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I find it really hard to pick up girls using techniques described on this board in Tokyo. I have only been learning Japanese for 2 years, and I'm not fluent. When I try to say clever things to them in English, they often don't understand, no matter how hard they try to, and the conversation quickly just decends into 'whats your name' 'where do you live' etc..
I'm in Japan too and feel your pain! Having an interesting convo in such a fuckin hard language can be difficult.
I'm only a newbie so can't really help. I've been here a while but was in a serious relationship which recently ended.
One idea is to think of games to play. Bar bets and the like. Just spend a little figuring out how to explain in Japanese and enjoy!
On a different topic, what's your (or anyone else's!) thoughts on the 'Japanese girls are easy for foreigners' idea? I've been here a year and see little evidence of that. I've heard a lot of J-girls say they like foreigners, want a foreign bf etc but when it comes to the crunch it seems if you got no game you got fuck all chance. Less chance in a lot of cases, given the language barrier.
Cheers!