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Living in Japan does not mean that you are obligated to learn Japanese

I have heard of many people who are living in Japan for a few years and they cannot speak and read Japanese. I have been thinking about these people. Some of them are even have a Japanese spouse. First when I started thinking about it my opinion was that they are lazy and it does not make sense to live in Japan and not learning Japanese. However, I changed my mind.

I think that living in Japan does not mean that you are obligated to learn Japanese. For some people learning Japanese is stressful and depressing. It will take a tremendous amount of time and efforts. If your job didn't demand Japanese from you and your wife speak English or your language fluently, you will not have the pressure to learn it. And there is no problem for not learning it. 

Some people might consider learning Japanese does not worth the time and efforts. I respect these people.


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