A word from the italian community about social media posts

[Yshtola]

Why do you keep saying it isn't being translated by Facebook when it obviously is? Your Italian page and the English page are followed by the same amount of people. What does that tell you huh?

[Mahoukenshi]

ok, now explain me this, if it's auto translate, why the translation is not correct?, as i said they translated exarc with the italian word for exam! an online translater wouldn't do that, that is just wrong!

Stop spouting misinformation. It is not correct BECAUSE it is auto-translated. For it to be correct, the auto translation itself would need to be improved OR a human translator would need to post-edit the machine/auto translation. And no, an online translator would do that, despite the growing progress in machine translation. Get your facts right before QQing, please. It's quite embarrasing.

[NessaWyvern]

P.D: I liked reading that according to a potato one of the most widely spoken languages in Japan is English. I don't know if he's a troll or if he hasn't stepped on Asian ground in his life.

Well, yeah. It IS one of the most spoken languages in Japan. Tourism, media and business from European countries is why. My aunt is from Japan, and she already knew English when she met my uncle while he was visiting Japan.

[Omymy]

Having just been to Japan a couple of weeks ago, yes, it is widely spoken. They may not be fluent, but kids are starting to be taught earlier according to our tour guides.

It is mandatory for them to take English in school these days. So yes, it is the 2nd most spoken language in Japan.

I've been living in Japan for two years.

When you ask a question in English, two things happen: either they get nervous and politely avoid you or they shake like chickens.

Most people don't know much English, so it's funny to think of it as a second language with so many Koreans and Chinese in the country.

They know the bare minimum and even use it badly in establishments and restaurants (where, by the way, sometimes they don't even understand you when you order in basic English).

But, well, if you've been there for a couple of weeks you'll know more than I do.

Well, yeah. It IS one of the most spoken languages in Japan. Tourism, media and business from European countries is why. My aunt is from Japan, and she already knew English when she met my uncle while he was visiting Japan.

A family anecdote serves as an example for an entire country.

#Facts.

[BloodRubyXII]

It's the auto-translate feature of Facebook you plum.

[tdb]

A family anecdote serves as an example for an entire country.

I was unable to find any numbers, but pretty much every source says that English is the most important foreign language in Japan. It was also repeatedly mentioned that because of the culture, Japanese can be anxious about speaking English because they're afraid of making a mistake. It's not that they don't know the language, they don't want to speak it unless they're sure they can do it perfectly.

Meanwhile the fact that you have to resort to meta-rhetoric and posting huge smileys speaks volumes of how much you actually know.

[Omymy]

I was unable to find any numbers, but pretty much every source says that English is the most important foreign language in Japan. It was also repeatedly mentioned that because of the culture, Japanese can be anxious about speaking English because they're afraid of making a mistake. It's not that they don't know the language, they don't want to speak it unless they're sure they can do it perfectly.

Yeah, and Spanish-speaking countries can't afford a 10 euro sub.

Go on with your show, go on.

[Bright-Flower]

Does anyone have statistics or research to cite? Because so far it's just anecdote vs anecdote on english in Japan.

[Saefinn]

Does anyone have statistics or research to cite? Because so far it's just anecdote vs anecdote on english in Japan.

Somebody posted something that shows a localisation feature they're using for the FB sites but it mentions nothing about autotranslate. Me, a web developer, offered examples of localisation businesses use that doesn't necessarily mean auto-translation and also the point it looks unprofessional for a business to use and this is a B2B feature of Facebook. Usually localisation options mean you offer the translations. Whilst autotranslation as a feature available is perfectly plausible there's nothing concrete to say that's what this is, especially given FB tends to show when something has been autotranslated.

[Parisu]

Its lovely.
https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=language