Comments on: When Japanese feel most ashamed about their lack of English http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: On Being Illiterate in Japan | 馬鹿外人 | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/comment-page-1/#comment-242375 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:43:28 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2851#comment-242375 [...] learn the words for “left,” “right,” or “straight.” It’s embarrassing for them – it carries connotations of being uneducated, too lazy, or a rube. (I suspect [...]

]]> By: Ben Ward http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/comment-page-1/#comment-231430 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:03:58 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2851#comment-231430 Why is it ‘perverse’ for companies to use English or another non-native language in the workplace? As the international language of business, it seems sensible for employees to utilize a language that is widely spoken around the world. surely ease of communication outweighs other considerations — unless you believe that making staff use English is too onerous for them or that is symptomatic of the hegemony of English as a manifestation of global imperalism.

]]> By: Ken Y-N http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/comment-page-1/#comment-230635 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:24:20 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2851#comment-230635 Ahh, I see what you mean – yes, but there was a mistake in the demographics text which I’ve fixed. Thanks.

]]> By: Japanese opinions on their English « GaijinPot In Japan Blogs http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/comment-page-1/#comment-230552 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:40:45 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2851#comment-230552 [...] to be greeted with a look of confused embarrassment. According to market research service ‘What Japan Thinks,’ there are plenty of times when Japanese feel ashamed by their lack of English ability. The [...]

]]> By: Global Voices in English » Japan: Questionnaire about English ability http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/comment-page-1/#comment-230488 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:40:46 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2851#comment-230488 [...] What Japan Thinks translated the results of a questionnaire about “when Japanese feel most ashamed about their lack of English”. The number one situation? “When a foreigner asks me the way and I cannot answer. ” Here's a series of comical commercials from Nova, the now defunct English conversational language school, that feature similar situations. [...]

]]> By: DerekNobuyuki Wallace http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/comment-page-1/#comment-230470 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:44:22 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2851#comment-230470 Is the second one supposed to be the female segment surveyed while the top one male?

]]> By: chamade http://whatjapanthinks.com/2010/06/27/when-japanese-feel-most-ashamed-about-their-lack-of-english/comment-page-1/#comment-230440 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:10:28 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2851#comment-230440 If Samsung is switching over to English, maybe Motorola should embrace Mandarin?

It seems perverse that non native english speaking companies will go this far for … a sale.

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