01/11/2016) [-]
idk, i usually screenshot why i block people, but i have no screenshot of you
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User avatar #58 to #55 - trollmobile (01/11/2016) [-]
how i know: i speak english on a daily basis
as in several hours a day

since my mother joined the technological revolution (got a PC and a smartphone) i've had to spend a considerable amount of time translating.
this means making sentences that sound just fine in english, sound just fine in our language as well.

which in the beginning was a pain in the ass, but eventually became second-hand
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User avatar #57 to #55 - emiyashirou ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
I speak 3 fluently, two of them I've spoken since I was like 4 or something (I dunno at what age kids start speaking, is it 2? 3?) . Translating between English and Afrikaans is already a pain in the ass, but it's fine because the grammar structure is similar. English and Japanese have completely different grammar structures, which makes it really ******* frustrating, especially when you have to translate half-sentences.
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User avatar #60 to #57 - trollmobile (01/11/2016) [-]
yeah
the trick is to translate meaning, not words.
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User avatar #61 to #60 - emiyashirou ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
My biggest issue is in cases like "Anata no koto ga... (suki)"

In English, that would be "I like you, but with "like" ommitted because the character dies or something. How am I supposed to translate something like this?
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#64 to #61 - pentol (01/11/2016) [-]
it is you that i (love)?
really clumsy, but functional. most translators probably go for something along the lines of "I love..." it conveys the same dramatic effect of uncertainty, even if the meaning is different. if you get into translating, make sure you do better than what is currently going on with most companies "localizing" instead of translating.
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User avatar #62 to #61 - trollmobile (01/11/2016) [-]
well the translation would effectively be "I like y..."

while the word that is cut off is a different one, it has the same effect.
because the point isn't that the person they say it to, can't imagine what they were about to say, but that they didn't get to finish the sentence.

if it is absloutely imperative that the exact word is the one cut out, the scene has to be altered, a simple cough fixes it easily:
"i *cough* you..." (ded)
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User avatar #50 to #49 - advice (01/11/2016) [-]
but think of all the internet points you'll get
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User avatar #147 to #46 - vikingpizza (01/12/2016) [-]
Everyone else said it way better than I could
It's a bitch
It's just a total bitch
Kanji sucks and trying to puzzle out the context of a context-heavy language that you don't speak natively sucks worse
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User avatar #47 to #11 - catburglarpenis (01/11/2016) [-]
Wanting to play games not available in U.S.- primary reason for learning so much Japanese.

Cruel fate? Stationed in Korea for 3 years. Pretty much conversationally fluent.
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User avatar #30 to #11 - commoncrunch (01/11/2016) [-]
Are you good enough to watch a series unsubbed?
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User avatar #43 to #30 - vikingpizza (01/11/2016) [-]
It really depends how basic it is to be honest
I'd say I know survival / lewd Japanese
So if it's about general everyday stuff or dicks, probably
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#33 to #11 - xevilpenguinx (01/11/2016) [-]
You lucked out hard son. Go buy a lotto ticket.
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#31 to #11 - paraigon (01/11/2016) [-]
My Nignog
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User avatar #27 to #11 - tapeworms (01/11/2016) [-]
I took 4 years of Japanese so that I could go visit Japan with one of my friends who took Japanese with me, but they all either dropped out or forgot it.
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User avatar #39 to #27 - YllekNayr ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
awww
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User avatar #16 - imagnetsux (01/11/2016) [-]
its also a common second language in hawaii.
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User avatar #37 to #16 - combatarms (01/11/2016) [-]
so that's the secret language I always hear out here, I'll have to pay more attention.
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#100 to #16 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
That's because the Japanese are trying to assimilate Hawaii so they can slowly take it back.
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User avatar #21 to #16 - teegoogilycoffeeme (01/11/2016) [-]
sounds pretty kawaii
kill me please
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#72 to #21 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
I already did the genocide route
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#52 to #21 - bigbrostrider (01/11/2016) [-]
GIF
i refuse.
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User avatar #22 to #21 - imagnetsux (01/11/2016) [-]
no. live with your shame. (just kidding, i love puns)
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#1 - warioteam (01/10/2016) [-]
as i hear, the younger japanese generations are actually the most tolerant people that have come of the world
however, they are supposedly not exactly versed in political correctness or as it is in america, reminds me of that webm of the cute petite japanese girl that was spouting random words and throwing " ****** " in every couple words
while a black guy in the background just puts his face in his palms

tl;dr japanese are more or less pretty curious and interested in other cultures but sometimes take it too far

btw this is all based on what i hear and speculation, i am not big enough of a weeaboo to actually figure out how they tick
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#18 to #1 - assholy (01/11/2016) [-]
I mean, it depends on the Japanese in question. My bro's married to a Japanese girl Somewhere in her early 20's and just about everything he tells me about japan is that people are shy and don't speak much, anywhere.
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#40 to #1 - twentyten (01/11/2016) [-]
You sure the girl is not just chinese? They sometimes say " ***** " similar to how the english speakers say ummm or uhhh, when they're thinking of something.
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User avatar #54 to #40 - warioteam (01/11/2016) [-]
she was literally rapping, the words were said with force
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#44 to #1 - mysisterismywaifu (01/11/2016) [-]
What is all of this ...??
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#80 to #44 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
... are you literally that cynical / retarded that you need to confirm the existance of a video that you've never seen?

use common sense, god dammit guy
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User avatar #149 to #80 - mysisterismywaifu (01/12/2016) [-]
No, I just wanted to see the video because I thought it would be funny? Is there something wrong with that or is that okay?
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#48 to #1 - maximuso (01/11/2016) [-]
Way I figure it, them crazy japs have always been that way: initially conservative and fearful due to a strong basis in tradition, once the older generation dies, or becomes less relevant, then new generation just makes it their own, and sometimes does it better, creating new traditions and cultures based around ******* .

Buddism hit Japan, it became Zen Buddhism. Not all that long ago they had Samurai with Hip Hop soundtracks, then technology came to their Isles, and now they are some of the most technologically advanced peoples, medically, robotics, electronics and game development.

I cant wait for us to move in once the refugees are done with our countries.
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User avatar #93 to #1 - monkeysniper (01/11/2016) [-]
Most Japanese I've known are pretty polite and organized but a lot of younger ones definitely have an adventurous side and blend naturally with American youths. Both sides seem to just want to explore more of what life is like for the other (coming from someone who spent 5 years in Japan)
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User avatar #106 to #1 - europe (01/11/2016) [-]
**** political correctness tho
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User avatar #111 to #1 - thymarx (01/11/2016) [-]
I have heard from a friend who have been in China i know i know, not Japan that over there they say ' ****** instead of 'um', you know, that thing you say whenever you pause and aren't sure about what to say next, so apperently China people say ***** all the time

Or my friend is ******* with us, it might also be that
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#17 to #1 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
How the **** do you measure an entire countries generation's tolerance?
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#26 to #1 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
I live in Nagano. You're not that wrong.
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User avatar #38 to #1 - fappafappafap (01/11/2016) [-]
the younger generation is tolerant?

How the **** did Shinzo Abe, a guy who says comfort women were never forced into sexual slavery, get elected? Did the young people all not vote or something?
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User avatar #4 to #1 - theoldfritz (01/10/2016) [-]
What the **** did i just read
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User avatar #6 to #4 - warioteam (01/10/2016) [-]
hold on ill find the webm
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User avatar #13 to #6 - arkamedies (01/11/2016) [-]
find it yet?
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User avatar #45 to #13 - mysisterismywaifu (01/11/2016) [-]
Yes I want that webm
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User avatar #7 to #4 - warioteam (01/10/2016) [-]
ahg cant find it
it was some top cringe tho
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User avatar #59 to #1 - hasinvadedyou ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
Japanese Woman Calls Us Niggas & Watch Negro's Make Excuses
this ones pretty cringy black people bombarding this chick because she doesnt know what " ****** " means but she learned it from rap music. Then they tell her she isnt french because shes japanese but shes half french half japanese. "everyone in the world should know the english word ' ******* and never, ever! use it unless you are trying to make rap music" ok
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User avatar #99 to #59 - jazzd (01/11/2016) [-]
Now she's racist
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User avatar #88 to #59 - oddygnak (01/11/2016) [-]
that situation was handled terribly. I'm glad a lot of black people these days are trying to be more aware about things and educate themselves and others but this definitely wasn't an example. The guy at the end getting angry and closing the conversation does more harm than good, he should have kept a level head
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#2 to #1 - anon (01/10/2016) [-]
Political correctness is cancer
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#3 to #2 - warioteam (01/10/2016) [-]
i see you hail from /pol/
as you can see i am a quality memer
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User avatar #32 to #3 - garymotherfingoak (01/11/2016) [-]
He's not entirely wrong, too much political correctness can be cancer.
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#87 to #3 - captaincapital (01/11/2016) [-]
"if you (rightfully) think that political correctness is insanity then you must be a meme spouting pollack"
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#91 to #87 - abcd (01/11/2016) [-]
i see you put "rightfully" in front of your opinion
cant trump this one, gg friend
also nice block to prevent an argument faggot
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#92 to #91 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
I don't block anyone to prevent an argument, you can always reply as anonymous. It's more like my way to call you a faggot.

I put rightfully in front of it to point out that it is my opinion. Though looking at the consequences of political correctneess you could almost call it a fact.
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User avatar #14 to #1 - Shiny ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
Turns out you don't need political correctness to be open minded and tolerant. Who knew?
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User avatar #5 to #1 - greyhoundfd (01/10/2016) [-]
>Not exactly versed in political correctness
So they're tolerant and sane? I love it!
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User avatar #20 to #5 - toaofmemory ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
>Japan
>Sane
KEK
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User avatar #9 to #1 - thechosentroll (01/10/2016) [-]
What you just described sounds to me like high-functioning autism. Like there's literlaly a country of autistic people.
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User avatar #10 to #9 - warioteam (01/10/2016) [-]
explains weeaboos pretty ******* well doesnt it

really tho, they, again this is just off of what i hear, live pretty sheltered lives. japan is supposedly the world to them, and their is an actual syndrome completely based around specificaly japanese people going into shock when finding out paris and the eiffel tower arent the popular image that they grew up seeing and hearing about
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#15 to #10 - halcyonix (01/11/2016) [-]
Quite literally called Paris Syndrome, it's a form of cultural shock because Japanese media always paints Europe as a beautiful place with no litter, clean streets and other such stuff.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
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#74 to #10 - firesky (01/11/2016) [-]
Ever been to Paris?
Best thing there is Disneyland...
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#69 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
>racist xenophobes

And some people still urge four chan didnt die a year ago
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#70 to #69 - herecomesjohnny ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
you gotta be some kind of katana wearing cringey weeb to think japs aren't ****** in the head
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#77 to #70 - rousingloki (01/11/2016) [-]
As a half-Jap, I can say that I am ****** up.
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#82 to #77 - totallytito (01/11/2016) [-]
Nobody asked you Shinji
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#97 to #82 - doopleganger (01/11/2016) [-]
Man I just finished watching Eva for the first time, It was exhausting to say the least
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User avatar #108 to #97 - totallytito (01/11/2016) [-]
It started out fantastic but became unbearable around the time Shinji went gay and became unrelatable. He became even less relatable in his mannerism in the end
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#84 to #70 - captaincapital (01/11/2016) [-]
atleast they have their heads, you know, because they leave muslims out of their country
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#81 to #70 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
Those in glass houses....
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User avatar #107 to #81 - nadam (01/11/2016) [-]
[ENGSUB] Lets Genocide All of Koreans! Japanese MiddleSchool Girl Saying
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#140 to #107 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
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User avatar #78 to #70 - animationhac ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
isnt this only the older generation? i hear the new ones like other countries
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#101 to #78 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
Depends on where you go. If you're in one of the more populated parts of mainland like Tokyo, young adults tend to treat you as another young adult. Most places though, they aren't friendly.
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User avatar #145 to #101 - animationhac ONLINE (01/12/2016) [-]
In the rural areas they tend to stare and be weird. I've heard tons of stories that they'll touch you and your hair (if female). So I can see what you mean.
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#98 - reapermaster (01/11/2016) [-]
and to play good games that take forever to get an english release
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User avatar #95 - nanako (01/11/2016) [-]
Hey,Gaijin!Remember your place Whito piggu go hooome
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#105 to #95 - ptolomeus (01/11/2016) [-]
******* lol.
I had a good exhale there.
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#83 - angelious (01/11/2016) [-]
>everybody who has visited japan claims them to be the most tolerant and polite people they have ever met

>everybody who hasnt been to japan claims japan to be the pinnacle of racism and rudeness.
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User avatar #117 to #83 - rebornpotato (01/11/2016) [-]
Every asian person i know always says the Japanese are the most racist people. I'm assuming a lot of it is done behind closed doors however.
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User avatar #103 to #83 - lolollo (01/11/2016) [-]
It's because acting like assholes to your tourist population is wildly maladaptive. Why do you think France only has a fraction of the tourist base it can because of it.
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User avatar #114 to #103 - angelious (01/11/2016) [-]
Except 3 out of the 4 people i mentioned under here worked there. one was a teacher, two others never really specified outside of "business trip" and "used to work there"
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User avatar #85 to #83 - fourfangedferret ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
>my cousin that speaks fluent nipponese and has lived with japs says they are the most racist people he has ever met
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User avatar #86 to #85 - angelious (01/11/2016) [-]
thats one versus 4 others from this site who have said the opposite after visiting nipponland.
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User avatar #90 to #86 - keatontheghostfox (01/11/2016) [-]
If you're Japanese or white you'll be fine. Also depends on where you go in Japan.
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#89 to #83 - gluboot (01/11/2016) [-]
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**gluboot rolled image**My sister lives there and told me that they are a bit racist, but my sister is one of the biggest racist I know of.
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#96 - toxicwarning (01/11/2016) [-]
your face when you realise japanese are dark elves
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User avatar #53 - fozzoul (01/11/2016) [-]
kinda in the same boat hahaha. i want to go to japan because its ******* beautiful there, byt my no. 1 reason for learning japanese is to be able to play games like monster girl quest without bothering with translations.
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#42 - hapasan (01/11/2016) [-]
I had to learn Japanese cuz I'm half.
I remember I used to watch Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z in Japanese in the early 90s, it had subs. When Dragon Ball Z was licensed for Dub and release in America, the subtitles from the show disappeared. So it was either start the series over in English, or continue watching by learning Japanese.
Went with the latter. Had to do it anyway, might as well start for a good reason.
Plus, Goku's voice sounded like his balls dropped, so it was a little off-putting compared to what I was used to. And Rock the Dragon made me want to blow my brains out.
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User avatar #66 to #42 - thedutchs (01/11/2016) [-]
And Frieza sounded like an elderly woman who smoked a packet a day since she was a teenager.

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#135 - xkitty (01/11/2016) [-]
Hey, if anyone wants a good book or something to help with writing, and basic stuff, I recommend getting Hiragana and katakana for Beginners by Tuttle, it's fecking amazing! (Pictured) ^^ I've self taught myself Japanese and this has helped me a lot ^^ I can read all Hiragana and Katakana now. And a few commonly used Kanji from other sources.

Or if you want to learn more of the grammatical rules and such, I know a app on iOS called Tae Kims Guide to Learning Japanese, it's good so far. Not sure if it is on Android. I miss my Android phone. PuniPuni Japan is a good site to use, easily explains it all. www.punipunijapan.com/

Also, elementary/children's programs. You can't feck up with those.

The main thing is with Japanese is do not believe the hype of people saying you need to be some form of a wizard with a 200 IQ or a new born. It's wrong, it is never too late to learn a language, you just need a calm, willing mind.

And learn it the way you have with your native language first. Start with the alphabet, memorize it, take quizzes to help (There is a simple Hiragana quiz for iOS, just search Hiragana quiz), then learn simple words, and even try to read some of the signs in Anime, that is fun and helpful, too. ^^ I hope all this info helps~ がんばってね！
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User avatar #138 to #135 - testaburger (01/11/2016) [-]
がんばります！
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#110 - BraindeadBuddha (01/11/2016) [-]
GIF
I did it because it's still the 3rd largest economy in the world, and everybody else (at least in my country) are learning Chinese. In 20 years those people are gonna find difficulties in the job-market, because the Chinese are investing heavily and efficiently in teaching people English, while the Japanese luckily aren't.
Learning Japanese is actually a pretty good use of your time.
Also on a side note I'd recommend anyone who thinks that blacks/muslims/latinos/gypsies/polish whoever is in your country are whining too much about casual racism/discrimination, random frisks, etc. To spend some time in Japan, (or China etc. many places out there actually) if you're lucky you might get to experience it yourselves get some greater understanding, it's pretty fascinating really.
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#75 - ironstorm (01/11/2016) [-]
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**ironstorm rolled image**Pretty accurate!

Still wish we could download language packs to our brains.
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#29 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
The post does describe a good portion of Japan, though from what I've heard tge whole xenophobic thing tends to be the case with some of the older generations.
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#71 - anon (01/11/2016) [-]
all so.....? all so? ALL SO!!?
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User avatar #134 - lazycloud (01/11/2016) [-]
I don't see how anyone can watch dubbed anime unless that's something they started as a kid watching in english like pokemon
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User avatar #137 to #134 - thenippyone (01/11/2016) [-]
if the dub is good why not ? it's more enjoyable
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User avatar #122 - spoperman (01/11/2016) [-]
Are there any online resources or would I have to take a course?
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User avatar #125 to #122 - TopDawg (01/11/2016) [-]
Rostta Stone is actually pretty good from what I've heard.

On a side not if you're looking to learn Russian you can start playing Dota 2.
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User avatar #126 to #125 - spoperman (01/11/2016) [-]
I'll look at Rosetta stone thanks. I've been using League to learn Brazilian and French
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User avatar #116 - ningyoaijin ONLINE (01/11/2016) [-]
There's also watching obscure anime nobody cares about before they're subtitled, since some take a long time.
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User avatar #113 - dangerface (01/11/2016) [-]
I learned Japanese pretty much to prove, that people all over the earth are the same:

Why Japanese you ask? Because most westerners, who got to japan during the edo-era where astounded on how different japan was from them.
I for myself came to the conclusion that this is some nationalist ******** spat by either the Japanese (We are the chosen ones) or the Europeans (they are different from us, plus we are better).
Second reason was, that I wanted to see the difference why Japan got the turn to industrialization and modernization and others, like China or todays Thailand/Malaysia did not
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