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    Hamza Yunus
    Banned @labrat
    Joined: 19 Jan 2025

    @labrat thanks gentleman!! I feel honored to be here.

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      Hamza Yunus
      Banned
      Joined: 19 Jan 2025

      @T4920 so far, the only thing I did not like about Mo is that he lives in Manchester and he does not care if the sky is red or blue there. That's like life or death there, Beatles or Rolling stones there. No one is perfect, we r humans, we all have flaws, still we love and care for each other, right?

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        labrat
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 9 Aug 2024

        Mo is this true you live with a man named Chester ?

        😱

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          Kasi
          見習いボス
          Joined: 9 Oct 2014

          @labrat
          Only happy cause you brought a big eye wallet chain to be me

          The world's insane
          While you drink champagne
          And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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            labrat
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 9 Aug 2024

            🐀💨

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              Kasi
              見習いボス
              Joined: 9 Oct 2014

              🤣🤣

              The world's insane
              While you drink champagne
              And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                KawaiiKitten
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 3 Dec 2024

                😊😊😊

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                  Shelby999
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 21 Aug 2022

                  Pointed Musing

                  It occurs to me that the inimitable Shinichi Haraki (and his Japanese team - somewhat like the tinkering and racing success of the late American Carroll Shelby) have created (with the considerable marketing foresight of Englishman Giles Padmore and his team) this outlet for a global consortium of high-minded people who represent and promote the distilled best of what human culture has created. Although I fear for the future of humanity (there are too fucking many of us), this forum is a safe place to interact and enjoy people who strive for their best. Some might think Duh!, but I want to state the obvious, and sincerely thank the afore-mentioned people and their organizations for helping to sustain what remains of my faith in mankind (old enough to know what was). I recently witnessed the 101-year-old Canadian John Neu receiving the French Legion Of Honour, "There are some countries in the world who are going through the same hiccup that Europe went through before the second world war. I can see the signs." It was extremely emotional for me to hear this man relate his experience of attending Bergen-Belsen shortly before victory in 1945 and helping the Allies bury thousands in mass graves. This survivor crossed the ocean at 19 years to fight for the freedom that I enjoy in Canada today. What he lived through makes me feel inadequate. I wonder how willingly today's 19 year olds (or any of us) would take up that mantle and put their lives on the line to survive against the odds. High-minded, indeed.

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                    Shelby999
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    @MisterEclectic
                    Joined: 21 Aug 2022

                    @MisterEclectic Ditto.

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                      SKT
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                      For you international, multilingual folks, is there one language you would recommend to learn as a second to English? I’m in my 50’s and need a brain challenge…other than having teenagers.

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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        Probably French or Spanish with the most chance of being able to use it frequently. I have thought Japanese would be fun to learn.

                        @Alex thoughts and insights on Japanese?

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          IrishHeart
                          Haraki san Expert
                          @SKT
                          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                          @SKT I would definitely say Spanish. There are twice as many native Spanish speakers as French. ( All of South America except Brazil).
                          My daughter speaks it fluently and says it’s one of the more straightforward languages to learn and has helped her to understand Portuguese and Italian.

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                            Denman John
                            Haraki san Prodigy
                            @SKT
                            Joined: 27 Dec 2023

                            @SKT Learning Japanese has worked out well for me. Not the most widely spoken language, but I was able to have about 5 or 6 different conversations on my recent trip.

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                              SKT
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                              Thanks guys. Spanish does seem to be a no-brainer. But the idea of Japanese is very interesting just because it’s so different. Appreciate everyone’s thoughts

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                                Alex
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                @SKT I am pretty fluent in french, and have I'd say an intermediate standard of Japanese. Japanese is really, really fucking hard. French comparatively was super easy - I would say both are as useful or useless as each other in that there are not many places other than France or Japan that either are useful, though French clearly is slightly more widely spoken than Japanese globally.

                                I assume Spanish is the obvious choice for any American - my foundation in french gives me above average comprehension in Spanish/Italian. My Japanese gives me little to no benefit in China (only obvious comparison)

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                                  SKT
                                  見習いボス
                                  @Alex
                                  Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                  @Alex thanks Alex. I mean Japanese looks hard. It would really be a challenge to learn at this point I’m thinking. I like what you said about French giving you a foundational understanding of Spanish/Italian. I would hope learning Spanish would do the same for me with Italian and French. More bang for the buck

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                                    pechelman
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                    @Denman-John and @Alex or anyone else who has learned Japanese; what/how did you go about it? Something like Rosetta Stone or duo or something totally different? The huge hurdle seems to be not being familiar with any of their alphabets.

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                                      Alex
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                      Leaning Hiragana and Katakana is the easy part, but until you do that, you cant do much else. Start with hiragana. There are loads of good apps/sites for flashcard style learning of these characters. This is also a good site: https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/

                                      Once you nail down the two alphabets, if you're still interested, DM me
                                      @pechelman

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                                        Denman John
                                        Haraki san Prodigy
                                        @pechelman
                                        Joined: 27 Dec 2023

                                        @pechelman I took Japanese for a year in university and that gave me the basic grammar and sentence structure. When I moved to Japan it was sink or swim as I lived in a rural area where nobody spoke English. I learned much faster when I was immersed in the language and culture and HAD to use it on a daily basis. I have forgotten some vocabulary and my grammar can be a little sloppy, but I can still get by pretty well. It also helps that my wife is Japanese 😉

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                                        • WhiskeySandwichW
                                          WhiskeySandwich
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                          Admiring the patina on the waiting room chairs at my tax joint…. Is that tea core? Lol
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                                          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                          -Seneca

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