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Sumimasen your new favorite word in Japanese
Japan Living Savvy

Sumimasen – 7 Ways of Your New Favorite Simple Japanese Word

I’m going save you the trouble and teach you the most useful word in Japanese, すみません (sumimasen).  I very distinctively remember this.  When I first came to Japan in January …

speaking the local language
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Greatest benefits of speaking the local language when abroad

I’m bemused by American’s that take offense to people not speaking the local language when visiting the US, “this is America! We speak English!”, but that then go to other …

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