May_Roma めいろま　谷本真由美 @May_Roma 毎日一分だけ運動して痩せるわけがない。英語も毎日一分だけやってうまくなるわけない。騙される人が大杉というか世の中アフォばかりだ。 2012-02-12 05:18:52 May_Roma めいろま　谷本真由美 @May_Roma 日本語力つけたい外人が、日本語でちゃんと喋ったり書いたりできないDQNに日本語習ってもうまくなるわけないでしょう。英語も同じでまともな先生に高い金を払って習わないとうまくなるわけないです。高い先生は自分の勉強に投資してんですよ。常識で考えましょう… 2012-02-12 05:15:31 May_Roma めいろま　谷本真由美 @May_Roma 日本で商売したい外人が、その辺の日本学生とメールで文通したりするだけで書く日本語力アップするはずないでしょう。商売のは商売の言葉やらないとだめ。英語で文通すりゃ

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