Solution: Keep watching, but stay positive. That’s like trying to appreciate Seinfeld without knowing what New York City is, or what a Jewish person is. How do you expect to enjoy variety shows, entertainers, and comedians when you can’t understand what they are talking about. TV is filled with cultural references and jokes, historical references, pop culture, and current events. Settle with a simple (non-samurai) boy meets (non-geisha) girl story.Įven if your level is adequate, if you are missing out on cultural aspects, your entertainment is reduced. Except the character in blue time traveled from present day Japan, is a doctor, and teaches old Japan how to make things like Penicillin and fight diseases that don’t exist anymore. I know you would like to be able to understand that Edo period history piece right now:Īre they having an exciting conversation about Samurai stuff? Probably. Japanese media guide? Regardless of your level, there is material out there that you can enjoy. Choose native material that matches or is below your level. Solution: Simple concept you already know.
A level 35 adventurer trying to watch level 55 material is not going to enjoy the material as well as someone of higher level. You miss plot, humor, nuances, and you are forced to focus more. Having a lower level of Japanese can kill your enjoyment of anything Japanese. Most likely, if you feel this way about TV, you fall into one or more of the following four groups: Your over generalized statements sound just as bad if you replace “Japanese” and insert any language or country in the world. If you are going to show me the above on TV, there better be some robots involved.īut assuming that you are just misguided, I want to help you break from this negative illusion that you suffer from. I’m sure you would rather watch nonstop TV shows of the following: I am studying Japanese because of (insert some finer cultural aspect) of Japan But for people studying the language, the inner-me is screaming “Why the hell are you studying Japanese?!” While I restrain myself, others do not, and usually they hear the following retort which makes me slightly cringe: I’m slightly more lenient towards outsiders (people not studying Japanese) who are just taking a peek at Japanese entertainment.
Usually after trashing on TV, whether it be variety shows or J-dramas, there is a followup that Japanese movies are awful and Japanese have no acting ability. I occasionally hear one of these words used to describe my beloved Japanese TV programming.
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