How Many Japanese-Speakers On Racketboy?

[hashiriya1]

I'm planning to be an electrical engineer, so I figure that it will eventually be beneficial to my career.

Better start learning Mandarin instead!

[Upsidedown Fuji]

Checking in.

It's not good to learn Japanese (speaking) from me (but grammar is OK) because I picked it up from hanging out with mostly "yankees" which is Japanese slang for no gooders. People always say I kind of sound too rough or like a chinpira/yakuza when I speak Japanese. It's a bad habit that I need to get rid of, but I get compliments too. Of course I don't speak that way when I am speaking to elders or people who I have to respect. I use the best keigo I can. I live in the USA now with my fiance (she's Japanese), and I speak mostly Japanese at home, so it's as if I still live there because I hear and speak the language daily. I wouldn't say I am 100% fluent, but I rarely have trouble communicating.

It was hard when I first moved to Japan because based on my appearance, everybody thought I was Japanese, so they thought something was wrong with me whenever I spoke broken Japanese. I think if I looked like a foreigner, it would have been easier because they'll think "Oh, he's just a gaijin" But whenever I told people I was a foreigner they'd be like "Uso daaaaa!"

Anyway, never give up. It's difficult but every rewarding.

Haha! That's so awesome you sound like a chinpira. My learning background is the complete oppsite of yours. I speak too formal (not casual enough) to a fault at times.

I've been struggling to break old habits drilled into me by my professors in college because they were preparing me for work in a Japanese company.

[lisalover1]

Checking in.

It's not good to learn Japanese (speaking) from me (but grammar is OK) because I picked it up from hanging out with mostly "yankees" which is Japanese slang for no gooders. People always say I kind of sound too rough or like a chinpira/yakuza when I speak Japanese. It's a bad habit that I need to get rid of, but I get compliments too. Of course I don't speak that way when I am speaking to elders or people who I have to respect. I use the best keigo I can. I live in the USA now with my fiance (she's Japanese), and I speak mostly Japanese at home, so it's as if I still live there because I hear and speak the language daily. I wouldn't say I am 100% fluent, but I rarely have trouble communicating.

It was hard when I first moved to Japan because based on my appearance, everybody thought I was Japanese, so they thought something was wrong with me whenever I spoke broken Japanese. I think if I looked like a foreigner, it would have been easier because they'll think "Oh, he's just a gaijin" But whenever I told people I was a foreigner they'd be like "Uso daaaaa!"

Anyway, never give up. It's difficult but every rewarding.

Haha! That's so awesome you sound like a chinpira. My learning background is the complete oppsite of yours. I speak too formal (not casual enough) to a fault at times.

I've been struggling to break old habits drilled into me by my professors in college because they were preparing me for work in a Japanese company.

I have been told that my teacher has a thick Osakan accent, but I can't tell.

[hashiriya1]

Checking in.

It's not good to learn Japanese (speaking) from me (but grammar is OK) because I picked it up from hanging out with mostly "yankees" which is Japanese slang for no gooders. People always say I kind of sound too rough or like a chinpira/yakuza when I speak Japanese. It's a bad habit that I need to get rid of, but I get compliments too. Of course I don't speak that way when I am speaking to elders or people who I have to respect. I use the best keigo I can. I live in the USA now with my fiance (she's Japanese), and I speak mostly Japanese at home, so it's as if I still live there because I hear and speak the language daily. I wouldn't say I am 100% fluent, but I rarely have trouble communicating.

It was hard when I first moved to Japan because based on my appearance, everybody thought I was Japanese, so they thought something was wrong with me whenever I spoke broken Japanese. I think if I looked like a foreigner, it would have been easier because they'll think "Oh, he's just a gaijin" But whenever I told people I was a foreigner they'd be like "Uso daaaaa!"

Anyway, never give up. It's difficult but every rewarding.

Haha! That's so awesome you sound like a chinpira. My learning background is the complete oppsite of yours. I speak too formal (not casual enough) to a fault at times.

I've been struggling to break old habits drilled into me by my professors in college because they were preparing me for work in a Japanese company.

Dude, it is not awesome. Haha. My fiance hates it, but it's more natural to me. I did spend a lot of time mastering keigo, though. I hate it! I never had any "normal" friends in Japan until much later. They were all yankees, hashiriyas, wannabe bosozokus, and the like. I had zero interest in games in that point of my life and all I did was drive around looking for trouble, boy did I find it!

If any of you are wondering what a chinpira sounds like, just watch a yakuza movie or play the yakuza game.

Here is an exaggeration of what I kinda sound like when speaking 'casually',

[Upsidedown Fuji]

I figured I'd get another post in before I start work for the day.

@Hashiraya: I meant no offense if you took any. It's sometimes hard to read between the lines for emotion in blocks of text. XD

I could see how it could be a bad thing as chimpira do sound kind of stupid as most people don't talk like that. I do still envy you a bit for your level of natural casual speech. Its not something very easy to pick up especailly if you're class taught like I was.

[dsheinem]

I can speak every language but Greek. Seriously.

[Bradtemple87]

I studied 2 years in school, but as they say, without practice you lose it...

[GSZX1337]

I can speak every language but Greek. Seriously.

Sílim go bhfuil tú iomlán de cac.

[lisalover1]

I can speak every language but Greek. Seriously.

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[dsheinem]

I can speak every language but Greek. Seriously.

Sílim go bhfuil tú iomlán de cac.

Ouyay ancay evenway eakspay igpay atinlay?

Yes, I can speak pig latin.

Sílim go bhfuil tú iomlán de cac.

That's Greek to me!