Re: [tlug] (OT) The enigma of Japan (was: UNIX jobs on TLUG)

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

Clemens Schwaighofer writes:

 > > This basic pattern [of the native speaker snowing the foreigner
 > > with difficult language] probably happens in every second
 > > language context.
 > 
 > Well, no, english is my second language and I feel quite confident
 > that even if some snot comes and tries to push me off with some high
 > level english I smart enough and know the language good enough to
 > fight back.

Yes, that works tolerably well in English.  But be careful: if you
think in terms of "fight back" in Japanese, you've already lost to
that kind of person.  You need to maintain the "wa", or you'll lose
support of other Japanese.