what to do with japanese

[margot]

Should I try hard at Japanese or just kind of slide by?? I sort of want to learn it, but I don't think I'll ever use it again after I graduate. D: Maybe there's something that learning japanese would help me with that can inspire me? terr me~~

[TeleportSandwich]

[margot]

that cat inspires me slightly less for some reason.

[Belial]

I thought this thread was about "what to do with the japanese" as in the people, in which case I would have suggested we kill 'em all!

But not really.

As far as what you should do, I say just do the bare minimum. No reason to work too hard at anything, especially something as stupid as Japanese.

[Samurai Drifter]

It depends on how much value you put on it. You don't think you'll use it very much; you may or may not be right. If I were you and didn't plan on being in situations where I'd need it that often, I'd use a minimal amount of energy in keeping in practice.

[Natsu]

Let it Slide by, unless your planning on living in Japan big time and devote your whole life to it.

[TeleportSandwich]

tl;dr: its always good to learn a new language, just don't over stress yourself in learning it

[margot]

Well part of me would love to live in Japan but apparently it sucks for 99% of the people who try to live there~ D:

[Natsu]

tl;dr: its always good to learn a new language, just to over stress yourself in learning it

yeah it is, but not to the point of being fucking miserable with it.

[Natsu]

Well part of me would love to live in Japan but apparently it sucks for 99% of the people who try to live there~ D:

I wanna visit Japan eventually though.

[Samurai Drifter]

Well part of me would love to live in Japan but apparently it sucks for 99% of the people who try to live there~ D:

That's not what I've heard from people I've worked with...

The reviews have been generally 50/50... some really like it and some can't stand it, and others are pretty neutral.

[margot]

Hmm XD well I guess people who like living in Japan don't complain on the internet about it.

i would maybe do JET or something after college, meet a japanese man and get married..:D ideal situation!!

[darkon]

I'd rather get involved in Europe than Asia. For purely stability reasons. But America's probably still the best bet for a place to live if you can get past the absolutely god awful political situation.

[Anime Gee]

Unless you plan on working for an American company that does business with Japan (Ford, Chevy, CAT, Turner Construction Company, etc.), a Japanese company in the USA (Toyota, Sega, Nintendo, etc.), translating, have lots of Japanese friends, get married to a Japanese guy, or something similar to that effect, I wouldn't bother with the language. It gets complicated fast & if you have no one to practice with, you're screwed!

むずかしい！ ('o' ) !!

[Ceraziefish]

tl;dr: its always good to learn a new language, just don't over stress yourself in learning it

I agree.

Speaking another language is very important.

[No Sad Endings]

That's not what I've heard from people I've worked with...

The reviews have been generally 50/50... some really like it and some can't stand it, and others are pretty neutral.

Yeah, that's the impression I've gotten from the people who've lived there for a while.

Lindsay, I think you would benefit from knowing Japanese in many ways. And there are a lot of benefits to knowing any foriegn language. I'd suggest taking it seriously, but not killing yourself over it or anything, just learn the material as best you can.

[amy]

if you want to get motivated but can't, maybe get something raw you really want to read? (egl bibles or that guy talking about philosophy?) captain obvious

[Satan]

I say don't stress yourself about it unless you seriously plan on getting a job that has you doing business with/in Japan, or you plan on going there for a good deal of time. I'd suggest still doing a bit of work, since you never know when that can come in handy.

[margot]

hmm but I am motivated enough. (i have nothing better to do anyway) just zzz why bother?

[Belial]

Never try. Trying is the first step towards failure.

[margot]

what dumb advice