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3 years enough to learn Japanese?

Figure I can learn to read Japanese in 3/4 years and just do...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
Method? How much time spent studying?
Embarrassed to the bone cruise ship nibblets
  03/20/17
There are online classes that come with online skype tutors....
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
This is good free language learning material. What we actual...
Embarrassed to the bone cruise ship nibblets
  03/20/17
Sounds like a fool proof plan
Maniacal Galvanic Son Of Senegal Idiot
  03/20/17
Once you learn to write Japanese the rest is easy. Met a bro...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
9-5 at Fed is killing you?
Maroon Shrine Mother
  03/20/17
...
Burgundy Marketing Idea Pit
  03/20/17
It's boring and I have no desire to do this shit.
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
Office work is soul crushing for some people
Maniacal Galvanic Son Of Senegal Idiot
  03/20/17
9-5?
Heady stock car
  03/20/17
Okay, it's 9-5:30
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
you will forgive if my heart doesn't bleed for you as I was ...
Maroon Shrine Mother
  03/20/17
Then get the fuck out. Sounds shitty. Why spend the best yea...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
cq
Maniacal Galvanic Son Of Senegal Idiot
  03/20/17
devastating, I have no response any Big Fed jobs going w...
Maroon Shrine Mother
  03/20/17
Nah, funding is a bit up in the air for some of the people a...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
very sad!
Maroon Shrine Mother
  03/20/17
...
Concupiscible canary circlehead
  03/20/17
Why not travel to Japan to learn Japanese?
indecent rehab athletic conference
  03/20/17
Japanese will be very useful for traveling the world
Elite Electric Market
  03/20/17
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Glittery private investor area
  03/20/17
It useful in getting the job that allows it to happen. Not m...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
describe the remote job you have in mind...online language t...
Elite Electric Market
  03/20/17
Japanese document review attorney. In NYC they get paid 100 ...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
GL bro- I'm versed in the remote legal work market and this ...
Elite Electric Market
  03/20/17
just watch anime porn anime ya PORN ga miru koto shika ya...
Buff ticket booth
  03/20/17
Understanding japense porn would be a plus. Someone should s...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
kimochi iiii!!!
Maroon Shrine Mother
  03/20/17
...
Buff ticket booth
  03/20/17
I've read that Japanese people are very insular and will not...
wonderful know-it-all patrolman
  03/20/17
Sorry but not going to happen for you. The average Japanese ...
Histrionic Headpube
  03/20/17
I've seen it done before. I'm not trying to get into the bus...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
15,000 is off by an order of magnitude. not even scholars of...
Glittery private investor area
  03/20/17
3000 is the modal amount and enough to read a newspaper arti...
Maroon Shrine Mother
  03/20/17
Again, you get the point. Japanese kids are exposed to and l...
Histrionic Headpube
  03/20/17
Again, its contract doc review. It's not rocket science. If ...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
kind of a fantasy bro Japan is 180 and learning Japanese ...
rebellious drab mood garrison
  03/20/17
I need some light at the end of the tunnel. The guy I met wa...
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
yeah it'll take quite awhile before you can read simple thin...
rebellious drab mood garrison
  03/20/17
how long would it take to learn conversational Japanese?
180 home dysfunction
  03/20/17
6 months of daily practice would be my guess.
Histrionic Headpube
  03/20/17
it really depends. if you are really diligent, maybe a year...
curious lodge pocket flask
  03/21/17
Its almost impossible to learn a language competently past y...
Concupiscible canary circlehead
  03/20/17
Just turned 30. This can't be true.
razzle-dazzle range
  03/20/17
It is https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/dc/c6/b...
Concupiscible canary circlehead
  03/20/17
i started russian in my mid to late 20s and became fluent
smoky locale
  03/21/17
No. It's not. I've studied it for over 10 years, have a d...
curious lodge pocket flask
  03/21/17
It is. Cop anki, henshall, a good grammar book, Skype lesson...
Insanely creepy lay
  03/21/17


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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:03 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Figure I can learn to read Japanese in 3/4 years and just do that and travel the world. Going to work everyday just seems like dying a slow death.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872329)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:03 AM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone cruise ship nibblets

Method? How much time spent studying?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872333)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:06 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

There are online classes that come with online skype tutors. Stuff like Japanesepod101

Also, approximately 2 hours a day. 4 hours on Sat and Sun.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872347)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:09 AM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone cruise ship nibblets

This is good free language learning material. What we actually used in the military, not that rofl Rosetta Stone bs.

https://gloss.dliflc.edu/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872374)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:04 AM
Author: Maniacal Galvanic Son Of Senegal Idiot

Sounds like a fool proof plan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872337)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:08 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Once you learn to write Japanese the rest is easy. Met a bro a few years ago that does this. He works about 6 months out of the year and travels the world. There are remote doc review shit for those fluent in Japan that pay 100 per hour. I'd have no problem doing that from Starbucks 6 months per year so I could travel. 9-5 at Fed is killing me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872362)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:12 AM
Author: Maroon Shrine Mother

9-5 at Fed is killing you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872402)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:13 AM
Author: Burgundy Marketing Idea Pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872411)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:13 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

It's boring and I have no desire to do this shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872413)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:19 AM
Author: Maniacal Galvanic Son Of Senegal Idiot

Office work is soul crushing for some people

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872461)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:42 AM
Author: Heady stock car

9-5?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872614)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:44 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Okay, it's 9-5:30

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872627)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:47 AM
Author: Maroon Shrine Mother

you will forgive if my heart doesn't bleed for you as I was up to 2am last few nights

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872648)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:48 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Then get the fuck out. Sounds shitty. Why spend the best years of your life slaving away for someone?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872656)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:56 AM
Author: Maniacal Galvanic Son Of Senegal Idiot

cq

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872690)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:00 AM
Author: Maroon Shrine Mother

devastating, I have no response

any Big Fed jobs going where you are?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872731)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:02 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Nah, funding is a bit up in the air for some of the people already here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872744)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:03 AM
Author: Maroon Shrine Mother

very sad!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872759)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:53 AM
Author: Concupiscible canary circlehead



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32873067)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:07 AM
Author: indecent rehab athletic conference

Why not travel to Japan to learn Japanese?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872357)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:07 AM
Author: Elite Electric Market

Japanese will be very useful for traveling the world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872359)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:08 AM
Author: Glittery private investor area



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872364)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:09 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

It useful in getting the job that allows it to happen. Not many remote jobs that allow you to earn six figures in 6 months

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872372)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:10 AM
Author: Elite Electric Market

describe the remote job you have in mind...online language tutor?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872381)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:11 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Japanese document review attorney. In NYC they get paid 100 per hour plus OT and get to work from home

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872389)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:15 AM
Author: Elite Electric Market

GL bro- I'm versed in the remote legal work market and this seems as decent a plan as any. I'd be worried about this work getting automated/outsourced before you're qualified to take it on, but that could be said about many jobs i suppose.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872429)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:12 AM
Author: Buff ticket booth

just watch anime porn

anime ya PORN ga miru koto shika yattenakatta no ni, nihongo ga dekita.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872396)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:50 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Understanding japense porn would be a plus. Someone should subtitle these things.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872664)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:12 AM
Author: Maroon Shrine Mother

kimochi iiii!!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872408)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:13 AM
Author: Buff ticket booth



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872412)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:16 AM
Author: wonderful know-it-all patrolman

I've read that Japanese people are very insular and will not speak with outsiders.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872434)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:40 AM
Author: Histrionic Headpube

Sorry but not going to happen for you. The average Japanese student learns and memorizes something like 15,000 Chinese characters. You can learn the basics to speak and hit on girls, but good luck in the business world if you can't read Chinese characters.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872603)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:45 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

I've seen it done before. I'm not trying to get into the business world. I only have to do doc review.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872638)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:58 AM
Author: Glittery private investor area

15,000 is off by an order of magnitude. not even scholars of ancient chinese would know that many. I would guess 10K is the max a human has ever known, and nos. 10001-15K are trivially minor variations OR not chinese at all (wasei kanji, khitan script, etc.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872703)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:05 AM
Author: Maroon Shrine Mother

3000 is the modal amount and enough to read a newspaper article fluently

but that is still a lot when you also consider the weird ass Japanese grammar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872773)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:12 AM
Author: Histrionic Headpube

Again, you get the point. Japanese kids are exposed to and learn thousands of Chinese characters throughout the entirety of their schooling.

There is a shit-ton of Chinese characters used in professional fields like law, which even average Japanese natives have no idea the meaning of.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872822)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:27 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Again, its contract doc review. It's not rocket science. If you have an issue understanding you can ask people or research it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872926)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 10:53 AM
Author: rebellious drab mood garrison

kind of a fantasy bro

Japan is 180 and learning Japanese is a fun hobby but to do it at that level will take thousands of hours of memorization and a lot of those jobs go to second gen Japanese or people who grew up learning it



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872678)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:03 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

I need some light at the end of the tunnel. The guy I met was just some bro from PA that studied his ass off for years. But, I wouldn't be surprised if that is rare.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872753)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:15 AM
Author: rebellious drab mood garrison

yeah it'll take quite awhile before you can read simple things like manga comics at a normal speed

you'll have to get there first

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872855)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:11 AM
Author: 180 home dysfunction

how long would it take to learn conversational Japanese?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872818)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:15 AM
Author: Histrionic Headpube

6 months of daily practice would be my guess.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32872848)



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Date: March 21st, 2017 8:48 AM
Author: curious lodge pocket flask

it really depends. if you are really diligent, maybe a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32879486)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 11:53 AM
Author: Concupiscible canary circlehead

Its almost impossible to learn a language competently past your early 20s

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32873070)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 12:12 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle range

Just turned 30. This can't be true.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32873213)



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Date: March 20th, 2017 12:33 PM
Author: Concupiscible canary circlehead

It is https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/dc/c6/ba/dcc6babc6141c89ccce0a1de491b5c7c.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32873413)



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Date: March 21st, 2017 8:53 AM
Author: smoky locale

i started russian in my mid to late 20s and became fluent

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32879500)



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Date: March 21st, 2017 8:49 AM
Author: curious lodge pocket flask

No. It's not.

I've studied it for over 10 years, have a degree related to it and still am not "fluent".

Proficient yes. Fluent no.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32879494)



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Date: March 21st, 2017 9:14 AM
Author: Insanely creepy lay

It is. Cop anki, henshall, a good grammar book, Skype lessons, and the book how to learn any language.

You can do it in a year and a half with practice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3558647&forum_id=2#32879613)