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    • pechelmanP
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      @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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      • AlexA
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        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 JohnD
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          @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
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            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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            • Luijim78L
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              @WhiskeySandwich I don't think so, I think it's a chrome tanning, with wear it tends to whiten but maybe I'm not seeing the colour in the photo

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              • GilesG
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                @Luijim78 I think it's a joke Luigi, I think it is plastic showing the white material underneath.....

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • N
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                  Milk core.

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                  • flannel slutF
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                    Just got back from a mini getaway where we were away for 3 days. Certain vacations require at least a week to make it worth your while but find coming back to reality from those trips brutal and need a full day to mentally prep Defoe getting back to the grind. This quick trip was great and a perfect recharge of the battery.

                    Edit: was going to fix the auto correct from Defoe to before but would like to think William would approve.

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                    • todyT
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                      @flannel-slut soooo... where did you go? we'll do the same on thursday afternoon, escaping the cologne carnival and heading for the island for an extended weekend.

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                      • flannel slutF
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                        @tody perfection bud enjoy your escape… we ran for warmer weather as well and visited my parents in Florida.

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                        • mclaincauseyM
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                          One of the most refreshing vacations I’ve ever had was a weekend getaway without the kid. Second only to having someone watch our kid, the biggest single factor to the reset was being in the desert. Itching to go back soon. Beaches in theory are the most relaxing environments, but deserts hit different. Enchantment Resort, Sedona AZ.

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                          Think it, be it.

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                          • todyT
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                            @mclaincausey considering the current volume of your beard, that must have been a decade ago

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                            • mclaincauseyM
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                              @tody haha it’s two beards ago. December 2022.

                              Think it, be it.

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                              • flannel slutF
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                                @mclaincausey These things are usually subjective but not in your case. Current look is way awesomer vs 2022 McLain.

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                                • Tago MagoT
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                                  @flannel-slut because @mclaincausey looks life the Dude now. And you know sometimes there’s a man

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                                  • flannel slutF
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                                    Well, he’s the man for his time and place

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                                    • mclaincauseyM
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                                      lol thanks folks. I prefer to add long hair to get the full Dude effect but keeping it trim for now

                                      Think it, be it.

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                                      • steelworkerS
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                                        @flannel-slut said in Random conversations:

                                        Just got back from a mini getaway where we were away for 3 days. Certain vacations require at least a week to make it worth your while but find coming back to reality from those trips brutal and need a full day to mentally prep Defoe getting back to the grind. This quick trip was great and a perfect recharge of the battery.

                                        Edit: was going to fix the auto correct from Defoe to before but would like to think William would approve.

                                        Its Willem. Yes, I am that asshole.

                                        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                        Well, I have others.

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                                        • flannel slutF
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                                          @steelworker damn you but I’ll be the first to concede their there is a major distinction between William and Willem

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                                          • flannel slutF
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                                            Well corrected sir

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