I need to get something off my chest, and it got on my chest because of a page I saw while previewing another Japanese language learning book: Language Poseurs It just pisses me off. Many Americans who learn Japanese are learning it in the hopes of reading manga, or meeting chicks, or watching anime. The anime and manga don’t bother

I studied Japanese in high school and through college. I still remember a lot of it, but like wisps of smoke, words’ exact meanings and the speed of native speech elude me. I haven’t ridden that bike in years, so watching Fujisankei news, listening to Japanese people at Minoya, it’s frustrating. That cool skill I used to have is fading

I made up a new phrase. A phrase for cool people. John: Hi honey… Wife: Hi, baby. Ooh, I like those pants, they look like steak on you. This is from the Japanese word suteki…and because I like steak. And because I am hungry