You're a damn masochist for learning Japanese - partly because of the difficulty level for English speakers, but also because of the absolute fucking cesspool which are the vast majority of Japanese language learners (which would have been just as bad to deal with as the feminists and jews). That's why there's such a high fail rate - because you get insufferable faggots who wax lyrical about how they're "otaku" (which is an insulting word to call oneself in Japanese anyway) or anime they've watched with English subtitles and they think they're "almost fluent".
Learning a foreign language to a high level is probably one of the hardest things you can do.
the absolute fucking cesspool which are the vast majority of Japanese language learners
Oh god, I'm well-versed in that. Looking for language learning resources after the class I took really opened my eyes to that shit. That and just how many jews/feminists are in language learning in general, usually not even knowing more than a sentence or two. You know the usual identity bullshit, only now it's pushed into language learning!
Most of the really bad weebs dropped out in the first week (44% drop rate!) once they realized how hard it was. Another ~60% failed along the way and just stopped showing up. It was a very small class by graduation time lol.
I think the hardest thing for them were the extra class times where we had to talk face-to-face in Japanese. I had a blast, but as the quiet ones dropped out one by one we had to combine a couple of the groups to keep it going. Then it got noisier and more fun as we were left with the people who were actually trying to learn instead of having delusions.
Prof was this really old nice Japanese lady though, and you could tell what bullshit meddling the fags in the language dept were pushing on her. The final was having a full conversation with her. That was frightening and hilarious at the same time. Something about learning a language brings up all sorts of goofy saying and fun stuff.
The language learning community in general is a goddamn cesspool - and you're not wrong that its filled with jews and feminists (and other brands of degenerates).
You end up with the faggots who know the basic greeting phrases and think that makes them almost fluent (or worse, the "polyglot" crowd which is fucking rampant online on places like jewtube where they get ego kibbles because they can say "Hello" in 15 languages), the smug sanctimonious cunts that will correct every single small mistake you make (despite the fact they're often outright wrong, or native speakers don't even bat an eye if you make that mistake), and the degenerates who think they can use the community to push whatever brand of mental illness they have into every aspect of the experience.
I'm not learning Japanese but I've spent the last couple of years learning my husband's native language. I've personally dealt with all three of those categories of fuckwits during the process, and many stories from that. I found the best way to learn was to learn the basics, then fling yourself into conversations with a patient native speaker and ban yourself from speaking English as much as possible. As a result, I can have a proper conversation entirely in the language now. I'm not fluent, but I'm a damn lot closer than the majority of those fuckwits in the "learning community".
Are you still learning Japanese after your studies? How far along have you come since finishing the course? I have a website for language learning resources (not just for Japanese but for a whole heap of languages) which I came across some time ago. PM me if you're in need of some more stuff resource-wise. Same goes for anyone else who reads this - if you're interested in learning a foreign language and want some resources.
the "polyglot" crowd
Lol, oh dear lord fuck those people. They are such a cancer on DuoLingo that I don't bother with the forums there. They're like redditards with the badges and whatnot only somehow more smug and sanctimonious.
Are you still learning Japanese after your studies? How far along have you come since finishing the course?
Not terribly far, I've been picking it back up again recently though so it's been on my mind lately. As to how far I've come, I'm recognizing words and partial sentences "in the wild" as it were and am thinking on getting some "my first reading book" sort of material once I catch back up (again). I figure once I can start regularly reading material, however simple, I'll make good progress due to my voracious reading habits. I hope to one day keep up with Japanese news (a goal for fluency in Japanese).
I have a website for language learning resources
Sure, I would like that link. Any/all resources are at least worth a look at.
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