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Originally Posted by manganimefan227
Is AAVE the equivilent to slang? I grew up near Baltimore and heard the latter term much more often. O_o
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No. AAVE is a distinct language with its own grammar and syntax. The vocabulary is made up of mostly identifiable English words, but with a significant minority of words from other colonial languages and West African languages.
Teaching Standard American English to children who speak AAVE is in many ways similar to teaching Standard American English as a second language to any non-English speaker.
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Maybe this is a possibility: Japan isn't America (OK, we all know that THAT'S true) they don't have the same feelings toward imigrants or the same kinda paitence or tolerance for cultural differences that Americans are educated in from day 1. Having people not follow culture rules is new to them, (or newer then it is for us). Let's just hope they handle this in a reaonable way.
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There have been non-Japanese in Japan since the 1600s, for good or for ill. Commodore Perry may be a Naval hero, but like many of them, he certainly had his own cultural and racial biases, and the way he forced Japan open in the 1800s isn't exactly a shining moment for diversity and tolerance in the US Navy's history.
That being said, non ethnic Japanese not knowing Japanese rules is not "new to them" unless you count "new" in terms of the totality of world history or in geologic terms.
..and that's it, really. Gotta prep for the party.