Comments on: You don’t have to speak English http://www.ejovi.net/2006/02/27/you-dont-have-to-speak-english/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:56:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Abel http://www.ejovi.net/2006/02/27/you-dont-have-to-speak-english/#comment-1883 Abel Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:45:19 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2006/02/27/you-dont-have-to-speak-english/#comment-1883 Hello from Spain. >Is it because Japanese import more Western movies, music, culture? In fact EVERY movie imported to spain is translated to spanish, if you want to watch the original version, most of the times you have to wait to the DVD... Hello from Spain.
>Is it because Japanese import more Western movies, music, culture?
In fact EVERY movie imported to spain is translated to spanish, if you want to watch the original version, most of the times you have to wait to the DVD…

]]> By: kenji mori http://www.ejovi.net/2006/02/27/you-dont-have-to-speak-english/#comment-1882 kenji mori Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:19:42 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2006/02/27/you-dont-have-to-speak-english/#comment-1882 Hello, Im from Japan. I think Japanese speak more Engrish than English! >Many buildings, cafes and businesses in Japan use foreign names. Ask me why? I don’t know. I think Engrish.com offers a nice explanation in its faq to that: English is used as a design element in Japanese products and advertising to give them a modern look and feel (or just to "look cool"). http://www.engrish.com/faq.php cheers. Hello, Im from Japan.

I think Japanese speak more Engrish than English!

>Many buildings, cafes and businesses in Japan use foreign names. Ask me why? I don’t know.

I think Engrish.com offers a nice explanation in its faq to that:

English is used as a design element in Japanese products and advertising to give them a modern look and feel (or just to “look cool”).
http://www.engrish.com/faq.php

cheers.

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