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[shmooj]

Ah relief. Looks as if this thread is dead in the water.

[easyasabc]

I 'm not here to comment about the original question posted here but I agree with Capergirl - I thought the same thing about the English in this and Auckies' other posts.

It seems to be either, really bad typing or really bad English.

Even the subject line of another thread made me think .........
It said:
"You see filipino's in general public in Japan".

The apostrophe is weird and it seems to be a a question but has no question mark and not correct anyway?????

[easyasabc]

Re:

[Capergirl]

@easyasabc...Don't worry - I believe that you are a native speaker. I am glad I'm not the only one who sees the lack of fluency in auckies' posts. I guess if you've been assessing people's levels of English for a while, it becomes fairly easy to spot the writing of a non-native speaker.

[Gordon]

I better be careful of my grammar with "detective" Capergirl around.

[denise]

[grampus]

I love threads like this!

Someone (maybe niavely) posts a message asking a genuine question and all he gets is abuse told to stop trolling(what a stupid term), get a life, go away etc.

People, get over it! He asked in what seemed like a genuine way. Maybe someone could actually answer his quesion(or ignore it if you want to)????

All i can say to the original poster is there are clubs in all the cities. Just be yourself and you should be fine. some Japanese girls like Western men, some do not, simple.

Good luck!

[denise]

[3rdEye]

[chixdiggit]

Capergirl, the thought of someone from Cape Breton commenting on another's English competency, whether native or not, is somewhat ironic don't you think? Don't get me wrong, I love Capers, some of the best people I've ever known, but really...come on now. I'm sure most people on this thread have no idea of the state of the English language in the Cape so let me draw a comparison. ..Tsugaru-ben. However, I'm inclined to agree with your assessment of Auckies' English, but don't consider it a worthy thread topic. As my friend Jimmy from Glace Bay would say,
" Wouldn waste me breat on dat" ('I wouldn't waste my time on this'-for you non Capers-or Newfies for that matter). Anyway, I think Glenski was right about reasons for coming here( although I don't think Auckies was "trolling"), even if you are coming here to find a nice Japanese girlfriend. That's undoubtedly better than coming here a la Charisma Man, but still not sufficient. So I guess I'll ask since nobody has as of yet, are you a native speaker of English?
Cheers.
Chix.

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[auckies]

I am an english teacher and we all make spelling mistakes. HEY EVERYONE i am sooo sorry i asked about a girl, i didnt know it would offend everybody. I will try my best not to ask out any girls in japan so i won't offend anybody. Am i still allowed to smile and say hello or will that make me look bad? I am sorry for all i offended.

[denise]

Auckies,

You may not agree with some of the negative reactions to your question (which, trust me, were MILD), and you may even think we're bonkers/hyper-sensitive/(insert any negative adjective here), but it sounds like you don't understand why the "Western guys dating Japanese chicks" issue can get so touchy. 3rd Eye in particular explained it quite well.

Of course nobody is going to stop you from dating--no need for the sarcasm. Just be aware that there are stereotypes about "Western guys," about "Japanese girls," and about "Western guys who [only] date Japanese girls." Sure, the stereotypes are unfair, as 99.7% of stereotypes are, but they are still out there, and once you enter the dating scene here you will be contributing to them, whether positively or negatively.

Seriously, if you haven't read the other dating threads on this forum, you should check them out. You'll see male perspectives, female perspectives, logical arguments, emotional arguments, flame wars, etc.

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