Re: 英語を早く上達する秘密な技 How to Improve Your English FAST!

[alumite1]

てか、日本語上手いな。

まあ、日本人の英語力が低いのはDNAのせいだから、努力しても­無駄だと思うけど。

[MrAmazingAim]

Failed to google traduct all this <_<

[bbbbbb666b]

Good jnese .bro ：）

[naris66]

you got the point!! I gonna find my mokuhyou!!! thanks

[takuya77715]

Thanky for hikozaemon!!

[KING42233]

すごく勉強になりました。

英語を勉強したくなってきました！

[caveman73092]

roaming around youtube...totally did not understand what you said besides the "uhm" parts in japanese...but u speak it very fluently ~high fives for you...>:D

[mandelbrotai]

発音が完璧ですね。感心しました。

[yoshiaki94]

I am japanese.

I thinking about learning to English conversation(？) now.

I will give it try.

Thank you.

[0603wataru]

１０月からカナダに留学するんですがHikosaemonさんの­話すごく参考になりました。ありがとうございます。また気合い入­れて勉強頑張ります！

[yasushi3]

I saw many people who speak fluent Japanese and speak it naturally but you are one of the best. I don't see hesitation in speaking Japanese language. How did you learn that!!

[ufensia]

Thank you very much for your enthusiasm and video! Good luck! VIKTOR :):):) (^__^)

[BruceIno]

man, you didn't have any grammatical erros in this video. I cannot do it in English.. ummm, your Japanese might be better than my English. You are my rival.

[awozora]

i agree with you Mr.Hiko!

i dont really remember what i did in english classes at school, i rather amused myself listening to English songs, singing myself, and trying to understand what they say.

IMO, especially for Japanese, English is definitely one of the easiest European language.

because the English verbs don't change so much as Spanish and German do, e.g. "go" --> Yo voy/Tu vas/Ella va... in Spanish

Japanese doesn't have masculine/feminine/neuter nouns also, neither does English.

[acromel]

Agreed. I'm always amused by the mistakes made by the people who proclaim that English is easy. As you say, it depends on one's native language.

I've come to think that it's better to consider how different any two languages are, rather than difficult. This applies to English and Japanese in particular :o)

[amdnovello]

i agree

why the hell i always toggle the "spam" flag and it never shows up in the regular way???

i hate this kind of censorship

[amdnovello]

my first is italian

[amdnovello]

that's not all

the alphabet is just one part of the whole thing

french, german, italian, spanish grammars are hard to learn at first. english is very easy compared to them. chinese writings is one of the hardest and even pronounciation. but the grammar is very easy.

english is easier than the others and it's not just about the letters

[codedbox]

italian is the most complicated language out there (grammatically speaking), french is easier than english. I love french girls.

[amdnovello]

from an italian prospective english is the easiest of all

french is the same as italian. complicated in some parts and easier in others

[alextepes]

You're good, you talk faster then most Japanese I usually hear. lol Makes it impossible for me to even understand a single word.

[hikachan1221]

I wanna speak English well.

英語を書くことはできるけど、話すことができないんです！がんば­ります！！

[sheiks65]

haha i'm american and i know my japanese better than my english, too many words that sound or look the same, and there's like so many meanings for one word. the only problem i have for japanese is knowing how to set up my statements and questions and kanji

can u help me with that?

[TokyoMushroom]

Do you have an accent?

[hidexlemonedx]

外国の方が喋ってるとは思えないくらい

日本語が上手いですね＾＾

英語の勉強頑張ります！

チャンネル登録しましたｗ

[Hikosaemon]

笑、ありがとうございました！

m(_'_)m

是非是非英語を頑張って、これからの動画を楽しんでください！

Peace

[dominicanboy12]

JAPANESE LANGUAGE SOUNDS SO AWESOME!

[naya4444]

hi! i think ur awesome btw lol x]

[jedi0216]

これはほんと良い動画ですね。

YouTubuの日本関連の動画のコメントとかで、

少しでも間違った日本語のコメントがあると、直ぐ在日か？や中傷­ですからね。日本人はethnocentrism(エスノセント­リズム)が強い国だと思います。

英語は必要ないとか言う方がいますが先進国で英語力が低いのは良­くないと思いますね。

これからも良い動画を作って下さい。

[Hikosaemon]

やさしいコメントをありがとうございますm(_'_)m

今でも、１・２週に一回、つまらない物ですが、まだ動画を作り続­けていますので、是非登録して、チェックして、また気楽にコメン­トをお願いします！

Peace

[sugitarjgdk441]

@Hikosaemon

とても励まされます。毎日見ますのでがんばってくださいね。

[mitincambridge]

His Japanese is better than some of the Japanese people! WoooooW, he is amazing! Thank you for posting. How long have you been here Hikosaemon-San? You are inspirational!

[Hikosaemon]

Cheers, thanks for the nice comment

[poltango]

@mitincambridge you write "His Japanese is better than some of the Japanese people" who would you be referring to by that statement?

[sakurafujijp]

すばらしいですね。日本語が。

説得力のあるアドバイスですね。

私も最近、私って、なんで英語やってるのかなーって思ってました­。コミュニケーションをとりたいではじめたのに、とってないじゃ­んみたいな。でも、英語を使う環境ないんですよねー。

[Shinobi452]

Grammar and vocabulary-wise, I found English that is actually much harder to learn. But Japanese is hard because of the 1000+ kanji characters you have to memorize and get used to, as well as the different words formed using these 1000+ different kanji characters.

[2channelgeek]

I think memorizing kanji doesnt matter so much. Reading Shonen manga, Shoujo manga in japanese ( where most of kanji letters are attached to the readings) is a valid way to get used to kanji because thats actually the way we Japaneses learn kanji in childhood without pain.

[Shinobi452]

Been in Japan for about 2 years now. Yeah, I read kanji pretty well, but when it comes to writing... I suck... To say the least...

[11812842]

not really. how many languages do you speak...? there are things in written english that don't make sense at all (pronounciation), ex: vague, colonel, rough. a lot of things you also have to memorize as well. H + O = HO, correct?, then how does the word house sound like hause? just few examples :/

[ObviouslyJacques]

There's some difficulty in every language. You named the ones for the English language, name the ones for other languages now. The reason I say it's easy for me is because without taking any English lesson I became able to speak fluent English. Also no, I did not grow up with people who speak English. I live in a French community. If you compare French to English, French is 2 times as hard. Ex: verbs, sentence structure, accents, etc.. Every problem in English is more complex in other languages.

[11812842]

I agree with you when you say that learning english can be a bit problematic, but we do have something in common: I learned english not by lessons. I'm Brazilian and I understand what you mean about English being more complex in its own way rather than other languages. I learned the languange by living in the US temporerally and starting from scratch. Don't think I'm absent-minded in this.

[Insaneagram]

That still doesn't make English the easiest language to learn...

[Hikosaemon]

The problem with English is that its grammar is highly irregular. It is fine for learning by phrases and memorizing, but to try to learn it logically by grammar rules, particularly in comparison to Asian or other European languages that are most structured, English is definitely a challenge. The great advantage of English however is that you can find it everywhere so you always have the opportunity to try it out, but I think that it is a challenging language to study.

Peace

[amdnovello]

i'm italian and i'm learning french

i learned english at school and while watching movies. i know some arabic rules and all the alphabet, even took a beginner course for german

i find english the easiest language of all!

grammar is so stupid compared to italian or french. not to speak of german, that's harder than italian

[systemjap]

Your Japanese is amazing....

I'm stunned.

You use complex words... haha

[11812842]

do you pick up an accent from his speaking?

[dancediva895]

its so hard to speak japanesse i wish i could speak it

[KleinesBlondchen94]

where are you from?

I am 15 and from germany and i am learning japanese since august 2008...it is difficult to speak it so fast but i can speak some=)If you want i can tell you some sentenses in japanese=)

[themilkclub]

How did you approach learning japanese? I am hoping to start learning soon but I don't know how to start! =)

[bznarroz]

its hard if you make it hard

[watermelonfrenzy]

gawd I luff your japanese.

Sayonara~ with much respect :D

[loversdigest]

well to correct yo youd say jana since your not saying goodbye for a long ti'e jana means see you later since you will probably see one of his videos again

[yorutar]

てか、日本語うまいな～

[Hachogoran]

can i take you home? ahahaha

[forzaredsoioi]

your japanese is awesome!!!

you speak it so fluently:D

日本人って英語とか他の外国語に恐怖心を抱いてる人多いですよね­汗だからこういうふうに気軽にアクセスできる場所で習えるってい­うのはすごく貴重なことだと思います☆ありがとう♥

Thanks for making those amazing videos!!!

[ssjmysticgohan]

dude you are amazing I was just about to give up on japanese. do you think rosetta stone is good for learning japanese

[kofv]

I am using Rosetta stone to learn Spanish and Japanese , I think it's good for beginner , but need train more after 3CDs.

[Ihatemyusernamemore]

Man your videos are awesome, I have been studying Japanese at high school for two and a half years and can understand about half of this at the moment so I'm trying hard to get better. at my school I'm the only New Zealander who really tries hard though so It's quite buzzy hearing somebody else speak japanese with a slight NZ accent.

[brightst4r]

woooah~ just saw your other vid and decided to stop by and hear this one.. amazing! i only just finished beginning 1 so i have no idea what youre saying (i caught "benkyousuru" and "eigosensei janai"! 8D *feels proud*) but the combination of watching both videos makes me feel even more motivated now! thank you!! ^o^

[Hikosaemon]

Glad to be a source of motivation mate - I learned pretty much by listening and repeating tv shows, music and so on over and over... It's a good way to learn, and get a feel for the language at the same time.

Peace

[nikjey]

k , when i saw ur other vid talking about japanese, i go , here we go again , just a another beginner who doesnt know what he is talking about. after looking at this vid... instant subcribe !!! ur japanese is awesome

[Hikosaemon]

Haha, thanks man. Well, I like to point out, I've lived here a while, so it shouldn't be seen as anything special. But it is nice to have people appreciate the vids. I try to make all my vids on this channel bilingual, so hopefully you will always be able to get something out of what I put up here.

Peace

[YouQube05117]

一日本人ですが、日本語を上手に話してくれて有難う。あなたは日­本語に尻込みしている多くの外国の方々に勇気と希望を与えること­でしょう。Ｈｉｋｏｓａｅｍｏｎさん、お見事！

[Hikosaemon]

いやいや、たいした事ない小さい動画だけですよ！だけど、やっぱ­り俺と同じように日本が大好きな人が世界中にいるので、俺のバイ­リンガルの動画を通じて、日本人と共感ができたら、一番嬉しいで­す。コメントをありがとうございました！

Peace

[bizinesu]

これからは世界の人は英語より漢字を覚えるべきだろう。

[Hikosaemon]

漢字っていうよりも、中国文字かね（漢字とはちょっと違って）、­確かに今中国語ができる人はすごい武器を持っていると思います。­だけどそれにしても、不公平だと認めますが、共通通信言語として­は、貿易と文化交流のなかでは、英語はまだ一番使われる言語です­し、中国だけに集中しない限り、たかい価値があると思います。

Peace

[orange2578]

英語は、世界共通語ですよ　＾０＾

[Hikosaemon]

確かに、申し訳ないと思うのだが、日本人がアフリカの寮で南米人­と会って会話をしようとしたら、共通第三言語としては、やっぱり­英語は一番便利ですね。

だからこそ、英語圏の人もそれを理解して感謝して、何かの言語を­勉強すれば良いと思いますね。

Orangeさん、ありがとうございます！

Peace

[orange2578]

Well, English has already become our common language. It is not very hard to learn English.

[goindownwitit]

I'm not really sure what you guys were discussing above..lol, but I beg to differ. As a native English speaker, (for me, at least) English is a very difficult language to learn (and master). I mean, I struggle everyday to improve diction, syntax...to increase my vocabulary, etc. So your comment regarding how English is not very hard to learn...definitely not true.

[amdnovello]

try to learn italian or german.

english is easy

[xXnewpickleXx]

german isnt that hard either though :/

[amdnovello]

i hope you're jocking

german is a mess

[xXnewpickleXx]

doesn't seem too hard for me

[bizinesu]

すみませんでした。沢山のアメリカの方とイギリスの方にお叱りの­メールを頂きました。以後気をつけて行動して行きたいと思います­。

[kikutan1]

Eri cSurf6って前の動画でヒコさんの英語がうますぎる～って言­ってた方ですよね？

[Hikosaemon]

笑、俺の1000人登録者記念動画に日本語の話しをしてくれた人­ですね。かれは良い英語先生ですよ！

Peace

[fearnoenglish]

I like your outlook. Very positive. 日本語もすばらしい！ Keep up the great work!

[Hikosaemon]

Thanking you kindly - you have a cool channel there yourself. You make those animations? WOW, now THAT is some hard work.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! Much appreciated

Peace

[fearnoenglish]

Actually, there are two of us making the animations. We are tired of the "normal" teaching tools, so.. we want to give people an off the wall look at the language. It is a HUGE amount of work.. but its fun too. Our ぶっちゃけ英語コース on the babeeboo website will have over 30 animations when we finish. So, its still a work in progress. Thanks for watching!!

[runescaperocks8]

おもしろい, すゴい, ありがとう

[Hikosaemon]

おぅ、役立てたらうれしいです。

遅くなりましたけど、コメントをありがとうございました。

Ｐｅａｃｅ

[azcheron]

how do you read that shit? lol

the japanese language written is nuts

[thetenorions]

ほんと同感です。わたしは今フランス語がんばってます！

x

[Hikosaemon]

おぅ！フランス語良いですね！

きれいな言語・・・

俺は3年ぐらいラグビーを通じてフランス人と一緒にスポーツをし­ているけど悪いフランス語しか覚えていません（笑）

是非頑張ってね！

コメントをありがとう！

Peace

[ericsurf6]

My English gets better every time I watch this! Thank you HikoSaemon. We missed you in Izu this weekend.

Even though we got three quarters rained out, we managed to have some good fun as always. Keep the state of mind buddy!

[Hikosaemon]

Mate, even with the storms, I was still wishing that I could go down and join you. Let's definitely catch up sometime soon!

Peace

[ANDALUCIA1986]

thanks.when I wanna some more, Ill tell you.I appreciate that.

[ANDALUCIA1986]

hi,could you say your friends name who is updating nice video again?

[Hikosaemon]

Acutally I have the links for the channels I recommend in the video information - Ericsurf6 is my friend who recommended I make this video, so you should check that out! If you are thinking of someone else, let me know.

Peace

[Happy9Smile]

your t-shirt is E.T！！

Ⅰwant to go to New Zealand again！

[Hikosaemon]

Hey Happy9Smile! Woohoo! You were in NZ - where were you?

Glad you liked the vid...

And my t-shirt ;)

Peace

[DTogoHonnin]

D東郷、本人！

[Hikosaemon]

そういう漢字だったんだ。

YouTubeにようこそ、Dude!

楽しいぞ～♪

色々を見て感想を教えてね

Peace

[DTogoHonnin]

やるんじゃないか、お前！

[Hikosaemon]

DTogo - dude, is that you? Haha, you found me!

Peace

[Hendrixicecream]

hey dude im studying japanese to and im going to be fluent.

[larifariparty]

外国人は話したいと、今週の週末に六本木のパーテイにいたほうが­良いです。そこで、色々外国人と会えます： japanparty*de

[Climber01990]

彦左衛門サンありがとう!!!!

受身の勉強ではなく、自分も目標をもって英語を頑張っていきたい­とおもいます（^＿^）

海外で映画の仕事をするぞーーーー!!!（笑）

[homelesssnale]

OMG! You're the native English speaking person that speaks the best Japanese I've EVER heard, really!

I'm a begginner-intermediate in Nihongo, and trying to improve my skills everyday :)

Nice vid!

Cheers!

[nemuruneko]

シンプルでわかりやすくて、実践しやすい方法を具体的に紹介して­いただいて、とても参考になりそうです。ありがとう(^_^)

[Hikosaemon]

少しでも役立つなる、大変幸いです！

コメントをありがとうございました！

Peace

[mt37222]

If you want to learn (any) language other than your native, you gotta use it any way you can. More use it is better. That's it. There's no magic. Really.

[Hikosaemon]

I quite agree. Thanks for the comment, mt37222!

Peace

[yahags]

After I have acquired 100% fluency should I act like an ass to others who have worse skills?

[awesome1022]

ナイスアドバイス有難うございます！私は、いろんな人と話をする­ことが好きなので、外国の方とお話する時は独学の英語で頑張って­ます＾＾。でも、ついつい頭の中で文章を作りがちで、考えている­まま飲み込んじゃうこと度々です。反省・反省。ひこさんの言葉は­説得力があります！これからもアドバイスよろしくお願いします！­

[Hikosaemon]

WHOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!!

なんじゃこりゃ～～～～！！！

OMG - 100,000 views. Wow!

ご覧になってくださった皆さん、本当にありがとうございました！­少しでも役立てていたら大変幸いです！

Thanks to everyone who enjoyed this vid, and if it provides any encouragement to anyone at all, then I am over the Moon.

Thanks to everyone for your support!

Peace

[ericsurf6]

You're getting close to 100K! Nice going..You owe me a beer!

I owe you a beer too!

[p72q]

What a good pronunciation..

[penginweb]

great thanks!

[dumppp1104]

Hey, nice to meet you.

i agree your opinion, and i feel the same way with you.

well my major is westen english, i am 2 years. i have a big exam for study abroad in 1 month, so i am very nervous recently, well i have to ready for it. actually i dont have confident right now coz i dont have a high score of TOEFL so i am in a terrible hurry. also i have a lots of thing to do every day like assingments or so. but you cheered for me, i will do my best!!! thanks alot:)

[grhauihi]

日本語をこんなに流暢に話せるというのは

本当に凄いです。相当努力された方なんだろうと思います。

僕も英語この方みたいに喋れるようになりたいです。

[penginweb]

日本人臭い

好感は大変持てる人です

ですが、いやらしい英語外人でもいいかと思うこともありますね。­

[yope6225]

your message encouraged me thanks

[hinagatari]

本当にそうですね！

「楽しい」という感情と結び付けての学習は、脳生理学上も非常に­効果的なものであるそうです。

英語も、まさに「好きこそものの上手なれ」ですよね。

資格とかも大事かもしれないけれど、英語を好きになろう！

[SheuhX]

How to learn Japanese fast? I don't understand what the white guy is saying because I speak english and I'm trying to learn Japanese.

[Hikosaemon]

The white guy suggests looking at the list of related videos or my own video response to this, which has a video on speaking Japanese.

;)

Enjoy!

Peace

[SheuhX]

Sankyou!

[eikichi17]

esti d'americain sale

[toranoko60]

めちゃ早口ですね

日本人だけどこんなに速く喋れるかどうか；；

[irikoudon2929]

あの、基本的な事なんですけど、

上達「する」じゃなくて

「させる」だと思うんですけど・・。

（もしくは、英語「を」→　英語「が」）　後、秘密な　→　秘密の

(you are miss) 英語を　→　A,英語が

 秘密な　→　A,秘密の　Are you understood? see you.

[migmigCA]

(you are miss)じゃなくて(you made a mistake)

だと思うんですけど・・。

"DO" you understand ?

ciao :D

[rockxgarden]

That's OK. Everybody makes a mistake.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes or you'll never make anything.

[Hikosaemon]

irikoudon2929さん、あらっ！確かに・・・

ご指摘をありがとうございました！

まぁ、まさに、こういうふうに覚えますね。

恥ずかしぃぃ（笑）！

I really appreciate your comment, so thank you.

お互いに頑張りましょう！

Peace

[arita1988]

耳で聞いて声を出して話せばできるようになるよ

高い金出して留学しなくても大丈夫

日本人はとにかく音読せよ

1に音読

2に音読

3にリスニング

4に音読

5に音読

もちろん最低限の文法はやらなければならない

[drgentlewolf]

耳と声帯を使って"勉強"すれば。すぐ上達する。

勉強＝鉛筆と紙　ではないよ。発音記号なんか聞いて喋って覚えるもの。

一番の問題は"役人や政治家"。子供に、旧態依然の"英語"教育­をいまだに、やってる。今までのことを変えることができないのが­、日本人の欠点。どんどん変えなきゃ！

使えない英語教育なんてナンセンス。２年留学したら、あっという­間に身につくよ。文部省。。怠慢。それに黙って従う国民（父兄・­生徒）もバカだってことさ。おかしいと思えば、"変えなきゃ"。­憲法もいまだに変えれない。

[0902855]

ピーーーース！

[88ssSss88]

ありがとうございます！

[TYAIPOI]

日本語お上手ですね＾＾

そういえば英語の曲を英語の歌詞を見ながらたくさん聞いてたら、

外国の映画の台詞が字幕なしでも聞きとれていたことに驚いた思い­出があります

無意識でやっていたんですが、あれも英語の勉強だったんだなと今­更実感します。

ちなみにエミネム好きなんですか（笑）

私も好きです

[souchibi]

I agree with you!!!!

Japanese already know almost whole of English glammar when we were younger.but we can't speak... Actually Its really bored with studying grammar without interest on the desk.But Its interesting that communication with foreigner^^ So I guess we need just 'Speaking'.

Anyway your Japanese are really good!Sugoi!

[shanhit]

会社に資格マニアな人がいて、教材やスクールで教わる道理の勉強­してたけどカタコトだったなぁ。

俗に言うカモねぎってやつね。

メッセージ聞いて共感できました。

また、学習してみようかなとか思いました。

[ericsurf6]

Idea for your next video; Explain what a viral video is and motivate Japanese YT users to create content and become involved in interacting more with the online community.

[renzi84]

TシャツがE.Tだ。

なんか、coolだ。

一刻も早く英語をマスターしてコメントの

返信してあげたいんだよ、はぁ。

[ericsurf6]

58K views! Simon, I'm giving you 5 stars***** plus a standing ovation.

Thank you for doing this video. You are making a difference in people's lives!

[greendayarigato]

英語を勉強してるけど難しいんだよ

全然上達しません

[kaseinosoncho]

最後の曲エミネムだね笑

この人日本語うまい

[komiti9]

英会話の授業で会話した覚えない

文を読んだり、テープを聞いたり

どこが英会話なんだ？

[kiribu7]

日本語上手!

[sabarda]

Wow cool! Your Japanese is awesome! O___o

[kazukun333]

言ってることは正論だね。

もう1つ言えば　何語を話すじゃなくて「何（内容）」を話すかが大切だな。言葉は­道具にすぎない。べつに英語を話す必然性がなければ話す必要もな­い。話せなくても話せる人横に連れてくるとかそういった対処法こ­そがそいつの引き出しのおおさなんだから。英語が話せることを目­的化してるやつはばか。

[mnx207]

同意。伝えたいっていう気持ちがなければ上達は有りえないよね。­

[zassounotsukushi]

私は音読がだ～い好きです！

投稿者と同じく日本語を勉強しています。ようつべとかアニメとか­色々発音を分かるために役に立つものがあるけど、書く言葉と話す­言葉の融合の上達になる。掛け替えのない連中です。

意味、形、音、全部スムーズにならなくっちゃいけない。

[greendayarigato]

Agree

[piaflmai]

good!

[pjbridge]

なかなか英語を習得出来ない日本人が多いのは早く習得する為のノ­ウハウがあると信じて何時もそれを何処かで探しているためではな­いかと言う気がしています。要するに、そういう人達は正面から取­り組もうとしないので、上達するべくもないのです。英語を商売に­した宣伝の犠牲者が日本にはとても多い。

[1roo]

すごくためになった！　考えてみれば当たり前ですね！　ありがとう！

[Kenichi4224]

>ただ、惜しむらくは英語には｢あなた｣を表す語が

>Youくらいしかないっていうこと。

英語が下手な人ほどこういうこと言いますね。

まったくハズレた意見なんだけど。見てて恥ずかしいね。

[sunadarake]

読み書きはともかく

話すのはわりと楽なほうらしいっすよ？

[yttz2008]

あ~ぁぁ・・英語か・・

外国語が出来ると確かに視野は広がるだろうなぁ。

ただ外国語は自分には合っていない気がする。

しかしこれを見て元気が出た。頑張ろう。

それとyouTube確かにいいですね同感です。

[minazuki]

日本語上手いですね。

外国語が出来るのは凄いと思います＾＾

[ydpinkflo]

Thank you for your good advice.

I wish I could speak English as fluent as you speak Japanese.

Anyway your shirt must be out-of-date, isn't it.

[JPdayo]

日本語上手ですな。

[2KOTAMA]

昔から「負けん気」の強い私は、どうしても彼らが持っている日本­に対する間違った情報を正そうと思ったわけです（笑い）。中学・­高校の英語の教科書を引っ張りだしては文法を確認し、辞書をひっ­くり返しながら、いまも悪戦苦闘しています（笑い）。私のモチベ­ーションは外国に人から嫌がられる「一種のナショナリズム」なん­でしょうが、それでもそのナショナリズムを超えて、YouTub­eが無かったなら、ここまで英語に熱を入れることもなかっただろ­うし、会うことも無かった人々がたくさんいわけですから、そんな­機会を私に与えてくれたYouTubeには感謝しています。

[2KOTAMA]

日頃、英語を使うチャンスの少ない日本人にとって、英語が上達で­きるかどうかは「どうしても英語で伝えたい主張を持っているか？­持っていないか？」その有無が最大のキーになっていると思います­。多くの日本人にとって日本の社会は、生活においても仕事におい­ても、そもそも英語を話せなくても日本語だけで十分に暮らしてい­ける社会です。（いわば日本人にとって恵まれた社会と言えるでし­ょう） 私自身にとっては、YouTubeが出現する以前は、それほど英­語で何かを語る必要はなかったのです。しかしながら、YouTu­beができたお陰で、少なからず海外の人たちが、日本の社会や文­化や歴史そして日本人に対して偏見や歪曲それた認識を持っている­ことに気づきました。