Genki Japan Blog はじめまして。

I have no intention stealing Tofugu's content, but I'm going to redirect you to this blog entry on there. All I have to ask is, "Why?" Whenever I tell people I speak Japanese, or whenever they see me "studying", they ask me why I would want to learn a language like that. "Japan is a messed up place," they sometimes say, and I usually just shrug my shoulders and assume that they were either veterans of WWII, or had relatives who were. Otherwise I just assume their a bit ignorant. And then Japan comes and does something like this and everyone else's suspicions are affirmed! Why would they do that? I mean, energy conservation is a good thing, but a motorcycle powered by poop? That's pretty gross, and it's from the company Toto that makes those funny little toilets that spray water at your rear to help clean you off after you've done your business. This isn't a long entry; I just wanted to draw everyone's attention to this mons...

Disclaimer: I still stand by what I said in my post about TextFugu vs. AJATT, that these two things cannot be compared, and this second look doesn't change that. TextFugu is a product of the academic method; namely, it is more step-by-step and focused than anything from the other methods. That said, if you're doing things the AJATT way and are looking for a good textbook to supplement or solidify your learnings, please look elsewhere are TextFugu is too large a commitment financially speaking to use as a suppliment for AJATT or any other input or output method. So, some time has gone by and TextFugu has grown bigger and better, and I think it warrants a second look. Last time I reviewed it , TextFugu was a smaller site with infrequent and, seemingly, inconsistent updates; now it is a sprawling site full of good information and I can fully endorse it. Anyone who wishes to learn primarily by textbook ( input and output people , this is probably not for you), TextFugu is a great...