Japanese Culture

I speak Japanese and English but I only speak Japanese with my family. I live in the US but I was wondering what other non-Japanese people thought of the language. I often hear people saying that they think Mandarin is annoying and that German is not pretty to listen to. (and no Mandarin and Japanese are completely different).
What do you think of Japanese? Personally, I think it’s a pretty cool sounding language and when spoken right, it is pretty-but that’s maybe because I’m biased.

I think it’s a beautiful language~! ^^
I would love to learn how to speak it if I could, ahh so cool! ><
I was really in love with J-pop, J-Rock, Anime, Manga, J-dramas for a long time ?

Just like you I only speak Cantonese with my family (my dad really). For a long time I didn’t really think much about it or have an interest in learning more (because I struggle a bit). But I’ve come to realise it’s a lovely language and hope to learn more~!

I kind of get what people mean about mandarin, it usually has a kind of sharp tone to it compared to cantonese which is softer spoken.
I took German for a couple years in school, it was fun. At first when they let us listen to songs and things it kind of made me laugh a bit (especially because they were covers of American music). But to people that don’t know a language it’ll always seem strange at first.

All languages are lovely~!
It’s natural to find the sounds strange when hearing one you’ve never heard before ^^
But even if you don’t understand it, you can get used to hearing it.

It’s good to be proud of your mother tongue! ? and for other people to be open minded~

can I travel my one month old japanese spitz by airplane?
i mean, is it okay for a one month old spitz to be travelled by plane? will he not get dizzy or some sort?
it’s just only a two hours travel…but my concern is the dog.. is it okay for him(dog)? he’s just only one month… huhu..

Yes of course it is ok unless you have a passport. The dog might miss you for the period of the flight. The dog might panic as it might not be used to it.

or is this impossible since we’re talking about two different cultures? Japan is obviously way ahead of the learning curve while countries like Mexico, the US and other third world countries are falling behind. In terms of global competition for tech jobs, will this hurt the American workforce in the long run? Share your thoughts.

My son excelled at math and science. Perhaps because he is half Asian. I think it was because both my wife and I emphasized the importance of a good education. We told him that at the rate things were deteriorating educationally in this country, all he’d be competing with for a job would be uneducated public school graduates. We were right.

Im not Japanese. Or asian at all. But i love Anime,Manga, Old fashioned Traditional Japanese culture (Geishas etc). What do japanese people think of outsiders being interested in their culture? is it annoying? do we come off as "wannabes"? I dont want to offend anyone but i also want to express myself.

A lot of it is going to depend on how you present yourself as well as the people you are talking to. As with pretty much anyone else from any other culture, some of them love it and some of them hate it. My koto teacher seemed pretty delighted to have a dedicated foreign student. Several of my students and I bonded over a shared love of anime. The people I worked with had an overall positive reaction to my interest in things like kimono, and my supervisor even asked my advice about a kimono outfit once. The folks I know who run a kanzashi shop have always been very kind towards and interested in the foreigners who visit their shop and buy things. But I think it really helped that I tried to get to know these people first and didn’t just run up to them gushing about how awesome all things Japanese were. It probably also helped that an interest in Japan and Japanese culture was something of a prerequisite for having the job I had over there. And I think it’s important to remember that no matter how you present yourself and no matter how strong your interest is, there are going to be people both inside and outside of Japan who think that you’re a wannabe or weeabo just because you’re interested in Japanese things. The question, then, is how much you are going to let that bother you.