k-mart Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 Hey Robb, I was just wondering: if I was planning to go to Tokyo Disneyland, would I have to know Japanese well...or at all?
SonOfBeastSucks Posted December 31, 2005 Posted December 31, 2005 I will take an educated guess and say No, but don't hold me to it because I am not certain.
WillMontu Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 I assume that most people in Japan speak some English (or more likely, Engrish, ie. 'All your base are belong to us'). All the park and ride names look like they are in English.
k-mart Posted January 1, 2006 Author Posted January 1, 2006 All right, thank you. Now I know that a trip to Tokyo wouldn't have to be too much harder than a trip to Disney World...well, I guess it still is, but not as much as I originally thought. Happy New Year!
COOOOLkid Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 Tokyo Disney Resort are really foreigner-friendly. However, you might want to learn the way you order food at a restraunt, ask people for a direction, etc. I'm sure those traveler's handbooks are really helpful.
Blazen_AZN Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 I dont remember any language barrier when i went to japan. great country, if you go, i hope you have fun!
Louise Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 I've never known anybody have any major problems with a language barrier in Japan. I always think it's just good manners to learn a couple of basic words (hello, goodbye, please and thank you), or at least take a phrase book with you, when you go to any foreign country. As English speakers we can be pretty arrogant, we tend to expect people to speak English to us when we go to their countries, and also expect their English to be good when they come to our countries, so I think it's just nice to make a little bit of effort when you travel.
Nemmy Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 All right, thank you. Now I know that a trip to Tokyo wouldn't have to be too much harder than a trip to Disney World...well, I guess it still is, but not as much as I originally thought. Happy New Year! No, I'm guessing that a trip to WDW would be harder because Florida sucks and has so much pollution and crime and crap while Tokyo, just like many other foreign countries, is clean and everyone's nice and stuff like that. But that's just my opinion. I think.
Erik Johnson Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 All right, thank you. Now I know that a trip to Tokyo wouldn't have to be too much harder than a trip to Disney World...well, I guess it still is, but not as much as I originally thought. Happy New Year! No, I'm guessing that a trip to WDW would be harder because Florida sucks and has so much pollution and crime and crap while Tokyo, just like many other foreign countries, is clean and everyone's nice and stuff like that. But that's just my opinion. I think. Hmmm...I never really thought of Orlando having a pollution problem. If Tokyo is anything like Taipei Taiwan or Hong Kong in the summertime (terrible air pollution) watch out!
SharkTums Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 It depends on how you want your Disney visit to be. Honestly, you need to know at least 20 words in Japanese to have a decent time. Stuff like: Hello Numbers 1 - 10, 100, 1000 (the way their numbers work if you know these, you can figure out all numbers) Please Thank You Excuse Me What time is.. How Much... Where is... Etc. Yes you can get by knowing nothing, but then you'll look kind of stupid and not be able to ask for specific rows, or eat at certain food places, etc.
ScOtT k Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Nemmy, Orlando has very low pollution compared to some cities like LA. The crime rate also isn't that bad there.
k-mart Posted January 6, 2006 Author Posted January 6, 2006 Yeah, I thought I'd probably learn some basic words in Japanese, I was just making sure it wouldn't have to be like your second language. Thank you all for your help!
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