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“ Everyone was so friendly and helpful. I speak less Japanese than anyone else there, but everyone was kind and forgiving. I'm motivated to study more so that I can communicate a little better next time in Japanese. ”
— A former member on Jul 26, 2007.
“ Lots of fun with very friendly people, and a chance to speak some Japanese. What's not to like? ”
— Heather on Nov 16, 2008.
“ This group is fantastic! A lot of fun people :) ”
— Lisa on Oct 1, 2008.
“ A very warm and friendly meetup group. I enjoy myself every time! ”
— Tiina on Aug 1, 2008.
“ The people are nice and some are really down to earth once you get to know them. Just good people trying to learn Japanese and its culture. ”
— A former member on Jun 28, 2008.
“ everyone I met in the last meeting was so friendly and feel comfortable while having a meal and drinks. ”
— A former member on May 18, 2008.
“ It was fun crowd with lots of good food! ”
— Venansia on Mar 11, 2008.
“ Kaoru and Linda are very considerate and great organizers. I really felt the aloha spirit from everyone there! Mahalo! ”
— Steven on Mar 9, 2008.
“ I like this group a lot. We can talk not only English nor Japanese. The way is a great to improve both Japanese and English. ”
— A former member on Jun 22, 2007.
“ Thank you, Kaoru-san. ”
— A former member on Jun 21, 2007.
“ EXCELLENT. ”
— A former member on Jun 21, 2007.
“ This meetup group is lots of fun. ”
— Phebe Ogami on Apr 27, 2007.
“ This time some new menbers came to join us. It's good !! ”
— yoshimi mori on Feb 15, 2007.
“ Very approachable and friendly group! It was nice... Domo arrigato gozaimasu. ”
— A former member on Oct 10, 2006.
“ Very friendly, energetic, nice people..... with great organizer of course. And they all speak excellent Japanese. I feel motivated to improve mine.... ”
— K_Kim on Jun 16, 2006.
“ Great place for networking. Great organizers. ”
— TJ on Dec 11, 2009.
“ To meet the infamous Ms. Linda Hobo. ”
— Kaoru on Dec 11, 2009.
“ Great and friendly people who are very welcoming to newcomers! ”
— Eddie on Dec 11, 2009.
“ To meet other people interested in Japan. ”
— Warren Rosenberg on Dec 10, 2009.
“ If you are interested in Japanese culture or want to practice your Japanese, this group is for you! ”
— Michiko on Nov 12, 2009.
“ because the organizer is so cool! ”
— Josi on Oct 21, 2009.
“ So many nice people willing to learn or to help others practice their Japanese! ”
— Linda HoBo on Aug 14, 2009.
“ Great group to join, lots of nice and friendly members. ”
— Ayumi on Jul 12, 2009.
“ Great people, a lot of fun! ”
— A former member on May 14, 2009.
“ Nice, friendly people and gracious hosts make fitting in easy. ”
— Mike on May 14, 2009.
“ wonderful way to meet people and to learn to speak japanese ”
— Patrick on Dec 18, 2008.
“ If you want to meet new Japanese speaking people this is the place. ”
— A former member on Dec 12, 2008.
“ Excellent host, fun and friendly people. ”
— John on Dec 12, 2008.
“ To learn japanese, meet new people ”
— A former member on Oct 3, 2008.
“ If you have any kind of affinity for the Japanese language or culture, and would like to meet native speakers and/or Japanese Americans, or even other Jap. language students, this is the meetup for you. You can practice the language, if you'd like, and learn new things, while enjoying the company and making new friends. ”
— Masako (a.k.a. "mo") on Oct 2, 2008.
“ Kaoru, as well as everyone else, is very welcoming. I went by myself, and I felt at home immediately. ”
— A former member on Oct 2, 2008.
“ Well if you like anything about the Japanese culture, this is a group that has not problem talking about it. It was great to hear new phrases...I got bumped in the head by Kaoru with the game. ”
— A former member on Apr 18, 2008.
“ I work in West LA, so traffic to Torrance on weekdays is tough. But I understand, of course, that most of you live in that area. If you want to meet on the west side occasionally ... ”
— Tony on Apr 18, 2008.
“ I haven't been to many other meetups, but this group is the BEST. The people are very friendly, and the group actually does what it's supposed to, which is speak Japanese. I've been to "other" language meetups where the fucktards speak almost all English--even though they are fluent the foreign language, they don't make an effort to speak it. That absolutely defeats the group's objective in my opinion. Kaoru is also an exceptional organizer. He really made me feel welcomed. There is an obvious chemistry among the core members of this group. Only the OC Astronomy group comes close to this group (in terms of content, not friendliness). minasann ha kokoroyoku kanngei site itadaite, totemo hanasiyasui kibunn desita. hoka no genngo guru-pu to tigatte, minnna ha hotonndo eigo de hanasezuni channto nihonngo de hanasitete, simei seikou! kaorusann mo taihenn yoi o-ganaiza- dasi, mata zehi kono guru-pu no ibennto wo sannka sitai to omoimasu. YOROSIKU ONEGAI ITASIMASU!! ”
— A former member on Aug 31, 2007.