Conscentia wrote:Hetalian Indie Rio de Janeiro wrote:I did learn neither.
I did learn about half of the worst part, the writing system, just out of boredom.
All you learned is the orthography, the least significant part of a spoken language, over 6 years, and even then only learned half?
You say Japanese is easy - you don't even know Japanese. You're just somewhat literate in the Japanese writing system.
I learned all of it when I was 12. My experience decreased because my interest also did. I didn't really felt like living in a place that is literally the other side of the world (+13-+14 hours in timezone difference), where people are too shy, don't show emotions in public and don't talk to strangers, who like politeness, harmony and social cohesion... When I was 12 that sounded nice but it is totally the kind of society I would not fit in. So no.
I have a hobby in Linguistics. Of course I know how hard Japanese is, since I have basic knowledge in French, English, Spanish, and would compare.
Everyone says the writing system is the worse part. -_-



