http://www.odoripark.com/2009/06/30/better-learning-through-romance/ A webcomic comedy of culture shock in love, life, and family, by Chris Watkins Thu, 17 May 2012 14:17:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.odoripark.com/2009/06/30/better-learning-through-romance/#comment-104 Chris Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:13:10 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=365#comment-104 I've experienced that to an extent at home, but for us, it usually leads to "Japenglish"; whichever language has an easier/better way to describe a concept, or in whichever language we happen to know the appropriate vocabulary, we speak. It's like a married couple's own Pig Latin. That is, until our son was born. Now we try to keep the house 100% Japanese (usually falls more around 70%, and most of the lapses are my fault, especially when he's getting into something he's not supposed to...). I’ve experienced that to an extent at home, but for us, it usually leads to “Japenglish”; whichever language has an easier/better way to describe a concept, or in whichever language we happen to know the appropriate vocabulary, we speak. It’s like a married couple’s own Pig Latin. That is, until our son was born. Now we try to keep the house 100% Japanese (usually falls more around 70%, and most of the lapses are my fault, especially when he’s getting into something he’s not supposed to…).

]]> http://www.odoripark.com/2009/06/30/better-learning-through-romance/#comment-103 Whitey Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:42:41 +0000 http://www.odoripark.com/?p=365#comment-103 I am not married to or dating a Japanese person, but I have found with the people I know here there's a tendency to default to speaking whichever language is easier. ie, if the Japanese person is fluent in English, you probably may not get much practice speaking Japanese. I am not married to or dating a Japanese person, but I have found with the people I know here there’s a tendency to default to speaking whichever language is easier. ie, if the Japanese person is fluent in English, you probably may not get much practice speaking Japanese.

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