Oh, who am I? Okay, I'm Helen's boyfriend, age 21, Michael Pham.
Japophile isn't butchering the English language, it's quite common practice use when dealing with people who think they know of Japanese culture. Technically, using words like "manga" and "anime" are butchering the English language, and if you want to argue that, I will love to. I can provide the reasonings through, an English major, a Japanese speaker, as well as provide the reasonings of a Linguistics major. BUT that's not the point here is it.
"How did I act elitist, pray tell?" "I know more than the average American"
I beg to differ. Perhaps the average American, but not the average American that knows anything about Japanese culture. You fit into a simple group that thinks they know of JP culture because of what the read in comic books and see in cartoons. That is hardly knowing JP culture at all. In many ways that's worse than knowing nothing because you have a false presumption of what the culture is compared to having no understanding, hence, a completely open mind.
I'm far from the kind of friend Joe needs? That's kinda funny... really... it is. Though I don't expect you to understand why.
You know, if I wanted to reply on the right post, it wouldn't have been on this name. I don't believe in pretending to be who i'm not and am more comfortable posting as me. It's not hard to figuire out who I am, if you even bothered to look at my LJ. It's not like I tried to hide who I am.
I have to deal like people like you alllllllllllll the time, and it gets quite annoying. You're so over zealous with your thoughts that you can't bear the fact that someone else might know what they're talking about. The same response every time "Well I don't care, it's what I like". Wow, long reply to a damned LJ entry. Some advice if you're gonna bother reply. Learn what you're dealing with. Ask Joe really, he's not the best person to ask, but he knows the gist of what I am.
Re: WTF
Japophile isn't butchering the English language, it's quite common practice use when dealing with people who think they know of Japanese culture. Technically, using words like "manga" and "anime" are butchering the English language, and if you want to argue that, I will love to. I can provide the reasonings through, an English major, a Japanese speaker, as well as provide the reasonings of a Linguistics major. BUT that's not the point here is it.
"How did I act elitist, pray tell?"
"I know more than the average American"
I beg to differ. Perhaps the average American, but not the average American that knows anything about Japanese culture. You fit into a simple group that thinks they know of JP culture because of what the read in comic books and see in cartoons. That is hardly knowing JP culture at all. In many ways that's worse than knowing nothing because you have a false presumption of what the culture is compared to having no understanding, hence, a completely open mind.
I'm far from the kind of friend Joe needs? That's kinda funny... really... it is. Though I don't expect you to understand why.
You know, if I wanted to reply on the right post, it wouldn't have been on this name. I don't believe in pretending to be who i'm not and am more comfortable posting as me. It's not hard to figuire out who I am, if you even bothered to look at my LJ. It's not like I tried to hide who I am.
I have to deal like people like you alllllllllllll the time, and it gets quite annoying. You're so over zealous with your thoughts that you can't bear the fact that someone else might know what they're talking about. The same response every time "Well I don't care, it's what I like". Wow, long reply to a damned LJ entry. Some advice if you're gonna bother reply. Learn what you're dealing with. Ask Joe really, he's not the best person to ask, but he knows the gist of what I am.