ramenbox wrote:
I'm so envious of people who aren't Japanese but they can speak Japanese fluently. It makes life VERY easy. For instance you can watch RAW anime, it's annoying to wait for the subbed ones and there's no need to wait for English version of video games. Moreover there are so many great Japanese games which will never be released in English.

Anyways I only know certain phrases or words that I've picked up from Japn songs that I like and animes that I watch. There are many sites that teach basics of Japanese language but I'm just too lazy to sit in front of the PC and study.