Whether you¡¯ve been here for several days or several decades, listening to fellow expats, immigrants and other non-Japanese residents groaning about their dissatisfaction with their language abilities is nothing new. The advice I¡¯ve received on how to improve, however, sometimes skews toward the exasperating.
I¡¯ve been told (seriously) that speaking in archaic Japanese from the Meiji Era is the fastest way to gain respect from the locals. I doth protest.
I¡¯ve been told, ¡°See, what you need to do is date a Japanese chick.¡± Bro. It¡¯s 2019. Cross-cultural copulation doesn¡¯t guarantee bilingual cred. You¡¯re going to have to work on that technique somewhere else.
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