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RE: Hive, here are 10 things I don't hate about you.

Are you fluent in multiple languages, David?

Hmm, I bet language learning is in your Human Design chart! !LOL (Occupational hazard: imagining people's birth charts in my head when I learn about them and their strengths πŸ˜‚)

Bummer about the Japanese (people) not wanting to speak Japanese (language) with you when you were there. I'll take that into account when we go there. We are extremely unlikely to live there but we have a skiing holiday planned for next year so I'm hoping that a decent grasp of the basics and easy recognition of all hiragana and katakana will make it easier for me to navigate our way around the country.

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Well, in the four I mentioned I certainly am. Other than that I know some other languages, some just a few words, others a bit more. In Japanese I could have a very basic conversation, order food, ask for directions, talk about likes and dislikes, and stuff like that (at least 15 years ago when I lived in Japan), but being a learner, my interaction was always far from perfect, meaning not exactly clean. And that meant that whoever was unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of my language practice was placed in this substandard interaction, making them very uncomfortable. I should add, though, that I happened to be living in the South of Nagano-ken (Shiojiri-shi, close to the lake Suwa), which was super traditional and conservative. Visiting Tokyo or even the skiing resorts in northern Nagano, this was less of a problem. So please don't let them discourage you!

Human Design Chart: Now you've gotten me curious! But in order to know my design chart, is the exact time of my birth needed? In my case the closest my mom can remember is "late afternoon-ish". That's why astrology has always been less captivating to me, never knowing my ascendance.

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