tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post3595296345821258366..comments2023-05-11T22:03:14.850+09:00Comments on Green-Eyed Geisha: Geisha 2 Kaisha 0Green-Eyed Geishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11947626500845582990noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-70587282086613978682008-12-04T15:10:00.000+09:002008-12-04T15:10:00.000+09:00Reannon- that's interesting about the right/left b...Reannon- that's interesting about the right/left brain theory, let me know if you find out any more about it! From what I've seen, the different personas vary from person to person, and a lot of the time I find people to be bolder in English once they are no longer confined by Japanese and all the restrictive "cultural stuff" that accompanies it.<BR/><BR/>semisara- I like your hardline attitude! The switch is markedly different from someone who speaks in both languages to broaden their articulateness\range of expression.<BR/><BR/>Kelley Dawne and Kevin- yes! yes! I think it's even worse when the person with me is non-Japanese Asian and speaks less Japanese than I do, but the switcher insists on communicating with them!Green-Eyed Geishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11947626500845582990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-14856006241399122702008-11-27T11:34:00.000+09:002008-11-27T11:34:00.000+09:00Gotta agree on strongly disliking the "switch" esp...Gotta agree on strongly disliking the "switch" especially when my Japanese is much better than the other person's English. <BR/>But, my personal biggest pet peeve happens when making a purchase (or ordering a meal) with either the wife or some other local in tow. For one reason or another I don't clearly hear the question, responding with a 「はい?」. The clerk/punk will then turn and start talking to whomever I'm with. Total disregard to the fact that all interaction up to that point have been in very good Japanese. <BR/>That said, I wouldn't mind conversing with someone in English during my 10+ hour working days. Don't think we have one of them though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-41594837704229651302008-11-27T10:33:00.000+09:002008-11-27T10:33:00.000+09:00I totally understand this post. It really pisses m...I totally understand this post. It really pisses me off when I'm out with the boyfriend and people STILL talk to me in English, even after I start the conversation in Japanese.<BR/>Or if I don't understand one word in the sentence they switch to English rather than explain that one word or rephrase it. <BR/>Maybe they're just trying to be nice, but sometimes I think they do it because they think I'm too stupid to speak Japanese or they want a free English lesson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473364044446995764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-85677635945683874162008-11-27T08:29:00.000+09:002008-11-27T08:29:00.000+09:00I hate to be elitist or stuck up, but I find The S...I hate to be elitist or stuck up, but I find The Switch to be incredibly insulting and will completely stop talking to someone mid-conversation if they suddenly start speaking English. I am not your personal eikaiwa buddy. I know Japanese. This is Japan. We will speak Japanese. <BR/><BR/>Exempt from this rule are very close friends and kikoku shijo, who talk in a really bizarre combination of the two languages anyway.semisarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403229360977670635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129942056638738431.post-75216123185743143482008-11-26T19:18:00.000+09:002008-11-26T19:18:00.000+09:00That's interesting...How exactly are the two perso...That's interesting...How exactly are the two persona's different, would you say? I've noticed that too...I think you're right in that a sense of humor probably goes first...I've noticed that people seem a lot more guarded, hesitant and insecure when they speak in English (versus Japanese).<BR/><BR/>I read that when someone speaks Japanese, they use the right hemisphere of their brain, the part that's more emotional, creative...this is because Japanese involves so many vowel sounds. When those same people speak English (or most other languages) they use their left hemisphere...Maybe that has something to do with it? Or I don't know...maybe that's complete BS.Reannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482477512670181037noreply@blogger.com