Why do we, Japanese people still have to learn English, even though it's obvious that we Japanese will never be able to speak it at all?
You know, Japanese and English cannot be the same, and those two langauages have no similarities at all. Which means we can never know the cultural background of each expressions that every English speaker should know. I can't understand why you say what and I still make too many mistakes that can bring you confused all the time. I'm sure the time will never come when I can communicate without any misunderstandings in English, as far as you care for every single mistake I make.
Above all, English is the language that we Japanese never use at all, but why do we have to be able to speak it in this kind of world where discrimination against Asians naturally happens? In some lands which once colonized by Britain and some other English speaking countries, people naturally have to speak English. Nevertheless some people might make mistakes and have some accents and not to mention Japanese people, who do not usually use English as "main" lanugage. Never!
We can never be able to speak another foreign language after you've too grown up. I started to learn English in Japan at the age of 10 or so, but was it too late at all? Or was it in vain if it had not been for learning in the country where people speak English? Is English useless unless I learn it in English speaking country, at really, really early age of my life?
But after all, I'm Asian. Who dare talk to me even though it's obvious I'm NOT from the country where people do not speak English as mother tongue? I know there still exists racism against Asian people. I know the people of other races will not understand us just because we are different, even if our pronunciation and the usage of words and expressions are perfect, more perfect than they speak!
Should I give up learning English? Why do we have to learn English even though it's totally of no use for me? I've lost every reason with that I can be motiveted. I'm not also sure if I'm making sense (but who cares?). I'm sorry in advance for my too much poor English(oh the last sentence sounds too Japanese, I swear. And I'm too ashamed of that I have to be sorry for my poor English…).
