There is too much truth in this sentence. As for me, I like to use the Shichihoude technique to turn into a commoner who doesn't understand Japanese, and only increases volume speaking English thinking that's going to help.
People say traditional Japanese cultural is dying, but this simply isn’t true. Take shinobi (ninja) for example—most people say they ceased to exist hundreds of years ago, but every Japanese person becomes a ninja the second the NHK guy shows up
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So when I read NHK guy I immediately thought Welcome to the NHK
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Meanwhile, me and my classmates found a great way to get rid of them when we studied abroad. We looked at the guy in confusion a few seconds, then said: 私は日本語が食べません。 Worked like a charm.
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( "i can't eat japanese[the-language]", in case any nonJLreading folk wondered )
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I have no idea what soundcloud is or why I'd use it, but feel free to follow for pics around Osaka.
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Somehow I forget how to speak Japanese or even function as a regular human being whenever they come. Also my clothes vanish. It’s so weird.
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Is NHK guy a bill collector?
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It's a TV tax collector. If you own a TV in Japan you're supposed to sign a contract with them and pay tax to them.
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