When did you begin studying Japanese?

[AJBryant]

1978.


Tony

[tōkai devotee]

Wow, Tony! You win!!

[JaySee]

I started officially studying Japanese at uni in 2002, but before that I had already done some self-studying for half a year or so.

[Mike Cash]

How about when we quit studying? I think it was around 1989 for me.

[Wakannai]

I'm sure you still pick up new stuff here and there. Even if you aren't making an effort anymore.

[Mike Cash]

I should hope so; my Japanese sucked in 1989.

[burstandbloom]

Mike Cash wrote:
I should hope so; my Japanese sucked in 1989.

Mine too, I was two years old.
I'm going on my 6th semester and still it's not much better.

[Kamwah]

I'm learning Japanese since September 2005.

[Unique]

Well, I've been into the language for about 3 years. I've really been in the calligraphy thing so I picked up a few words here and there and learned the strokes and how to pronounce them. I was learning Spanish at the time and didn't want to start on another language, but now I've grown to love Japanese and I've been causally studying for about 3-4 months now. I started my serious study as of the 1st. My classes start in a week or so.

[chikara]

AJBryant wrote:
1978.

First year of college/uni or last year of high school?

[Wakannai]

Tony had this brainstorm to take the GED to skip much of High school.

I wish I had thought of that.

Bastard.

[chikara]

Is taking GED a bit like taking GBH or LSD?

[AJBryant]

chikara wrote:
Is taking GED a bit like taking GBH or LSD?

There were times when it felt like it.

chikara wrote:

AJBryant wrote:
1978.

First year of college/uni or last year of high school?

I got out of HS in the 11th grade (took "the test"), and entered college in 78.

Tony

[chikara]

You're a year younger than me but we finished high school at the same time then.

Studying Japanese was not on my radar at all then. Only languages I studied for the next 20+ years were computer languages

[kuroi]

January '05, making it about 3 years. ;_;