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Old 06-20-2004, 01:25 PM   #16 (permalink)
drewh
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Originally posted by ultra_agent9
The JET programme doesn't require fluency in Japanese, remember: you're there to teach English using English, not Japanese. I have friends who currently are JET teachers and some of them don't speak a word.

Anyway, I live here and have been for quite some time.

Quick tips: Nova sucks, Tokyo rocks! Learn Japanese and it will make life in Japan that much easier.
excellent, sounds like you're in the know then... so why does nova suck?

and as for japanese, i know a chibi amount, although i can't read it whatsoever, i can speak enough to at least introduce myself and do the formalities...
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