I'm sure I'd manage to find my way around without getting lost, but I wouldn't really be able to talk to the people/experience the culture.
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Replying to @BitingGadfly @380kmh
Whereas that's somewhat possible for an English speaker in Hong Kong or most of the EU, (or to a lesser extent in Southeast Asia).
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Replying to @BitingGadfly
I bet it's easier to use English in Japan than HK etc...but I haven't been to the latter to compare
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Replying to @380kmh
Everyone speaks English in Hong Kong, it's one of the official languages.
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Replying to @BitingGadfly
Yes and virtually everyone speaks it in Japan too, it's taught in school
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Replying to @380kmh
Americans learn Spanish in school too, but to little effect. My experience with the Japanese/Koreans makes me think it's a similar situation
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Replying to @BitingGadfly
I'm an American who did not learn Spanish in school; the language saturation isn't very comparable from my experience
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Replying to @380kmh
They didn't make you take it in high school? Well, just take my word for it, you likely wouldn't have learned/retained anything.
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Replying to @BitingGadfly
Right--my point is that Japan is much more English-friendly than the USA is Spanish-friendly
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Replying to @380kmh @BitingGadfly
Pretty much all signs are bilingual and most people know some English
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I've had to count on this during past visits!
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