There are plenty of people who can drink that as is. Westerners have become too used to sterile environments that they can't even handle unfiltered tap water. When Ai-chan grew up, we drank straight from the river when we were camping. None of us got sick, well, except for that one white girl in another class who ended up with diarrhea so bad she had to be sent home.Safe to drink??? SAFE!??!? You did not boil it. And you say "survival", hope you dont get diarrhea
Humans can't stomach stagnant contaminated water, period. It's a modern legend that there are some wild tribal people that can drink it. I have heard it sometimes from people who have no clue, but it's not true.There are plenty of people who can drink that as is. Westerners have become too used to sterile environments that they can't even handle unfiltered tap water. When Ai-chan grew up, we drank straight from the river when we were camping. None of us got sick, well, except for that one white girl in another class who ended up with diarrhea so bad she had to be sent home.
Homie is comparing drinking river water to drinking water from mud filtered through a dirty sock. Also, did you refer to yourself in the 3rd person???? Maybe you got a brain-eating amoeba from the river water.There are plenty of people who can drink that as is. Westerners have become too used to sterile environments that they can't even handle unfiltered tap water. When Ai-chan grew up, we drank straight from the river when we were camping. None of us got sick, well, except for that one white girl in another class who ended up with diarrhea so bad she had to be sent home.
Don't judge asians by westerners standards. Addressing ourselves by the 3rd person is not the same as it would be in english. In our language and culture, our name can be first person pronoun. And saying variations of 'I' can be either rude or distant.Homie is comparing drinking river water to drinking water from mud filtered through a dirty sock. Also, did you refer to yourself in the 3rd person???? Maybe you got a brain-eating amoeba from the river water.
Leaning a language also means including all the cultural nuances of the language regardless of your origin.Don't judge asians by westerners standards. Addressing ourselves by the 3rd person is not the same as it would be in english. In our language and culture, our name can be first person pronoun. And saying variations of 'I' can be either rude or distant.
It was explained in another comment, but Ai-chan will say this at least. Ore is for boys, it's a rough and tumble kind of pronoun. Boku is similar, so you may get some tomboys saying boku as well. Saying it means you are trying show that you are a boy/roughling and not some pansy-ass kid. Boku is only used by boys and teens. You do not say 'boku' when you're an adult. Ore is only used with close friends and family. If you say ore to anyone other than your close friends, they will think that you're being overly friendly and will avoid you.Leaning a language also means including all the cultural nuances of the language regardless of your origin.
That's the reason why Germans like me had to learn to answer greetings like:
"How do you do?" with "fine thanks" or "I'm good" instead of our usual honest and detailed explanations. If you don't learn to include the cultural differences you will never be proficient in any language you learn. Learn to use "I" for referring to yourself in English conversations or you will always stand out and be unter suspicion for being a beginner in learning that language and foreigner or a child.
Also during Japanese class I was always referring to myself with: Ore wa.
My Japanese teacher (born Japanese and immigrated) never said it was wrong.
She explained watashi is feminine. Boku is mixed and often used by boys. Ore is for males.
Thanks for the explanation, but for now, I'm gonna stick with the one I've learned from my teacher, textbook and Japanese media, instead of some random person on a manga forum that might or might not roleplay as a Japanese girl who can't be bothered to improve her own English language skills.It was explained in another comment, but Ai-chan will say this at least. Ore is for boys, it's a rough and tumble kind of pronoun. Boku is similar, so you may get some tomboys saying boku as well. Saying it means you are trying show that you are a boy/roughling and not some pansy-ass kid. Boku is only used by boys and teens. You do not say 'boku' when you're an adult. Ore is only used with close friends and family. If you say ore to anyone other than your close friends, they will think that you're being overly friendly and will avoid you.
Watashi is not feminine, it is gender neutral. Men and women equally use it in formal settings. Watashi is the most basic pronoun to say I, but only in the most formal setting. Do not say 'watashi' when you're with friends, because they will think you're being a snob, unless if you're making a sarcastic remark or a joke. If you say watashi among friends, they will most often think you are making some kind of joke or in the process of making one.
It is 'atashi' that is feminine. Do not ever say 'atashi' if you're a guy, because people will think that you want to be a girl. Technically if that's what you really are, then it's not exactly wrong, but Japanese people are kind of judgemental. An even shorter pronoun is 'atai', and this is used because girls do not like saying 'watashi' nor 'atashi'. It's very awkward.
That's why, it's common for girls to say their names in place of pronouns because pronouns are very awkward (or snobbish) in a normal everyday conversation, except in formal conversations. In normal casual conversations, there would be very little use of pronouns to the point that foreigners would often get confused over who's talking about who. Instead of "I slapped that fish and made it cry" in Japanese, it would be spoken as "Slapped until the fish cried" .
You can actually search online, you know. Your teacher was wrong when she said watashi is feminine. Don't want to call out your teacher since Ai-chan doesn't know that person and the person's background. But if your teacher says 'watashi' is feminine, it throws doubt on that person's credentials. Do more girls use them in everyday conversation? Yes, but that doesn't make it feminine and it's only because Japanese people in general don't like using pronouns. When Ai-chan was in middle school, none in Ai-chan's group use watashi except when speaking to the teacher.Thanks for the explanation, but for now, I'm gonna stick with the one I've learned from my teacher, textbook and Japanese media, instead of some random person on a manga forum that might or might not roleplay as a Japanese girl who can't be bothered to improve her own English language skills.
You know what also throws doubt on someones credentials?You can actually search online, you know. Your teacher was wrong when she said watashi is feminine. Don't want to call out your teacher since Ai-chan doesn't know that person and the person's background. But if your teacher says 'watashi' is feminine, it throws doubt on that person's credentials. Do more girls use them in everyday conversation? Yes, but that doesn't make it feminine and it's only because Japanese people in general don't like using pronouns. When Ai-chan was in middle school, none in Ai-chan's group use watashi except when speaking to the teacher.
Maybe you could watch more Japanese drama instead of using translated mangas as the standard.
Dude, why are you so toxic? Could there be that there was actually no 'teacher'? You've been learning Japanese from translated manga? Because an actual Japanese teacher would not say in a million years that "watashi is feminine". Every textbook would say otherwise. At first I thought your 'teacher' legitimately has teaching qualifications, but because of language barrier, you misunderstood what she said. But looking at how defensive you are, Ai-chan believes there is no teacher.You know what also throws doubt on someones credentials?
People that continue to make mistakes on purpose after others have pointed them out.
For example, if a person continues to use their name instead of "I" for addressing themselves in a language where it's wrong to do so.
You criticise others for mistakes without fixing yours. Stop being a hypocrite and get off your high horse.
I already knew you were roleplaying and thinking your "ai-chan" is a cute quirk. But I was provoking you on purpose so I could hear this confession out of your own mouth.Dude, why are you so toxic? Could there be that there was actually no 'teacher'? You've been learning Japanese from translated manga? Because an actual Japanese teacher would not say in a million years that "watashi is feminine". Every textbook would say otherwise. At first I thought your 'teacher' legitimately has teaching qualifications, but because of language barrier, you misunderstood what she said. But looking at how defensive you are, Ai-chan believes there is no teacher.
Even to this point, do you still not understand that Ai-chan saying Ai-chan is a personal choice, a chosen personality quirk, instead of lacking language capabilities?
Oh shit, here we go again.time to disinfect her feet wounds
I volunteer 👅