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09-09-2009, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
I was talking about the fact the OP didn't mention my post, but gave individual thanks to everyone else. Maybe I wasn't so helpful.

And believe it or not I knew a guy that lived in Kyoto for 11 years as a University Prof, and spoke maybe 10 words in japanese. I find it hard to believe, too, but it happens.
Oh, I believe it happens. I saw classmates of mine at Obirin fail to progress because they continued to speak English constantly and didn't go out to practice Japanese in real-world situations.

This prof in Kyoto must have done the same thing. I mean, if he could only speak with such an extremely limited vocabulary, we know he wasn't doing things in Japanese!

And, to be fair to you, you're only curmudgeonly when your role as mod requires it.
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