Why English in Japan FAILS
Added 2023-06-07 22:44:16 +0000 UTChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGVBeU_Xdtw
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Canada is not much better and we have two "official" languages, Sue. I'm an English 1st language speaker, but I live in the Province of Quebec which is overwhelmingly French speaking. I do speak French, although for any Canadian NOT living in the provinces of Quebec, Manitoba, or New Brunswick, I think the situation would be identical to yours in Texas, or to the Japanese. English speaking Canadians in high school everywhere are forced to take French language courses. They hate it. They resent it. And as soon as they're done with it they forget it all and move on with their lives. I don't think a Canuck in the province of British Columbia would fare any better than any Japanese in the tv show Ed was watching. Canada is no cultural paradise, to be sure. There is a HELL of a lot of animosity between the "two solitudes" of English and French Canada. So, I totally get why a Texan would be hesitant to learn/speak Spanish. Some do, of course. Same for the Japanese; some enjoy speaking English and want to improve. I made my Japanese friends because they are interested in learning English, and we teach each other. But for the average person... yeah, I get it: Not interested.
Brian Mack
2023-06-10 01:10:48 +0000 UTCI'd say the US is just about as bad. We are notorious for only having a single language, and, even here in Texas, where the population is so full of native Spanish speakers (who also, btw, usually also speak English well enough!), so many native English speakers seem terrified of using Spanish.
Sue Belzer
2023-06-09 19:22:46 +0000 UTCWhen people are only here a short time, they are so overwelmed they don't notice lots of stuff... I am guessing the journalists were the same :-D
TheJapanChannel.com
2023-06-07 23:10:05 +0000 UTCOh Japan .. the more things change the more they stay the same XD .. i'm still shocked they managed to get thru the olympics without major egg on their face.
Kieran Rainbow
2023-06-07 22:57:29 +0000 UTC
