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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Please forgive me, but I must disagree...
Why did I get so many low scores on my spelling tests?!? 
Perhaps if there were only one syllabary this might be true, but when I have two of them available I have the ability to create an entirely new language (according to my teachers!) Katakana and hiragana were quite easy to learn. Using them correctly was another story. In 'theory' it should be quite easy to keep them separate. In my reality, it just ain't so! 
Frankly, I find it easier to deal with kanji. Perhaps I'm just more visually oriented, but pictures seem to make more sense to me.
Send for the Pronoun Police!! We need to switch your ' you ' for an ' I. '
I find Japanese extremely difficult, and I've lived here for many years, have Japanese family, etc. Most difficult language I've ever tried to learn (and I speak several.) I take my hat off to any foreigner who is able to hold a real conversation in Japanese. Not just ask or answer questions but actually converse.
Stitchawl |
Well, I respect your opinion. That is your personal experience. With computers and smart phones writing Kanji has become a lot easier for a foreigner, I give you that. So call off the pronoun police, I was just voicing
my opinion from
my experience, first hand (I just studied Japanese for 6 months) and second hand. Many Taiwanese speak Japanese extremely well since Japan is well admired by the very old and the below 30 crowd here. Should I write a big warning "PERSONAL OPINION" every time?
On another note, I noticed your name, Stitchawl, and picture -- are you a shoemaker?