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Hello my name is Al. I am a network automation engineer. I have a huge interest in Japanese culture, food and language. In the next year or two I will finally be visiting Japan. I have wanted to visit Japan since I was a child. I want my experience to be similar to a jimoto not as a gaijin. I feel its very important when Americans are visiting another country that they at least make an attempt to learn the country's language rather than expecting them to always speak and accommodate English. It would be great to be able to go places and have full conversations with people I encounter and understand them fully to create a cultural connection. So my goal is to be as fluent as possible for my trip and if I can squeeze in reading and writing that would be phenomenal but not expected. Looking forward to learning from all of you!
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May 30, 2018
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    This is a really fun post..:) "The less you know the better you sleep at night" Similar to ignorance is bliss. Meaning: Sometimes you might not want to know about something that can cause you stress or worry. Most commonly said by someone to another person when they know the situation can cause these conditions for someone else and you are trying to spare them. Mike: "What was discussed in that huge meeting you were in? There were a lot of high level managers in there for hours, must've been really important." Jim: "The less you know the better you'll sleep at night" Mike: "Now I have to know what happened cause it sounds really bad" Jim: "Sigh...ok. They decided that they are closing multiple departments in two months unless they see major revenue growth. One of those departments discussed is yours." Mike: "F*ck!"
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    Sorry for the double post put my response in the wrong place "Better the devil you know (than the devil you dont)" Short version and full version. We tend to say the short version since people are familiar with it. Meaning: When dealing with someone who is not ideal or frustrating to interact with, there is probably always someone worse. So you choose to deal with this person rather than take an uncertain chance that the next person will be better or possibly worse. Mike: "My boss is annoying he never remembers anything. I have to constantly repeat my projects to him. I wish they would replace him." Jim: "Better the devil you know Mike" Mike: "yea yea i know" Mike: "Well they finally replaced my boss and the new one all he does is yell at me over every little thing. I wish they wouldve just left the other guy in charge cause this guy is so much worse!" Jim: "Told you, better the devi..." Mike: "f*ck your devils Jim"
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    "Better the devil you know (than the devil you dont)" Short version and full version. We tend to say the short version since people are familiar with it. Meaning: When dealing with someone who is not ideal or frustrating to interact with, there is probably always someone worse. So you choose to deal with this person rather than take an uncertain chance that the next person will be better or possibly worse. Mike: "My boss is annoying he never remembers anything. I have to constantly repeat my projects to him. I wish they would replace him." Jim: "Better the devil you know Mike" Mike: "yea yea i know" Mike: "Well they finally replaced my boss and the new one all he does is yell at me over every little thing. I wish they wouldve just left the other guy in charge cause this guy is so much worse!" Jim: "Told you, better the devi..." Mike: "f*ck your devils Jim"
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    Hopefully this will help inspire you to be more open to speaking English with English people. Everyone can agree that learning another language is very difficult. If they are at a very beginner level it makes it a bit difficult to communicate with them but I try my best. I have never walked away from a conversation with negative thoughts about a non-native English speaker. In fact I actually appreciate them taking the effort to learn my language. Think of it like this. Every time you avoid speaking English with an English speaking person you limit yourself on an opportunity to practice what you have worked so hard to learn. Who know that stranger may even become a friend that you can practice speaking with all the time. You won't know unless you try.
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    A person who always picks on someone

    Generally speaking, employees in Japan treat their customers much more politely than other countries because of our cultural background. Even if customers make unreasonable complaints, it is thought that we should smile and respond to their requests as much as possible.

    However, a customer to whom I talked today made me considerably irritated. I almost yelled. I'm not sure how to get along with him from now on.


    More formal way of speaking:

    Generally speaking, workers in Japan treat their customers more politely than other countries because of our culture. Even when customers are making unreasonable complaints, it is thought that we should smile and grant their requests as much as possible.

    However, a customer with whom I talked to today made me considerably irritated. I almost yelled at him. I am not sure how I will get along with him anymore.

    Informal way of speaking:

    In Japan, we treat our customers more politely than most other countries do because of our culture. Even when customers are making unreasonable requests we have to smile and try to give them what they want, as much as possible.

    However, today I had a customer who made me so irritated that I almost yelled at him. Now I don't know if we will continue to get along.<o:p></o:p>

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    I like listening to music, Are you the same as me?

    For me, music as a medicineI , I am listen very much, When I am sad or happy I listen to music. I like all music types as dance, ballad, pop, remix,..when i am sad the songs has tone dynamic as dance , remix will be suitable. It will make me happy and have energy,I am listen to music everywhere. I am often hear a lively song after waking up and a light song when I go to sleep. Also, when I'm free I listen to music. Are you the same as me?


    I like listening to music. Do you enjoy listening to music as well?

    Music is like medicine for me. I listen to music a lot! I enjoy all types of music such as: dance, ballads, pop and remixes. I listen to music when I am happy or sad. When I am happy I listen to ballads and pop music. When I am sad, I like to listen to dance music or remixes because they energize me and make me happy. I listen to lively songs when I wake up and light songs when I am going to sleep.  I listen to music as much as I can and everywhere I go. Do you like music as much as me? 

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    I'm lazy person

    This morning I watched my wife did the housework, but now I'm doing the shopping quite alone.

    I'm a lazy person. This morning I watched my wife do all the housework, but now I'm doing all the shopping by myself.

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    It's been 2 days since I took a shower (best answer) It's been 2 days since the last time I took a shower (good answer) I haven't taken a shower since 2 days ago (lengthy response but ok) I haven't taken a shower in 2 days (best answer) I haven't showered in 2 days (most common American phrase) I took a shower 2 days ago (most common American phrase)
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    In America the most common phrase is "Is this what I raised you for?" or "This is not what I raised you to be". We don't really use rear/rearing. I'm 38 years old and I've only seen one person write "My wife and I enjoy rearing children". In America we would usually say this as "My wife and I enjoy raising children". You can use both but if traveling to America people are usually unfamiliar with this term and may take a moment to understand what you are saying. We usually use rear/rearing when talking about animals, "We rear horses" but more commonly "We breed horses".
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    travel: This describes that you are going someplace or like going to places. "I am going to travel to Japan next year." "I like to travel" "I like traveling to other countries" trip: Similar to above but can also have another meaning of almost falling. "I am going on a trip to Japan." "Don't trip on that!" "I tripped on that step" journey: Usually means a very long trip or a frustrating situation when going someplace. "I am going on a journey around the world" "What a journey to get to your house" tour: Means that you are going to many different locations but for one shared purpose. A tour can be short or long. "We took a tour to see all the waterfalls on Hawaii" "My band is going on a tour across United States" commute: Means to travel from one location to another. Usually describes a trip you do often like going to work. "My commute to work is about an hour long with traffic" "I take the train to commute into work" excursion: Usually explains an activity you are going to do that may be in one or more locations. "Today we are going on a snorkeling excursion at the beach" trek: Usually describes a long walk or traveling a distance by foot. "We are going on a trek through the woods" "We are going to trek around the city" expedition: Describes a difficult activity or task. "We are going on an expedition to climb Mt. Everest" "This has been a long expedition to find the ruins of this lost civilization" hike: Similar to a trek but is usually related to wilderness. "We went on a hike up the mountain" "We took a hike through the woods"
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