Comments on: Musings of a Gaijin: First Months in Japan

By: Kiwijim

Kiwijim — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:33:17 +0000

I haven’t been complimented on my fundoshi wearing ability much either.

By: Blue

Blue — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:34:34 +0000

We knew what you meant Lenny! Thanks for your comment!

By: LennyP

LennyP — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:30:20 +0000

Sorry, yes I meant to say Japanese.

By: Blue

Blue — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:09:51 +0000

Im not complimented on my English very much.. Does that mean I do English pretty good?

By: Kiwijim

Kiwijim — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:19:46 +0000

You mean complimenting your Japanese, right? Not English.
The better you speak Japanese the less people say you are umai and jyozu. Yup thats about how it is.

By: LennyP

LennyP — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:31:06 +0000

Something to keep in mind about the Japanese is that their complimenting your English is really a backhanded compliment. The better you speak, the less you will be complimented.