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Unspoken RULES of Japan - What I wish I Knew Before Coming (Original Post) YoshidaYui Jun 2023 OP
The first time I went DFW Jun 2023 #1

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1. The first time I went
Tue Jun 27, 2023, 02:17 AM
Jun 2023

I did read up before going. When I arrived, my brother and future sister-in-law, who is Japanese, met me at the airport, and filled me in on the rest. I never got good at reading Hiragana or Kanji (beyond recognizing subway signs), but got used to using Katagana while I was there. I also got used to using all of the phrases introduced in the video, plus “ikura desu ka (how much is it)?” and “wakaranai,” meaning “¡no comprendo!”

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