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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Many Japanese people speak 「～じゃないよー」「～じゃないもん」「～じゃないっ !」to friends.
But when hearing people from foreign countries speak 「じゃありません」,I can’t help thinking they are from LOWER class. I don’ know why. But it sounds dirt. (I’m sorry, my English is too direct.)
I think the combination 「じゃ＋ありません」sounds not good.
When I say 「ありません」, I speak politely. So I say 「～ではありません」
When I say 「じゃ」, I speak very casually to my friends.
Some Japanese people say 「じゃありません」, but I think it’s a bit difficult for Japanese learners because it depends on the situations.
Anyway, I’m sure that most Japanese people see 「じゃ」and「じゃあ」dirt when people from foreign countries say it.
I don’t recommend you to say it.
If you are from LOWER class, I think you can say it.
When you speak to your close friends, it's OK.
But I think you should not write it.
I’m sorry, my English is not good!!!
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If I am sending emails to my penpal who is 18 and Japanese, and I am 24 and English if I use plain form (never use ます form) and things like じゃ or じゃないよ do I sound like dirt, or is it just casual and OK?
She sends me very casual English and when she writes in Japanese it seems very slangy and casual to me, I never knew that for foreigners it makes you sound of a lower class or anything!
I guess I feel that if someone can write in English slang over chat that it makes them sound more fluent and natural, so I thought it worked the same way?