Kiniro Mosaic Episode 2 Discussion

kuuderes_shadow said:


Funny. That's exactly how I would describe her English.

Ejc said:
As cute as ever! I really like all the good sounding Engrish in this episode xD
They even mentioned moe (萌え) in this episode wwwww

Cratex said:
I wonder if the Japanese viewers see the same humor in that as some of us do? :D

(though, I fully admit and appreciate that Manami Tanaka is doing a great job with a difficult task)

kuuderes_shadow said:


Funny. That's exactly how I would describe her English.

vonPeterhof said:
When I saw Alice eating natto I expected them to make some sort of gag about it. From what I hear, it's a common stereotype in Japan that foreigners can't stand natto. I guess they just used it to show that she went full-on native.

Misiakk said:
Of course, Alice could learn english and went to study in Japan and Shinobu only know "Hello". What are they doing in this english classes?

Takuan_Soho said:


Third, having taught English in Japan, language instruction is mostly grammar. The Japanese as a stereotype are extremely nervous to speak English, as such "hello" and "how are you" is the best they can do even after six years of instruction. It's a mindset thing, foreigners even if they can only speak 3 or 4 words will proudly exclaim that they can "speak Japanese", the Japanese, if they haven't mastered the past participle future tense will deny that they can speak any English. In that confidence (and shamelessness) are the most important things in learning to speak a foreign language, this puts the Japanese at a disadvantage when it comes to learning, and particularly speaking a foreign language.

Of course this is a stereotype, there are many Japanese who speak English well, but just because it is a stereotype doesn't mean it isn't true.

Cratex said:
Japanese, English, and my Personal Experience - I spent two weeks vacation in Japan last November. I've been learning Japanese, and by then while I couldn't carry on a conversation I was good enough to do the 'basics'. While I was in Matsumoto it was getting cold enough, particularly at night, that I wanted to get a hat that covered my ears, so I did a bit of shopping. In one place I stopped I asked the clerk for help and was able to tell him what I was looking for, in (broken) Japanese. We found what I was looking for, I tried a couple with different colors on and I asked him his opinion, and decided to buy one, all in Japanese. As we were at the cash register and he rung it up and told me the price, I asked if a credit card was Okay and he said yes, so I handed him one. He then said something to me I completely couldn't understand. We tried a few times of him saying it and me not getting it, and then finally he pulled out his smart phone, stood beside me, and typed out in English "will that be credit or debit?"

Kami_no_Kage said:
Lol, I cracked up at this. That's just hilarious.

Cratex said:
I realized then and there that the anime trope of poking fun at Japanese people regarding English was based on reality :D

Takuan_Soho said:
The Japanese believe that Japanese is so difficult that only a native Japanese can ever learn it. Again that is a stereotype that just because it is stereotype doesn't mean that it isn't true :-)

Takuan_Soho said:
One could say that this is a fault of the Japanese, but I can't tell you the number of times when a Japanese person is so incredibly helpful (though you probably already know). When you realize that they are incapable of doing things "half-assed", it makes the "ignoring" easier to understand.