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Originally Posted by MMM
Learning Japanese and learning Kanji are two different things.
I can talk on a phone and sound like a native Japanese.
But give me a newspaper, and I can't tell you what is happening.
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I know what you mean there. Although I'm the opposite of you since I haven't put in any serious studying effort in a while. I know I should, but I keep finding excuses.
As to people not being able to see Japanese characters on their computer; its not a hard problem to solve. Get your Windows CD. Follow the instructions at
Using Japanese Text Input on a Microsoft Windows PC . Simple.
Besides, I learned most of my basic material through textbooks as well. I only really use the computer to practice. Personally, I learn faster through books/handwriting because I actually have to make the hand motions and not just read a character.