japan

Language and bad side of japan Learning foreign language is difficult at first, but being diligent and serious will help you to learn it faster. And the more you learn and be able to understand and use it the more you get exited to learn and be more dedicated to it. I studied Japanese language for one year by myself and own efforts because I worked here in Osaka,Japan.　And ofcourse by the help of my friends and some of my coworkers and also “INTERNET” my learning process advanced and that’s good for me to learn how to speak and read in Japanese but I cant read Chinese characters, only the hiragana and katakana and some of the basic kanji`s . Japanese people are known to be diligent Japan is a country that is poor in natural resources but rich in hard working and diligent people that’s why their country is successful not in my case, I`m a Filipina , Philippines is a country that is rich in natural resources but due to lazy, easy going, and stub born people they failed as a country that’s annoying right? My first stay here in Japan attracted me to like this country but as months pass I realized so many bad sides about Japan. I sincerely apologize to Japanese friends of mine about writing this blog. First is Japanese people or would I rather say “MAJORITY” are close minded and biased. But for me I believe that don’t judge the book by its cover. The same with every person has their own personality and you should read them first like a book before judging them. Don’t judge them due to what you’ve hear about them. (most Japanese that I met hates Americans, due to history during world war 1 and 2 because in history, Japanese are the antagonist maybe they cannot accept the greediness of their late ancestors, although my country was also used by Americans and controlled by them I would rather choose Americans than Japanese to rule our country because during world war 2 compared to Americans, Japanese treat Filipinos violently.) but its past why should I base on it, that’s why I hate that side of Japanese. They cannot move on to the past and until now they hate what happened.  They don’t express what they really feel “PLASTIC”(a tagalong word wich means a person have to faces even though disappointed they will pretend that its ok)  Value their work most! I keep on wondering why? They don’t have much time to socialize and don’t have that interest that’s why they have a consecutive pattern way of living. House,work,house,work………………hard to explain but I cannot survive with that life style.  They don’t joke too much, very serious that’s why being alone and sad what most of Japanese experienced these days. In Japan aside from your co workers and family you don’t it is very rare to have a conversation with people. Most of them are snob and not friendly. Unlike in my country 80% of your daily life is conversation. And Filipinos are meant to be friendly. but not all Japanese are like these, I experienced before while riding in subway, a group of young Japanese salary man approached me they greeted me in Spanish language because they thought im a Spaniard due to my complexions and face, many people say that I do not look like an asian nor a Filipino, of course Philippines was occupied by Spaniards for over 366 years that’s why heheheh but im a pure Filipino and im proud of it. Well lets go back, like what im saying one of the factors that I hate about Japan is “boring”.  I always wonder why Japanese are poor in English although they are required to study from junior high until college, they even attend cram schools to learn English but its hard for them to speak it?? In my case the same in the Philippines we studied English in school but I cannot get it why Japanese finds it difficult. Without being rude but I just stayed here for a year but I can already speak Japanese and open up conversations, even read basic kanjis. Maybe Japanese are closeminded to adopt and learn it because its English came from Americans but due to globalization they ahere obliged to study and learn it because at the first place its our global language. Maybe based also from their history its been a long year japan experienced a dictatorship that’s why they live with rules, and raised with this life style.  But I love their way of living being organized, safe, and wealthy country. They respect rules and regulations and live life peacefully but BORING L AND THAT’S HOW I LEARNED JAPANESE LANGUAGE HAHAHAHAHHAHA LOLZ Tips….Ø         I watch Japanese movies and dramas with English subtitlesØ         Dramacrazy.netØ         I try to communicate with people
Ø         I study their grammar and compare the usage and pattern in our own grammar
Ø         I diligently and willingly learn it.                                                      Haruka122510