# Boku no nihongo no posuto. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500 "2003-06-21T23:56:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fnord1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fnord1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fnord1966)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500/1 "2003-06-21T23:56:03Z")
Moshi moshi minasan. Donna hito wa nihongo ga wakarimasu ka? Soshite, Boku wa nihongo no gakusei, demo, chotto wakarimasu. Ok thats enough, I dont recall anything prohibiting posts in other languages, so there it be. Let this be the thread where people with an interest in Japan can share what they know, and learn what they dont. Anything goes. ---
**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500/2 "2003-06-22T00:42:09Z")
Ui--------su! Konnichiwa. Tsubaki desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Watashi wa Nihon ni sunde 9 nen desu. Shufu desu. Soushite kodomo 3 nin ga imasu. Watashi wa Matsuyama-shi ni sundeirunode, Iyo-ben ga tokui desu. Kirei na Nihongo amari shaberemasen. Ozumo daisuki desu! ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500/3 "2003-06-22T01:13:11Z")
Mod-sama wa, gaikokugo no posuto ga dame da to yutta kara, eigo no hou ga ii ka mo shiranai. This past Thursday marked my eighth full year in Japan (and my first full year of marriage). Started out as an English teacher, now working in advertising fighting a losing battle to stamp out Engrish. And like **Tsubaki** , I’m a big fan of sumo. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500/4 "2003-06-22T02:16:06Z")
Actually, IIRC one is not supposed to post in foreign languages on the board as that makes moderating even more difficult or impossible. No one seems to cre about a sentence here or there, but I do remember long posts being closed. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500/5 "2003-06-22T03:24:41Z")
It should be OK if they provide a translation, right? ---
**Author:** ![jovan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500/6 "2003-06-22T03:45:12Z")
O ~~~~ su! **Fnord** -chan. Yôkoso. Ore wa, kaite aru toori ni, Gifu-ken ni sunden nen. Chotto hen na daigakuin de gakusei seikatsu wo okutten 'n ya kedo, sono mae ni Ôsaka de tsutomete otta. 'Chû wake de, ganbattoru kedo hyôjungo wa yô shaberehen. ('Chû ka, shôjiki yûtara Kansai-ben no hô ga suki ya mon de, ganbaru ki ga amari arehen de.) Nihon wa, mô go nen-me ni hairu. Ore mo, ôzumô ga daisuki ya nen. Kon aida, ôen shitotta daisuki na Terao ga intai suru koto ni natte kara Asashôryû wo sapôto shiyô kana tte omotte kita. Tonikaku, ichiô kitai shitoru. Translation: Heeeeeeey! Welcome, **Fnord**. As is written, I live in Gifu prefecture. I’m currently studying in a somewhat unusual graduate school, but before that I used to work in Osaka. Which means that, though I try, I don’t speak good “proper” Japanese. (Well, to be honest, I like the Kansai dialect better, so I don’t feel like trying _that_ hard.) I’m starting my fifth year in Japan. I love sumo too. A while ago, my favourite wrestler, Terao retired and I’ve been wondering whether to support Asashoryu. Anyway, at the very least I’m looking forward to see how he turns out. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boku-no-nihongo-no-posuto/183500/7 "2003-06-22T04:08:55Z")
No, it is _not_ o.k. to post threads that cause the moderators to spend their precious time thumbing through foreign language dictionaries.