Like all I ever wanted was to be able to understand most of the Japanese in games, manga, tv, yt, etc. Now I can do that, albeit my output is still lagging far behind which is probably why I still don’t feel so great about my progress.
Even so I just thought I’d feel happier about reaching this point. Now it’s starting to feel like English. “Wow now I can consume the same exact content and do the exact same things but in 2 languages!”
If I can do anything in English, don’t plan on living in Japan, and can’t speak it to anyone here it feels like I’ve wasted a lot of time.
This post is mainly just me venting. But does anyone else feel this way after getting to this point? It took me 4 years of work and it feels kinda embarrassing to say that even though I’m still hovering in the N2 purgatory.
by AbsAndAssAppreciator