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    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

Fairly amusing to see applemilk there too
qwertyytrewq Off topic 529 102,683 2015-10-04, 11:31 am
    Thread: Suggestion for administration of the site....
Post: Suggestion for administration of the site....

I still wanted to know why it is "depressing" for a male adult (lets say Caucasian) to target/aim for an Asian female (lets say Japanese). :-(
qwertyytrewq Off topic 8 960 2015-10-04, 11:25 am
    Thread: Cultural Appropriation...Buckle Up, Folks...
Post: Cultural Appropriation...Buckle Up, Folks...

Zgarbas Wrote:Why do you think so many Westerners come to Japan in hopes of finding a Japanese girlfriend? It is depressing, and that's the point.How do you feel when it is practiced in everyday life ...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 168 10,713 2015-10-02, 8:49 am
    Thread: Heroes...
Post: Heroes...

Stansfield123 Wrote:qwertyytrewq Wrote:Public Service Announcement and Reminder: none of the heroes were US marines. Right. They're US Air Force and US National Guard. So? Sucks that we can't make Ful...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 8 1,645 2015-08-23, 11:44 pm
    Thread: Heroes...
Post: Heroes...

Public Service Announcement and Reminder: none of the heroes were US marines.
qwertyytrewq Off topic 8 1,645 2015-08-23, 12:06 am
    Thread: User Friendly Chinese Word Processor
Post: User Friendly Chinese Word Processor

It's for someone who is a casual user of computers. Preferably one that creates documents compatible with Microsoft Word. I'm also thinking of Microsoft's internal Chinese keyboard input function but ...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 0 572 2014-10-31, 7:28 am
    Thread: *sigh* Is a sentence like this possible in real Japanese?
Post: *sigh* Is a sentence like this possible in real Ja...

Please don't encourage members who are insulting one another
qwertyytrewq The Japanese language 78 9,878 2014-10-12, 4:19 pm
    Thread: Japanese kana have hebrew origin?
Post: Japanese kana have hebrew origin?

Linval Wrote:qwertyytrewq Wrote:Oh, it's this thread and website (linked to in first post) again. It seems the website/blog is still updated. Just a reminder that it is filled with all sorts of crazy...
qwertyytrewq The Japanese language 136 29,610 2014-09-29, 8:43 pm
    Thread: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide
Post: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide

Tzadeck Wrote:qwertyytrewq Wrote:Tzadeck Wrote:(edit: Will reply when less tired, haha) We're eagerly waiting. Uhh, is this a jab? Would like to have deleted my comment, but this forum doesn't allow...
qwertyytrewq Learning resources 67 12,245 2014-09-29, 8:35 pm
    Thread: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide
Post: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide

Tzadeck Wrote:(edit: Will reply when less tired, haha) We're eagerly waiting.
qwertyytrewq Learning resources 67 12,245 2014-09-28, 4:28 pm
    Thread: Japanese kana have hebrew origin?
Post: Japanese kana have hebrew origin?

Oh, it's this thread and website (linked to in first post) again. It seems the website/blog is still updated. Just a reminder that it is filled with all sorts of crazy. Recent entries include why evo...
qwertyytrewq The Japanese language 136 29,610 2014-09-28, 4:18 pm
    Thread: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide
Post: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide

MelonBerry Wrote:Your question started by this thread? http://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/co...android_a/ Yes. Here's a few sample complaints: complaint Wrote:The fact that, the majority of the t...
qwertyytrewq Learning resources 67 12,245 2014-09-24, 4:49 pm
    Thread: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide
Post: Haters gonna hate: Tae Kim Grammar Guide

Occasionally, I come across flippant negative remarks about said guide in places like here and reddit. I would like to know exactly what those criticisms are and whether they are valid or not.
qwertyytrewq Learning resources 67 12,245 2014-09-21, 4:33 pm
    Thread: language learning jokes
Post: language learning jokes

I heard joke once: Man goes to teacher. Says he's depressed. Japanese seems harsh, and cruel. Says he feels all alone in threatening world. Teacher says: "Treatment is simple. The great polyglot - Ben...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 10 1,720 2014-09-01, 3:31 pm
    Thread: [CLOSED] Is anyone else studying another language in addition ...
Post: [CLOSED] Is anyone else studying another language ...

Stansfield123 Wrote:I can think of a few things that are even less fair or sensible about Islam than the expectation that Muslims learn Arabic. It's religious superstition, it's not supposed to be fa...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 53 6,126 2014-09-01, 3:22 pm
    Thread: Reverse study of kanji-(kanji first and then word)
Post: Reverse study of kanji-(kanji first and then word)

Arjuna Wrote:You are definitely got the right idea. It's not a reverse study. I mean, think about it. If you are pupil the sensei is merely going to want to know if you can visualize a certain kanji. ...
qwertyytrewq Remembering the Kanji 9 2,877 2014-08-27, 2:20 pm
    Thread: How much English do Japanese people know to understand Katakana words?
Post: How much English do Japanese people know to unders...

john555 Wrote:The typical native Japanese person will never know or understand the sheer joy that comes from reading Shakespeare in the original (I read all 38 of his plays non-stop a few years ago as...
qwertyytrewq The Japanese language 15 5,547 2014-07-08, 12:37 pm
    Thread: Which path should I take now?
Post: Which path should I take now?

Finished Core 10000. If anyone is interested, I'll post up the Anki stats. I won't be doing any more vocab decks in the future apart from my custom one, I've reached the limit of how much I can handle...
qwertyytrewq The Japanese language 38 12,994 2014-07-08, 12:24 pm
    Thread: How much English do Japanese people know to understand Katakana words?
Post: How much English do Japanese people know to unders...

This might sound like a silly question but keep reading. One major function of the katakana alphabet is to sound out foreign loan words. So ice cream becomes アイスクリーム. I was browsing Japanese movie pos...
qwertyytrewq The Japanese language 15 5,547 2014-07-07, 1:19 pm
    Thread: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version
Post: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version

振る舞う When it comes to two verb compounds, shouldn't it be masu-form/verb-stem/nominalized verb form + plain/dictionary form? So 振り舞う、similar to 取り引き、書き直す、やり直す、吹き出す, 話し出す、飛び上がる、etc Or is this some ki...
qwertyytrewq Learning resources 348 90,872 2014-07-06, 1:46 pm
    Thread: All you need is kill (aka Edge of Tomorrow)
Post: All you need is kill (aka Edge of Tomorrow)

NickT Wrote:Special mention also goes to the world’s worst katakanaization of an English word that I came across while reading the book. If anyone can guess what ヴェロキラプトル means without using rikaichan...
qwertyytrewq Learning resources 12 6,738 2014-06-28, 8:18 am
    Thread: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version
Post: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version

Dustin_Calgary Wrote:"Cards" allows you to change the layout of the progression and recognition cards, but from here if you use the red X button to get rid of the production layout, all of those cards...
qwertyytrewq Learning resources 348 90,872 2014-06-25, 1:09 pm
    Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan?
Post: Why do you want to move to Japan?

umetani666 Wrote:just like atomic bombs were a disaster for japan on one hand, but on the other it gave them an excuse to play the victim after the war(although japan commited the worst war crimes in ...
qwertyytrewq General discussion 72 10,243 2014-06-19, 10:32 am
    Thread: Looking for tips for my japan trip
Post: Looking for tips for my japan trip

Overall, how clean was Japan? I know you're in Germany which has similar levels of cleanliness so there might not be much to compare. But pretend you're American me and the only things I see are gang ...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 24 5,684 2014-06-19, 10:27 am
    Thread: The General Debate Thread
Post: The General Debate Thread

vileru Wrote:Overall, it's better for the economy if people just cleaned up after themselves[/url]. However, it's true that the cleaners lose in the short-term. Should we care about the interests/live...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 67 19,013 2014-06-18, 7:29 am
    Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan?
Post: Why do you want to move to Japan?

poblequadrat Wrote:it is also one of the most unfair and savage ones in the developed world, if not the most. From an extremely ignorant brand of nationalism to an absolute lack of worker's rights to ...
qwertyytrewq General discussion 72 10,243 2014-06-18, 7:25 am
    Thread: The General Debate Thread
Post: The General Debate Thread

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/footb...39793.html If you don't follow soccer, Japanese soccer fans in Brazil made the worldwide news recently for picking up their own litter, instead of the usual...
qwertyytrewq Off topic 67 19,013 2014-06-17, 11:36 am
    Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan?
Post: Why do you want to move to Japan?

JusenkyoGuide Wrote:The people are, by and large, if not overly friendly, are polite to a fault. There's a sense of actually caring what the other person thinks and thus trying to not get in their way...
qwertyytrewq General discussion 72 10,243 2014-06-17, 11:24 am
    Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan?
Post: Why do you want to move to Japan?

Nice to see some controversy happening. vix86 Wrote:5) Safe, safe, safe. In most areas of Tokyo/Osaka, I can run at 1am in the morning and not worry about being shot or mugged. That's a big one, can'...
qwertyytrewq General discussion 72 10,243 2014-06-09, 11:17 am
    Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan?
Post: Why do you want to move to Japan?

sethg Wrote:So, here's my question: why do you want to move to Japan? Actually, I don't. The grass is not greener on the other side. It's also not less green. sethg Wrote:What hole do you think it wi...
qwertyytrewq General discussion 72 10,243 2014-06-07, 1:01 pm