indo flick and didnt really care for horror... I was so terrified all night that black haired girl would be at the edge of my bed I kept burying my face beneath the sheets lol 
I watched the ring by myself in England, I was with my friend when she decided she really wanted to see some mulch
Hah. They won't be able to speak English. They are usually nervous about foreigners because their English might not be so good even though the foreigner might speak fluent Japanese.
They do expect foreigners to speak Japanese because they are in Japan. They tend to find it very rude when a foreigner goes into a store or something and speaks English, usually loud and hand-motiony.
Even though they learn English throughout school, they usually don't speak it well because their way of thinking and structure of language is different enough. I would learn a lot more Japanese before going there, and learn proper etiquette and humility. ;D That cannot be stressed enough.
(Foreigners already have a bad reputation for being rude or loud, so the good majority of them who would like to move there or get a place are rejected at first.)
One thing, don't think it is racism though. At least take a culture and language class before going.
But, they are as varried as any other people, really. Read about hon'ne (本音) and tatemae (建前) or the confucianistic mindset. I, admittedly, have never gone to Japan, but I interact with Japanese people and have taken classes on their culture. I am going to major in it for University. :thumbs_up:thumbs_up
They are generally very nice people.
Their names often end in "-ko" for a touch of 'feminine', I guess. It literally means "child" which gives it a cute feeling. (It is written as 子.) K's are quite popular, aren't they? :sunny:
(this is getting off-topic. you could start a thread.)
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Chinese Muslim are sometimes good in Arabic especially those who studied in al-Azhar and Mecca. They just transliterate the Arabic and Persian terms into Chinese. Peace be upon you is uttered in Arabic. When speaking to non-Muslim Chinese just greet them, Nin hai hao ma? (Lit. Are you still OK?) or Nin Hao Ma (How do you do?).
'could you please direct me to the bathroom'
Ch'ing nin zhan zhi wo qu chur suo hao ma?
'where is the nearest phone'
Fu jin de dian hua zhan shi zai na-ur?
'where can I purchase a phone card'
Dian hua ka, wo ke yi mai na li?
'is this food vegetarian'
Zhe shir-wu shi ts'ai su ma?
'could you use hand language to show me directions or to answer my questions as I don't speak Chinese'
Ni ke bu ke yi yong shou zhan zhi wo xiang huo zher t'a hui wo de wenti yinwei wo bu hui shuo han yu.
Sorry, no character, my computer now is without the dizzy pain characters
Mandarin is one of few languages that spoken by Chinese people. There are other Chinese languages such as Hakka, Yue (including Canton), Jin, Wu, Hui, Gan, Xiang, Min, Ping.
The unique thing about Chinese is, although they speak in few different oral languages, they can communicate through "Chinese character" that often misunderstood as Chinese alphabet. It's because one character represent one meaning.
