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I'd call that considerabley creepy, I think the bit that got me the most was the end.

"And, lets be friends"

That wierdly placed comma...

Also "I wish the item arrives safely in you" made me crack up :mryellow:
 
"Hi there, I like you. I'd like to be your friend."
"Hey, let's be friends."

Which one is less creepy?
Answer: [Trick question: neither is. They're both perfectly fine.]
 
I think adding "I like you" makes it a bit more wierd...

Still, I would totally add that japanese guy.
I dont even have facebook, but I'd make an account just to add him :mrgreen:
(Changing it up a bit with mysterious Mr Green)
 
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How is it strange to meet someone you like and telling them you'd like to get to know them better? I mean, yeah, it's a bit awkward to say it rather than just doing it, but weird...?
 
I have no clue how it's creepy, especially if it's someone from Japan, I'd be interested in talking to them.
 
Shrooblord said:
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How is it strange to meet someone you like and telling them you'd like to get to know them better? I mean, yeah, it's a bit awkward to say it rather than just doing it, but weird...?
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Well, I agree with you totally Shrooblord, but in defense of Ambidextroid, in certain countries, when you say it in that manner, people would really take it a wrong way (including where I live) if you use word "like". I honestly don't get why tbh but thats just a cultural thing depending from country to country I guess :|

Rayfist said:
I have no clue how it's creepy, especially if it's someone from Japan, I'd be interested in talking to them.
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It is a perfect chance to explore differences of cultures and learn more about eachother's language. I can bet that just how many non-Japanese people are interested in their culture, Japanese would like to learn more about western cultures and improve English.

One of my teachers on university told us that when she was in Japan on tea ceremonies for first time and didn't know all the rules about behaviour, she made some mistakes, like talking off topic during ceremony (something that should not be done and talk should be only about something regarding tea ceremony). Other people that were there found it actually ok and were not mad and some even started doing it too and they enjoyed in something different. She explained that where she lives, it is common to talk off topic during drinking tea or coffee. When she left Japan, everyone were behaving correctly during ceremony but they wrote to her many times saying that they miss her and conversations they had. Japan is very traditional but they also use any chance possible to learn about others too.
 
Well, education of English in Japan is bad and they just learn to be able to pass test so it is not surprising he does not know to phrase better.
 
Really I meant no offence to the guy, and I know the translation would cause the message to distort from it's original meaning somewhat.

When I said it's creepy that he said "I like you" I didn't mean as in he has any attraction to him, but rather I saw it as him simply liking him like he likes food, or a possession of worth. It just seemed off, as I have never heard anyone word the phrase "You're cool to be around" or "You're a nice guy" like "I like you". It seemed like he was talking to an object rather than a human.

Anyway, I wasn't saying his message was creepy at all, I think it's quite sweet. I just thought the wording was creepy, or it would be if it was written by a fluent English speaker.
As he is from Japan, and his diction is obviously not of the standard you would expect, this makes it an exception, and under that circumstance it wouldn't (and isn't) creepy.

Basically if I got this letter, and it wasn't from Japan, and was just some guy who could speak English, it would be very creepy (to me at least).

Yeah, so sorry if it sounded like I was being rude to the poor guy, I didn't mean anything by it, just pointing out the humour in a quirk of translation.
 
One time I won a whole set of the Japanese SpongeBob McDonalds toys from an eBay seller in Japan and they handwrote a letter in English at the very least saying they slipped in bonuses (iirc it was a SpongeBob baby towel thing) and they were more excited that I was their first buyer than anything, they didn't ask to be friends or anything, just to leave good feedback when it came.

Asking for a stranger's facebook might be a little invasive on this individual's part but I don't see what the big deal Metro is making here.
 
I really see it as a good opportunity of getting to know someone outside your country, I'm highly fascinated in Japanese culture so I wouldn't mind adding.
 
Hunchman801 said:
I think that in older versions of phpBB, the user identifier 1 corresponded to guests. It was later changed to -1, but I'm still 2.

So, the true ruler of PC is... this guy.
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all shall bow before him in digital respect
 
Shroob, yeah, but I mean that's in context. It was implied in your first post that it's somebody saying "I like you" as the first thing upon meeting them.

In that movie, not only is it actually in context (with "you're a funny guy" at the beginning) but it also implies Arnold and Sully know each other, instead of some random guy coming up to you and saying "I like you let's be friends".
 
I didn't imply that someone would say "I like you" at first sight. That, indeed, would be a bit weird. But after having had a first few conversations with someone, surely it's not that strange a thing to say (though I stand by how awkward it would come across as - but I'd receive such a remark as someone being not excellent at social skills but trying their best to make known their appreciation of me, which I'd admire and see as a compliment).
 
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