cammerjeff
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And every other country I am sure! Envoy must be from the USA? We can be more than a bit arrogant in my experiance, especially when traveling to other countries!
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Interessing. I know plenty of diplomats speaking more or less english. However most finer things goes by them. Japanese is i think a different ballgame all together.Edwin O. Reischauer (1910-1990) was a popular US Ambassdor to Japan from 1961 to 1966.
He not only spoke good Japanese but his wife was Japanese.
As an envoy, speaking the local language will be the first step to be a good diplomat.
Edwin and Haru
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エドウィン・O・ライシャワー | Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
エドウィン・オールドファザー・ライシャワー（1910年10月～1990年9月）は、東京を拠点に活動をしていたキリスト教長老派教会宣教師の家庭に生まれ育ちました 。16歳の時に日本を離れオーバーリン大学へ入学。その後、ハーハード大学へ進み東アジア史を専攻。その間、５年間はパリ、東京、京都、北京へ留学します。1938年、夫人のエイドリアンとともに米国へ戻り、1939年に博士号を取得。その後、1941年に国務省および米国陸軍のリサーチアナリスト、軍の日本言語プログラムのオーガナイザー、翻訳者として抜擢されるまで、極東言語学部において教鞭を執りました。rijs.fas.harvard.edu
I learned English remembering hundreds or a thousand words one after anotherInteressing. I know plenty of diplomats speaking more or less english. However most finer things goes by them. Japanese is i think a different ballgame all together.
That does not make fluent or get a grasp of the finer detail in a lingo. At best in that circels it is a learned text.I learned English remembering hundreds or a thousand words one after another
I don't understand most of the English jokes either as my sense for them is differentThat does not make fluent or get a grasp of the finer detail in a lingo. At best in that circels it is a learned text.
I can speak dutch english understand german and french. I do know the finer things in english but far from all.
And these are lingos that have a common base. Japanese has not.
So i can applaude you for doing so very good in english.
I was just wondering if the man spoke good japanese or you guys just being polite.
If that person is an American envoy, he should be removed immediately! The last 2 years has been a disgrace!And every other country I am sure! Envoy must be from the USA? We can be more than a bit arrogant in my experiance, especially when traveling to other countries!
Yes, it isIs that the same Softbank that owns or sponsors my Favorite Japanese Baseball team?
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Promoting murderers is something quite usual, in my country, unfortunately! Specially if they are of the enemy's origin, a.k.a Arabs!As for that person, shame on them for promoting a murderer. I hope the court hands down a harsh sentence.