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Originally Posted by typing
Even those crappy language guidebooks are better than nothing. I reccomend the Japanese "Point and say" as it's quite simplified.
But I think all this advice is more catered toward vacationers and not long time stayers.
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I've seen those "point and say" and they aren't a bad idea. One of the exchange students here was using one the day we met. It was intended for English speakers, but it really worked fine in reverse for her too.
Actually the advice for vactioners is more realistic anyway. Despite all the angst of JF members to relocate to Japan, the vast majority will be tourists at the most. And there is nothing wrong in that. A lot can be learned in a very short time when you are on foreign soil.