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Originally Posted by Aniki
Obviously speaking to you would be the same as talking to a wall, since you have NO idea what it means to have a second official language in a monocultural country. So I'll try to explain it you. I don't know how OP understands the whole "official second language" idea, because there are various situations where a country has two official languages but only one is the dominating while the second one is only used in some parts of the country. There are various degrees how the second language operates.
This is how I see the presence of English as the second official language in Japan. English will lose the status of a 'chosen' second language and starting from elementary school everyone will be taught no matter they want it or not. And being an "official" language in going to be used in courts, government meetings, food products, documents (of any kind) and other merchandise will be printed in both languages, all street signs, advertisement sign boards will have both languages in them, same goes for the media foreign movies will dubbed in Japanese with English subs and otherwise.
Now imagine a kid being born 10 years after "in such Japan", and think how hard will English be for him to learn when it's so evident in everyday life?
Now, to answer your to post. You can save your breath by explaining me something what I already know, and I'm not going to argue about it. Yes! English is a pain the ass! (Was that what you wanted me to say? I'll gladly say it again any time you want)
What I was trying explain, was that Japanese person would find English easier to learn when it's a part the everyday environment in which he was born.
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Um. She lives in Japan. So she understands more than you think.
She understands more of what would happen, I would fairly wager.
So you're more of the wall.