Comments on: Social Resistance http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance You don't learn a language, you get used to it. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miss Language Learning http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-127111 Miss Language Learning Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:28:50 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-127111 It's just humor, it doesn't matter, and you know that. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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]]> By: Sergei http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-126842 Sergei Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:54:20 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-126842 "AJATT is often described as cultish. And it is, because I have carefully laid plans to whisk you all away to a compound in South America where we can watch anime and drink colored sugarwater." what does it say about me, as a person, if i have little to no trouble with that? “AJATT is often described as cultish. And it is, because I have carefully laid plans to whisk you all away to a compound in South America where we can watch anime and drink colored sugarwater.”
what does it say about me, as a person, if i have little to no trouble with that?

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]]> By: David http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-72128 David Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:41:58 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-72128 ^ "i dont even hear you im on a mission" Kobe Bryant would make one hell of an ajatter ^ “i dont even hear you im on a mission”

Kobe Bryant would make one hell of an ajatter

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]]> By: David http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-72127 David Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:39:43 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-72127 social resistance summed up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-uJswwgIRk&feature=player_embedded social resistance summed up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-uJswwgIRk&feature=player_embedded

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]]> By: Flame Less + Journal More = Win | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-61534 Flame Less + Journal More = Win | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:59:36 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-61534 [...] does it matter whether people agree or disagree with you? Their opinions are irrelevant either way. You’re not trying to be liked or disliked, you’re trying to acquire a [...] [...] does it matter whether people agree or disagree with you? Their opinions are irrelevant either way. You’re not trying to be liked or disliked, you’re trying to acquire a [...]

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]]> By: 星空 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-60618 星空 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:36:42 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-60618 this is just a gang of evil people from teh previous article: a rehash! as it was stated before: forget the monolinguals and 日本語でやれ！ this is just a gang of evil people from teh previous article:
a rehash!

as it was stated before:
forget the monolinguals and 日本語でやれ！

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]]> By: A few things along the way : jouzu http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33298 A few things along the way : jouzu Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:49:51 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33298 [...] reference to a recent post by AJATT, http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance, it is important to choose between success and immediate popularity. Sometimes you want to do the [...] [...] reference to a recent post by AJATT, www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance, it is important to choose between success and immediate popularity. Sometimes you want to do the [...]

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]]> By: Jaybot7 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33185 Jaybot7 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:49:48 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33185 Just to be a fool, here's the foil: Khatz seemed like a cool guy. I wanted to seem cool to Khatz and hang out with/chat with him, but I knew I couldn't do that if my Japanese was sucky: So I learned Japanese in order for him to accept me :P Just to be a fool, here’s the foil: Khatz seemed like a cool guy. I wanted to seem cool to Khatz and hang out with/chat with him, but I knew I couldn’t do that if my Japanese was sucky: So I learned Japanese in order for him to accept me :P

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]]> By: Mikhayla http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33144 Mikhayla Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:29:00 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33144 I think what you said, Khatz, is true for languages, but when applying it to sentence repping, and other areas, like sports and stuff, what you said is half the battle, and then motivation is the other half. If you could get both (social resistance and motivation) down, then you could totally accomplish anything....I think. :P I think what you said, Khatz, is true for languages, but when applying it to sentence repping, and other areas, like sports and stuff, what you said is half the battle, and then motivation is the other half. If you could get both (social resistance and motivation) down, then you could totally accomplish anything….I think. :P

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]]> By: kak http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33143 kak Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:23:57 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33143 @triplej Here's the info for the book "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand in Japanese for ya. A good read! Enjoy! 肩をすくめるアトラス ISBN 4-8284-1149-6 @triplej

Here’s the info for the book “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand in Japanese for ya. A good read! Enjoy!
肩をすくめるアトラス
ISBN 4-8284-1149-6

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]]> By: qaz http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33126 qaz Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:38:52 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33126 Khatzumoto: That may have sounded like a fair compromise to you, but in reality, was it? I know if I did the same thing with some of my friends, they may get annoyed too.. but then again I do not hang out with them a whole lot so the time we do get together, I want to show them I appreciate and enjoy the time we can literally SQUEEZE in together.. were you constantly hanging out with friends then? Khatzumoto:
That may have sounded like a fair compromise to you, but in reality, was it? I know if I did the same thing with some of my friends, they may get annoyed too.. but then again I do not hang out with them a whole lot so the time we do get together, I want to show them I appreciate and enjoy the time we can literally SQUEEZE in together.. were you constantly hanging out with friends then?

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]]> By: triplej http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33059 triplej Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:11:13 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33059 Why does Ayn Rand keep on coming up in these comments?? I guess I remember seeing a poll with her as one of the most loved authors by "non-critics." Which means normal people. I might have to give her a try, any thoughts on the Japanese translation? Anyway, this post definitely strikes a chord with me. I think especially for people living in Japan, like Lane's comment, it's easy to get sucked into the foreign crowd, which is really only a very small portion of society creating a micro-environment which effectively shields people from learning Japanese. (here I go quoting Khatzu again.) This post also reminds me of what Gary Wolf says about SRSing in the Wired article about Piotr Wozniak, the creator of Supermemo: "His advice was straightforward yet strangely terrible: You must clarify your goals, gain knowledge through spaced repetition, preserve health, work steadily, minimize stress, refuse interruption, and never resist sleep when tired. This should lead to radically improved intelligence and creativity. The only cost: turning your back on every convention of social life. It is a severe prescription." http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak (can someone teach me how to make links in these comments?) I know it's been posted somewhere here, but it's a great read for anyone who missed it. Why does Ayn Rand keep on coming up in these comments?? I guess I remember seeing a poll with her as one of the most loved authors by “non-critics.” Which means normal people. I might have to give her a try, any thoughts on the Japanese translation?

Anyway, this post definitely strikes a chord with me. I think especially for people living in Japan, like Lane’s comment, it’s easy to get sucked into the foreign crowd, which is really only a very small portion of society creating a micro-environment which effectively shields people from learning Japanese. (here I go quoting Khatzu again.)

This post also reminds me of what Gary Wolf says about SRSing in the Wired article about Piotr Wozniak, the creator of Supermemo:

“His advice was straightforward yet strangely terrible: You must clarify your goals, gain knowledge through spaced repetition, preserve health, work steadily, minimize stress, refuse interruption, and never resist sleep when tired. This should lead to radically improved intelligence and creativity. The only cost: turning your back on every convention of social life. It is a severe prescription.”

www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak
(can someone teach me how to make links in these comments?)

I know it’s been posted somewhere here, but it’s a great read for anyone who missed it.

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]]> By: akira117 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33053 akira117 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:33:02 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33053 "AJATT is often described as cultish. And it is, because I have carefully laid plans to whisk you all away to a compound in South America where we can watch anime and drink colored sugarwater." Yea, it is funny how cultist the ideas are viewed (sadly), but it is more about updating learning a new language to the current day and age. We no longer have to use paper flash cards, one source of the spoken language (aka the teacher), special books written for language learners, a special non-native alphabet, special meal plans....oh wait sorry I drifted. :) Anyways back to my paper about "How to Learn a Language" ;) “AJATT is often described as cultish. And it is, because I have carefully laid plans to whisk you all away to a compound in South America where we can watch anime and drink colored sugarwater.”

Yea, it is funny how cultist the ideas are viewed (sadly), but it is more about updating learning a new language to the current day and age. We no longer have to use paper flash cards, one source of the spoken language (aka the teacher), special books written for language learners, a special non-native alphabet, special meal plans….oh wait sorry I drifted. :)

Anyways back to my paper about “How to Learn a Language” ;)

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]]> By: Lane http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33046 Lane Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:26:35 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33046 @Harvey "Foreigners" typically hang out with other foreigners and not with locals. They form their own little culture bubble. So, by hanging out with locals instead of other foreigners, you wouldn't be an outcast so much as an ... incast? I think preferentially hanging out with locals is probably the best way to assimilate. Good for you. @Harvey

“Foreigners” typically hang out with other foreigners and not with locals. They form their own little culture bubble. So, by hanging out with locals instead of other foreigners, you wouldn’t be an outcast so much as an … incast?

I think preferentially hanging out with locals is probably the best way to assimilate. Good for you.

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]]> By: Mike http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33042 Mike Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:45:57 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33042 I wish I had had you to read when I was a teenager! You could have been my father figure (instead of tv :P). I wish I had had you to read when I was a teenager! You could have been my father figure (instead of tv :P ).

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]]> By: Harvey http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33030 Harvey Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:54:37 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33030 After 18 months! Geez.... that's quite the spat. This is good stuff. I've only been in China for three weeks and I already have started to consciously avoid the foreign english song singing karaoke outings. Maybe they'll think I'm an outcast... but hey. I'm here to learn Chinese! After 18 months! Geez…. that’s quite the spat.

This is good stuff. I’ve only been in China for three weeks and I already have started to consciously avoid the foreign english song singing karaoke outings. Maybe they’ll think I’m an outcast… but hey. I’m here to learn Chinese!

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]]> By: Terence http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33026 Terence Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:15:29 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33026 I have something to admit, I have more links I've been hiding ；＿； Here they are... Jackie chan's Drunken monkey(日本語吹き替え）： http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH6Zpm-65d4&feature=related Super Size Me(日本語吹き替え）： http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhtdswVwpDk Check out this guys channel for tons of 日本語版 martial arts movies: http://www.youtube.com/user/transistorclock#p/u The Sixth Sense(You know, the movie with the popular line "I see dead people!")日本語字幕： http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3060935 I know what you did last summer(日本語吹き替え）： http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8610985 I know what you did last summer　２（日本語吹き替え）： http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8949227 And I have much more coming ^^ good luck！ As for the this post, I couldn't stop laughing at this part "AJATT is often described as cultish. And it is, because I have carefully laid plans to whisk you all away to a compound in South America where we can watch anime and drink colored sugarwater." because I showed my sister-(who "wants to learn french" but doesn't want to dedicate as much time to it as I have Japanese. Because in her words "I have friends and a life and therefore(said in a insulting undertone) I can't sit around all the time watching French tv shows")-Khatz's and Sam's "How to learn Japanese" video. And she said "Wow! He(Khatz) sounds like a cult leader!!! The way he(Khatz) talks about language learning "You must dedicate yourself to Japanese 24 Hours a day" sounds just like the crazy Christians "You must repent for your sins and pray to God 24 HOURS A DAY OR YOU SHALL BURN IN HELL!!!" hahaha. I couldn't think of a comeback other than "After one year of studying there language, which one of us is about to turn on a tv show in our L2 and understand an outstanding majority and who can't? Case closed"..... I have something to admit, I have more links I’ve been hiding ；＿； Here they are…

Jackie chan’s Drunken monkey(日本語吹き替え）：
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH6Zpm-65d4&feature=related

Super Size Me(日本語吹き替え）：
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhtdswVwpDk

Check out this guys channel for tons of 日本語版 martial arts movies:
www.youtube.com/user/transistorclock#p/u

The Sixth Sense(You know, the movie with the popular line “I see dead people!”)日本語字幕： www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3060935

I know what you did last summer(日本語吹き替え）：
www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8610985

I know what you did last summer　２（日本語吹き替え）：
www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8949227

And I have much more coming ^^ good luck！

As for the this post, I couldn’t stop laughing at this part “AJATT is often described as cultish. And it is, because I have carefully laid plans to whisk you all away to a compound in South America where we can watch anime and drink colored sugarwater.” because I showed my sister-(who “wants to learn french” but doesn’t want to dedicate as much time to it as I have Japanese. Because in her words “I have friends and a life and therefore(said in a insulting undertone) I can’t sit around all the time watching French tv shows”)-Khatz’s and Sam’s “How to learn Japanese” video. And she said “Wow! He(Khatz) sounds like a cult leader!!! The way he(Khatz) talks about language learning “You must dedicate yourself to Japanese 24 Hours a day” sounds just like the crazy Christians “You must repent for your sins and pray to God 24 HOURS A DAY OR YOU SHALL BURN IN HELL!!!” hahaha.

I couldn’t think of a comeback other than “After one year of studying there language, which one of us is about to turn on a tv show in our L2 and understand an outstanding majority and who can’t? Case closed”…..

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]]> By: WC http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33017 WC Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33017 The Fountainhead is a great book. There's a movie, too, but the message isn't as clear as the book. And I agree that you have to be 'selfish'. If you aren't being selfish, you aren't being true to yourself. Note that 'selfish' and 'greedy' are different completely, and taking 'selfish' too far is very detrimental... Almost as bad as not taking it far enough. To learn any skill, including languages, takes time and effort. The results will be there in the long run. That's why we have such intense schooling when we are kids, instead of stretching it out through our entire lives... It gives the most benefit that way. The Fountainhead is a great book. There’s a movie, too, but the message isn’t as clear as the book.

And I agree that you have to be ‘selfish’. If you aren’t being selfish, you aren’t being true to yourself. Note that ‘selfish’ and ‘greedy’ are different completely, and taking ‘selfish’ too far is very detrimental… Almost as bad as not taking it far enough.

To learn any skill, including languages, takes time and effort. The results will be there in the long run. That’s why we have such intense schooling when we are kids, instead of stretching it out through our entire lives… It gives the most benefit that way.

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]]> By: Oldboy http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33015 Oldboy Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33015 Great post; I particularly appreciated the anecdote. You may want to investigate a novel called The Fountainhead; it powerfully dramatizes the single-mindedness of an architect's dedication to a creative purpose in the face of public disapproval. It was written in English, but there is a Japanese translation available. Great post; I particularly appreciated the anecdote.

You may want to investigate a novel called The Fountainhead; it powerfully dramatizes the single-mindedness of an architect’s dedication to a creative purpose in the face of public disapproval. It was written in English, but there is a Japanese translation available.

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]]> By: William http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/social-resistance#comment-33008 William Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:20:34 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=507#comment-33008 OH, by the way. I've been wanting to buy the Kanjiposter but these message appears on their website. The domain kanjiposter.com has expired. If you owned this domain, please contact your domain registration service provider for further assistance. If you need help identifying your service provider, visit http://domainhelp.tucows.com. Does anyone know anything about the status of the site and if I should get the poster somewhere else (that is if they are sold anywhere else)? Peace OH, by the way. I’ve been wanting to buy the Kanjiposter but these message appears on their website.

The domain kanjiposter.com has expired. If you owned this domain, please contact your domain registration service provider for further assistance. If you need help identifying your service provider, visit domainhelp.tucows.com.

Does anyone know anything about the status of the site and if I should get the poster somewhere else (that is if they are sold anywhere else)?

Peace

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