Chat in English (英語で雑談) part 208
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Chat in English (英語で雑談) part 207
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Hey!!! All you NEETs, nerds, YouTube link spammers, pedophiles, neo-Nazis,
Yukorin enthusiasts, Nanako SOS admirers, Part-Time-Preachers,
Diplomats' spoiled sons, losers who can't remember Kanji characters,
Big-boobs fans, Weeaboo from around the world, learners of Japanese
who are too lazy to update their Japanese blogs very often, cunning
linguists, stupid fan girls of Johnny's Boys, Touhou pirates, and
that electrical super-gay who suffers from mental disease - This is your thread!
Let's hope the Internet-addicted housewife will come back soon!
We all wish for permanent world peace! >>384
The basball tournament deserves to be abolished. I always use a mobile phone with Android os installed.
Japanese version of Cortana is not sold.
I had no choice but to talk to Cortana in English. If I'm not mistaken, the summer Olympic games take place at around this time of year too. Are the Olympics Japanese culture? There's an another message board which makes you so happy.
http://bbs.sp.findfriends.jp/?pid=thread_detail&;id=115921&pager_type=pager&page=1&w4&w4 >>387
I can imagine that.
My prediction is caused by the mismatch of pronunciation with spelling. The famous essayist Koizumi Yakumo (real name Lafcadio Hearn, whose father was British/Irish and mother was Greek)
said that the ancient Greeks and Japanese are the only people who have a love for insects,
in comparison to the brutal Romans and (in his words) human-centric Christians.
I think he would be very disappointed if he saw what Japan has become (he came here in 1890 and died in 1904),
but anyway, I too have little interest in the Roman Empire and Christianity and a strong interest in Greek philosophy,
so maybe there is something between us and Greece. Do you like Greek yogurt? No, or rather, I don't know what it's like. The only yogurt I know is Bulgarian yogurt. >>387
might be a bit of an exaggeration lol.
It's probably closer to 35% :^)
yes, the education system in america really is bad, and even worse many people think education is not even important. What does it mean you can't read middle school level book?
35 to 50% of Americans cannot read the New York Times, for instance? I cannot believe it. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/01/magazine/climate-change-losing-earth.html
As a long article maniac, I finally found the longest article ever. More than 30,000 words!
I'm interested in how long it takes for native speakers to read this article. I came across the information that average negative speakers read 300 words per minute.
So it takes 100 minutes even for native speakers... >>404
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So,What's important for them? >>400
The most important thing for the average American is what the TV tells them is important. They spend all their time watching TV or on their smartphones. Sometimes they do both at the same time. Few people read books in America anymore. >>402
No things did not change all at once and all of a sudden. Nor is the problem restricted to the supporters of one political party or another. It is "across party lines" The number of people reading books also decreased here in Japan, but reading ability itself does not seem to have decreased accordingly.
If so many people have such restricted reading skills, it should be attributed to other factors includig a wealth gap or something. People read books because they had nothing else to do, not because they were more intelligent and had a greater thirst for knowledge.
It's just that TV games, smartphones and other things have replaced books as a means to kill time.
I see nothing to worry about in that. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States
It seems true that rates of literacy in the U. S. is in the level mentioned above. it could partially be ascribed to its diversity in the first language. but 50% is exaggeration... >>406
There are certain races that read at a lower level than their actual grade. >>401
I think the same goes for every country in the world. i think business in use at NHK radio is a good resorce to tackle with eiken 1st grade.
even now i still havent got these textbooks though. Eiken is so lame... too easy >>411
you are so smart. have you studied english at collage or university? >>397
50% of Americans not being able to read NYT is a very good thing actually. No one should read that shit. There's an another message board which makes you so happy.
http://bbs.sp.findfriends.jp/?pid=thread_detail&;id=115921&pager_type=pager&page=1&w4&w4 Adoption of summertime sounds ridiculous!
The bad effects of summertime became a subject of discussions in Europe. Summertime might affect health.
A lot of people have been taken to hospital with heatstroke so far, and I don't think that it'll be easy for elderly people to adapt to summertime.
What will happen if summertime is adopted? I would enjoy a nice cup of tea in the morning like British. I'm against introducing summertime just for the one month long Olympic Games.
Many industries will be forced to change their system, which costs them huge amount of money.
And Japanese people not living in Tokyo areas should not be made to accept such summertime. Nobody wants to get up two hours earlier than usual! People living in the metropolitan area ought to get up two hours earlier than usual.
Do not compel other Japanese to follow suit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/07/29/issues/there-is-more-to-my-son-than-the-fact-hes-a-half
I happened to see this article about so called "half". Everyone should be careful to avoid microaggressions. >>417
You're right. However, have you read this?
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180807/k10011567031000.html
This article says that only 12% of people opposed summertime. I don't get it. It is called daylight saving time in the US and summertime in the UK according to the dictionary but BBC call it daylight saving time. I'm confused.
Anyway, I think it is impossible to introduce daylight saving time by the next year. We need more time to prepare if we adopt it.
China and Japan are one of rare countries refusing adopting it, but I don't like the notion of changing the time of a clock twice a year. Only China and Japan? Me no likey! JU'T IPU CVU FBTJFS UIBO UIF MBTU XFBL JTO'U JU? BHSFF
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JU NVTU IBWF CFFO XFFL JTOU JU? This thread is like blockade. Philippine English is not American English or British English.
Philippine English has a Filipino accent, and its expressions and usages are peculiar to the Philippines.
Even highly-educated Filipinos speak with a Filipino accent.
I have spoken with dozens or even hundreds of cultured Filipinos, and I found that their English is full of mistakes.
Filipino-accented English has faults, especially in pronunciations, prepositions (equivalent to te, ni, wo, ha in Japanese language),
nouns in the plural, auxiliary verbs and countable nouns.
In addition, numerals and genders.
The reason is easily explained. Their language does not have the same grammatical rules as real English.
In actuality, they speak Filipino-accented English with their own grammar and pronunciation.
Although several millions of Filipinos can communicate with each other without difficulties in their English, it is not American English. I think that Ireland is a good place to study abroad.
This is because every English teacher speaks RP, very nice British English, and many of them are also good at teaching.
Moreover, diligence and having a fervor for education are part of the national character of Ireland.
I have often heard that Europeans strongly recommend Ireland rather than the UK as a great place to study abroad.
They said that although the UK is a good place for a vacation, Ireland is the best place to study.
However, it is true that ordinary Irish people speak heavily-accented English.
You should consider whether it is acceptable or not. With each passing day, we get closer to death. >>421
I'm totally for that DST thing. I wonder why everyone hates it that much. It will give us a proper motivation to get up earlier and lets us have some more free time after work to engage in our own hobbies,
which would otherwise be wasted on sleeping too much, shunning from the reality that you have to go to work that day. >>427
Philippine English is not American English or British English.
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Philippine English is like neither American nor British.
Even if Spanish language, there are many types by the country. In Spain, Spanish language is like Spanish.
However, in central America, Spanish language seems to like English.
And also, in south America, Spanish language seems to like French.
It may be good for us that English language has many types by the country. >>431
Changing time itself is a huge burden.
If someone wants to take advantage of the summer sunshine they just get up early in the morning and not tell others to do the same things.
It should be up to everyone's choice. >>433
You've got a point there, I can totally make some time during morning all on my own.
But wouldn't that be even better that if we got to make use of our time without being worried about the work later on? I mean, just waking up earlier doesn't mean we can go home early too. Adopting the summer time thing means that we get up 2 hours early and then finish jobs at a regular hour. Right? I will stand on the top of the world. >>433
I can understand your point to some degree.
But it's obvious that changing sleeping pattern causes some health problems.
We need social wide agreement to bring about such a drastic change and we clearly don't have time to implement it by the next year. When has Japan become one of the third world countires? I misstated the number. It was for >>434. >>435
We are strict about getting to work on time but somehow lax about working overtime
It doesn't make sense at all... Hello, I am an American.
I was born and raised in America,
AMA (Ask Me Anything). Are you a white gaijin with a big cock? >>444
Yes.
I am actually over 6 feet tall, well built for a skinny guy, and have straight natural red/brown hair.
I have never had a gf though, and I'm currently prioritizing work. What do you think of your president? >>446
I think he is not the best, but he's not bad either.
I don't trust or listen to either side of the American
mainstream media (CNN or Fox, anything in between),
because they are always trying to spin everything to fit
their narrative. (CNN acts like Trump is the devil, Fox
says everything he does and says is amazing/sucks his dick)
He has done some good things while he has been in office,
although he often says dumb things on social media.
I like how he respects veterans and puts us first, but
that sometimes strains relationships with other countries
(which I don't like).
To be honest, I think too many American
politicians have been TOO accepting of other countries lately.
For example, there has been a huge issue in certain states
because immigrants will come illegally to our country and
set up their own gang networks among innocent communities
of legal migrants. The legal migrants come out themselves to
protest the government allowing this to happen- telling stories
about how family members were raped or killed because of the
migrant gang violence, and yet the government does nothing.
So when someone like Trump got elected, it made me happy,
even though I might not agree with everything he says.
It made me feel like, "Oh, at least we are not going to get
stepped and spat on for the next 4 years".
All in all, I have a positive opinion of him, but I keep my doubts.
I knew he would end up winning before the election because of how
big a meme he had become (lol). Repulsion for mainstream media pervade in Japan too.
They are viewed as establishment and existence to be challenged.
As a result, their influence seem to be decreasing gradually.
This might be global trend. >>449 I think so too.
On social media in the US it's pretty common to see/hear people talking about the horrible changes Europe is making- the latest being a bill that would make Europeans have to get a card, similar to an id or license, to view porn (even online).
I can only imagine the government would have easy access to your records if this happens. Meaning they can see all the nasty stuff you have looked at/searched. It's hilarious to me someone thought that would be a good idea. >>443
Which state in America are you from? All this news about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing anniversaries is kind of annoying.
Do most Japanese people accept the fact that Japan deserved to be nuked? I mean, much worse things were done during the war anyway (mostly by Japan). >>451
North Carolina.
I'm not in one of those weird rural states where the water is full of lead,
but I'm also not in New York or Miami. To be honest it's really nice here.
There's a lot of people and plenty of things to do. There are cities in this state
a reasonable drive away. I'm sure international news shows a lot of riots and crime
going on in the US, but over here in NC it's really calm- even in the cities.
For example- after Trump got elected and the news was showing riots 24/7,
people who wanted to go to those riots had to drive up to other states to get involved.
Just like anywhere else in the world, there are areas of the US you should avoid
if you want to live a peaceful and happy life.
The tech boom that's been happening lately here has been attracting a ton of indian people-
which isn't that bad, as most of them are nice. Unless you work in retail (lol).
Living here is a little expensive, but there is plenty of business in the area to compensate.
Not much to say other than that.
North Carolina is a great place to live,
but it wouldn't be that exciting to visit alone. >>432
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Are you having a stroke? He is communicating with an alien. My love for Minase Inori keeps growing stronger. Better contain that lust for her.
Your comments on her give me the imprsssion that you’ll stalk her and then will be arrested in the near future. >>458
It's okay, I'm on the other side of the globe from her. And it's not lust. >>454
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Health problems? What are you, 75 years old with heart attack history?
Despite your concern over shifting in our work hours somehow affects people's health, I think it's safe to say there won't be any major issue in light of the precedent set by other countries.
Also, it will be this one time thing, if people hate it, we wouldn't be hearing about it for the next couple of decades, I guess. No one wants to get up two hours earlier than usual just for the Olympic Games.
It entails costs, preparation time and stress on health. Practically speaking, it is difficult to implement such a system in just one year.
And frankly, I'm no longer very interested in the games as it is determined that swimming finals will be held in the morning.
The most interesting event will not to be held in the primetime here. I am so tired of living my life. >>463
Eat something tasty (not something healthy), watch something funny (not something useful), write down your issues and sweep them out of your mind, then sleep tight. I don't think a really tired person would enjoy watching funny things. If you enjoy watching funny things, you are probably not so tired. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/daylight-saving-time-may-become-thing-past-europe-n893131
Some EU member states dislike daylight saving time and the EU is now doing a survey to assess whether or not they keep it.
And I'm stunned by the fact that some US states do not adopt it.
https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/2018-summertime-arrangements_en
This site lists negative aspects of summertime, which include health impacts I've mentioned above. >>464-465
Thank you for your good wishes. There's an another message board which makes you so happy.
http://bbs.sp.findfriends.jp/?pid=thread_detail&;id=115921&pager_type=pager&page=1&w4&w4 >>465
You always love her. >>466
Sure, information/suggestions described in the words as "may" or "inconclusive" are so convincing and persuasive. >>463
Your life will never change if you just sit there and hope for it.
Figure out what you want, and chase it! Even if it's girl's
panties, if you want it, go for it! Just don't commit a crime please!
To help you, here is the easy guide to becoming happy
from a formerly shut-in gaijin who now earns respect from others. >>463
Step 1: stop masturbating so much. I know it sounds silly, but hear me out.
You should only ever masturbate when you are really horny- not when you are bored.
If you find your brain thinking "why not masturbate" instead of "my cock is
about to explode I'm going to bust one out right now", you are doing it too much.
Never ejaculate two days in a row (especially at the start).
Fill that bored time by working towards a goal- I recommend working out. The more you
do this, the closer you will get to your goal. This will boost your self confidence, making
you more attractive and less worried.
It can be really hard at first. But please trust me and try it. You will start to feel yourself
having a lot more energy, and wont want to go back to fapping every day. Step 2: Get more sleep
Especially for Japanese people I can see this being very difficult.
This is something incredibly important. ALWAYS MAKE SURE
YOU GET 8 HOURS OF SLEEP EVERY NIGHT. always.
Don't lie to yourself and say, "oh I will be fine tomorrow". do it.
Sleep is very important to your health, and if you don't get enough
it can have serious negative effects. If you miss a full 8 hours for
even 1 day, your brain will not be able to process information as fast,
and you will feel sluggish all day. If you regularly miss sleep, it can
damage your brain. Morning time is very nice, so be sure to enjoy it.
I had a lot of trouble learning to force myself to sleep, being a former
insomniac. Try listening to something soft, like an audio book or ASMR
while lying down, to keep your mind from thinking about bad things. If you
still have trouble sleeping, it is most likely due to your brain staying active and
preventing you from relaxing. Try to follow a train of thought- think about
something positive- and then try to think slower to allow yourself to relax. I
really recommend ASMR though. It will give you the most relaxing sleep,
leading to the most energy in the mornings. Another important thing for those who work: if you have a goal you
are chasing very seriously- especially something based in skill- that
you do every day, try to do it during the mornings. This is when you
will be feeling refreshed, and your mind will be the most open to
learning and forming new ideas. Even if you do not have a shounen-
manga-style goal, try to wake up a couple hours before work to have
time to yourself. It can be hard, and you will have to sacrifice some
parties, but it will be worth it. You will feel much more fulfilled in life
being able to take time for yourself in the morning, and the ladies find
it very attractive when their man is up beforehand (seemingly) getting
things done.
Oh, and waking up to an alarm is important. Even on your day off, set one.
You can give yourself an extra hour or two, especially if you missed an hour
the day before, but never more than two. You should always be waking up to
your alarm. Never hit snooze. Step 3: working out
If you are a guy, working out is important. I get it, not every guy is the type that will
look good muscular or have an easy time making it to the point of being fit. But
for us it has a huge impact. Working out in the morning may make you feel tired at first-
this is natural. As you get used to it though, it will make you feel happier throughout your
day and give you a big boost in confidence. You don't have to do it to get a beach body.
Do it because it makes you feel good. Then show off after a couple months (lol). Step 4: force yourself to talk to people more
Learning to hold a conversation is hard, but you can only learn it from experience. The more
you talk to people, the more your personality will develop. Don't be fake, and don't talk
too much. Sometimes people will like you more if you know when to be silent and just take
in your surroundings. Always be confident. Even if what you are saying is not particularly
interesting or funny, you can still captivate people with the way you say it. The most important part of having a conversation is UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE
ENTERTAINMENT IS. You will often have to think about what you are going to say
beforehand, don't be ashamed. For example: when someone asks you what you have
been doing today, you can say "I played dark souls." or get embarrassed and say
"Nothing much". Especially with a girl. They might not want to hear about games,
and think you are nerdy, right? Wrong. You just have to KNOW WHERE THE
ENTERTAINMENT IS. Try something like "I was playing this game dark souls. The
boss was so hard that by the time I beat him I felt like I really was a hero who slayed a dragon!
I died so many times thinking "What? He can do that?". So when I won I felt like I really did
something great, (etc.) Even if you are doing something boring, try to find an interesting way
to think about it. Also, if you are worried about being too nerdy for a girl, try to steer the
conversation in a direction she can relate to, and never talk too much about the actual
process of whatever you are doing unless she asks. Too much detail turns women
away instantly, because they think you don't understand they have no knowledge
of it. If she waned game facts, she would go to wikipedia.
Try and always end your story in a way that makes it easy for her to relate to it.
Self deprecating humor is not attractive to women (but it's always funny to men),
so try not to do it around them. Step 5: Always be self-analytical. This is the only way to get better at anything in life,
so don't do it only when you need to. Take some time to reflect on yourself every day,
with these four things in mind:
-What do I want
-How do I get it
-How far have I come from where I started
-Am I satisfied where I am
If you ever reach "yes" on the last one, make sure to keep doing what you need to so that it
stays a "yes". Then, when you are sure you will continue to say "yes", find the next thing
to work on. If you need help getting motivated, think about the worst outcome.
Then think about what you will do so that worst outcome never comes true.
Build on it, and make it so the thing you want comes true. Final step: Posture
If you are sitting, standing, crouching, whatever- always have a straight back and your head
held high. You will have better breathing, leading to better focus. And posture is HUGE
to women. If they see a guy who is always slouched or has his shoulders forward, they will
immediately form a negative opinion (yes, good looking women are this ruthless). Try to focus
on pressing your shoulders back so they are even with your chest. your back can bend forward
a little as you puff out your chest. This is optimal manly posture. Be the man you always knew
you could be. Don't be afraid of your nipples sticking out too much and be confident in your
body- even if you puff out your chest, people won;t know how your body looks under your
shirt any more than they did before. Own it. Even if you are chubby. Plenty of chubby guys
puff out there chest here in America and it actually works really well. >>463
Only other piece of advice I have is "if you are feeling tired early in the day,
and you have had enough sleep,
take a break and eat. Not a snack, something filling that will give you energy.
If you are a skinny guy force yourself to eat more. You will feel a huge difference
in energy, as if blood is finally rushing back to your brain.
I have experimented so much with my own hunger/fatigue that I can now
feel when my brain is starting to slow down from not eating enough specifically.
I could be tired from something else, and still feel when my body needs food
for the energy before hunger actually sets in. If you feel hunger in your
stomach, you are well past the point where your brain has started slowing down from
not taking in enough nutrients.
Good luck, brother. I hope you can make a place where you are happy (that is NOT
in a coffin). Why gaijins flock to Japan? Even though they don’t like Japan? So annoying! Why you stick to this thread? Even though you don't like this thread. So annoying! This is something I've been feeling for a while, but there seem to be a lot of politicians and others who are waiting for an opportunity to suck China's cock.
If people show any kind of friendliness to China or its people, they will sell our country to China in 2 seconds.
In order to prevent it, the only option we have in a dumbocratic country like ours is to be cold and stern and shout Fuck China like people were doing on 2ch when there was some incident.
Our politicians etc are already starting to suck China's cock, it seems. Fortunately, other countries seem to have become aware of the Chinese threat. I tried to post an almost identical post here about 2 weeks ago and got some NG word error. I wonder what that was. >>481
Weebs.
Weebs influence other people in their country to think that anime = Japan.
So foreigners go there expecting over-the-top craziness, spiky colored hair,
and what they get is a country of conservative-minded, respectful, and quiet
people. Very few actually take any notice of Japan's real culture, and just like
anime.
At least that's what I think. I may be wrong or over generalizing. There's an another message board which makes you so happy.
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