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if this happens forget it. It will be a choice between three terrifying evils.

hunger. Seun mynd44 your spam bot banned me from my own diary and the travel section. Abeg release am oh.

The Japanese have two writing systems. Kana and Kanji. Kana consists of two subsystems which are the hiragana and katakana, while the kanji system is an angry god on its own.

Hiragana and katakana are just systems that consists of syllables or sounds which make up every single Japanese sound. Hiragana is used for local Japanese words while katakana is used for foreign and scientific words. For example in the hiragana system the syllable "ra" is ら and the syllable "o" is お, and in the katakana system "ra" is　ラ　and "o" is オ. They both have about 46 I'm not really sure though but I'll post a link:

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjZ-c-zq8H4AhUQrxoKHV8YAUYQmhN6BAgJEA4&usg=AOvVaw2j5KxpzuJe8NuduDICKn7X

Now this all seems easy. Yeah, it would have been if kanji never existed. Kanji was the first writing system to be adopted in Japan, and it was imported from China (I guess our see where this train is going ).

Kanji isn't based on syllables like kana, kanji is based on ideas just like the Egyptian hieroglyphics. Take for example this kanji character 木 , it looks like a tree right. Yup it is, it creates the idea of a tree. Now take this one 本 there's a line at the bottom which could mean something underneath the the tree or something underneath the ground or where the tree grew from. This means it could be root or origin or underground, well it's origin.

I know you're already seeing some issues with this shitty thing called kanji, but this is the least of your problems. Kanji characters don't retain their pronunciations or idea all the time when they are jammed with other characters. For example 木 on its own is pronounced "ki" but when it is used to make a word it's pronunciation could change. The same goes for the over 5000 kanji symbols you talk wetin. Yes, there are over 5000, and no one really knows how many there are. An average Japanese person knows about 3000, while the smartasses know about 4000 or 5000. Yep, Japanese doesn't look so easy anymore.

What do I advise that you do? Well, learn it or change your dream country to an English speaking country or you can just learn something closer to English like German and go to Germany. If you do choose to learn Japanese, two years of hard work can make you a fluent Japanese speaker, reader and writer, but I'll advise you to forget writing and reading the language and learn how to speak it. Japanese for dummies is a nice book to begin with. There are also many online sources you can begin with.

So that is it, Jā mata.

TL; DR : Forget about japaing to Japan if you can't devote tons of hours of your time to learning how to read, write and speak Japanese.

Now the Japanese speak only Japanese. Well, this doesn't seem like much, but it is much. You have to learn Japanese to be able to have day to day conversations with people, read billboards and signs, and most importantly: get a job or even school there. Japanese in Japan is as essential as water. So what do you do. You can change your dream country probably to New Zealand, Australia or whatever English speaking country you love or you could sit down and learn this piece of shite of a language.

Japanese is easy to speak. Within a month (of dedicated learning) you'd be quite comfortable with it. Just like me. Ohaiyō gozaimasu, Watashi wa Eiberu desu. This means Good morning, I am Abel. Note that I changed the spelling of my name because the Japanese usually change English names to suit their tongue.

Since it seems so easy, why am I making it look hard? Number one, Japanese don't use the Latin alphabet at all. So that crap I wrote up there is shit. Number two, the writing system of the Japanese is extremely difficult to master.

Japanese has two writing systems: kana and Kanji. Kana is further divided into hiragana and katakana while kanji is just kanji. Kana is easy as it is very close to the alphabet system of writing and is kind of constant (what you read is what you pronounce) but kanji on the other hand is just silly.

Kanji was directly copied from the Chinese hanzhi system centuries ago before kana was made by a Japanese Buddhist monk. İt is like the Egyptian hieroglyphics, but instead of having nice beautiful wholesome drawings, you have some ugly set of characters that require you to decrypt their meanings. The worst thing about kanji is not even how silly and unrelated the characters are to their meanings most of the time, the worst thing about it is it's unbelievable size. This piece of shite of a system has over 5000 characters/radicals and hell even after learning the so-called 3000 or 2500 average, you'd still meet a new one one day. Oh and I forgot to mention another annoying shit about the kanji system: it's pronunciation when used in a word is hardly ever consistent. For example this character 日 is normally pronounced nichi, but in this word 日本 it becomes Nihon that is Japan. This looks easy but what about this 3日, it's pronunciation is now jitsu. you see, this is even worse than English's terrible spelling system.

Having said this, if you have two years to waste, you can waste it learning Japanese or you can learn something like German or Finnish and head to these countries (i think Finnish is easier). However, you could just go to an English speaking country and put the work aside.

ufotunang:
...abi ..he should pray to God to protect him from mass shooters...mass shooting almost happening every day in USA

Leave am. Imagine a country where any Tom dick and Harry can purchase weapons. What pains me is the fact that these weapons aren't restricted to pistols, you can also buy a fucking automatic.
Nothing is good about the place abeg, it's only Nigerians tripping balls. "The white man has said it and it is true" mentality.

gambojimeta:
All these meaningless shalaye.

You are just an hater and a rejected US Visa applicant.
You want to burst a nerve on someone's else's achievement. You are free to keep hating till it finally consumes you.

An hater okay sir. I accept everything you have said. You can now skip off to your enclave.

How does this rubbish concern us.

Minjim:
I hope the school is a Secondary School
To teach all those student planning to venture in internet scam a lesson that there be consequences if they dare to.

Most secondary school leavers don't want to earn. Legitimate living again

Teach them that what? That they'll wash toilet for eight months if they venture into scam? Do you know that washing toilet is a normal punishment for secondary school students? Abeg, this is a fucking joke, they deserve prison simple and short.

I hate Nigerians ehn. So what does this rubbish change. They'll just bribe their way though the useless punishment. My children will never know their Nigerian. Tueh.

The rubbish that makes it to front page nowadays ehn.

Emilokoiyawon:
Of all the countries in the world you chose America the word capital for gun violence and death? You are a mumu man Canada should have been your choice jare.

Canada get him yawa too oh. But Sha America is worse

chaiks:
Lol. Konichiwa. I will learn. So if you don't know the language, no part time job?

Īe (No), you can't survive in Japan without learning Japanese and reading it. Speaking it is easy, but writing and reading is another beast on its own. You have to learn the kana system of writing which is divided into two, before learning the kanji which is just as terrifying as Chinese (because kanji is borrowed Chinese).

I advise you to aim for New Zealand or Australia for now, and if you still want to go to Japan, you can still learn it. I'll write about this in my diary.

Last minute governance. abeg light don dey for sat oron road side. I miss aks.

Revolution2022:
The commissioner also has her recording.She should tender it too.

She might not have a recording bros.

Soludo on the beat. Another failure loading.

Ngolo55:
Typical Nigerian Mentality...We are a shame to the black race.

If y'all would stop selling your votes for 3k, scamming people online, supporting old hardened thieves to loot the country dry, and all sorts of nonsense; no one would be like op. However, since you all want to continue in your stupidity, leave person alone.

LagBlogger:
So Nigeria is better than the US?

I never said so bro. So if this were a comprehension question in an exam worth 20mks, y'all would have failed with ease. Nawao. Nigerians and their wayward logic.

Fastlinkpro:
Are you sure you have freedom over there? Don't just go to the supermarket anyhow , otherwise before you know it, you find yourself hiding under the counter to escape the bullet. Here I can walk about any time and feel the freedom of peace in Southern Nigeria.

Ehyeh. The people who were shot in the church nko. Them be north south ba.

Henz81:
I don't care. United States is one hundred times better than Nigeria, can't wait to be there.

Good for you. Better make strong plans and get ready to be treated like an alien (which will hopefully subside) Good luck.

chaiks:
What about Japan bro? Is it a good place to japa to?

No, it's hard for foreigners to get jobs, and if the only thing you know is ohaiyō gozaimasu you ain't going nowhere bro the average Japanese don't really care about English.

Jaqenhghar:
Citizens in every country complain. I am yet to see one person who is satisfied. He is not a tree if he still wants to go to Finland from US he can. He has done the 1st step

My problem is the way he's lauding it like it's some impossible feat. Many Nigerians have gone there and are now feet deep in poverty or struggling because they had no plan or their plans failed woefully.

It's better to be poor in your own country than in another man's land.

Jaqenhghar:
At least its a dream. What you have in Niggeria 8s a nightmare

Well, I never said that Nigeria was better.

thesmallgod:
Finland that shares border with Russia

And so? Do you think Finland is Ukraine?

gambojimeta:
The bad belle people are here




Depends on the crowd you roll with. You want him to go and suffer in Europe shey where he has to learn the language like a kindergarten child?

The American dream is valid. Stay away from ilegal activities and be hardworking. OP is just 19. He has lots of years ahead of him. He would study hard, return to uni and possibly a STEM or IT qualification and he would be balling in no time.

See some success stories below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3TzW7gNF_Y

Valid my arse. There are many people who haven't gone anywhere in this same America. And it seems like you all don't understand why these countries freely give out IT personnel jobs, cheaper labour. They know that Africans and Asians (Indians especially) will dash for any peanuts that they throw at us that is why they give us such jobs.

I can remember the idiot that sacked a good portion of his company and gave openings for those same jobs at a far cheaper wage, no right thinking indigene of the country will apply for such nonsensical wages, but guess who would: us.

Nordic countries are far better, if you don't like that truth; you know what to do.

Miracle2020:
many many times. Black life matter is an example.

Police and soldier has nothing in common. In fact, the spellings are clearly different.

Ifakiland:
You get sense so?
Innocent boy wey dey comot cutlass for army, na innocent boy? Smh

That guy no read shii. Him just see headlines comment quick quick.

When we tell them romance does not exist they will start shouting and vibrating. The greatest love on Earth is filial love, all this nonsense "I love you" is simply your reproductive instincts talking.

If you like dey there dey look these people. No go start to dey prepare your Japa from this country. You will see your anus after next year February.

MuscularDick:
what makes you think Obi is better? Have you been to Anambra to see his contributions and achievements after 8years of governance or your support is based on what you are hearing about him on social media

He said that his not voting or supporting anything, yet, you are disturbing him. Is it your business that he said that obi is better? Leave him alone abeg.

All these paid MCs running amok because of idiots that will still steal from you dey vex person eh. Nigeria is a failed project, simple and short.

gimakon2:
I understand. Glad you explained it well. Run along now

Pathetic.

Angelfrost:
Yet we support politicians, fight over them, and insult ourselves because of them...

Just look at what a former Giant of Africa has been reduced to! A former top economy of the African continent!

Leadership is everything abeg! Nigerians, una go truly hear am! Continue being ethnic and religious!

Giant of Africa my ass.