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Originally Posted by StonerPenguin
Sashimister is a native Japanese speaker fluent in English!!! He's a professional teacher of Japanese to English speakers. He was giving us something to think about in our Japanese studies; 雨男, 雪男, and 晴れ女 don't really have English equivalents so as English speakers of Japanese we avoid using them/just don't learn them. However, as we strive to attain Japanese fluency we should learn phrases outside of our normal vocabulary -- think outside the box, so to speak. That's what the thread is about (...I think, if I'm wrong SM, please feel free to correct me  )
I think you've misunderstood this thread entirely! |
Precisely! Thanks for explaining what the thread is all about!