Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "The Japan Reporter" channel.

  1. I've never noticed Japanese tourists in France, Italy or Spain can speak French, Italian or Spanish. Usually they can't even speak a word in English or, if they can, they are too embarassed to do it. That's a well known fact in tourist destinations like Rome, Florence and Venice and, for that, japanese speaking personnel is highly requested. That tourists, much more often than not, can't speak the local language at all is not a question of politeness, it's pretty much a given fact in any not-English speaking country.
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