Re:35% of Japanese people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
by alwayslikethis on Sunday December 18, 2022 @09:20PM
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Their education system is quite poorly suited to teaching a foreign language effectively (as with any other), but there is also this very low exposure to English (or any other foreign language) due to the abundance of translated material.
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Re:35% of Japanese people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
by Scoundreller on Sunday December 18, 2022 @10:30PM
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Not just translated, but presumably dubbed?
I have some eastern euro relatives that owe their English skill (moreso vocab than grammar) to local-language subtitled TV/movies (too poor to dub).
Re:35% of Japanese people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
by autoexec on Monday December 19, 2022 @01:49AM
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Just one of the many reasons subs are superior.
Re:35% of Japanese people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
by sofixa on Monday December 19, 2022 @04:09AM
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> I have some eastern euro relatives that owe their English skill (moreso vocab than grammar) to local-language subtitled TV/movies (too poor to dub).
Can confirm, it was the same for me and many of my peers when growing up (and video games for those that partook). However today everything is dubbed on TV, your only chance of subtitles to learn is on new releases in the cinemas.