Not too long ago, I was sharing a room with several friends. One who was studying Japanese said she was doing bad and couldn't speak that much. When she was very drunk, all she spoke was in Japanese and very good.

Has anyone experienced this oddity before?

kndy

Interesting... I really think there are mental "roadblocks" that we place in the thinking portions of our brains that prevent us from performing certain mental exercises. Tony Robbins's workshops are based on this idea. And, possibly alcohol eliminates these roadblocks. So in your friend's case, her roadblock may be her own conscience, or her confidence over her Japanese speaking abilities.

On a related note... I was speaking to a Japanese woman a couple of weeks ago. Her native language is Japanese, and she learned English when she was in her teens. However, when she dreams in her sleep, all the conversations are in English, including her mom who doesn't even speak English. Get a load of that!!!!!

--- groink

I'm worse at Japanese when I'm drunk, but I might say more interesting, albeit limited, things

I actually speak better Japanese when I'm drunk. Don't know why but I assume it has something to do with what Groink had posted above. My pronounciation is actually a lot better too. Not tainted with as much "English accent" as it would be if I were sober. Heh, and when I was staying in Japan, after an almost all nighter drinking bout with her father, I passed out and she said I was speaking Japanese in my sleep.
Weird? Very (IMO)
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kndy-nt2099 wrote:

One who was studying Japanese said she was doing bad and couldn't speak that much. When she was very drunk, all she spoke was in Japanese and very good.

OH SH!T...ROFL!!! AWESOME!!!... dude what did she have to drink!? 5 bucks says it must've been like 7 or 8 smirnoff ice.....

groink i don't get your post.. do you mean she was talking english in her sleep... or does she dream she's speaking english?

lovelessemotion wrote:

groink i don't get your post.. do you mean she was talking english in her sleep... or does she dream she's speaking english?

Dreaming.
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lovelessemotion wrote:

get your post.. do you mean she was talking english in her sleep... or does she dream she's speaking english?

She said she was speaking English in her dreams... She wasn't talking in her sleep for others to hear. I find this interesting because through the years I've asked many multi-lingual people the same question, and virtually all of them say they're speaking their native dialect when they dream. But for her to dream that her non-English speaking mom is speaking English is even more strange! I guess it's true that our subconscience minds create 100-percent of the dreams we develop.

BTW, when I dream of Noriko-chan in my sleep, I'M DOING ALL THE TALKING!!!!!!!!

--- groink

OIC thanks for clearing it up...

groink wrote:

BTW, when I dream of Noriko-chan in my sleep, I'M DOING ALL THE TALKING!!!!!!!! --- groink

PLAYA!.. dude does she even say the occasional "hai". ... "ii desu" ...or "kimochii" ?...

lovelessemotion wrote:

PLAYA!.. dude does she even say the occasional "hai". ... "ii desu" ...or "kimochii" ?...

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ahochaude wrote:

I actually speak better Japanese when I'm drunk. Don't know why but I assume it has something to do with what Groink had posted above. My pronounciation is actually a lot better too. Not tainted with as much "English accent" as it would be if I were sober.

does this mean you're speak "keigo" in your next job interview all wasted?

lovelessemotion wrote:

PLAYA!.. dude does she even say the occasional "hai". ... "ii desu" ...or "kimochii" ?...

or even the "dame dame, iiya....
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Eh.. me also speak japanese better when I'm drunk. W
When we have a party and there was people from Japan ( we were in Poland) when I drink some I was speaking very good !! (I am learning japanese for 3 years )

I hear many people claim to be able to communicate better when drunk with others of different languages.

because you aren't as hung up on syntax technicalities and you're generally more uninhibited.

...or it could be the fact that you and your "foreign party" are all so damn smashed that you're all saying a whole lot of drunken nonsense and swear you're making sense.
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Ha ha ha ha ha!!
I think that's true Ushiroyubi-san!!
I really think people do feel like they are really are saying the right thing when they are drunk, but really they are just sounding like a fool or some thing like that sort.

I'm studying Japanese, but I think it's pretty easy.
So are you studying japanese Ushiroyubi-san?

Well c-ya!!
rony oka
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Ushiroyubi wrote:

I hear many people claim to be able to communicate better when drunk with others of different languages. because you aren't as hung up on syntax technicalities and you're generally more uninhibited. ...or it could be the fact that you and your "foreign party" are all so damn smashed that you're all saying a whole lot of drunken nonsense and swear you're making sense.

surely, it depends on the person but let me tell you, in my case, it does help....idk, i guess you just feel looser. actually though, ive only tried this while buzzing, not totally wasted. hmm...might be something worth researching

niko2x wrote:

or even the "dame dame, iiya....

IKU IKU IKU!

KouSeiya315 wrote:

IKU IKU IKU!

I just LOVE it when girls say that!!!!!!!!!!!!



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KouSeiya315 wrote:

IKU IKU IKU!

i wonder why is it "i'm going, i'm going, i'm going!"
should n't it be "oide! oide oide, YOHHHH!" HAHAHAHA!
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niko2x wrote:

i wonder why is it "i'm going, i'm going, i'm going!" should n't it be "oide! oide oide, YOHHHH!" HAHAHAHA!

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Good question. I've always wondered about that myself. I'll ask the girl tonite why they use the term that they use, after she says it!
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ahochaude wrote:

Hmmmmmmmmmmm. Good question. I've always wondered about that myself. I'll ask the girl tonite why they use the term that they use, after she says it!

that's just from hearsay, b/c I've never seen any nihon sukebe no bidio! (yeah right, LOL!)
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i wonder why is it "i'm going, i'm going, i'm going!" should n't it be "oide! oide oide, YOHHHH!" HAHAHAHA!

according to my dictionary it`s the very word to use ;-)
�� �� - (colloquial) to come, to orgasm

why do they say in english "Im coming"... ? ;-) �� �� by any means sounds better...and shorter ;-)