Having had my first Japanese class in ages, it is only the start of several confusing months of what I called a coagulated mess of learning two very similar languages at one time. Although I am not struggling much, it makes me think in both languages at the same time. Say, if I want to go somewhere, I would subconsciously phrase the desire to go there in both Korean and Japanese. Being much more fluent in Japanese, I’d include a few extra sentences. I guess that’s how you improve? Not to mention I’m up against this imba girl who sits beside me. I swear she has mad skills. When I and the rest of the simpletons form sentences about how Tanaka-san can go out to the park despite the hot weather, she whips up this super chim sentence of how hearing-impaired children can compose music despite their disabilities. I’m very afraid.
It also happens to be my Korean Class tomorrow. Talk about cultural overload. It made me think about each country’s good and bad points.
1. Both have AMAZING food.
2. Korea has hotter guys. Japan has hotter girls.
3. Korea has better singers. Japan has better lyrics.
4. Japan has the horror known as Kanji. Korean has five different ways of saying Pencil Lead. wtf Korea.
5. I believe Japan will always be the world’s phenomenon while I’m afraid Korea will just be a passing phase for many.
I really hope I can be adequately fluent in both languages by next year, then I’ll probably go learn some totally unrelated language like Russian or Thai.
