Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: "Ryan Ginstrom" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Politicians block comic over 'fake' Nanjing Massacre tale Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:41:25 +0900 Lines: 43 Message-ID: <2tosvdF22ue6mU2@uni-berlin.de> References: <73fde4f0.0410141040.6f70a6c4@posting.google.com> <2tbirjF1tlj10U1@uni-berlin.de> <2tfc0gF1u2s79U1@uni-berlin.de> <2tgniiF1vtr89U1@uni-berlin.de> <2tk55uF215ktfU1@uni-berlin.de> <2tkihtF1u6qi4U1@uni-berlin.de> <2tm6vbF211ck1U1@uni-berlin.de> <2tm99gF1vl9m2U1@uni-berlin.de> <2tmb77F21evoaU1@uni-berlin.de> <2tn062F20ot9oU1@uni-berlin.de> <2tn5s8F22gm4nU1@uni-berlin.de> <2todqoF22jbgaU1@uni-berlin.de> <2torgqF22mfpoU2@uni-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 89cE6KG6GvsPBMIl7fIhQQTntoGKWf7u/+t+jruwaAoMdNvtom X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:19869 "Ernest Schaal" wrote in message news:BD9D692A.29CFD%eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp... > in article 2torgqF22mfpoU2@uni-berlin.de, Ryan Ginstrom at > > I wonder what it says of Ernie's opinions of the Japanese when he lives in > > Japan, is married to a Japanese, and works among Japanese, and yet hasn't > > taken the trouble to learn the language. > > You make the assumption that I haven't taken the trouble of learning the > language. That is not a good assumption. I have taken lessons, and I have > studied, and I can carry on simple conversations in Japanese, but I know > that until I have passed the 1st grade of the JLPT I had better not show my > progress or lack of it. I applaud your efforts. Keep it up. But... Can't read a simple, 5-odd sentence blurb even with the aid of a dictionary = cannot read Japanese. Inability to recognize "Masayuki" as a first name shows a pretty profound lack of understanding of the spoken language as well. No, I would not go showing off my Japanese abilities quite yet if I were you. > Why did you make such a stupid assumption? Why are you asking such a stupid question? Are you stupid? > What have you been doing since your retirement to improve yourself? I am learning to become a connoisseur of awamori. -- Regards, Ryan Ginstrom ryang@gol.com