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TawtViet



Joined: 28 Aug 2004
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:02 am    Post subject: Monolingual Reply with quote

Do any of you feel like it's ok to live in Japan with only the (not an)l international language? The Japanese certainly study it long enough.
So very many people can speak it no matter what country they're from.
I really don't want to enable the dysfunction here.
In other words, I feel that if f I learn and speak Japanese I'm enabling the citizens of a rich country who have had every opportunity (public school, language schools all over, many English skilled foriegners, etc.) to be irresponsible in a world where English is so prevalent and necessary to a global community.


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Gordon



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Japan

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:04 am    Post subject: Re: Monolingual Reply with quote

TawtViet wrote:
Do any of you feel like it's ok to live in Japan with only the (not an)l international language? The Japanese certainly study it long enough.
So very many people can speak it no matter what country they're from.
I really don't want to enable the dysfunction here.


I have no idea what your question is? Question
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king kakipi



Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Location: Australia

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think the correct answer is:-

national only live enough long understand for me be why only the difference; function F4 Del my floopy me old china distudy
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Gordon



Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

king kakipi wrote:
I think the correct answer is:-

national only live enough long understand for me be why only the difference; function F4 Del my floopy me old china distudy


LOL Maybe it is a trick question on Jeopardy.

For $200 - What is indecipherable.
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TokyoLiz



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Tokyo, Japan

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

King Kapipi, it's all clear to me now! Thank you!
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king kakipi



Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you come are all well Razz
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JimDunlop2



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Posts: 2286
Location: Japan

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:03 pm    Post subject: say what? Reply with quote

Understanding sometime of course lately for which is in. But perhaps dysfunction contribution be monolingualism. Japan living OK studying speak but not enabling figuratively within relative method. Just be sure in that monlingual dysfunction would enable Japanese not so far-reaching signals.


P.S.

Shaka when the walls fell.

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.

Temba, his arms wide.

Mirab, his sails unfurled.
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Celeste



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 814
Location: Fukuoka City, Japan

PostPosted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The sad thing is I recognize the Star Trek reference through my years of passive exposure living with a trekkie Shocked
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TokyoLiz



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jim,

Have you considered applying to Sanseido to write their manuals? Laughing
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JimDunlop2



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, TokyoLiz. But I'm afraid I lack the proper qualifications for such a job....

Although, my friends and I always used to have "Retsu supeekingu in katakana" days -- just for fun.

Sanku you. I musto be goingu now.

JD
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markle



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 1316
Location: Out of Japan

PostPosted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

this is scary,

I understood what he was saying.

Acid flashback!!!!!!!!!!
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wednesday



Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:12 am    Post subject: Re: say what? Reply with quote

JimDunlop2 wrote:

P.S.

Shaka when the walls fell.

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.

Temba, his arms wide.

Mirab, his sails unfurled.


Great - all we need to do is find Capt Picard...
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