View Single Post
(#111 (permalink))
Old
Sublymonal's Avatar
Sublymonal (Offline)
Official Churro Tester
 
Posts: 30
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: You should really wash your windows...
03-11-2009, 10:38 PM

I too wish to go to Japan at some point in my life [whether it be for a visit or for a permanent residence is up to fate to decide], and I have some worries of my own [though they are mostly trivial, and I won't go over most of them here].

Accent. I am able to quite easily form sounds from other languages, but I'm still worried about my accent. Does an American accent make you sound... stupid? I suppose I can deal with that, but still..

Difficulty. How hard is it to get into a foreign exchange program? I have pretty good grades, but still....

Time. The sheer time it takes to become fluent is a bit unnerving. With nearly 2,000 characters in the Joyo Kanji alone, I'm left feeling a bit uneasy... Though if I can learn Kanji as fast as I'm learning the actual words [about 27 per day] it shouldn't be way too daunting...



Meet ケイクヨ, the Cactus King!
Reply With Quote