necoandjeff wrote:
> Michael Cash wrote:
> > On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:20:22 +0900, B Robson <front@00-love.jp>
> > brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
> >
> >> He has been there 3 months. I think he has unreasonable expectations
> >> of what level of Japanese he has and is likely to have after 3
> >> months.
> >
> > Name me a gaigin that last sentence doesn't apply to.
>
> Every gaigin who has studied Japanese for longer than 3 months...

I have unreasonable expectations of the level of Japanese likely to be
obtained after another 20 years. Level 1 was the equivalent of an
afternoon's stroll from Calcutta. Everest is going to need quite a few
more gin & tonics.