undead_saif Wrote:

Saiga Wrote:This topic reminded me of something:

Well, this is definitely unnecessary, people who don't have something good to say shouldn't talk, no offense.

Haha. None taken. I wasn't trying to offend anyone. I just think its funny how people make a big deal about high-pitched asian voices and then I remembered that stupid commercial.

Back on topic. If I had to say what I like best about Japanese women, It would be that they are women.... Who speak Japanese. I think both of those are excellent qualities in a potential mate. For myself anyway :D

undead_saif Wrote:

Saiga Wrote:This topic reminded me of something:

Well, this is definitely unnecessary, people who don't have something good to say shouldn't talk, no offense.

Who did you think Saiga was being mean to? Haha. I'm a bit confused by this response to this video.

Anyway, I think the video is hilarious, and totally on topic. I also really like the way they translated it into English--it really conveyed the feeling of the Japanese much better than a lot of translations I've seen.

I guess it depends on the person of what is worth it for them. Mine may not be of yours. Anyways, it's my own dream and not of anyone else. It may sound not worth getting, but it is actually for me. I believe we guys do have goals of our own, and have our own likes and dislikes. I guess it's okay to post anything related to this, or dream what I want as long as I do no wrong with anyone or didn't break any rules, isn't it? Thanks for those who gave their efforts to share their opinions on this thread and those who have tried to correct my wrong grammar both in japanese and english, or let's just say those who have tried to help. And for those who have think that I'am merely a fool or whatever negative adjectives it is to describe me posting like this - There's always a word like this in english "Ignore".

Of course it goes above everything that it's fine for everyone to have their own view. A lot of people here have experience and realistic perspectives that are worth hearing out, but we don't even know each other on a forum like this and can't be judgmental.

@pauro02: Just out of interest, what is your native language?

English, tagalog, and the visayan language. What makes my native language interest you?

As far as the English is concerned, I immediately took to mean something sexually like "How's a Japanese woman (for sex/toy/spouse?/etc.)?". Saying it's incorrect English is a stretch in my opinion. In a given context where things can be ellipsed, I can see possible readings. In isolation, however, as is the case I presume for all of the other native English speakers here, the sentence just sounds odd. As far as the Japanese, some rephrasing is definitely in order, but I think that's been thoroughly discussed here just far.

@pauro2: Tori-kun just wanted to know what they were. Now that we know, other people that can speak those languages might better figure out where some of the problems you had were caused from. That's all.

pauro02 Wrote:Anyways, it's my own dream and not of anyone else.

Don't worry you aren't alone. Just go out on a Friday night and you'll see there are plenty of guys here in Japan with the exact same dream. I feel like it's pretty rare to not be interested in Japanese girls when you first get here. Normally the people that have grown tired of them have been here a while.

Also most of the western girls I talk to are extremely interested in Japanese guys as well so it's not even a gender specific dream. I'm guessing its also not sexual preference specific.

why should this even be considered unusual when 99% of the people around you are Japanese?

Being in Japan and dreaming about having a Japanese girlfriend seems as mundane as dreaming about going to Yoshinoya

Of course it's not weird to want a Japanese partner if you're living in Japan. But I think you're risking a huge let down if your sole goal with getting to Japan, managing to live there, and learning Japanese, is to find a Japanese girl.

TwoMoreCharacters Wrote:Of course it's not weird to want a Japanese partner if you're living in Japan. But I think you're risking a huge let down if your sole goal with getting to Japan, managing to live there, and learning Japanese, is to find a Japanese girl.

Actually it's not a Japanese girl that all I wanted.. The original plan of mine is to go there, live there, and marry a japanese woman. So my dream is these three as a whole, not just the japanese woman thingy, because if this was the case, then I should have searched for japanese woman here in my country, and won't stressed myself of finding any ways possible to go to Japan. By the way, there is a japanese school and a japanese town here in the Phils where most of the japanese people resides. Would have been better to do that if I only seek for a woman.

Saiga Wrote:Haha. None taken. I wasn't trying to offend anyone. I just think its funny how people make a big deal about high-pitched asian voices and then I remembered that stupid commercial.

Thanks
Maybe I was a little offensive toward you! Sorry!

Saiga Wrote:Back on topic. If I had to say what I like best about Japanese women, It would be that they are women.... Who speak Japanese. I think both of those are excellent qualities in a potential mate. For myself anyway

Hehe good point.

Tzadeck Wrote:Who did you think Saiga was being mean to? Haha. I'm a bit confused by this response to this video.

Anyway, I think the video is hilarious, and totally on topic. I also really like the way they translated it into English--it really conveyed the feeling of the Japanese much better than a lot of translations I've seen.

I've forgotten how I interpreted it! LOL! I don't know, my response sounds weird now

pauro02 Wrote:Actually it's not a Japanese girl that all I wanted.. The original plan of mine is to go there, live there, and marry a japanese woman. So my dream is these three as a whole, not just the japanese woman thingy, because if this was the case, then I should have searched for japanese woman here in my country, and won't stressed myself of finding any ways possible to go to Japan. By the way, there is a japanese school and a japanese town here in the Phils where most of the japanese people resides. Would have been better to do that if I only seek for a woman.

Aha! The impression you gave us before is that you're learning Japanese only to get the girls!

pauro02 Wrote:Actually it's not a Japanese girl that all I wanted.. The original plan of mine is to go there, live there, and marry a japanese woman. So my dream is these three as a whole, not just the japanese woman thingy, because if this was the case, then I should have searched for japanese woman here in my country, and won't stressed myself of finding any ways possible to go to Japan. By the way, there is a japanese school and a japanese town here in the Phils where most of the japanese people resides. Would have been better to do that if I only seek for a woman.

Right! That's good then, I hope you succeed, are able to look back at what you got out of it all and see some valuable things.

Hopefully, the thing is the idea of going there for permanent residence is kind of a pain to me.Japanese language is really that difficult already, but this is the easiest step for my dream as of the moment, I guess..　Seems very hopeless, but I've thought to myself of what's next if I would gonna quit.　：）俺はお戦い！＜ーーーPlease correct if this is wrong．．Thanks..

The verb conjugation would be 戦う. 戦い refers to the fight itself, "I am (a/the) fight". And I wouldn't say you need the honorific prefix お in this case, if you want to be polite the common thing to say would be "頑張ります!"

You'd be just wrong if you didn't think it seems difficult to learn a language from scratch that's very different from ones you might already know. That's what it's like, you start out being confused in a dark and misty forest where you might only be able to see just a few trees around you, then as you acquire more and more of the language, more trees of the whole forest come into sight. Even if it's just a little at a time, the more you learn the clearer everything gets.

I won't debate the ethics of using someone for a visa, cause it could go both ways, but there's something I want to point out just in case, especially for Japanese women in your country. Many Japanese women outside Japan may not be all that interested in going back to Japan. In many places outside Japan, its easier for women to actually hold down careers and actually get promoted through a company; plus there are various culture differences that women sometimes like better outside of Japan. So you should keep that in mind.

Only other thing I'll add, as I usually do in these kind of topics. Your best weapon for living in Japan for an extended time is to have actual skills that companies want and will employ you for. Japanese skill only makes up a tiny fraction of that.

P.S.: [Japanese] Women want guys with real jobs.

Like most women, Japanese women prefer stability and a steady income. If they don't have it already, they are going to want it from you. Sometimes they want both.

Aha! The impression you gave us before is that you're learning Japanese only to get the girls!

Nah, It wasn't the case, but just a part of it. Sorry for confusing you guys... I love Japan even before I've learned that a partner in life is important. So my original dream is really to go there and a woman is just a part of it. Anyways, talking about woman and love, I don't think that I would still be able to choose my type if we are to talk about love, because as far as I'am concerned; love is an assassin that will stab your heart secretly for someone you haven't even thought it your dream that you will fall in loved with.

TwoMoreCharacters Wrote:The verb conjugation would be 戦う. 戦い refers to the fight itself, "I am (a/the) fight". And I wouldn't say you need the honorific prefix お in this case, if you want to be polite the common thing to say would be "頑張ります!"

You'd be just wrong if you didn't think it seems difficult to learn a language from scratch that's very different from ones you might already know. That's what it's like, you start out being confused in a dark and misty forest where you might only be able to see just a few trees around you, then as you acquire more and more of the language, more trees of the whole forest come into sight. Even if it's just a little at a time, the more you learn the clearer everything gets.

What I mean is that, if I'am to compare the difficulty of the language and the difficulty of going there - learning the language is easier, but is still super duper difficult. So if the language studies itself is already that much difficult, then planning to migrate there is like looking both right side and left side at the same time.

Like most women, Japanese women prefer stability and a steady income. If they don't have it already, they are going to want it from you. Sometimes they want both.


I'm very much aware of this one.. xD Thanks for reminding me though..

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Okay, great. Now that we got that out of the way, we can get back to learning Japanese.

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