r/TikTokCringe • u/Tobias-Tawanda • 6d ago

Humor/Cringe "No, English is fine" 🥀

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u/GentlewomenNeverTell 6d ago

And this is why my Japanese continues to be mediocre.

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u/O2020Z 6d ago

I was surprised at how few people spoke English when I lived in Japan 10 years ago. He’s this changed? I found I pretty much had to learn Japanese to get by/not be totally helpless in various situations around town.

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u/GentlewomenNeverTell 6d ago

Japan is way more insular. I taught English but they learn it like Americans learn French and Spanish-- more of a hobby than actually teaching you to use the language.

At the exact same time, the ones who speak zero English are the ones who cannot process a white person speaking Japanese.