Going to japan

[Anonymous No.]

Heyo all, a chance has arisen for me to go to Japan, next year. I plan to take it, since Japan is a pretty cool place and such- but I just have a few questions.

1) If you don't act like an anime loving faggot and actually learn their language will they accept you? (I'm not American, if it helps)
2) I am already sort of learning the language, I have a bunch of books from a torrent and some audio stuff. The artist for the audio stuff is only listed as "Pimsleur" I just did a google search, and they did turn up. So is this a good approach to learn the language? I've heard rosetta stone isn't as good as it might seem.

I'm not sure what to expect by posting this, I guess I'll find out in a second.

[Anonymous No.]

It's a troll. I can tell cause he posted Lucky Star.

[Anonymous No.]

It was the only picture I could think of damn it. I'm going there for educational reasons, it's not for fun. I intend to get something out of the experience, I just want to approach it properly.

[Anonymous No.]

>Heyo
>Lucky Star
>Japan is a pretty cool place and such

no it isn't

[Anonymous No.]

DOES THIS LOOKS LIKE THE TRAVELING BOARD TO YOU FAGGGOT?

[Anonymous No.]

You're not going to know the language in a year.

[Anonymous No.]

Go away.

[Anonymous No.]

http://zip.4chan.org/trv/imgboard.html

[Anonymous No.]

>>1213063
>I'm going there for educational reasons, it's not for fun
>not for fun
sure you are

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>>1213055
No, he's just an idiot because he posted this question.
>1) If you don't act like an anime loving faggot and actually learn their language will they accept you? (I'm not American, if it helps)
Is it really that hard to not act like some retarded fuckup? Do you really need tips?

Also, stay away from Rosetta Stone. If you're just visiting, Pimsleur is probably all you need since you probably only care about getting around and not learning the language.

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>>1213081

Okay sorry I guess this should of been obvious.

[Anonymous No.]

If you don't like Lucky Star, you must be some kind of faggot. Seriously, go back to /a/, you twats.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1213081
>Is it really that hard to not act like some retarded fuckup? Do you really need tips?

Yeah ... Considering some of the people I saw when I stayed briefly in Tokyo before going elsewhere on my stay in Japan. This is apparently a very difficult thing for some of the tourists, and as the more touristy types get attached to the Japanese shit it just going to be getting worse.

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>>1213055
You go to /a/. I can tell because of your baseless Lucky Star hate.

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>>1213107
Why are you worrying about other people?

If you saw them doing things "incorrectly/wrong" or acting like idiots, THEN DO THE OPPOSITE.

Fuck off.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1213107

This is the sort of thing I'd be wanting to avoid, the trip is for a year btw. I suppose it's not that hard to avoid that kind of stuff though.

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>>1213107
Then will advice really fix anything? There's very little you can do if you're already so far out of it that you can't act normal for the two seconds you're outside.

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>>1213107
Is not OP.
>>1213115
Is OP.

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>>1213115
Just acting polite, normal person, who doesn't stare at everything and everyone will get you a good long ways in most places (not just Japan). Don't express your powerlevel, they really don't care (except in some areas).

In general, if you are polite and don't bother people they will return the same to you. It should only take a week or so to figure out how things work on your daily trips and to get acclimated to following suit. Also, never be afraid to ask for advice on something if you are unsure. Its better to ask, and do it right the first time.

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>>1213129
"You" can sometimes be used hypothetically. It's not always used directly against someone else.

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>>1213138

This is a well-thought out, and helpful post.

Thanks.

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>>1213129
sorry, didn't mean to cause confusion. I'm not OP, I just thought I would give advice.

>>1213116
Because, other people behaving like idiots will inherently make me look bad to others before I even get a chance to prove myself to not be one. I have spent far too long in other countries to not have learned this lesson yet.

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>>1213150
Which could be summarized as "act like a normal person and ask for help when you need it." Things like this should be common sense so I don't know why you even asked it in the first place.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1213159

Self-assurance. I g2g now though, thanks for the help guys.

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>>1213151
>Because, other people behaving like idiots will inherently make me look bad to others before I even get a chance to prove myself to not be one. I have spent far too long in other countries to not have learned this lesson yet.
If you learned it already, then you should know that there's very little you can do besides behaving yourself. You can't just travel back in time and kill the other tourists.

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>>1213168
If I could travel back in time and kill tourists I would. Oh god do I hate tourists.

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>>1213189
OMG YEA I FUKKIN HATE TOURISTS THEY SUK SO MUCH! I'M NOT A TOURIST IM JUST GOING TO JAPAN BECAUSE I LIKE ANIME AND WANT TO GET A JAPANESE GIRLFRIEND AND SEE SOME SHIT, I'M NOT DUMB LIKE THOSE OTHER TOURISTS!

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>>1213228
Nope, I was there on business, same with almost every other country I've gone to.

[Anonymous No.]

COOL STORY BRAH