In case you haven't noticed, side steps will mainly be looking at the culture of Japan, in this side step, we'll start with education.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Side Step: How my interest in learning a language started
While I am interested in learning Japanese, I think it's also important to learn about the culture since, for me, that's where my interest in learning the language came from. My interest started from the most basic interest ever. Anime. Yes, although I find it albeit embarrassing to admit it, the fact that anime was the my spring board into getting interested in a culture is the all the more important. Due to the variety of genre's, I was able to get a feel of what was enjoyed upon by certain subculture group. Of course, anime is more or less equivalent to a a dramatic TV show so I couldn't take what I learned at face value. After all, you wouldn't take a movie, let's say Fast and the Furious as the face value for America's culture now would you?
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