Hi, Suki chan
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Yes, every year and during 4 days a Manga Expo is held in Barcelona. We even have this channel that only broadcasts dubbed anime
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Wow, that's cool! Even in Japan, we have only three-day comic convention (though it is held twice in a year), but you have another day!
So, you watch dubbed anime, not with subtitle? To me, it sounds very curious: I can't imagine some anime characters who speak in typical Japanese way use foreign language!
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You think so? Well, it is obvious that we use English because it is the most extended language of the world but also it is way easier than many others.
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Honestly, I wish that Esperanto movement will gain popularity. I like English, but sometimes I feel it's unfair for non-native speakers to hand in all academic articles in English!
Thank you very much for helping me with Latin! I hate English preposition, it's really confusing to write some sentences; without preposition, however, it's hard to understand the meaning of Latin sentence...
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Jeez that's crazy! O.O I mean, they must be paid a nice bunch of money, otherwise I don't see why anyone would want to be put through such torture!
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In fact, they PAY money to join such kind of competitions.
2006 Winter Gaman-taikai in Oita
The winner gains some prize, but generally, it is not so expensive.
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Learn...? So there're 'kimono lessons' to teach girls how to wear it?
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Yes; kimono requires special tips to wear, especially the way to tie the belt (obi) is quite difficult.
Many girls wear kimono at certification ceremony of uni, but most of them cannot wear kimono by themselves. There is a job called きもの着付け師 (kimono kitsukeshi), who helps people to wear kimono.
If you would like to know how to wear kimono, the following webpages are helpful:
how to wear kimono
http://www.g-iseya.jp/kituke/kituke.htm
How to tie kimono belt
http://coquette.fem.jp/obimusubi.html