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Originally Posted by Sashimister
Just prove it then. Don't say it, show it!
If you really know a lot, why have you never replied to me in Japanese even when I specifically asked you to? Go answer the last few questions in the following thread if you still insist that you know a lot. I wouldn't mind if you replaced me on JF. "I know a lot of Japanese" is something I have never said so you must be super good.
http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...nslations.html
For the record, if I may add, I've never followed everyone around and accused them of something, and I certainly don't follow around an ug** weaboo like yourself. I'm already surrounded by real Japanese ladies where I live. Not that I follow them around, though.
I know you won't listen, but saying "I know a lot about ~~" or "I'm very good at ~~" is socially completely unacceptable in Japanese culture. We honor modesty and humility here. This is what I meant when you joined JF and said "I can speak and write a lot of Japanese!" to your prospective Japanese friends/penpals. Japanese people will not reply to someone who would say that. If you didn't know about that important part of Japanese culture, how good can your Japanese really be?
If you want to reply, reply in Japanese so the Jaapnese-learners on JF can be assured of your true proficiency. If you can't do it, don't even think of talking back. Don't use an online translator, either. That won't even fool me a second. |
I am not going to insult or call names and I will be respectful. But just let me reply. The thing is, I only go on this board for fun, I came on here to talk about fun things like Japanese fashion, movies, music etc. I simply helped one or two people with simple questions I spotted. I only reply to topics I spot on the front page that I feel like replying to. I did not come on here to show my skill to the world or prove how much I know. I will say this with respect you don't know me and I don't know you. If you said to me for example that you could speak French I would take your word and leave it at that. Because whether it is the truth or not does not matter to me. It seems unfair to me that you call me a liar and a "weaboo" which I am not sure what that is, when you aren't aware of all the studying I have gone through.
The reason I don't prove my skill is because I don't know you, and I have hardly any time at all to go on here. I have school and work and homework and studying and I am always tired. I don't feel I should have to prove myself to you just to get you to stop accusing me. I know how much I know and if I knew that the only way to peacefully come on this site was to write a huge sentence in Japanese then I wouldn't have bothered. I only come on here in my spare time for a little fun. I suddenly get accused of something that is not true, and even though you are a stranger it hurts a little bit. It hurts to be called a liar about something that I know is completely true. I understand where you are coming from believe me I know those kind of people. But when I see those people I just laugh and ignore it because they are the ones who will fail and they are the ones who have to lie to get people's attention. I assure you I am not one of that kind. I am not fluent, and there is so much I have to learn. But I can speak at a level that a Japanese person could understand and I practice in my head a lot. Japanese has always been something serious and important to me
So I am sorry if I offended you but I hope you will take my word. I didn't know I had to prove my skill. Obviously you have had to deal with a lot of people like you are talking about but I don't want to be a part of that. Have a nice day.