I’m moving (within the US) and learned that I have a Japanese neighbor with whom I’m sharing a tandem garage with. He is an elderly man and seems to live alone. My interactions with him so far have been pretty blunt and short, I’m not sure if he’s friendly or not. He knows who I am, tho, and I want to be friendly with him as we need to coordinate our cars going forward. I used to study Japanese a long time ago, but it’s very rusty. I would love to practice, but I am so shy about speaking. I am much better at writing. Would this be rude to write to him in a little letter and leave it at his door?
こんにちは、「his name」さん。「my name」です。何年も前に、日本語を勉強しました. 今は少ししか話せませんが、れんしゅうしたいです。気軽に日本語を話してください。
I am very open to correction or if something sounds weird!
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Maybe this is just me, but I think you should just send as is without any corrections. Attempts with errors come across as far more endearing regardless of language source. It’s good enough to convey what you want to for sure. Also it might be better to just drop off a small gift with the letter as well (personally hand them both to him imo). Kind of break the ice with that.
Maybe expand a bit on having a conversation and to contact you back?