It's sweet that he recommends being careful in the UK with the American English that the Japanese are taught. I have small problems sometimes with my beloved German friend when I visit her in Germany, and she learnt British English as a European standard, but got it slightly Amerified in places from being on the internet for years. They're never big problems, but sometimes she'll say something and I won't understand it because she's using the American word for it.
So it makes a lot of sense to expect to get some blank looks when visiting the UK with an arsenal of American English.
Canadian English, not so much, and Australian English not at all, thanks to Neighbours and Home and Away
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It's sweet that he recommends being careful in the UK with the American English that the Japanese are taught. I have small problems sometimes with my beloved German friend when I visit her in Germany, and she learnt British English as a European standard, but got it slightly Amerified in places from being on the internet for years. They're never big problems, but sometimes she'll say something and I won't understand it because she's using the American word for it.
So it makes a lot of sense to expect to get some blank looks when visiting the UK with an arsenal of American English.
Canadian English, not so much, and Australian English not at all, thanks to Neighbours and Home and Away