Assumptions that gaijin cannot speak Japanese (at all)

[Maciamo]

As far as people talking about you, calling you a gaijin amonst themselves, yes it happens. But what's the big deal? I have noticed that they often will mention it, but then it just passes. People often make only as much of the fact that you are a gainjin as you yourself do, in my experience.
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Complaining about it will not solve anything. I think that the more you put up a fuss about it, the more you reinforce people's sometimes negative stereotypes of "foreigners".

So, am I allowed to call the Japanese "naijin" (窶愿�ﾂ人, insiders/natives) to stay coherent with the Japanese dualism of uchi (inside) and soto (outside) ? Next time a salesman comes and ring to my door and he says "ah, gaijin da!" when I open the door (this has happened to me 3 times, among about 10 sales people that came), I will reply "ah, naijin da!". This way, if he is shocked or find my utterance inappropriate, we will be even. I suspect that the guy won't even understand what I mean by "naijin" and won't think about it (wondering about the meaning of words is not something the Japanese normally do). I would be fun with a group of "gaijin" to start talking about the "naijin", giggle as me mention it at the bewilderment of locals. Everytime a lift/elevator door opens and some Japanese are inside, I will say "oh, naijin da!" and ask them "Nihonjin desu ka ? Watashi no nihongo heta desu yo." and laugh aloud alone. This way maybe they will understand how I feel when they tell "gaijin" the same in reverse.

The only thing we can't do as gaijin talking about naijin is grouping all countries in the world under the "naijin" term to make stereotypes and misconceptions all the more outrageous. I could say "oo, these naijin you know, they eat natto every morning !". But it doesn't sound as bad as "oh, these gaijin, they all eat hamburgers" - if gaijin meant "American", there would be at least a bit of truth in it, but as a gaijin could as well be Indian, Chinese, Ghanan, Italian or Swedish, only the Japanese have the priviledge of making such gross overgeneralisation on a world scale.

If you're not willing to accept that burden, then IMHO you have no business complaining about minor inconveniences you face here.

But is it fair that they do things we can't do to them in Japan ? (see above) Even outside Japan, when Japanese people come to Europe, we don't call them "gaijin" or foreigner in the country's language. We don't look all surprise and say "oh, a gaijin" when a Japanese appears in the lift/elevator. We don't try to speak broken Japanese they don't understand when they address us in the local language. We don't assume that they cannot eat the local food or cannot use some utensils because they are Japanese. I don't understand how most Westerners want to be tolerant of such behaviour while staying in Japan, using for argument that we live in their country and should do as they like, but if somebody were to behave like that with Japanese tourists or residents in a Western country, he/she would be labelled as a racist for making fun of them or assume they can't do things every human being can do.

Honestly, what would you think of a French person (just an example) who would ask Japanese residents in France whether they can eat "fois gras" and if met by a positive answer, take a surprised expression and say "oh, really, you can eat fois gras ? Wow ! you must be French ! I thought the Japanese couldn't eat fois gras." Then, the same with cheese, bread, or whatever with most of the typically French dishes at a meal. First that would be boring, but the person would be thought of as seriously deranged or bizarrely prejudiced.

Let say that same Japanese person has lived for 5 years in France and speaks French quite fluently. Everytime he/she asks something in a shop, station, etc. the local French people reply in (broken) English or give the person a explanation leaflet/map/timetable in English. Don't forget that this is France, and the Japanese person speaks French to them. Assuming that a Japanese speaks English is not much better than assuming that a French or Italian person speaks English. Almost as many don't (or not fluently at least) in any of the three countries. So, that Japanese person would certainly get frustrated after a while. Living in France and trying hard to learn French, it must be annoying when the locals reply to you in English seeing you are Asian, regardless of how good your French is. It's even more bothering if one does not speak English, or less well than French in this case. Not being a native English speaker, regardless of my English skills, I find it as bothering when I address someone in Japanese and the Japanese all assume that I speak English and reply in English (or say they can't speak English), just because I am Caucasian.

What they difference between being a Japanese who can speak French in France, or a French speaker who can speak Japanese in Japan ? Local people shouldn't behave differently. Yet, I can tell you that nobody in France (or Belgium, Germany, Italy or whatever) will reply to you in (broken or good) English if you address them in their language with a reasonably good level (i.e. not reading from a phrasebook, but making comprehensible sentences on your own). So why do the Japanese feel they have to right to hurt foreigner's feelings and pride by basically feigning not to understand your Japanese well enough so that English is the only solution left to communicate, however poor theirs is ? How could they be so careless about other people's feelings ?

Ironic for a country so concerned with "omoiyari" that people should lack so much what I call "kangaeyari". Omoiyari is try to feel how another would like you to do for them (e.g. offering them a present on their birthday). Kangaeyari is actually reflecting (not just feeling based on one's own emotions) about how to achieve that. In this case, having "kangaeyari" means understanding that 1) somebody who makes efforts to speak the local language does not wish to be talked to in another language, 2) not everybody may speak this other language, so there is no point assuming that the foreigner can if he/she is addressing you in your language. My entire article Things Japanese people should not say to Westerners is based on this typical Japanese lack of "kangaeyari" (a neologism of mine).

[Mikawa Ossan]

Well then, why is it that you seem to have so many problems and I seem to have so few?

I can only think of it as being a matter of attitude.

[Maciamo]

Well then, why is it that you seem to have so many problems and I seem to have so few?
I can only think of it as being a matter of attitude.

Yeah, I have to invent problems to try to "fit in" within the group. No, just kidding (or, am I ? I'll have to scrutinize my subconscious ).

Why don't you think it's a problem that the naijin have such a different attitude toward foreigners ? They are breaking the world harmony

(I think I am getting a bit tired...)

[pipokun]

Just thought Maciamo wanted to invite more Japanese, trolls or not, with his critical opinions here, but I suppose I was wrong. If he really wants to educate them, I'd start my threads in "ﾋ�ｪ窶敕岩�廬窶堙鞍稚ﾆ辿ﾂーﾆ停�ｰﾆ停ぎ" here...

Just a quick question, what do you do for your shitamachi community to "fit in"?

[Maciamo]

Just a quick question, what do you do for your shitamachi community to "fit in"?

I participated to the local matsuri everytime it was held. I greet my neighbours (but rarely get more than a mumbled reply as most people are over 60 and are not well disposed toward foreigners). I learnt about the history of the neighbourhood (taught my wife about it, although she's always lived there). What could I do more that a normal citizen usually does ? What could I do if people don't even want to say "hello" ?

[pipokun]

I participated to the local matsuri everytime it was held. I greet my neighbours (but rarely get more than a mumbled reply as most people are over 60 and are not well disposed toward foreigners). I learnt about the history of the neighbourhood (taught my wife about it, although she's always lived there). What could I do more that a normal citizen usually does ? What could I do if people don't even want to say "hello" ?

you're just unlucky not to have any internationl friendship loving ochan/obachan there.
the smallest town I've ever lived was the town with its 40,000 population. for me, it is a rather small one, though some of you may think it's big.
honestly it was a bit surprised to see people like i said above.

[Elizabeth]

Yeah, I have to invent problems to try to "fit in" within the group. No, just kidding (or, am I ? I'll have to scrutinize my subconscious ).

Why don't you think it's a problem that the naijin have such a different attitude toward foreigners ? They are breaking the world harmony

(I think I am getting a bit tired...)

I don't have an answer any more than anyone else here, so you have tried talking about this with them I'm sure....what has the general response been ?

Besides walking around buried in a Japanese newspaper or book never to be mistaken for an illiterate gaijin....

[Gaijinian]

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Another experience: I was on the phone, and the woman was trying to explain something to me-- I told her I understood... But she seemed not to believe me.
Anyway, after trying to explain for a while, she finally said 窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堋ｫ窶堙遺�堋ｭ窶堙�団ﾆ停�ｰﾆ辰窶堙ｭﾂ ！
It was annoying...

[Maciamo]

Besides walking around buried in a Japanese newspaper or book never to be mistaken for an illiterate gaijin....

Good idea ! I never thought about it because I don't usually read while walking (a bit dangerous in Tokyo). But I could try in the neighbourhood, just to show them I can read Japanese.

[Maciamo]

Btw, I was checking Google to see if somebody else had also come up with the term "naijin" and I have found an article in the Japan Times about this : You've earned it: lifetime 'gaijin' status!

After an extended stay in Japan, does one ever cease to regard oneself as a "gaijin" (foreigner)?
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When I first came to Japan, I was not happy with the status of "gaikokujin" and, like many naive foreigners before me, wanted only one thing: to become Japanese! I wanted to become what I call a "naikokujin." I shunned the bed for a futon, chose a tatami-style apartment over one with chairs and furniture, and vowed to sit in the "seiza" position no matter how blue my face turned. I would live only Japanese style!

I think that summarises well how many (most of the ?) Westerners who come and live in Japan for the country itself (not for their job) think and behave when they first come.

Although I was still a gaijin, my Japanese "naijin" friends seemed more than happy to help me make my miraculous transformation. I envisioned before and after photos: Before -- rude gaijin; after -- polite, cultured, self-effacing naijin with blonde hair.

This may be true for some people, but in my case, I found the Japanese to be only superficially polite, rather selfish, lacking "kangaeyari" and often bad mannered (pushing in trains, bad street manners...). Of course, that is based on my experience in Tokyo (but that's still where 28% of the Japanese live or commute to).

Making my "inkan" in Japanese. While most foreigners have their personal stamps made in katakana, reflecting their gaijinness, my naijin coworkers were eager to translate my name into kanji characters.

Most foreigners ? Those who come on business maybe, but I and many other Westerners have met have their hanko in kanji. It's part of the cultural experience.

To this day, when Japanese see my stamp, they are completely baffled and cannot even begin to read it. After so many embarrassing encounters with my uniquely stamped legal documents at the bank and post office, I changed my inkan to a gaijin-friendly katakana one.

Haha, never had any problem with mine. Fortunately, my(first) name is pretty easy to render in kanji.

Speaking like Japanese royalty. A naijin friend of mine, while teaching me Japanese, taught me to say "go-kigen yo" instead of "konnichi wa" for "hello." This, she said, was the Japanese used by the royal family, and if I used it I would be highly regarded among regular naijin and that this would prove that I was upper class.

I also used such expressions (e.g. "go shimpai naku") in my first year in Japan, but some Japanese just laughed when they heared me speak like that. kashii"

[GaijinPunch]

One particularly surprising time was when an older Japanese man asked me for directions (in Japanese) at a packed Takananobaba JR station though.

I can beat that. I was asked in Japanese to take a group photo... in Hawaii! The kicker was he didn't even point to the camera or hold it up or anything. It was a friends wedding... the bride was Japanese, so a large portion of the guests were Japanese. Why he didn't ask them, I'll never know. This was the bride's father, who got obscenely tanked later in the evening.

[meverieJp]

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chopsticksﾂ：100ﾂ≫�懌�慊ｯﾋ�凪�堙��堋ｷﾂ。ﾋ�遺�� Oﾂ、窶慊ｯ窶堋ｶﾅｽ窶凪�堙ｰ窶堙壺�堙｢窶堋｢窶堙��堋｢� �堋ｽﾆ竹ﾂーﾆ停�ｰﾆ停�愴檀ﾂ人窶堋ｪ窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｪﾂ、� �ｰﾂｽ窶扼窶堙�窶愿ｺ窶怒窶堙俄�堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙遺�堙ｧ窶� ﾃ銀�堋･ﾂ。ﾂ。

blood typeﾂ：ﾅｽ窶樞�堙�ﾅｽﾅｾﾂ々ﾂ「窶突��ｰﾃｱ窶堙ｦ窶堋ｭ窶� O窶堋ｫ窶堙�窶堋ｹ窶堋ｸﾂ、ﾆ築ﾆ湛ﾆ弾ﾆ湛窶堙昶�堋ｽ窶堋 ｢窶堙依彙窶堙ｰ窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙遺�塲ｸﾂ」窶堙��堙最ｽv 窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｮ窶堙ｧ窶堋｢窶 堋ｵ窶堋ｩﾂ、ﾋ彙窶堙個静倪�堙ｨﾂ出窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻ窶堙ｰﾅｽv� �堋｢窶堙や�堋ｩ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙ｱ窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙遺�堋｢� �堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｩ窶堙仰。ﾋ彙窶堙姑値ﾆ耽窶堋ｪ窶堙遺�堋 ｢窶堙��堋｢窶堋､窶堋ｩﾂ、ﾋ�･ﾅｽA窶佚｣窶堙ｭ窶堙ｨ窶堙 ��堋｢窶堋､窶堋ｩﾂ。窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾﾂ、Aﾅ耽ﾂ、Oﾅ耽窶堙固� 窶楪坂�｡窶堙俄�堙や�堋｢窶堙��堙固�ﾂｨﾋ�｡窶堋｢窶堙 債、窶堙遺�堙ｱ窶堙��堙�ﾅ陳ｾ窶堋ｦ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ� Bﾅｽ窶樞�堙債、ﾅｽﾂｩ窶｢ﾂｪ窶堙固椎停�ｰtﾅ耽窶堙ｰ窶冦窶 堙ｧ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ人窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堙�、ﾂ青ｳﾅ�m窶堙 俄�慊敘致ﾅｽﾃｦ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙�ｽv窶堙 ≫�堙��堙懌�堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。ﾂ青ｳﾅ�m窶堙遺�慊敘致窶堋ｪ� �� 窶堙ｩ窶堙遺�堙ｧﾂ、窶堋ｺ窶堙絶�ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶堙��� ~窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ（ﾆ箪ﾂーﾆ湛窶堙�ﾂ）
ﾂ（ﾅ椎停�ｰtﾅ耽窶堙姑但ﾆ辰ﾆ断ﾆ但窶堙債、ﾂ「ﾅ椎停�ｰt ﾅ耽ﾂ静ｨ窶堋｢ﾂ」窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶敖ｭﾂ湘銀�堋ｵ窶堙��堙ｩ� �堙�ｽv窶堋､窶堙娯�堙�、窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰ窶登窶禿� �堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙俄�堙債静ｨ窶堋｢ﾅｽY窶ｹﾃ��堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙 や�堙披�堋ｷ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｩ窶堙遺�堋｢窶ｹC窶堋ｪ窶堋ｵ窶堙� 窶堋ｷﾂ。good luckﾂ）

Japan has 4 seasonsﾂ：ﾅｽ窶樞�堙債、窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰ窶ｰﾂｽ窶堙ｧ窶 堋ｩ窶堙個広ﾂ債絶�堙�陳ｩ窶堋ｽ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�� ﾂｷﾂ。ﾂ「ﾆ段ﾆ停�懌�堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堋ｱ窶堙ｨ窶堙｡ﾂ。ﾂ」窶� ﾃ�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｪﾂ、ﾂ広ﾂ債絶�堙俄�堙� 窶氾��堋ｭ窶� 窶堙ｩﾋ彙窶堙遺�堙娯�堙�、ﾅｽﾃｦ窶堙ｨ ﾂ坂�｡窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。

窶堋｢窶堙ｭ窶堙､窶堙ｩ窶ｰp窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙ﾅ�wﾂ校窶懌┐窶堙�ﾂ 、窶ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人窶堙娯�伉ｶﾂ催昶�堙ｰﾃ｢J窶堙ｨﾂ湘｣窶堋 ｰ窶堙�、ﾅ�Oﾂ坂�伉人ﾂ債ｷ窶｢ﾃ岩�堙ｰﾂ鞘�｢窶卍ｷ窶堋ｵ� �堙��堙ｩ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堙ｦﾂ。ﾅ�Oﾂ坂�伉� l窶堙ｰﾂ「窶慊ｲ窶堙ｪ窶堙娯�ｰ_窶堙個湘｣窶堙娯�伉ｶﾂ催 敖」窶堙娯�堙懌�堙懌�堙俄�堋ｵ窶堙��堋ｨ窶堋｢窶堋ｽ� �｢ﾃｻ窶堋ｪ窶禿冷�堋ｩ窶堙ｨ窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堋ｵ窶堙仰。
窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾﾂ、窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰ窶督ｳ窶堋ｭ窶堋ｷ窶堙�� A窶｢窶ｺﾂ催ｬ窶廃窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙�、窶堋ｻ窶堙娯�ｰﾂｶﾅ� b窶堙ｰﾅｽﾃｳ窶堋ｯ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾆ男ﾆ短窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶ｹﾂｳﾅ ｽt窶堙債、ﾅｽdﾅｽ窶凪�堋ｪ窶堙遺�堋ｭ窶堙遺�堙ｨﾂ、窶愿 ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｪ窶｢ﾂｪ窶堙ｧ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾆ稚ﾆ椎�窶堙ｰ窶堋 ｵ窶堙�津戸�凪�堙家鱈ﾆ短ﾆ停�ｹ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｨ ﾂ、ﾅ津ｰ窶凖翰�｡窶敖ｽﾆ鱈ﾆ鍛ﾆ致窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｩ窶慊ｦ窶堋ｳ� �堙ｪ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｨ窶堋ｵ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾅ�Oﾂ坂�伉人窶堙� 窶徭ﾂ坂�｡窶堋ｪﾋ�ｫ窶堋ｭ窶堙遺�堙ｩ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙 懌�堋ｷ窶堙ｦﾂ。

ﾃ｡ﾃ≫�卮停�禿娯�堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｪ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙俄�ｰﾃ ｯ窶堙≫�堙��堙ｩ窶堙吮�堙�、ﾂ青ｼ窶芭ﾂ人窶堙俄�ｰﾃｯ 窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶 堋ｪﾂ、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙�ﾂ、ﾅｽ窶披�堋ｽ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙闇�ﾂｴ窶 堋ｶ窶堙��ｹt窶堙可青ｼ窶芭ﾂ人窶堙俄�ｹﾃｼﾂ辱窶堋ｳ窶堙 ｪ窶堋ｽ窶堋ｱ窶堙��堋ｪ窶� 窶堙ｨ窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堙娯�堙 �、窶堋ｱ窶堙個湘ｪ窶堙ｰﾅｽﾃ倪�堙ｨ窶堙��堋ｿ窶堙･窶� ﾃ≫�堙�、ﾅ陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堋ｹ窶堙��堙�窶堙ｧ窶堋､窶堙� ：

1) ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪﾂ、窶ｹﾂ焦ｽﾃｰ窶ｰﾂｮ窶堙��拵ﾅｽh窶堋ｵ窶堙ｰﾂ 食窶堙冷�堋ｽ窶堙��堋ｫﾂ、ﾆ棚ﾂーﾆ湛ﾆ暖ﾆ停�ｰﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾂ人ﾂ、ﾆ辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎�ﾆ湛ﾂ人ﾂ、ﾆ谷ﾆ段ﾆ 胆ﾂ人ﾂ、ﾆ但ﾆ陳�椎�ﾆ谷ﾂ人ﾂ、窶伉ｵ窶堙≫�堙�、窶ｹﾃ ｪ窶卩ｽ窶堙ｰ窶堙や�堙披�堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙闇�ﾃｧ 窶堙ｰ窶堋ｳ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｽﾂ。窶氾冷�堙可催�窶堙≫�堙��� ﾂ｢窶堋ｽﾆ棚ﾂーﾆ湛ﾆ暖ﾆ停�ｰﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾂ人窶堙債、窶堋｢窶堋ｷ窶堙ｰﾋ�壺� 慊ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙�ｽ窶樞�堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶板｣窶堙ｪﾂ、ﾆ辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎 �ﾆ湛ﾂ人窶堙債、ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪﾂ食窶堙冷�堙��堙ｩ窶堙�� 堋ｱ窶堙ｫ窶堙固ｽﾃ環真窶堙懌�堙�ｽﾃｦ窶堙≫�堙��堋｢� �堋ｽﾂ。-->ﾅｽ窶樞�堙坂�禿ｬ窶敕伉人窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｩﾂ？

2) ﾅｽﾂ昶�堋ｿ窶ｹA窶堙ｨ窶堋ｷ窶堋ｵ窶堙ｰ窶敞停�堋ｨ窶堋､窶 堙��堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾅ停┐窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堙闇�ﾃｧ窶堙ｰ 窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙娯�堙�、ﾂ「ﾂ好窶堋ｫ窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙遺 �堋｢窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾂ「ﾂ青ｶ� �ｹ窶ｺ窶堙遺�堙ｱ窶堋ｩﾂ食窶堙冷�堙ｧ窶堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢窶 堙ｦﾂ。ﾆ弛ﾆ誰ﾆ弾ﾆ椎�ﾆ但窶堋ｪ窶堋｢窶堙≫�堙鞘�堋｢窶� ﾃ�」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｽﾂ。-->窶督ｳ窶ｹﾃ崘ｽﾂｺﾋ�ｧ窶堋ｿ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｩﾂ？

3)ﾂ「窶堋｢窶堙や�堋ｩﾅ蓄窶愿ｷ窶堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷�堙��堙 昶�堋ｽ窶堋｢窶堙遺�塲ｸﾂ」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ� A窶氾｢窶堋ｽ窶堋｢ﾅ�ﾃｧ窶堙�｡ﾃ俄�堙懌�堙ｪ窶堋ｽﾂ。-->ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪ窶禿ｬ窶敕伉人窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙��堋ｷ� �堋ｩﾂ？

ﾂ‥窶堙�、窶堙絶�堙��堙や�堙絶�堙��堙でｽﾃｦ窶堙ｨ ﾂ湘｣窶堋ｰ窶堙��堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾅ津�窶堋ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙�� 堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋｢窶堋ｸ窶堙ｪ窶堙個湘ｪﾂ坂�｡窶堙�ﾂ、窶 堋ｻ窶堙娯�堋ｱ窶堙��堙嫁�ﾂｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堙遺�堋｢ﾂ、 窶堙懌�堋ｽ窶堙坂�督ｳ窶冦窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶ｹN窶堙ｩ窶 堋ｱ窶堙��堋ｾ窶堙�陳ｾ窶堋､窶彑窶堙��堙坂�慊ｯ窶堋 ｶ窶堋ｾ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ（myth窶堙��ﾃ滅淡窶 堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｪﾂ� Aﾂ債ｪ窶堙≫�堋ｱ窶堙最ｽ窶披�堋ｽ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙遺�堙� 窶堙個）
ﾂ債ｱﾂ催冷�堙闇ｽ窶凪�堙�痴ﾂーﾆ痴ﾂー窶倪�ｺ窶堋ｮ窶堙娯�堋ｪ窶禿岩�昶�吮�堋｢窶堙娯�堙�、 窶拵ﾅｽh窶堋ｵ窶堙遺�堙�、窶堙ｭ窶堋ｴ窶堙��敕ｼ窶督｡ 窶堋ｵ窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堙可食窶堙冷�堙��堙｢窶堙ｨ窶堙懌� 堋ｵ窶堋ｽ

窶儕ﾂ照停�堙可、窶堋ｻ窶堙娯�堙��堋ｫ窶堙可、窶堋ｻ� �堙ｪ窶堙ｰ窶｢s窶禿ｹ窶ｰﾃｵ窶堙嫁ｽv窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙 ｩﾅｽ窶凪�堙ｰﾂ、窶怒ﾂ人窶堙嫁陳ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙ｧ窶堙� 窶堋､窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ﾂ？

[Mike Cash]

Hmm...
窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙債、ﾆ狸ﾆ辰ﾆ淡ﾆ停�懌�堙嘉ｩx窶堋ｵ窶� ﾃ�（ﾂ『窶堋ｱ窶堙ｱ窶堙闇ｽg窶廃窶堙遺�堙ｱ窶堙�坂�｡ 窶堙≫�堙��堙遺�堋｢窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ 窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ』ﾂ）窶ｰﾃｯ窶堋､窶楼ﾂ、窶愿銀�漏ﾂ「窶愿ｺ 窶怒ﾂ人窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ 窶堋ｪﾂ出窶藩��堙遺�堋｢ﾂ」窶堙≫�堙�塚��堙溪�堙ｩ 窶堙娯�堋ｪﾅ津凪�独停�ｰﾃ卩ｽqﾂ（窶堙ｭ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｩﾂ、窶 堋ｻ窶堙ｪﾂ？窶禿岩�昶�吮�堋｢ﾅ陳ｾ窶杯窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙ｦ ﾂ）窶堋ｾﾂ。
I was just trying out some new vocab, even though I knew it made little sen窶壺�彳. When I hear a new word or two, I try to use it/them-- just gave it a (pathetic) shot...
ﾋ�｣窶堙ｪ窶堙闇陳ｾ窶堋｢窶｢ﾃｻ窶堋ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙娯� 堙�、窶卮停�ｰﾂｻ窶堋ｵ窶堙�（Again, new word)窶堋｢窶堋｢ﾆ塚�。ﾂ湘篠。

Back off on vocab acquisition for a bit and go back and review grammar and sentence structure again. You're getting ahead of yourself.

[Mike Cash]

Well then, why is it that you seem to have so many problems and I seem to have so few?

I can only think of it as being a matter of attitude.

It's also part and parcel of the nature of work that he does. The sooner he gets out of it, the better off he'll be.

[Gaijinian]

Back off on vocab acquisition for a bit and go back and review grammar and sentence structure again. You're getting ahead of yourself.

ﾂ鞘�｢ﾅ陳ｾ窶� 窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙��堋､ﾂ。窶ｰﾃｰ窶堙≫�� ﾃ��堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾆ探ﾆ鍛ﾆ鱈ﾂ、ﾅ断ﾅｽﾂｦ窶堋ｵ窶堙遺�堋｢� �｢ﾃｻ窶堋ｪ窶氾��堋ｩ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙仰。

窶｢ﾂ≫�凖岩�堙遺�堙ｧ窶堋ｻ窶堙ｱ窶堙遺�堙可・ﾂ・ﾂ・� �｢sﾅｽv窶ｹc窶堙戸彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻﾂ、ﾅｽg窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｹ� �堙ｱﾂ。
窶堋ｪﾂ、ﾅ�ﾃ藩�｡窶堋ｦ窶堙��堋｢窶堙��堙�ﾂ、ﾂ新窶� ﾂｵ窶堋ｭﾅ�w窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶儕ﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｷ窶堋ｮﾅｽg窶堙 ≫�堙��堙昶�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、窶堋ｸ窶堙≫�堙��o窶堋ｦ窶� ﾂｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙ｦﾂ。

ﾂ湘ｭ窶堙俄�愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶儕ﾂ照停�ｰﾂｻ窶堋ｷ窶堙� 窶堋ｫ窶堋ｾ窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堙仰。窶｢ ﾂｷ窶堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙ｧ窶堙��堋､窶堋ｩ窶堙按・ﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ湘� ﾂ。

[Mike Cash]

I agree that it is a good thing to put new vocab items to use as soon as you can.
But I think you may have rushed through some grammar stuff that would definitely benefit from a careful review. Given your age and Japanese learning situation, you do amazingly well and I admire your efforts and accomplishments. But consider stopping moving forward for a bit and do a little backtracking.

[Maciamo]

窶堋ｱ窶堋ｱ窶堙��堙個「ﾅ�Oﾂ坂�伉人ﾂ」窶堙最ｽﾃ･窶堙 俄�ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人窶堙ｰﾅｽw窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

ﾅｽﾃ･窶堙俄�ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人窶堙遺�堙ｧﾂ’ﾂ「ﾅ�Oﾂ坂�伉人ﾂ 」窶堙娯�佚｣窶堙ｭ窶堙ｨ窶堙可「窶ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人ﾂ」窶堙 ｰﾅｽg窶堙≫�堙�、窶笛窶堙溪�堋ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。ﾋ�ｪ窶敕岩� 堙娯�愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙俄�堙坂�ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶 堙ｰﾅｽv窶堙≫�堙��堙�窶堋ｽ窶堋ｾﾂ「ﾅ�Oﾂ人ﾂ」窶堙�� 堋｢窶堋､ﾅ陳ｾ窶杯窶堙ｰﾅｽg窶堋､ﾂ。

ﾅｽ窶樞�堙債、ﾅｽﾂｩ窶｢ﾂｪ窶堙固椎停�ｰtﾅ耽窶堙ｰ窶冦窶� ﾃｧ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ人窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堙�、ﾂ青ｳﾅ�m窶堙� 窶慊敘致ﾅｽﾃｦ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙�ｽv窶堙� 窶堙��堙懌�堋ｵ窶堋ｽﾂ。ﾂ青ｳﾅ�m窶堙遺�慊敘致窶堋ｪ窶 � 窶堙ｩ窶堙遺�堙ｧﾂ、窶堋ｺ窶堙絶�ｹﾂｳ窶堋ｦ窶堙��梅 窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ（ﾆ箪ﾂーﾆ湛窶堙�ﾂ）

窶慊敘致窶堙遺�堙ｧﾅ�ﾃ遺�儕窶堙家脱ﾆ巽ﾆ鍛ﾆ置窶堙�� ﾂｩ窶｢t窶堋ｯ窶堙ｧ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。窶氾｡窶堋ｦ窶堙篠 、窶堋ｱ窶堙姑探ﾆ辰ﾆ暖窶堙俄�堙哉竪ﾆ湛ﾆ男ﾆ鍛ﾆ誰ﾆ丹ﾆ停�ｹﾂーﾆ致窶堋ｸ窶堙や�堙固椎停�ｰtﾅ耽窶板ｦ窶堋ｪ窶� 窶堙ｨ� �堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。窶堋ｩ窶堙遺�堙ｨ窶禿岩�昶�吮�堋｢ﾂ。ﾋ�ｪ 窶敕尿B窶板ｦ窶堋ｪﾂ坂�壺�堋｢窶堙娯�堙哉但ﾆ辰ﾆ談ﾂ人� �堙��堋ｷﾂ（窶啀窶啗ﾂ≫�慊）ﾂ。ﾂ青ｼ窶ｰﾂ｢ﾂ州ﾂ人窶堙 娯�吮��窶堙俄�堙債、ﾆ檀ﾆ辰ﾆ団ﾂ、ﾆ棚ﾂーﾆ湛ﾆ暖ﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾂ、ﾆ湛ﾆ辰ﾆ湛ﾂ、ﾆ断ﾆ停�愴筑ﾂーﾆ誰ﾂ、 ﾆ湛ﾆ脱ﾆ巽ﾂーﾆ断ﾆ停�慊、 ﾆ知ﾆ停�ｹﾆ脱ﾆ巽ﾂーﾂ、ﾆ稚ﾆ停�ｰﾆ停�愴湛ﾂ、ﾆ湛ﾆ馳ﾆ辰ﾆ停�慊、ﾆ竹ﾆ停�ｹﾆ暖 ﾆ狸ﾆ停�ｹ窶堙娯�堙吮�堋､窶堋ｪﾂ、Aﾅ耽窶堋ｪﾋ�ｪ窶敕披 �伉ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ、窶堋ｻ窶堙固ｽﾅｸ窶堙弘ﾅ耽窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。ﾆ� Iﾆ停�ｰﾆ停�愴胆ﾂ、ﾆ遅ﾆ停�ｹﾆ樽ﾂーﾂ、ﾆ辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎�ﾆ湛ﾂ、ﾆ但ﾆ辰ﾆ停�ｹﾆ停�ｰﾆ停�愴檀窶堙�� Cﾆ耽ﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾂ、窶ｹt窶堙架�ｪ窶敕披�伉ｽ窶堋｢窶堋｢窶� ﾃ娯�堙弘ﾅ耽ﾂ、窶堋ｻ窶堙固津｣Aﾅ耽.

窶愬槌但ﾆ淡ﾆ但ﾂ人ﾂ、窶愬停�ｰﾂ｢ﾂ州ﾂ人窶堙固椎停�ｰtﾅ 耽ﾂ、窶堙��堙��堙�ﾅｽ窶披�堙��堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。Aﾅ 耽ﾂ、Oﾅ耽窶堙�Bﾅ耽ﾂ、窶堋ｷ窶堙冷�堙��慊ｯ窶堋ｶ窶堋 ｭ窶堋ｮ窶堙ｧ窶堋｢窶伉ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。ﾂ青ｼﾆ塚�ーﾆ陳哉鍛ﾆ恥窶堙��昶�卍人窶堙姑但ﾆ陳�椎�ﾆ谷ﾂ人窶堙 個渉ｭ窶堙遺�堋｢Bﾅ耽窶堋ｪﾂ、窶愬槌塚�ーﾆ陳哉鍛ﾆ恥ﾂ、ﾆ暖ﾆ停�ｹﾆ坦ﾂ、ﾆ但ﾆ停�ｰﾆ置窶堙個坂�伉� Xﾂ、ﾆ陳哉歎ﾆ但ﾂ、窶吮��ﾂ坂�伉、ﾅ�ﾃ伉坂�伉、窶愿ｺ窶 怒ﾂ、窶堙糧暖ﾆ段ﾆ停ぎﾂ、ﾆ耽ﾆ辰窶堙��堋ｩﾂ、Bﾅ耽窶� ﾃ坂�啣窶唹ﾂ≫�懌�堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶啌窶唹ﾂ≫�懌�堙懌�堙�� 堙娯�板ｦ窶堙��堋ｷﾂ。

窶堙吮�堋ｩ窶堙姑但ﾆ淡ﾆ但ﾂ人窶堙��｡窶堙≫�堙�、ﾆ 辰ﾆ停�愴檀ﾂ人窶堙弘ﾅ耽窶堙�Bﾅ耽窶堋ｾ窶堋ｯ窶伉ｽ窶堋 ｢ﾂ（Aﾅ耽窶堋ｪﾂ渉ｭ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ）ﾂ。窶愬槌但ﾆ淡ﾆ但ﾂ人 窶堙架�｢窶彖ﾅｽq窶廬窶堙嫁�ﾃ麺廣窶堋ｵ窶堙��堋｢窶� ﾃｩ窶堙娯�徒窶｢ﾃ��忱ﾂ人窶堙坂�堙吮�堙��堙ｱ窶堙�� 啀窶唹窶唹ﾂ≫�廾ﾅ耽窶堋ｩ窶堙吮�堙��堙ｱ窶堙��啀窶 唹窶唹ﾂ≫�廣ﾅ耽ﾂ。Bﾅ耽窶堙坂�堙吮�堙��堙ｱ窶堙��� ﾃ娯�徒窶｢ﾃ��忱ﾂ人窶堙娯�吮��窶堙俄�堙坂�堙懌�堙≫ �堋ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。

窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰﾅ陳ｩ窶堙��堙�ﾂ、窶慊ｯ窶堋ｶﾅ椎停�ｰt ﾅ耽窶堙姑丹ﾆ停�ｹﾂーﾆ致窶堙個坂�伉々窶堙坂�｢ﾂｶ窶ｰﾂｻ窶堙�考窶堋ｦ窶｢ﾃｻ� �堋ｺ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｺ窶堙ｱﾋ�｡窶堋､ﾂ。ﾆ辰ﾆ耽ﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾂ人窶� ﾃ�辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎�ﾆ湛ﾂ人窶堙坂�堋ｺ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｺ窶堙ｱﾅｽ窶披� 堙��堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堙俄�慊敘致窶堙最ｽ窶披�堙 ��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ。ﾆ陳哉歎ﾆ但ﾂ人ﾂ、ﾆ但ﾆ停�ｰﾆ置ﾂ人ﾂ、窶� 窶�ﾂ坂�伉人窶堙��愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙�ﾂ、ﾅｽ窶披�堙��堋 ｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙娯�堙可、窶堋ｪﾅ椎停�ｰtﾅ耽窶板ｦ窶堋ｪ ﾅｽ窶披�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ。ﾆ棚ﾆ停�ｰﾆ停�愴胆ﾂ人窶堙��� k窶ｰﾂ｢ﾂ人窶堙債青ｫﾅ�iﾂ、窶｢ﾂｶ窶ｰﾂｻﾂ、ﾅ陳ｾﾅ津ｪ窶堙� ﾋ�｢窶彖ﾅｽq窶堙坂�堙��堙��堙�ﾅｽ窶披�堙��堋｢窶堙 ｩ窶堙娯�堙俄�慊敘致窶堋ｪﾋ�｡窶堋､ﾂ。

ﾂ（ﾅ椎停�ｰtﾅ耽窶堙姑但ﾆ辰ﾆ断ﾆ但窶堙債、ﾂ「ﾅ椎停�ｰt ﾅ耽ﾂ静ｨ窶堋｢ﾂ」窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶敖ｭﾂ湘銀�堋ｵ窶堙��堙ｩ� �堙�ｽv窶堋､窶堙娯�堙�、窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰ窶登窶禿� �堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙俄�堙債静ｨ窶堋｢ﾅｽY窶ｹﾃ��堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙 や�堙披�堋ｷ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｩ窶堙遺�堋｢窶ｹC窶堋ｪ窶堋ｵ窶堙� 窶堋ｷﾂ。good luckﾂ）

ﾂ静ｨ窶堋｢窶堙才彑窶板昶�廬窶堙按（ﾆ陳哉淡ﾆ谷ﾆ停�ｹﾂ ）窶堋ｱ窶堙��堙��堙坂�堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。窶堋ｯ窶堙ｪ窶堙� ﾂ、窶堋｢窶堙ｫ窶堙ｱ窶堙按静ｨ窶堋｢ﾂ（窶氾｡窶堋ｦ窶堙� 窶慊ｮ窶｢ﾂｨﾂ静ｨ窶堋｢ﾂ、ﾅ椎停�ｰtﾅ耽ﾂ静ｨ窶堋｢窶堙遺�� ﾃ�）窶堙ｰﾂ信窶堋ｶ窶堙ｩ窶堋ｩ窶ｹﾂｻ窶督｡窶堋ｪ窶� 窶 堙ｩ窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙坂�敕ｱﾂ湘ｭ窶堙俄�伉ｽ窶堋｢窶堙� ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。窶斗窶堙個坂�倪�堙遺�堙ｧ窶堙吮 �堙��堙ｱ窶堙�10窶扼窶佚｣窶堙個鞘�披�堙固ｽq窶堋ｵ窶 堋ｩﾂ信窶堋ｶ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ。窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堙債「窶伉ｽ窶� ﾂｭ窶堙娯�愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙才彑窶板昶�廬窶堙��堙坂�堙 遺�堋｢ﾂ」窶堙��斗窶堋ｪﾅ陳ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙娯�板昶�� R窶堙戸�ｪ窶堙や�堙��堋ｷﾂ。

1) ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪﾂ、窶ｹﾂ焦ｽﾃｰ窶ｰﾂｮ窶堙��拵ﾅｽh窶堋ｵ窶堙ｰﾂ 食窶堙冷�堋ｽ窶堙��堋ｫﾂ、ﾆ棚ﾂーﾆ湛ﾆ暖ﾆ停�ｰﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾂ人ﾂ、ﾆ辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎�ﾆ湛ﾂ人ﾂ、ﾆ谷ﾆ段ﾆ 胆ﾂ人ﾂ、ﾆ但ﾆ陳�椎�ﾆ谷ﾂ人ﾂ、窶伉ｵ窶堙≫�堙�、窶ｹﾃ ｪ窶卩ｽ窶堙ｰ窶堙や�堙披�堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙闇�ﾃｧ 窶堙ｰ窶堋ｳ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｽﾂ。窶氾冷�堙可催�窶堙≫�堙��� ﾂ｢窶堋ｽﾆ棚ﾂーﾆ湛ﾆ暖ﾆ停�ｰﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾂ人窶堙債、窶堋｢窶堋ｷ窶堙ｰﾋ�壺� 慊ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙�ｽ窶樞�堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶板｣窶堙ｪﾂ、ﾆ辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎 �ﾆ湛ﾂ人窶堙債、ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪﾂ食窶堙冷�堙��堙ｩ窶堙�� 堋ｱ窶堙ｫ窶堙固ｽﾃ環真窶堙懌�堙�ｽﾃｦ窶堙≫�堙��堋｢� �堋ｽﾂ。-->ﾅｽ窶樞�堙坂�禿ｬ窶敕伉人窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｩﾂ？

2) ﾅｽﾂ昶�堋ｿ窶ｹA窶堙ｨ窶堋ｷ窶堋ｵ窶堙ｰ窶敞停�堋ｨ窶堋､窶 堙��堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾅ停┐窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堙闇�ﾃｧ窶堙ｰ 窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙娯�堙�、ﾂ「ﾂ好窶堋ｫ窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙遺 �堋｢窶堙個？ﾂ」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾂ「ﾂ青ｶ� �ｹ窶ｺ窶堙遺�堙ｱ窶堋ｩﾂ食窶堙冷�堙ｧ窶堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢窶 堙ｦﾂ。ﾆ弛ﾆ誰ﾆ弾ﾆ椎�ﾆ但窶堋ｪ窶堋｢窶堙≫�堙鞘�堋｢窶� ﾃ�」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｽﾂ。-->窶督ｳ窶ｹﾃ崘ｽﾂｺﾋ�ｧ窶堋ｿ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｩﾂ？

3)ﾂ「窶堋｢窶堙や�堋ｩﾅ蓄窶愿ｷ窶堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷�堙��堙 昶�堋ｽ窶堋｢窶堙遺�塲ｸﾂ」窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ� A窶氾｢窶堋ｽ窶堋｢ﾅ�ﾃｧ窶堙�｡ﾃ俄�堙懌�堙ｪ窶堋ｽﾂ。-->ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪ窶禿ｬ窶敕伉人窶堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙��堋ｷ� �堋ｩﾂ？

窶伉ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堙娯�ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人窶堙債、窶愿≫�｢ﾃ岩�堙 俄�ｰpﾅ津ｪﾅ地窶堙娯�堙吮�堋､窶堙債、窶慊ｮ窶｢ﾂｨﾅ� � �藩懌�堙俄�ｹC窶堙俄�堋ｷ窶堙ｩﾂ人窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。ﾆ 遅ﾆ淡ﾆ耽ﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾆ停�懌�堙個人窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶 伉ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堙遺�堙≫�堙��堋ｭ窶堙ｩﾂ。窶愿≫�｢ﾃ岩�堙 家辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎�ﾆ湛窶堙�。窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪﾋ�按湘｣ﾂ、ﾅ蓄ﾂ、ﾆ 辰ﾆ停�ｹﾆ谷窶堙��拵窶堙坂�愿≫�｢ﾃ岩�堙按「窶慊ｪ窶� ﾂ｢窶堋｢ﾂ、ﾂ人ﾅ�ﾃ披�堙娯�認窶堙娯�慊ｮ窶｢ﾂｨﾂ」窶堙� ｽv窶堋､ﾂ人窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙�ﾅ陳｢� �堋ｩ窶扠窶堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷�堋ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。窶慊ｯ窶堋ｶﾂ考窶� ﾂｦ窶｢ﾃｻﾂ。ﾅ陳｢窶堙��扠窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾂ、ﾅ蓄窶堋ｩ窶拵窶 堙娯�堙吮�堋､窶堋ｪ窶慊ｪ窶堋｢窶堋｢窶慊ｮ窶｢ﾂｨ窶堙�� 堋ｷﾂ。窶斗窶堙坂�� 窶堙懌�堙ｨ窶ｹC窶堙俄�堋ｵ窶堙遺 �堋｢窶堋ｯ窶堙��堙仰。窶愿倪�堙��ｹﾂ坂�堙�ﾂ、ﾅ陳｢� �堋ｩ窶扠窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨ窶拆窶堋ｪ窶佚･窶堋ｫ窶堋ｭ窶堙�、窶慊ｪ窶堋ｪ窶堋｢窶堋｢窶 堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙仰。窶堋ｻ窶堋､ﾅｽv窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、窶� ﾃ�窶堋､窶堋ｷ窶堙冷�堙��堙娯�愿ｷﾂ食窶堙冷�堙遺�堋｢ ﾂ。

ﾂ青ｶ窶ｹ窶ｺ窶堙俄�堙や�堋｢窶堙�、窶堋ｻ窶堙個人ﾂ々� �堙娯�敖ｽ窶ｰﾅｾ窶氾��堋ｭ窶堙ｭ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙遺�堋｢ﾂ 。窶堋ｱ窶堙姑探ﾆ辰ﾆ暖窶堙娯�卍ｲﾂ債ｸ窶堙固停�ｹ窶ｰﾃ� 窶堙債「ﾅｽﾃｵﾅｽi窶堋ｩﾅｽhﾂ身ﾂ」ﾂ、窶ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人窶堙� 窶堙��堙≫�堙��ｪ窶敕板好窶堋ｫ窶堙遺�愿ｺ窶怒窶板 ｿ窶板昶�堋ｾ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧﾂ。ﾅ停┐窶堋｢ﾂ人窶堙�窶堋｢窶� ﾃｩ窶堋ｯ窶堙�、ﾅｽﾃｵﾅｽi窶堋ｪﾅ停┐窶堋｢窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人� �堙��慊ｯ窶堋ｶ窶堋ｭﾂ、窶氾｡ﾅ�O窶堋ｾ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶 堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

[Elizabeth]

ﾂ鞘�｢ﾅ陳ｾ窶� 窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙��堋､ﾂ。窶ｰﾃｰ窶堙≫�� ﾃ��堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾆ探ﾆ鍛ﾆ鱈ﾂ、ﾅ断ﾅｽﾂｦ窶堋ｵ窶堙遺�堋｢� �｢ﾃｻ窶堋ｪ窶氾��堋ｩ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙仰。

窶｢ﾂ≫�凖岩�堙遺�堙ｧ窶堋ｻ窶堙ｱ窶堙遺�堙可・ﾂ・ﾂ・� �｢sﾅｽv窶ｹc窶堙戸彙窶堋ｵ窶｢ﾃｻﾂ、ﾅｽg窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｹ� �堙ｱﾂ。
窶堋ｪﾂ、ﾅ�ﾃ藩�｡窶堋ｦ窶堙��堋｢窶堙��堙�ﾂ、ﾂ新窶� ﾂｵ窶堋ｭﾅ�w窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶儕ﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶堋ｷ窶堋ｮﾅｽg窶堙 ≫�堙��堙昶�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、窶堋ｸ窶堙≫�堙��o窶堋ｦ窶� ﾂｳ窶堋ｹ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙ｦﾂ。

ﾂ湘ｭ窶堙俄�愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶儕ﾂ照停�ｰﾂｻ窶堋ｷ窶堙� 窶堋ｫ窶堋ｾ窶堙�陳ｾ窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堙仰。窶｢ ﾂｷ窶堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙ｧ窶堙��堋､窶堋ｩ窶堙按・ﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ湘� ﾂ。

窶敕｡窶敖ｻ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｭ窶堋ｯ窶堙��堙坂�堙遺�堋｢ 窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙仰。
ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪﾅｽg窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾅ陳ｾ窶杯窶堙債、� �愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶慊ｯﾅｽm窶堙娯�愿ｺﾂ湘ｭ窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙��堙 最ｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙�
ﾅｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶 堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｾ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。
窶堋ｯ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堙�ﾂ、窶堋｢窶堙や�堙�窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人 ﾂ、Gaijiniansan
窶堙固�F窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堙坂�｢ﾂｪ窶堋ｩ窶堙≫�堙��ｰﾂｺ窶 堋ｳ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙最�ﾂｴ窶慊ｮ窶堋ｵ 窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

窶堙��堙�ﾂ、ﾂ「ﾃｩx窶堋ｷﾂ」窶堙娯�愬�ﾂ稿窶堙坂�堋｢ 窶堋ｭ窶堙ｧ窶愿��堙ｱ窶堙��堙�ﾂ、
窶牢窶佚娯�堙��堋ｵ窶堙��凪�督｡窶堋ｪ窶板昶�ｰﾃｰ窶 堙��堋ｫ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ。
窶伉ｽ窶｢ﾂｪ窶堙��堙��堙�窶禿岩�昶�吮�堋｢窶堙��堋 ｷ窶堙ｦ窶堙仰。
窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堋ｨﾅ�ﾃｨ窶堋｢窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

[pipokun]

窶堙� "ﾋ�ｪ窶敕岩�廬窶堙鞍稚ﾆ辿ﾂーﾆ停�ｰﾆ停ぎ"

[Gaijinian]

窶敕｡窶敖ｻ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｭ窶堋ｯ窶堙��堙坂�堙遺�堋｢ 窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙仰。
ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪﾅｽg窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾅ陳ｾ窶杯窶堙債、� �愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶慊ｯﾅｽm窶堙娯�愿ｺﾂ湘ｭ窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙��堙 最ｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙�
ﾅｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶 堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｾ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。
窶堋ｯ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堙�ﾂ、窶堋｢窶堙や�堙�窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人 ﾂ、Gaijiniansan
窶堙固�F窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堙坂�｢ﾂｪ窶堋ｩ窶堙≫�堙��ｰﾂｺ窶 堋ｳ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙最�ﾂｴ窶慊ｮ窶堋ｵ 窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

窶堙��堙�ﾂ、ﾂ「ﾃｩx窶堋ｷﾂ」窶堙娯�愬�ﾂ稿窶堙坂�堋｢ 窶堋ｭ窶堙ｧ窶愿��堙ｱ窶堙��堙�ﾂ、
窶牢窶佚娯�堙��堋ｵ窶堙��凪�督｡窶堋ｪ窶板昶�ｰﾃｰ窶 堙��堋ｫ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ。
窶伉ｽ窶｢ﾂｪ窶堙��堙��堙�窶禿岩�昶�吮�堋｢窶堙��堋 ｷ窶堙ｦ窶堙仰。
窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堋ｨﾅ�ﾃｨ窶堋｢窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

Japanese cheat "gaijin" by assuming they cannot speak Japanese without talking to them, it's "gomakashi!"
ﾂ（窶楼窶堙娯�倒窶禿ｳﾂ：ﾂ）窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堋ｪﾅ�Oﾂ人 窶堙嘉ｩx窶堋ｵ窶堙��ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堋ｵ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙��愿 ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｪ窶堙��堋ｫ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙�塚��堋ｷ窶 堙ｩ窶堙遺�堙ｱ窶堙�津凪�独停�ｰﾃ卩ｽq窶堋ｾﾂ！
ﾋ彙窶佚ｨ窶堙可坂�｡窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙�、窶堋ｳﾂ、ﾅ ｽg窶堙≫�堙��堙昶�堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｵ 窶堋ｽﾂ。


窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙ｰ窶愿��堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙娯�｢ﾂ ｶ窶堙坂�堙｢窶堙≫�堙鞘�堙ｨﾅ�ﾃ藩�｡窶堙≫�堙��堋｢� �堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶伉ｽ窶｢ﾂｪﾂ、窶堙遺�堋ｺ 窶堋ｻ窶堙ｱ窶堙遺�堙可鞘�倪�堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堙娯�堋ｩ窶板� 窶ｰﾃｰ窶堙��堋ｫ窶堙ｩ窶堙娯�堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶堙ｪ窶堙� 窶堋ｹ窶堙ｱ窶堙仰。

窶｢ﾃ岩�堙可、MIKEYCASH窶堋ｪﾅ陳ｾ窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶凖岩�堙 ｨﾂ、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙娯�愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堙娯�｢ﾂｶ窶邸窶堙坂�堙 ��堙≫�堙��堙�ﾂ債｢窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙�、窶敕｡窶 敖ｻ窶堋ｪ窶｢K窶牌窶� 窶堙ｨﾂ、窶｢ﾅ督習窶堋ｵ窶堙遺�� ﾂｯ窶堙ｪ窶堙寂�堙遺�堙ｨ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱ窶堙仰。

[pipokun]

Just wondering who abuses the word "gaijin"...

[Elizabeth]

窶敕｡窶敖ｻ窶堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｭ窶堋ｯ窶堙��堙坂�堙遺�堋｢ 窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙仰。
ﾅｽ窶樞�堋ｪﾅｽg窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾅ陳ｾ窶杯窶堙債、� �愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶慊ｯﾅｽm窶堙娯�愿ｺﾂ湘ｭ窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙��堙 最ｽﾂｩ窶漏窶堙�
ﾅｽg窶堙ｭ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堋｢窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｩ窶堙�窶堋ｵ窶 堙ｪ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堋ｾ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。
窶堋ｯ窶堙ｪ窶堙��堙�ﾂ、窶堋｢窶堙や�堙�窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人 ﾂ、Gaijiniansan
窶堙固�F窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堙坂�｢ﾂｪ窶堋ｩ窶堙≫�堙��ｰﾂｺ窶 堋ｳ窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙�、ﾅｽ窶樞�堙最�ﾂｴ窶慊ｮ窶堋ｵ 窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

窶堙��堙�ﾂ、ﾂ「ﾃｩx窶堋ｷﾂ」窶堙娯�愬�ﾂ稿窶堙坂�堋｢ 窶堋ｭ窶堙ｧ窶愿��堙ｱ窶堙��堙�ﾂ、
窶牢窶佚娯�堙��堋ｵ窶堙��凪�督｡窶堋ｪ窶板昶�ｰﾃｰ窶 堙��堋ｫ窶堙懌�堋ｹ窶堙ｱﾂ。
窶伉ｽ窶｢ﾂｪ窶堙��堙��堙�窶禿岩�昶�吮�堋｢窶堙��堋 ｷ窶堙ｦ窶堙仰。
窶ｰpﾅ津ｪ窶堙��堋ｨﾅ�ﾃｨ窶堋｢窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。

OK, back to regularly scheduled English.

I asked a J-friend about the earlier post and as you said, Gaijiniansan, she got it is interesting when a Japanese person decides a foreigner cannot speak Japanese from seeing them but before they actually converse.


窶伉ｽ窶｢ﾂｪ窶敕樞�堋ｪﾅ陳ｾ窶堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙≫�堋ｽ� �堙娯�堙債　ﾂ「窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙債、ﾅ�Oﾂ人窶堙�陳ｩ 窶堙ｩ窶堙�、窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙�窶堋ｹ窶堋ｸ窶堙俄�愿ｺ窶怒 ﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｪﾂ出窶藩��堙遺�堋｢窶堙�塚��堙溪�｢t窶堋ｯ 窶堙ｩ窶堙娯�堙債、窶堋ｨ窶堋ｩ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾂ」窶堙��堋 ｢窶堋､窶堋ｱ窶堙��堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堙仰？

[Gaijinian]

See, talk, or just think of a gaijin in general.
I don't know if I would say "interesting," but okashii seems OK.

窶伉ｽ窶｢ﾂｪ窶敕樞�堋ｪﾅ陳ｾ窶堋｢窶堋ｽ窶堋ｩ窶堙≫�堋ｽ� �堙娯�堙債　ﾂ「窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙債、ﾅ�Oﾂ人窶堙�陳ｩ 窶堙ｩ窶堙� ﾂ、窶ｰﾃｯﾋ彙窶堙�窶堋ｹ窶堋ｸ窶堙俄�愿ｺ窶怒ﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｪﾂ 出窶藩��堙遺�堋｢窶堙�塚��堙溪�｢t窶堋ｯ窶堙ｩ窶堙� 窶堙債、窶堋ｨ 窶堋ｩ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾂ」窶堙��堋｢窶堋､窶堋ｱ窶堙��堙�� 堋ｵ窶堙･窶堙仰？

窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙仰・ﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ。

[meverieJp]

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ﾅ津つ人窶廬窶堙俄�堙債、窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｪﾅ段窶ｹC窶堙 娯�凖��堋｢窶｢窶披�堙俄�堙遺�堙ｩ窶堙遺�堙ｧﾂ、ﾆ谷ﾆ� 窶壺�堋ｪ窶堙��堋ｱ窶堙�値ﾆ樽窶掫窶｢窶ｰ窶堙≫�堙� �堙ｦ窶堋､窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堙��堋､窶堙��堙�窶堋｢窶堋｢窶� ﾃ��堋｢窶堋､窶ｹC窶堋ｪ窶堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ。ﾂ青｢窶 堙娯�吮��ﾂ、窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堋｢窶堋､ﾂ人窶堙�窶｢K窶牌窶 堋ｾ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋ｷ窶堙ｦﾂ。窶弋ﾅ耽窶廬窶堙� 窶堙債、Luis Viton freak 窶堙昶�堋ｽ窶堋｢窶堙按人ﾂ。

窶伉ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堙娯�ｰﾂ｢窶｢ﾃ�人窶堙債、窶愿≫�｢ﾃ岩�堙 俄�ｰpﾅ津ｪﾅ地窶堙娯�堙吮�堋､窶堙債、窶慊ｮ窶｢ﾂｨﾅ� � �藩懌�堙俄�ｹC窶堙俄�堋ｷ窶堙ｩﾂ人窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。ﾆ 遅ﾆ淡ﾆ耽ﾆ椎�ﾆ但ﾆ停�懌�堙個人窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堋ｾ窶堙ｱ窶 伉ｽ窶堋ｭ窶堙遺�堙≫�堙��堋ｭ窶堙ｩﾂ。窶愿≫�｢ﾃ岩�堙 家辰ﾆ樽ﾆ椎�ﾆ湛窶堙�。窶堋ｻ窶堙ｪﾋ�按湘｣ﾂ、ﾅ蓄ﾂ、ﾆ 辰ﾆ停�ｹﾆ谷窶堙��拵窶堙坂�愿≫�｢ﾃ岩�堙按「窶慊ｪ窶� ﾂ｢窶堋｢ﾂ、ﾂ人ﾅ�ﾃ披�堙娯�認窶堙娯�慊ｮ窶｢ﾂｨﾂ」窶堙� ｽv窶堋､ﾂ人窶堋ｪ窶伉ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。窶愿ｺ窶怒ﾂ人窶堙�ﾅ陳｢� �堋ｩ窶扠窶堙ｰﾂ食窶堙冷�堋ｽ窶堋｢ﾂ。窶慊ｯ窶堋ｶﾂ考窶� ﾂｦ窶｢ﾃｻﾂ。ﾅ陳｢窶堙��扠窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨﾂ、ﾅ蓄窶堋ｩ窶拵窶 堙娯�堙吮�堋､窶堋ｪ窶慊ｪ窶堋｢窶堋｢窶慊ｮ窶｢ﾂｨ窶堙�� 堋ｷﾂ。窶斗窶堙坂�� 窶堙懌�堙ｨ窶ｹC窶堙俄�堋ｵ窶堙遺 �堋｢窶堋ｯ窶堙��堙仰。窶愿倪�堙��ｹﾂ坂�堙�ﾂ、ﾅ陳｢� �堋ｩ窶扠窶堙ｦ窶堙ｨ窶拆窶堋ｪ窶佚･窶堋ｫ窶堋ｭ窶堙�、窶慊ｪ窶堋ｪ窶堋｢窶堋｢窶 堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙仰。窶堋ｻ窶堋､ﾅｽv窶堙≫�堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、窶� ﾃ�窶堋､窶堋ｷ窶堙冷�堙��堙娯�愿ｷﾂ食窶堙冷�堙遺�堋｢ ﾂ。

horses are friends??? Why do they kill horses on horse racing then? http://www.animalaid.org.uk/racing/
I actually asked the brit how they deal with inferior racehorses and she said "we just shoot them down".

My point is they should have known some of us eat horse and seen my eating horse as respectfully as I don't care if they are vegetarians/dog-eaters/cat-eaters or not. I actually didn't take it so seriously then (as I enjoy it) but, if I truly felt offended I would just tell them not to do directly in person.

Maciamo/ﾃ｡ﾃ≫�卮停�禿娯�堋ｳ窶堙ｱﾂ、ﾅｽu窶堋ｪﾂ坂�壺�堋｢窶堙� 窶堙坂�板ｧ窶拮窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰﾅ�ﾃ 鯛�廾窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙俄�堙債（窶吮��窶徨窶敖ｼ窶兌窶堙嫁�ﾋ��慊ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙ｪ窶堙篠 ）ﾂ、窶廨窶堋ｪ窶佚･窶堋ｫ窶堋ｷ窶堋ｬ窶堙ｩ窶ｹC窶堋ｪ窶 堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾅｽﾃ�ﾅ陳ｻﾂ青ｫ窶堙娯�禿堋祥��堙坂�� ﾂｧ窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､窶� ﾂｩﾂ。

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窶突�椎ｽﾂ、ﾂ静ｨ窶堋｢窶堙�10窶毒凪�ｰ~ﾋ�按湘｣窶卍� 窶堋ｬﾂ最ｾ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋｢窶堙ｩﾂ人窶堙�窶堋｢窶堙ｩ窶� ﾃｦ窶堋､窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙娯�堙�、窶堋ｱ窶堙固ｽY窶ｹﾃ�� 堙ｰ窶登窶禿��堋ｵ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙��堋ｵ窶堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、 窶佚･ﾅｽdﾅｽ窶凪�堙俄�堙遺�堙ｩ窶堙�ｽv窶堋｢窶堙懌�堋 ｷ

This fortune-teling business could be replaced by something similar but more scientific. For example, psychological studies, or personality tests. But there are always people in every country that prefer myths to reason. Yet I have the feeling that there are proportionally much more people believing in fortune-telling than science in Japan compared to Europe (note that I did not say "compared to the USA").

horses are friends??? Why do they kill horses on horse racing then? http://www.animalaid.org.uk/racing/
I actually asked the brit how they deal with inferior racehorses and she said "we just shoot them down".

Well, my mother does horse riding (not races though), and never would anyone loving horses kill a horse so easily. I have never heard of people killing horse racing either. Then, real horse lovers do Equestrianism (dressage, show jumping, etc.), not races.

But don't forget that not everyone like horses (it's not one of my favourite animal) and Westerners also eat horse meat (especially in French speaking countries like France, Belgium or Quebec). According to Wikipedia (see link above), 153,000 tonnes of horse meat was consumed in Europe in 2001.

My point is they should have known some of us eat horse and seen my eating horse as respectfully as I don't care if they are vegetarians/dog-eaters/cat-eaters or not.

They know that some people eat horse also in the West. But I am sure the people you met would have reacted the same way in their own country if someone had eaten horse in front of them. I would never been allowed to order horse meat at the restaurant in my mother's presence - not even talk about it !

Maciamo/ﾃ｡ﾃ≫�卮停�禿娯�堋ｳ窶堙ｱﾂ、ﾅｽu窶堋ｪﾂ坂�壺�堋｢窶堙� 窶堙坂�板ｧ窶拮窶堙��堋ｷ窶堋ｪﾂ、窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｰﾅ�ﾃ 鯛�廾窶堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙俄�堙債（窶吮��窶徨窶敖ｼ窶兌窶堙嫁�ﾋ��慊ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙遺�堋｢窶堙��堋ｷ窶堙ｪ窶堙篠 ）ﾂ、窶廨窶堋ｪ窶佚･窶堋ｫ窶堋ｷ窶堋ｬ窶堙ｩ窶ｹC窶堋ｪ窶 堋ｵ窶堙懌�堋ｷﾂ。ﾅｽﾃ�ﾅ陳ｻﾂ青ｫ窶堙娯�禿堋祥��堙坂�� ﾂｧ窶堙≫�堙��堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｱ窶堙��堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､窶� ﾂｩﾂ。

Yes, I realise that.