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at school for a long time but can't speak English at all
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英語が全然喋れない方がほとんどだと思う
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eigo ga zen zen shabe renai kata ga hotondo da to omou
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Also foreigners who live in Japan, they can
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日本にいる外国の方も、英語が喋れると
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nihon ni iru gaikoku no kata mo, eigo ga shabe reru to
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get by and do business with just English so
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生活も何となくできるし、ビジネスは問題ないので
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seikatsu mo nantonaku dekiru shi, bijinesu wa mondai nai node
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many choose not to study Japanese
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わざわざ日本語を勉強しない人が多いと思う
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wazawaza nihongo o benkyou shinai hito ga ōi to omou
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Yes, I would say the majority
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大部分ですよね
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daibubun desu yo ne
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So, why did you choose to learn different languages
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Steveさんはどうしていろいろな国に行く度に
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Steve san wa dou shite iro iro na kuni ni iku tabini
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every time you went to a new country?
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その国の言葉を覚えようと思ったのですか？
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sono kuni no kotoba o oboe you to omotta no desu ka?
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I moved to Japan in 1971 and
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日本に着いたのは1971年
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nihon ni tsuita no wa 1971 nen
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before that I was in Hong Kong as a diplomat
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その前は香港にいたんです、外交官として
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sono mae wa honkon ni itan de su, gaikoukan toshite
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There I studied Chinese
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そこで中国語を勉強しました
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sokode chūgokugo o benkyou shimashita
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So I was able to read few thousand Chinese characters
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なので、漢字も何千と読めたわけですから
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nanode, kanji mo nanzen to yometa wake desukara
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and for me, studying Japanese wasn't so hard
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日本語はそれほど難しくなかった
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nihongo wa sorehodo muzukashikunakatta
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No matter where you go, when you travel even now
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どこの国でも、今でも旅行すればやはり
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doko no kuni demo, imademo ryokou sureba ya hari
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it's not very pleasant when you don't know the language
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言葉を知らないと非常に不愉快ですよ
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kotoba o shiranai to hijouni fuyukai desu yo
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You can't read the signs, you can't talk to people
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読めないとか、普通の人と話ができないと
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yomenai toka, futsū no hito to hana shi ga dekinai to
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Also in Japan, for business
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それと同時に、日本の場合は、ビジネスは
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soreto doujini, nihon no bāi wa, bijinesu wa
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Yes, with trading houses and big companies, English is fine
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商社なら英語で通じるけれど、大企業とか
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shousha nara eigo de tsūjiru keredo, daikigyou toka
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but for me, I was dealing with wood
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ただ、僕の場合は木材だったんですよね
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tada, boku no bāi wa mokuzai datta ndesu yone
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so in that case, I work with regular small and medium companies
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その場合は、一般中小企業を相手にして
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sono bāi wa, ippan chūshoukigyou o aite ni shite
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If I can make relationships with suppliers
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問屋さんとか、いろいろな人と関係を作れば
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tonya san toka, iroiro na hito to kankei o tsukureba
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