Japanese Students Shocked By Ignorant American Highschoolers

[Rekuja]

Yeah, you're probably wrong.

I highly doubt i am, Michael, were you intersted in Japan before or after you watched anime?

no need to lie.

[Mikey]

I highly doubt i am, Michael, were you intersted in Japan before or after you watched anime?

no need to lie.

What the heck?

[Rekuja]

What the heck?

answer the Q! btw did you try one piece?

[Mikey]

answer the Q! btw did you try one piece?

You quoted Cyber, and called him by my name. And, now this.

[Rekuja]

You quoted Cyber, and called him by my name. And, now this.

typo on the punctuation and i'm not editing it

Cyber doesn't believe what i said before was true, my question to you was "were you interested in japan before or after you watched anime" don't dodge the question and did you try one piece!?

[Mikey]

typo on the punctuation and i'm not editing it

Cyber doesn't believe what i said before was true, my question to you was "were you interested in japan before or after you watched anime" don't dodge the question and did you try one piece!?

I don't recall having any interest in Japan before nor after watching anime. And yes.

[crusher]

The viking helmets are part of the Real Madrid supporters paraphernalia since in 1960 the Times published "Real Madrid walks through Europe like long ago the vikings, devastating everything in their way" when we won our 5th consecutive European Cup. Since then we are known as the vikings
So, with or without a beard I'm a viking too

/offtopic?

We were vikings before you so we win.

[Cookie Monster]

We were vikings before you so we win.

But if you were a Real Madrid supporter you'd be a double viking! :O

[Elin]

you know what else is funny, japanese fanboys are only interested in japan AFTER they have watched anime

am i wrong? i highly doubt it

Yes. Yes you are. I started learning Japanese a good year before I saw any anime whatsoever. I didn't even like my first tastes of anime (Akira and Ghost in the Shell), and I disliked them while still maintaining an active interest in the country and the language. And I'm about as 'Japanese fanboy' as people come.

Besides which...who cares if people become interested in Japan after watching anime? You act like it's a bad thing that people want to learn another language. If people want to learn another language, and if they have the determination to do so, I say more power to them, even if it's only to help them with a hobby. If Yasunori Mitsuda started learning English, and came to live in Scotland, I wouldn't go 'O LOL, HE ONLY STARTED LIKING SCOTLAND AFTER HE HEARD CELTIC MUSIC!'. I'd just be happy that something had encouraged someone to want to learn more about our culture and country. Even if it was something that only really appeals to a small quarter of our population.

Besides, it's not like fantasies of Japan as a wonderful fairyland will outlast any amount of research into the truths behind the country anyway. Anyone with half a brain cell can see that Japan is a far cry from the Japan of anime, just as America is a far cry from the America of Hollywood.

[J]

Anyone with half a brain cell can see that Japan is a far cry from the Japan of anime, just as America is a far cry from the America of Hollywood.

Well stated, I agree.