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Cab driver in Tokyo with extremely good English, which is not the market standard:
“The way I see it there are only maybe 20,000 words in English, just like there are maybe 20,000 interesting places in Tokyo. So you just get through them gradually, you know.”
“The way I see it there are only maybe 20,000 words in English, just like there are maybe 20,000 interesting places in Tokyo. So you just get through them gradually, you know.”
“Can’t let the number scare you. Start with the stations; everybody can learn stations. Then hotels. There’s more hotels but the big ones come up more often so you get lots of practice. Words are like that, too.”
“A hundred a week, you’re done in about four years. Worth the work. Been driving a cab for 20 years, got at least another 20. Helps pass the time between fares.”
