[kyo_9]

I think it depends to where will you be going..
coz I passed JLPT1 but when I arrived in Shiga, people here tend to speak kansai dialect which is totally different from what I've learned from Japanese classes~ but since the root words is still the same, it is only a matter of time for me to catch up with my communication life.. huhu~
hmm, my friends who failed every test of JLPT still have no problem in his everyday life here.. from what I heard, JLPT is important if you would like to work in Japan based companies and stuff~