Japan doesn't make you smarter!

[Skorpius]

Just to let you know.

Although Japanese Culture, both modern and ancient, is interesting to read, just obsessing over it all and thinking that those that do not follow the same path are ingorant is extremely wrong. It's ok to have a hobby, don't get me wrong, but there are many other hobbies out there, let those that have other interests have those interests.

I'm just sick of being looked down upon because my skin is white, I speak one language, and I learn about the visual aspects of humanity (art), not the spoken aspects (language).

That's prejudice, stop it please.



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[Sagasu]

Its a trend.

though the next person that shoves a manga in your face, you can always shove it up their ass and be rid of all of them at once

[Solstis]

I would suggest learning more than one language, as a writer.

As a half-Korean, I do not suggest learning Japanese (I kid, I kid).

Eh... they'll get what's coming to them eventually. No one culture/society/human being is any better than another.

[navci]

On 2005-01-09 21:48, Solstis wrote:
I would suggest learning more than one language, as a writer.

As a half-Korean, I do not suggest learning Japanese (I kid, I kid).

Eh... they'll get what's coming to them eventually. No one culture/society/human being is any better than another.

But you don't speak Korean. Shame on your, Sollypoo.

The funnier thing is, most people who think that way also like to take pride of the fact that they speak 4 Japanese words and that makes them better.

Or. All of a sudden, they go worship Japanese people.
Like Asian people used to worship caucasians.

[Balthor]

Deja vu.

But I like this kind of deja vu.

[InfernoNR7]

Yea, really strange. As much as I admire their culture, I'd never worship it like some people. I have my own roots too peoples!

[Ness]

Itdoesn't bother me as much, unless the people go around speaking half-English, half-Japanese sentences.

[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

On 2005-01-10 14:06, Ness wrote:
Itdoesn't bother me as much, unless the people go around speaking half-English, half-Japanese sentences.

Indeed.

Japan has a strict school system where students must learn hundreds(up to thousands, I think)of kanji. If you didn't already know, now you do.

Learning Japanese words from video games/anime etc. doesn't make you better than anyone else, or even more Japanese. Take classes if you are THAT interested.

"I'm turning Japanese, I really think so!" Uhm no.

[Django]

Amen, Skorpius.

I really wish people would stop "wanting" to be of another culture. Although it's probably better than being utterly ethnocentric.

[Zarode]

I agree with you there, Skorp. Playing PSO, Maple Shitty (Maple Story), And GuninyourButt (Gunbound), you see tons of these idiots that think they know Japanese.

It's annoying.

Although...I wonder if any Japanese try to learn English to look cool?