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    Thread: Denshi Jisho? Ipod?
Post: Denshi Jisho? Ipod?

I have the XD-D10000, having previously used an iPod/iPad with epwing, and I definitely think there is no comparing the two - I find the 電子辞書 far more useful. But I suppose it depends how thorough dic...
Tefhel Learning resources 53 17,079 2012-12-20, 10:02 am
    Thread: why does Japan suck so much at Olympics?
Post: why does Japan suck so much at Olympics?

I thought that Japan seemed to be doing really well actually, considering the number of medals they've gotten.
Tefhel Off topic 56 12,318 2012-08-02, 3:43 pm
    Thread: I quit
Post: I quit

I don't really think this has anything to do with Japan. Just general social skills. The stuff you say you said ranges from tactless to rude (I can't speak for every person but certainly from my point...
Tefhel Off topic 58 11,520 2012-07-28, 12:01 pm
    Thread: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji
Post: Importance of being able to WRITE kanji

It depends on the individual I guess. Before this thread I thought it was a no-brainer that you should be able to write kanji but clearly I was wrong! Personally I want to function in Japanese just l...
Tefhel The Japanese language 130 29,674 2012-07-16, 11:02 am
    Thread: Writing While Reviewing
Post: Writing While Reviewing

Don't write then if you hate it so much. Personally I do it as writing things by hand is essential for me (in English or Japanese).
Tefhel Remembering the Kanji 28 7,101 2012-02-07, 12:21 pm
    Thread: I'm fed up with...
Post: I'm fed up with...

Don't press 'hard' for every answer. Doing so is completely pointless, you might as well just print out the words in a big list and learn them old-school style - because just doing pass/fail completel...
Tefhel Off topic 11 4,344 2012-02-05, 10:33 am
    Thread: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?
Post: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?

Can't believe people are even suggesting ditching Shakespeare from the curriculum. The purpose of school is to educate people in a broad range of subjects - and thus widen their knowledge and help th...
Tefhel General discussion 221 36,156 2012-02-04, 4:57 am
    Thread: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?
Post: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?

LivingNexus Wrote:See, that's how I thought it was going to be for me, too. I was excited to go to college where I could learn about things that were actually interesting to me. I ended up being disap...
Tefhel General discussion 221 36,156 2012-02-03, 8:54 am
    Thread: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?
Post: Horror Stories of Japanese Class?

Haha this thread sounds exactly like me at 15. "Ugh I hate school, school sucks, why do I have to study things I don't enjoy!" But I'm at university now and I love it. There is, however, still a size...
Tefhel General discussion 221 36,156 2012-02-03, 8:20 am
    Thread: Why is japanese poetry often written in Katakana?
Post: Why is japanese poetry often written in Katakana?

Well if it's just the one author you are talking about then it is probably just stylistic. If it is multiple authors then I don't know.
Tefhel General discussion 12 5,330 2012-02-01, 11:13 am
    Thread: Doing the core 6k backwards
Post: Doing the core 6k backwards

If it sounds good for you, then go for it. Personally, I'm doing my core 6k in Heisig order - for no reason in particular. The order of Core 6k to me always seemed fairly arbitrary anyway - I mean wh...
Tefhel The Japanese language 5 1,344 2012-02-01, 11:01 am
    Thread: Tokyo FM outside Japan
Post: Tokyo FM outside Japan

I just pay $4 for a proxy. Way easier, saves so much time from trying to find free proxies that will work etc.
Tefhel Learning resources 5 2,310 2012-01-16, 3:59 pm
    Thread: I'm getting really stressed out on wanting to learn japanese.
Post: I'm getting really stressed out on wanting to lear...

Zgarbas Wrote:Bologna system :D. It's a peach. They cut off the hours and the material and made the degree useless. System aside, it took me 4 years to get to N4... I guess some of us are slower? Ye...
Tefhel Learning resources 137 19,230 2012-01-16, 7:50 am
    Thread: I'm getting really stressed out on wanting to learn japanese.
Post: I'm getting really stressed out on wanting to lear...

Zgarbas Wrote:*ahem* 2 years is what it takes a college student to get to N4 level. That's what them normal peeps call a reasonable pace. I think it must depend on the university/country. As in the U...
Tefhel Learning resources 137 19,230 2012-01-16, 7:38 am
    Thread: Trade/Swap/Share media closed community
Post: Trade/Swap/Share media closed community

I think it sounds like a good idea. There used to be that RTK Share group, but last month someone deleted the spreadsheets with all the links in, and it appears they are gone forever.
Tefhel Learning resources 36 3,965 2012-01-16, 7:09 am
    Thread: Kanzen Master 1kyuu 文法
Post: Kanzen Master 1kyuu 文法

Is there anyone around who still has access to this spreadsheet - and can approve me? I own both the 1kyuu and 2kyuu books (can provide pics). But it seems that the people who worked on it haven't bee...
Tefhel Group study 56 32,657 2012-01-03, 6:28 pm
    Thread: Stumbled across a motherload of cheap DVDs on Ebay (UK and Europe)
Post: Stumbled across a motherload of cheap DVDs on Ebay...

Ah, amazing! Thank you so much! :D Definitely buying some of those. Am in the Uk too
Tefhel Off topic 7 2,249 2011-12-30, 3:20 pm
    Thread: AJATT fosters depression?
Post: AJATT fosters depression?

kitakitsune Wrote:4th and 5th generation Koreans and Chinese living in Japan are not even accepted, and they enjoy the benefits of being able to blend in racially if they wanted to. Just think of that...
Tefhel Off topic 88 16,732 2011-11-22, 6:26 pm
    Thread: AJATT fosters depression?
Post: AJATT fosters depression?

kitakitsune Wrote:My argument isn't about cultural preferences but the fact that - most likely - dizmox will never be accepted as an immigrant by Japanese society. Japanese society does not accept imm...
Tefhel Off topic 88 16,732 2011-11-22, 3:01 pm
    Thread: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker
Post: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker

I haven't heard of people doing it. What would be the point? Having looked at both TOEFL and Eiken 1 questions I'd be very surprised if a native English speaker found either of them difficult. Altho...
Tefhel General discussion 11 6,693 2011-11-12, 10:39 am
    Thread: how far does 2 years of university classes take you?
Post: how far does 2 years of university classes take yo...

In the UK at least, 2 years would equate to about JLPT N2, and 1000 Kanji. That's from about 10 hours of classes a week.
Tefhel Learning resources 81 18,126 2011-09-30, 12:50 pm
    Thread: nest0r - keep in touch
Post: nest0r - keep in touch

magamo Wrote:It's not cool to speak ill of a forum member in a public thread for people who miss him, especially when that person isn't around. How about keep it to yourselves until he comes back? If ...
Tefhel Off topic 161 22,527 2011-09-18, 7:55 am
    Thread: The Obituary
Post: The Obituary

The way I see it, it was the two members who were making the most trouble in the AJATT/Silverspoon threads that were threatened with a ban. Bodhisamaya necroed an old thread in order to continue the p...
Tefhel Off topic 28 6,823 2011-09-15, 2:23 am
    Thread: Proof that your Japanese sucks.
Post: Proof that your Japanese sucks.

Yeah, people do the same in English. I don't do it, but some of my friends say "Wow, your English is better than mine!" and "Your accent is incredible" and other similar compliments to people who aren...
Tefhel The Japanese language 19 9,224 2011-09-09, 3:37 pm
    Thread: Bob Martin Pet Products...
Post: Bob Martin Pet Products...

I'm so sorry for the loss of your cat. The idea to call the press is a really good one. You're in the UK right? I would contact the Daily Mail in particular - this is just the kind of story they woul...
Tefhel Off topic 39 12,149 2011-09-06, 10:47 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

ファブリス Wrote:More than the pointless arguing what I dislike is that a few voices literally take ownership of this place, and bully anyone else into agreeing or shying away from participating in the for...
Tefhel General discussion 1,517 595,142 2011-09-06, 7:51 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

For goodness sake. No one is interested in the same few people (Bodhisamiya, Jarvik, Nestor et al) moaning over and over about AJATT. We get it, you hate it and want to tell people you hate it, you've...
Tefhel General discussion 1,517 595,142 2011-09-06, 4:46 am
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

nest0r Wrote:My last comments were in January 2009 from what I can see, and they were disagreeing, politely, with Khatzumoto that grammar doesn't exist/doesn't need to be studied/etc. Before that I po...
Tefhel Off topic 567 98,532 2011-09-04, 5:26 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

nest0r Wrote:I said “or” have attacked the other members here. Technically the unfounded accusation was for hypocrisy, and you specified me, so again, feel free to post quotes. I didn't suggest (nor i...
Tefhel Off topic 567 98,532 2011-09-04, 5:09 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

nest0r Wrote:Really? Feel free to provide quotes. I'd also like to see quotes from this thread demonstrating that the critics, including Thora have been vitriolic or have attacked the other members po...
Tefhel Off topic 567 98,532 2011-09-04, 5:03 pm