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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uvdy7UdgWc&feature=channel_page

Is it just me or does anyone else look at the Applemilk saga and see a wonderful collaboration opportunity with a periodical like "Gaijin Hanzai Underground Files" (I think that's the correct name), or some other anti-gaijin publication?

Perhaps that's too mean and/or counterproductive?

Ya know, she probably could have saved herself a lot of headaches had she just been upfront for asking for donations in the first place. Like she could have said, "Hey I've been making videos, if you'd like to donate some dough feel free. Maybe I'll take some requests and fit some of your ideas into a video. No guarantees if I get around to it."....something like that. That's what I would have done. Want to see me slap myself in the face with a salmon? Donate a $1. Now keep in mind, fresh whole-salmons are like $15, so don't go thinking I"m gettin a free dollah. Although I'll probably eat it after I smack myself, but that's besides the point....What were we talking about? @~@

Wow, her most recent Ameba entry proves that she thinks it's "かもしらない." That is like some of the most basic Japanese...like you would be able to learn it even if you weren't seriously studying the language because it's used so often. It's funny to see someone make such juvenile mistakes when they've been in Japan off and on for what...almost 2 years now? And were apparently already "fluent" before that.

This is why you don't try to teach yourself languages without some kind of starting point to go on. I know people who have managed to teach themselves languages, but they worked their asses off and got actual input and concrit from NATIVE SPEAKERS.

She has tons of resources right outside her door and she doesn't use them. Instead she watches Haruhi and tries to teach people from it as if she's coming up with actual lesson plans. Guess what Emiri, if people want to watch Haruhi and learn Japanese at the same time, there are things called subtitles and dictionaries. I know it's a novel concept, but I just thought I'd throw that out there.

Yeah seriously. I think harvestfox pointed out the first time she made the mistake. I was willing to give the benefit of the doubt that maybe it was a typo, but this is the second time she's done it so it's obvious that she doesn't know any better.

I actually started learning Japanese via a language exchange with a penpal, but I did take classes as well. Honestly, there's no better way to learn how to write the language than watching a native write it in front of you. Otherwise your stroke-order is going to be absolute shit, which is going to stagnate your ability to memorize how to write kanji. It's one thing to be able to read it, quite another to write it. If Emily pimps My Japanese Coach, I don't even want to know the horrors of her handwritten Japanese. It's probably still as bad as it was in that "Bonnie Pinkuuu" photo on ED.

Honestly, it's like people have said before, she tries to switch up her Japanese so much, between different dialects and levels of politeness, and using obscure kanji, etc., BECAUSE she never learned it the right way. I used to experiment like that...like...the first year I started learning Japanese and then I wised up. You need to have a good base of the language before you try to find your own voice in it.

It's like drawing. You should practice the basics before you try to find your own style. If you want to be an artist you can't just start by drawing animu or copying from Picasso's works, there has to be structure before substance. If Emily wanted to actually learn Japanese at this point, she'd need to strip herself of everything she incorrectly taught herself and start from the ground up again. Just like they do to you in art school.

Of course, the same could be said about her music career...and her whole life for that matter. Musical ability before starting a band, school before being jobless in Japan. It all follows the same pattern that shows off her obvious lack of work ethic.

There are different levels of fluency obviously. You can understand what someone is saying and respond, but still not be an expert in the language. Japanese is just like any other language. English for example. How many people that speak English can actually teach English? You need to take a class or have a private tutor explain how everything works, when to use words, when not too, when are there exceptions, etc. Languages can get quite complicated. If she's serious about making a career for herself over there I would teach basic English. From what I gather there are a tons of opportunities for it even without appropriate qualifications. As long as you have a solid foundation of the language. My half-brother is going over there to attempt it. Although, his degree is in Bio-Engineering or something. lol...I know what you're thinking and I've said the samething to him.

"There are different levels of fluency obviously." It Emily is able to effectively communicate in Japanese, then she has achieved fluency. After all, the point of learning a language is to be able to communicate, not necessarily to be a master of grammar. Making elementary mistakes does not mean that she is not fluent. If that is how fluency is judged, many native English speakers are undeserving of the title.

Small update, she's dropped down another rank in, "Most viewed (All time) - Partners, Japan". She was previously #25, no she's at #26. CWD, Bino, and Mugu, are still all steadily catching up to her regarding top sub rank. I'm honestly surprised she hasn't uploaded a new video yet, I wonder what is taking her so long.

Other than that, only news I have is that TkyoSam is still dropping really fast on the top subscribers list. He's all the way down to #85. Only three days ago he had been at #82. Seems like emiry's dear friend is going to be dropping off the list completely in the near future.