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02-12-2008, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Togii View Post
Actually, I've heard you can easily live in Japan for years without knowing any Japanese at all.. which is scary. (But I guess people live here in America alright speaking little/no English, so.. >.>)
A few of the guys I go drinking with have been here for about 6 years and never studied any Japanese. They have not had too many problems but, for obvious reasons, can't engage in any form of communication

Yeah, English is ok if you are in McDonalds, but it doesn't help if your cellphone bill is all wrong and you need to get it sorted
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