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		Hortinstein on Dec 15, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Jacob’s Ladder of Coding > Lesson learned: Language skills, natural and coded ones, are gateways, opening paths not just for more expression, but also to paths in life. This is a fantastic quote. I lived in Tokyo for 3 years and while I picked up some of the language and had a phenomenal time, I saw friends who were fluent in Japanese and the experiences and interactions they had and was and am still extremely jealous.

bitwize on Dec 15, 2015 [–]

A goodly number of Japanese people are over the moon to see a gaikokujin learning their language and would readily supply help.

I think I gained a few levels in Japanese by spending two weeks in Osaka, getting drunk and chatting with locals.

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