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Lesson 1

Grammar

XはYです。

X is Y 

I am Cait

[わたし] は [ケイト] です。

[Watashi] ha [keito] desu

は is a subject/topic particle

When は is used as a particle it's prounounced wa

です can mean things like: am, is, are, ect...

I am a high school student

[わたし] は [こうこうせい] です。

[Watashi] ha [koukousei] desu

The sea is beautiful.

[うみ] は [きれい] です

[umi] ha [kirei] desu

Wanna make it a question add か

Is the sea beautiful? 

うみはきれいです[か]。

umi ha kirei desu ka

Yes it is.

はい、きれいです。

hai, kirei desu

Are you Cait? 

あなたはケイトですか。

anata ha Keito desu ka

Yes, (I am) Cait.

はい、ケイトです。

hai, Keito desu

Lesson vocabulary

わたし -------> I

こうこうせい -------> high school student

うみ  -------> Sea

きれい -------> Beautiful; clean

は -------> subject particle/marker pronounced wa

あなた -------> You

はい -------> Yes

か　-------> question marker

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An open letter to Logan Paul, and a little lesson about cultural respect.

I’ll take it if I’m not qualified enough to talk about this subject. Yes, I’m not Japanese, I’ve yet haven’t been to the country. But you know what I have? I have curiosity, interest, willingness to open my mind and most of all, I have a lot of respect towards Japan. A massive amount of respect. Respect that every person should have regardless if they’re interested in Japan or not. You don’t possess an ounce of this respect, Logan, you have none.

I’ll tell you what else you don’t have. You don’t have daily contact with Japanese natives. You haven’t laughed with them, shared experiences with them, you haven’t been taught by them, you haven’t even had a conversation with them, by the looks of it. You did encounter a dead person that happened to be Japanese, you did record that person, up close, and posted it on the internet to your huge underage fanbase. You did laugh about it, and you did not only mock someone that was in a deep distress that unfortunately took their life away, but you’ve also disrespected a lovely culture, millions of its natives, dozens of foreigners that live in Japan, and people just like me, that make an effort to study their culture and language because they want to be part of something someday, that want to connect with the ones that live in Japan.

There’s only so much you can say behind a camera, aided by edition, hidden in social media. I dare you to take a step outside of your hotel to look at people’s faces. Any of the people on the street could be the family of the poor dead man you recorded on your video. Any little kid could be their son or daughter. Despite them being Japanese or not, they are people. Would you dare to record a dead people in the US? I don’t think so, but in Japan it’s okay, I guess. Why do I get a sense that you’re degrading a nationality as being below as yours?

I can’t speak on behalf of a Japanese, but I can speak on behalf of myself. As someone that has been studying their language for more than one year, who has been treated with kindness, consideration and respect multiple times by Japanese, someone who speaks daily and even has friends that live there, I experienced firsthand how kind and open they can be, and I’m so grateful for that. I’m taught the language daily by them, they’ve been kind enough to share experiences with me, to teach me about their culture, and they’ve respected my opinion making no distinctions on nationality. I’ve gained that. It was not an achievement that can be done in one day.

It’s not easy, to have them speak their mind, it’s not something they’re used to. A lot of us have done them harm, a lot of us have discriminated against them, a lot of us have gone to Japan and disrespected their sacred places, their private space, their rules. Despite that, they are still welcoming of foreigners and always give us another shot. I’d give a lot of things to be able to travel to Japan like you can do so swiftly, Logan. God knows I’m trying hard to save up, and God knows that I deserve it more than you do. But the world’s not fair, and money and popularity rule it all.

I’m deeply opinionated, more opinionated than most of the Japanese, I’ll admit that. I find more faults than them when it comes down to discrimination, cultural appropriation and disrespect. I always speak up and perhaps I don’t have the right. If a Japanese is not offended by something that concerns their country, maybe I shouldn’t be, and I take that. This time’s different, though, because this hits home so hard. This devastated me and made me have trouble sleeping today. I lay awake all night, feeling entirely heartbroken for the Japanese, for the dead man’s family, and for all that I’ve been trying to achieve. It is because of people like you, Logan Paul, that make Japan look like a freakshow by getting out the idea that Japan’s just a country where you can do and say whatever the hell you want. This just makes ignorant foreigners discriminate and mock Japan and create all these stigmas that are so hard to break from people’s minds. It is also because of people like you that it’s so hard to get a Japanese to trust you, open up to you, and welcome you to their country. Humanity is a disaster if a jackass like you has this much influence and speaks louder than so many people that know what they’re saying.

To finally close off, I do apologize for posting this on my blog, where I solely focus on posting my MBTI stuff, reblog things and the such. I couldn’t let this slip through, even if I don’t really have any influence and nobody will read this long-ass post. I couldn’t think of another way to calm myself. What Logan Paul did needs consequences. Logan Paul needs to leave Japan and never return. He doesn’t deserve being there. Youtube and the Japanese government need to take action on this. The internet and society need to repudiate what he did.

This letter is also dedicated to all of you. Please act differently, no matter if you’re interested in Japan or not, this has to do with the respect every human should have. Before speaking about Japan or any country, make sure you know what you’re saying and do it from a place of respect. And if you go to Japan, make an effort to read an article or watch a video about how their culture is, and make a small effort to try to respect how things are done over there. I really urge you to do this, you make things for foreigners that want to connect with Japanese so much easier if you leave a positive image.

Before I finish, If any question does arise about Japan and its culture, their norms, or doubts if you’re travelling or just anything, feel free to send me an email. I’m not an expert and I’m not Japanese, but I do want to make a change. Please send an email if you have any question, I’ll do my best to answer.

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I’m leaving some videos of some pertinent YouTubers that spoke up about the issue and know what they’re talking about more than me. I really recommend you to check them out.

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