The reason why many Japanese cannot speak English.

 As you know, many Japanese cannot speak English. If you have ever visited Japan for sightseeing and talked to them, you would understand. Probably they could not speak English and could not communicate with you.

 Japanese people study English for three years in junior high school and three years in high school. In examinations, whether one is good at English or not (strictly speaking, whether one can read or not) determines whether one passes or fails. Therefore, they study English hard. Nevertheless, They graduate from college without being able to speak English.

 Why can't Japanese people speak English? As Japanese, I will write about it.

 (I'm not a fluent English speaker myself)

1. Japanese do not train to speak English in school.

 Firstly, Japanese do not train to speak English in school. In Japanese school, students study English grammar and reading long passages in English. They rarely study to speak English. They study the "knowledge" to speak English, but have few opportunities to actually speak English. That is because in Japanese schools, one teacher teaches 30 to 40 students. This means that some students will end up not being able to speak English even when they have the opportunity to do so. For this reason, they do little training to speak English.

2. Japanese don't need to speak English to live in Japan.

 Secondly, fortunately or unfortunately, one can live in Japan without speaking English. They don't have to speak English, so they don't have to train to speak English desperately.

 Oh my God!

 Japanese who work for some foreign companies, English teachers, and prep school instructors can speak English, but those who do not speak English on a daily basis cannot. There are plenty of English reference books in Japan, clothing with English logos, and English is all around us, yet many Japanese don't speak it!

3. Difficulties with language structure

 Thirdly, the reason why Japanese people cannot speak English is because of the difficulty of the English language structure. The linguistic structures of Japanese and English are quite different. For example, the word order in Japanese is subject, predicate, verb, while in English it is subject, verb, predicate.

 私はごはんを食べる。（watashi ha gohan wo taberu）→subject, predicate, verb

 I eat lunch. →subject, verb, predicate

 This is a simple example, but the more complex the grammar, the more pronounced the differences between Japanese and English language structures become. Japanese are not very aware of this difference in language structure, but for my part, I believe that this difference in language structure is what makes learning English so difficult.

 For these three reasons, many Japanese cannot speak English. However, don't get me wrong, just because the Japanese do not speak English does not mean that they are not willing to learn English. The reasons why Japanese people cannot speak English can be educational or cultural issues.

summary

 The reason why many Japanese cannnot speak English is

 ・not train to speak English in school

・no need to speak English in Japan

・the difficulty of the English language structure

 

Many Japanese think patience is a virtue.

 Many Japanese believe that patience is a good thing. No matter how hard it is,  you must not run away from it. That is the Japanese way of thinking.

 Japanese students hold back on what they want to do in order to pass exams. Those who work for a company continue to work, even if it is hard to work, in order to support their families and protect their social status.

 However, I disagree with the idea that patience is a virtue in Japan.

 This is because if you keep up with painful things, you will physically ill and have a negative impact on your mind. In fact, many Japanese people are getting sick and depressed. Some people have committed suicide as a result of putting up with so much pain. It's obviously an anomaly.

 Certainly, it takes a certain amount of patience to get things done. Running away from everything, you will not be able to do what you want to do.

 However, the Japanese are too patient. They don't have to put up with a lot of physical discomfort. If they find it hard, they should take a break or run away.

 Japanese people think that taking a break is a bad thing. As long as they don't change this way of thinking, they will still be physically sick and mentally ill.

 Japanese people need to take more breaks. By not being patient and taking a break, they can reach their full potential.

 

　

Introduction

 I started this blog to express what I'm thinking in English or other languages. 

 As I wrote on Twitter, my English is poor. So, I want to improve my English and other language skills through twitter and blog.

 What I write in this blog is what I think about every day, and my discomfort with Japan. In addition to that, I might write this blog in languages other than English.

 Besides English, I am studying French, Spanish, Latin, and Hebrew. I like learning languages. Learning languages, I can broden my views. That is why I am learing many languages.

　For someone who has English as their mother tongue, this sentence is very poorly written.

 I want to keep posting on my blog and Twitter, and improve my language skills.