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Do you really believe that's a valid comparison? Were a whole generation of French people rounded up by their own government and striped of their homes and property?

And why is this debate go ...

I wouldn't hold my breath on this word being accepted into the mainstream any time soon...

More like never.

It's the same you're right. Except that for "Jap" the change is much m ...

I can't believe that this is actually a topic that seems debatable.

And this notion that SOME Japanese people aren't offended makes a difference in some way, makes it even MORE offensive to me! S ...

It's gonna take a whole lot longer than just 60+ years to get over it, I think.

Yes, I also think it is just a matter of time.

The fact that not all persons using this word had disrespect in mind still does not make this word right. See what I mean? Wink

From wikipedia:

according to the Oxford English Dictionary, &q ...

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4219/signzsm.jpg People of the Nisei generation grew up in this kind of atmosphere. Pretty easy to see why they would consider the term offensive, ne?

Well you just ...

A lot of words/terms were derogatory when they were first coined. The fact that the original meaning/intentions were lost or diminished with time does not make them right. Maybe letting the youn ...

It's all in the intention/contexts of the usage of Jap.

I'm married to a nihonjin (Japanese person) and I don't think she is bothered by the word Jap as racism towards her in UK (where we reside at ...

If it helps, I'm following the AJATT method (very important to listen a lot to Japanese audio's, like songs, dramas and movies. A scientific proven way to improve understanding of Japanese because it ...

I noticed that a lot of people are mentioning Haikei, Chichiue-sama (Dear Father) and Yasashii Jikan and saying that it was good even though it was a slow-moving drama. I tend to get bored of some sl ...

Thank you very very much for all these informations guys Dancing

Thank you very much to both of you it helps a lot w00t!

I will check for these documentary on the internet Wink

and Yasashii Jikan too Mr Green

Hi Tabana, thank you for the informations Smile

Actually I know few about Japanese Dramas, so I will try those you're talking about. Unfortunately there are few documentaries about Japan on French Tv, ...

Hello everyone

Does someone know a great drama that would take place in Tokyo and that would give us a great insight of the contemporary Japanese culture in Tokyo?

And also the same but for the ...

Ah thank you Keps w00t!

Sorry bmwracer I wanted to say "memory" I thought "souvenir" was the same...anyway I just wanted the title of the drama Sweat

lol

Hello guys

I have been watching a good drama last year but I stopped before the end (no internet for a while Puppy Dog Eyes

) and I just don't remember the name !
It was the story of a japanese rock ...

If you have no teacher and no people to practice with you should try any audio method I think.

I watched the 2 first episodes and it's just so funny w00t!

I just wonder what is in the cupboard she musn't open?? hehe

What about learning both at the same time? Mr Green

I think that in France the word Jap is just the shortening of Japanese, however people who use the term Nippon don't mean to be nice toward Japanese, because THIS is kind of a racist expression.