Where are you from ?
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serena0211
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- 19 Jan 2005
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Hello everyone 
I was born in Myanmar and studied Japanese for severl years in Taiwan.
Now, i am a sales taking charge of Japany market..
Hope you probably know"Myanmar=Burma"
I was born in Myanmar and studied Japanese for severl years in Taiwan.
Now, i am a sales taking charge of Japany market..
Hope you probably know"Myanmar=Burma"
lexico
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- 22 Dec 2004
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Hi, welcome to the club, Serena-san!serena0211 said:Hello everyone
I was born in Myanmar and studied Japanese for severl years in Taiwan.
Now, i am a sales taking charge of Japany market..
Hope you probably know"Myanmar=Burma"
You are quite an international person, aren't you.
How many languages do you speak?
I think you will enjoy this place a lot.
The people are so friendly here.
You'll have great fun mingling with all the unique personalities.
Yes, you will find many, many, many interesting people, together with their many, many, many interesting thoughts and whatnot.....
See you around, Serena-san!
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Hi, logging in from Trinidad W.I.
Actually joined today though i've been browsing the forums for a few days now.
I'm hopeing to start a japanese language course in the university in the next couple of months and well once thats completed, I will be looking to relocate to japan for further studies.
Hi, logging in from Trinidad W.I.
Actually joined today though i've been browsing the forums for a few days now.
I'm hopeing to start a japanese language course in the university in the next couple of months and well once thats completed, I will be looking to relocate to japan for further studies.
quakerman360
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- 20 Jan 2005
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newbi
well i am a 12.5 percent german casue my dads father was german i have some scotish blood also and some englsish and irish. I am interested in the japanese langueage especially how the kanji is formed and the linguestics behind it. i love japan cause its a very beufiful country with lots of beutiful gardesn. also unlike america the people over there are modest and polite. I know casue being a student at guilford college (go quakers) i know 6 exchange students who are all very nice and most of my friends are international students like 3 people from bulgaria,, 7 from palestine and 1 from new zealand and one from swisserland,
well i am a 12.5 percent german casue my dads father was german i have some scotish blood also and some englsish and irish. I am interested in the japanese langueage especially how the kanji is formed and the linguestics behind it. i love japan cause its a very beufiful country with lots of beutiful gardesn. also unlike america the people over there are modest and polite. I know casue being a student at guilford college (go quakers) i know 6 exchange students who are all very nice and most of my friends are international students like 3 people from bulgaria,, 7 from palestine and 1 from new zealand and one from swisserland,
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barham92078
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- 21 Jan 2005
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Hi, well I just joined today (Jan 20, 2005), I was born in Vietnam but raised in Belgium - my nationality is Belgian. Now I live in San Diego, California (USA). My wife is Japanese, we met at the English school (we arrived at the same time in the US). Most of our friends are Japanese and they mostly speak Japanese whereas I'm there or not. So I started to learn it so I could join their conversation. Beside Japanese, I also speak French, English, Spanish, Dutch, and Vietnamese. Guess what my major was in college? International Business ;-)
lexico
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- 22 Dec 2004
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That is totally awesome, Barham! I wonder what your brain looks like inside!barham92078 said:
Wow, I envy you, 6 languages--a true hexaglot!!
You must have an exciting life history to tell.
I hope to hear some, as we bump into each other here ar JREF!
Welcome aboard, Barham!
Shibuyaexpat
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- 19 Jan 2005
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Hi all! This seems like a very fun and lively forum.
Please allow me to introduce myself. Technically, I'm from the States (specifically, San Diego, Calif.), but have had a very gypsy-esque upbringing: born in S. Korea, lived in Germany and France (until 3 yrs old), lived in Tokyo (age 4-5), went back to S. Korea, and then grew in States (7 States). Next stop, maybe London or Germany, depending upon which way the wind blows. Am currently working for a major Japanese corporation, and trying to survive on my non-existent Japanese language skills. (Having an Asian face, I am not afforded the Japanese-at-reduced-speeds or direct-to-English as my Caucasian counterparts). Thus far, living here has been one side-splitting adventure after another.
Please allow me to introduce myself. Technically, I'm from the States (specifically, San Diego, Calif.), but have had a very gypsy-esque upbringing: born in S. Korea, lived in Germany and France (until 3 yrs old), lived in Tokyo (age 4-5), went back to S. Korea, and then grew in States (7 States). Next stop, maybe London or Germany, depending upon which way the wind blows. Am currently working for a major Japanese corporation, and trying to survive on my non-existent Japanese language skills. (Having an Asian face, I am not afforded the Japanese-at-reduced-speeds or direct-to-English as my Caucasian counterparts). Thus far, living here has been one side-splitting adventure after another.
lexico
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- 22 Dec 2004
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Moderator-san: Should Newbie Shibuyaexpat wish to move, I agree to tag along!
Well, I also nocitced you are new.
You are very welcome here to the forum.
If you can copy your intro. here and post it over there @ Member Introductions as an independent & separate thread (just ask one of the moderators or admin. to do it "the grafting/transplanting" for you. They'll be happy to help you with that!) more people will get to know you.
When I was in China, everyone would think I was one of them, and speak at normal speed, whether I was in Northern China or in the south, so I know what you've been thru.
You get all the gaijin red carpet minus the favors!
Come to the many varied threads and share some of your thoughts.
Also, feel free to start new threads, they are always welcome. The daily regulars, they all check on any new threads and posts every day, almost 24 hrs 'round the clook due to the global distribution of members.
I hope to see you around often, and wishing you fair & favorable winds!
lexico
Hi, Shibayaexpat. I can see you've come a long way!Shibuyaexpat said:
Well, I also nocitced you are new.
You are very welcome here to the forum.
If you can copy your intro. here and post it over there @ Member Introductions as an independent & separate thread (just ask one of the moderators or admin. to do it "the grafting/transplanting" for you. They'll be happy to help you with that!) more people will get to know you.
When I was in China, everyone would think I was one of them, and speak at normal speed, whether I was in Northern China or in the south, so I know what you've been thru.
You get all the gaijin red carpet minus the favors!
Come to the many varied threads and share some of your thoughts.
Also, feel free to start new threads, they are always welcome. The daily regulars, they all check on any new threads and posts every day, almost 24 hrs 'round the clook due to the global distribution of members.
I hope to see you around often, and wishing you fair & favorable winds!
lexico
Shibuyaexpat
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- 19 Jan 2005
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Thanks for the welcome thoughts and the advice. I'll be sure to do that.
barham92078
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- 21 Jan 2005
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Shibuyaexpat said:
WOW! What a journey! Just a question: how did you get to travel so often?
I've the same problem as you do quite often too: I've also an Asian face and my wife is Japanese. So they all assume that I'm also Japanese and don't bother to talk to me in English until they realize that my Japanese is actually not that good :-S
By the way, how did you got a position in a Japanese company? That's really neat! I checked many Japanese companies in San Diego for a position but most of them require fluency in Japanese...
barham92078
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- 21 Jan 2005
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lexico said:That is totally awesome, Barham! I wonder what your brain looks like inside!
Wow, I envy you, 6 languages--a true hexaglot!!
You must have an exciting life history to tell.
I hope to hear some, as we bump into each other here ar JREF!
Welcome aboard, Barham!
Thanks! I'm sure we'll have plenty of opportunities to bump into each other in this forum. It's really a great place to meet people!
Shibuyaexpat
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- 19 Jan 2005
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barham92078 said:
Mostly because of the old man. Too long/complicated to discuss here, but basically, trying to escape S. Korean gov't (yes, South!) for his outspoken views on...internal policies...
I kinda expected this before I arrived, and it's not like I want them to speak to me in English, but I wish my comprehension was a bit better so that what they're saying doesn't sound like one really long, incomprehensible word ;P
I got hired in the States (5 years ago) and am here to "lend a global perspective" on certain practices. This assignment sort of just happened. I guess I was in the right place at the right time.
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