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A Huge Thank You! Japanese Learner Trends!

Started by tofugu · 1 year ago

I want to thank all of you for your help. By filling out my questionnaire I (might) be able to finish my thesis on time! I will be getting to all of your thank you cards eventually, though I wouldn’t expect them right away. I still have to finish my thesis first, and then I’ll […] ... Continue reading »

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  • Viet

    1 year ago

    Good luck on your thesis. I'm glad I don't have to write one :)

    - Future Super Senior Viet
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    victory lap!
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  • クリス

    1 year ago

    Oh my, that looks like a lot of paper. I'm looking forward to seeing your thesis. I can never get enough of anything Japanese... 「と大！」。Good luck on your thesis, maybe when you are done, you can go back to playing on your websites.

    ( 　￣)y―oo0O0O〇○** ﾊﾟﾁﾝ 「遊ぶ」
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  • kevinnwhat

    1 year ago

    you can never get enough of anything japanese?! -.- that was the case when i first started studying japanese haha ( dont get me wrong i enjoy studying but some things...>:O) lol
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  • Neil Duckett

    1 year ago

    I take it not everyone gets a mention despite taking the time to fill out the survey!
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    Ah! Sorry!
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  • kevinnwhat

    1 year ago

    owned.
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  • mmnessa

    1 year ago

    I almost fainted laughing when I saw MagiBon. For some reason her comments remind me of her videos...
    It also makes me question the authenticity of both the GaijinTonic dude and Claytonian's answers to the questions. Especially Claytonian...I've always imagined him as the author of "ナンパ 101" and not a reader of “How to Score in Japanese.”
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    question the authenticity!?? Why would you go and do that??
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  • mmnessa

    1 year ago

    hmmm ...I wonder why >_>
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  • Caitlin

    1 year ago

    Is the deadline up? I was saving it for a day this week when I'd have absolutely nothing to do. x.x Sorry.
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  • kevinnwhat

    1 year ago

    the whole thing about comfortable with speaking verses kids in classes are more comfortable writing, I think its because when you learn by yourself, you can try to say words and pronounce everything perfect without anyone there to laugh at you. While kids in a classroom may be like...shitt everyones gonna laugh at me so im just gonna act like an idiot and not pronounce it right at all. Feel free to send candy or an xbox360 with the thank you letter. Thanks
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  • Eevee

    1 year ago

    @kevinnwhat Also, being a self-learner means you can go at your own pace, and you can spend as much time as you want on perfecting your pronunciation. In class you have to keep moving to keep a steady pace.

    Anyways. I thought the magibon form was filled out rather scantily. I suppose she stared and leaned intently into the screen as she was typing, but shouldn't there be indication of the effort she put in? where is the "*stares intently through screen to your very soul*"?
    Very poorly done magibon, I'm only rating your videos 4.99999 stars from now on!
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    Isn't that a little too high??
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  • kevinnwhat

    1 year ago

    magibon's videos are weird as hell. I just get a picture of mad old creepy guys watching her videos.
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  • Meg

    1 year ago

    I've finally narrowed it down to two, maybe three possible answers to the ever present magibon question [which is WTF is she doing?].
    1. She's created some mad awesome social experiment in which she acts like, well, you know, to see how stupid/simple/bored/pervy people in the world really are [though I bet figuring out how stupid someone is verses their pervert level may be hard....].
    OR...
    2. She's just got way too much time on her hands and need to pick up rock climbing or something.
    or....
    3. She an alien numbing our minds with her smiles while waiting for the mother ship...I don't think this is too likely, but lets keep the options open.

    Koichi should write a thesis on magibon....though it may include a lot of asterisk actions.
    On a normal note, I loved the survey, and reading what other people do [the famous ones at least *grumble*] was fun and inspiring. Kudos.
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  • kevinnwhat

    1 year ago

    "I've finally narrowed it down to two, maybe three possible answers to the ever present magibon question [which is WTF is she doing?]."

    HAHAHAHAH lmao!! wtf is she doing?! IS RIGHT!
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  • Viet

    1 year ago

    Here is recent post of Magibon featured in Japanese TV:

    http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4272

    I haven't seen any previous videos of her, but from that post alone I don't see anything special about her. Her Japanese seems very low level...
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  • Viet

    1 year ago

    OK I decided to search for one of her videos... A good camera angle and a lot of rehearsal can go a long way...
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    Not even really good rehearsal. She can say like three things.

    She learned her Japanese from music and j-dorama folks. This is why I tell you all to learn traditionally for at least a few years before trying to jump into media type things!
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  • Mizuu

    1 year ago

    thank you for making my April's Fool day ^^ That was just KAKKOI ;)

    Regaldless of how many pages you got and from who - I'm really interested in both versions if you'd manage to write it ^3^
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  • GoddessCarlie

    1 year ago

    I am interested in both versions as well. :)

    I can't believe I have the same strategy as Claytonian!
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  • HB

    1 year ago

    がんばって！！！！！！！ すげい！！！ you have alot of repsonses. hope your thesis goes quickly!!!!!
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  • JohtoKen

    1 year ago

    Crap. I got Rick Roll'd. -_-

    I can't wait for the thesis to come in. It'll be a pleasure reading both versions (I also read the formal stuff, too.)
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  • Rob_Hoolan

    1 year ago

    Never gonna give you up

    Never gonna let you down

    never gonna run away and dessert you.

    GOOD LUCK ON YOUR THESIS!!!!!
    The rick roll was teh lulz
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  • sougen02

    1 year ago

    Oh my goodness. I am was shocked to see that Magibon send an entry!
    Until I read what she put. Typical =P

    Good luck on your thesis Koichi! You should give your pressor the link to this website. Im sure he would be surprised =)
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  • Sougen02

    1 year ago

    This was me btw =/
    I forgot to log in


    By the way, doy ou guys really think that Magibon is a native Japanese speaker? I would be utterly disgusted if this whole thing was a big joke.
    Until then let us all watch as she rnaks higher and higher on Youtubes "popularity foodchain" =P
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  • Mnemosyne

    1 year ago

    It says on her site--and she's said it in her videos (albeit in Japanese)--that she's from the US (PA, maybe?) and her dream is to visit Japan. I think some Japanese company is actually taking her there or something....

    She's definitely not a native speaker, though. She's using it as a study tool...I think...
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  • SimonVaillancourt

    1 year ago

    Hey why am I not in the best answers ... LOL I know I was bad at it :( Sorry !

    Hey Koichi did you like the real kana site I posted ?
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  • Viet

    1 year ago

    I think it was an April fools joke. Or is my sarcasm meter off? :(
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  • SimonVaillancourt

    1 year ago

    LOL, not an April fools no . I am trying to stuff my silly head with hiragana and katakana, and found that site the other day ! funny enough it helped me with my Hiragana. Now I need to fill my head with Katakana and then some Kanji.
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  • Fredy

    1 year ago

    Wow... I never thought I'd get Ricked Rolled... Wow... This was the last place I thought this would happen. April fools though... wow... haha. I dislike his singing... really do.
    Family Guy was better. Seth Macfarlane is an okay singer. haha. Well good luck in your thesis! Have fun with all the primary data!!!
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  • Fredy

    1 year ago

    :( I wonder how long I can stay on this top 10 commentors thing. I remember seeing tofugu back in June while when I watched Gokusen. Haha. Ahh the days of ho pants and air sex. haha.
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    oh man, airsex were the days
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  • クリス

    1 year ago

    I remember I was sad for a little before you made Tofugu, because I remember you had just one site for both Japanese and English. Then you made that video about how something was conflicting with the way you were doing/explaining things on your site [I don't remember the details, but I just know there was some down time]. I don't know if you still have the video, but the first article you wrote basically explains what I' talking about.

    http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/02/hello-world/#m...

    Wooh!~ Me want more panda hat! オｵ~アｱ~
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  • Sougen02

    1 year ago

    Not arisex
    EARsex 8)

    (family guy)*



    *Please excuse my stereotypical City American reply. Family guy haunts the internet =_=
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  • zattsu-ooru

    1 year ago

    Okay, you guys have to check this out;
    www.oniazuma.com
    I can't stress it enough. About 60, english subbed videos of cultural, real life Japan. I saw news stories, gaijin documentaries and history discussions and generally an immense treasure of striking insight. I mean, really, guys, you SHOULD check this out.
    Koichi-san, sorry if you see this as a spam(which i guess it kinda is) but i honestly wanted you to find this out. Plus, i filled out the damn thing.
    Love.
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  • mmnessa

    1 year ago

    I think you will find that youtube serves for the same kind of purpose as well as japanprobe. It looks good nonetheless...
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  • zattsu-ooru

    1 year ago

    Youtube videos of such content are sparse and often unsatisfying. Gonna check out japanprobe though...
    thanks
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  • mmnessa

    1 year ago

    not if you check the right channels! but I'm sure you'll love japanprobe, I mean, who doesn't?
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  • koichi

    1 year ago

    it's a really interesting website - lots of serious topics I don't see in other places. subscribed!
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  • harry

    1 year ago

    If you make a funny version of your thesis, I think it would be so interesting to read.
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  • SimonVaillancourt

    1 year ago

    I think reading your thesis result and the whole document would be great. even if it's not funny !
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  • mmnessa

    1 year ago

    I think I would prefer the "Exciting, full of pictures, very sarcastic" version :P
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  • Chimiko

    1 year ago

    Koichi, I'm not very disciplined, so I couldn't really answer any of your questions very practically. Most of the answer would've begun with "umm" lol. So I couldn't help out with your last questionnaire. Really sorry.! -_-;;.
    Now, I'll try my best to fill up your other upcoming ones though. I really want to help!
    Really looking forward to the funny version of your thesis. Good luck~ がんばれ～
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  • Fredy

    1 year ago

    I just saw magibon or whatever...
    "..."
    or to quote her...
    "(._.')"
    Either way, that part makes sense now and it added more sense to the April fools joke.
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  • ケルネチ

    1 year ago

    stickam.jp is a good way to learn!!! =D But you have to figure out how to make an account.
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  • Erin

    1 year ago

    Oh jeez, did I just get Rick Rolled?
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  • WingsOfDaidalos

    1 year ago

    For lack of finding a better place to put this, and out of sheer and shameful desperation, I'm going to ask this here. (I have a test on monday).

    When using a sentence like "日本へ勉強に行きます。" ("I'm going to Japan to study") and you want to sum up 2 (or more) things you are going to do, can you use a simple "と"?

    Example. I want to say "I'm going to London to shop and have fun."

    ロンドンへ買い物と遊びに行きます。

    Or do you use a て-form to sum up the different verbs.

    ロンドンへ買い物に行って、遊びに行きます。

    I get the feeling that with the last thing I am saying "First I go to London to shop, then I go to London to have fun." which is not exactly what I meant to say.
    Maybe it's something else entirely? I realize this website is not here to answer my questions like this, but there is such a large number of talented readers and my teacher isn't responding to her email. :(
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  • Erica

    1 year ago

    Why are you so obsessed with Jim Breen? Do you know not the wonder and majesty that is Rikaichan? All you have to do is scroll over the kanji for an instant reading
    http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/
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