Some Japanese joke that I'm in "Liverpool." Many of them consider my English more British than American. I think that some Japanese fantasize marrying whites, as did my high school classmate Derek M. of Japanese ancestry. English is something that Japanese now learn from about Grade 5, age 10. But I think that English in Japan is something like French in BC. The English are looked upon as a highly progressive group, despite being known for being snooty or even rude. If people knew me, they would know that I find more wealth in learning Australian Aboriginal languages or Amerindian languages. I have a different view of "wealth" from other people. I find more enjoyment in Latino languages such as Spanish, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian, Chabacano, Esperanto, and Interlingua, all of which I do know in varying degrees. English is not my preference, as I do find it ordinary. I delve into Orientalism, as Japanese, Korean, HongKongese, Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese. Esperanto and Lojban increasingly encapsulate my varied rainbow interests of the East and West.
Source: tatoeba (13487007)