It's even harder for Koreans. 

 Some of this is the same in Chinese. Names would sound similar. Months days the same. Might ask what your Chinese zodiac as a nice way of asking age. 

Politeness would be way scaled back though. It's way more direct usually. 

I guess the polite levels is a language feature pretty unique to Japanese. 

That makes this translation sound so weird.  

 The Orientalist 
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 What the fuck is actually happening. 

 Just a straightforward translation from Japanese to English, keeping the speech style (I think the girl didn't manage it). 

 That's insane. Language is awesome. 

 Crazy town. 

 Definition of lost in translation 😆😂

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 I'm above the mountains. 

 Master of balls, is that you? 

 I am Here