Originally Posted by
JerseyBoy
I have been away close to 12 years from Japan. So, I cannot comment on this thread from my own experience. But, by reading various comments on this thread, I am surprised to hear practicing English on white foreigners by Japanese seems getting worse and worse as years go by. I am very doubtful their command of the English language will improve by practicing a few sentences on the street. It seems some Japanese are resorting to the guerrilla tactics by ambushing foreigners who look like an English speaker, to augment their English lessens they took at Nova. As far as I am concerned, I am for the concept visitors speak the local languages. However, in the business setting, all the participants need to be flexible on this as deal-making & money-making have to be a priority over the choice of languages.
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