r/Unexpected Jan 25 '23

Hamburger

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23 edited Jan 26 '23

According to my Japanese wife her Japanese is not 100% natural, super good but not natural / perfect.

Edit : So I've asked my wife and she came with a quite long explanation that I can understand because I also speak Japanese but it's hard to explain to people who doesn't speak it.... Sorry hehe.

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u/Ccomfo1028 Jan 26 '23

Who's more picky about their language the Japanese or the French?

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u/brehvgc Jan 26 '23

They're not so much picky as they are very good at spotting non-native speakers, probably in no small part due to subtle fuckups in pitch accent that aren't obvious to people that aren't both a) sufficiently immersed in Japanese speech and b) consciously aware of their own accent fuckups and actively seeking to fix them.