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Many years ago, I went on a trip to India with a group from Japan. We visited places like Singapore, Burma, Sri Lanka, and India. Our group had some free time in Mumbai (it was called Bombay back then).
While in Mumbai, I saw a big movie theater playing the movie “Gandhi.” This movie was very popular in Japan too. I was curious to see what it was like watching a movie in an Indian theater.
When I went inside, the theater was almost full of people. Their skin was a light brown color and they had big eyes. There were no subtitles on the screen – no Hindi and no English words! I thought this was very strange because in Japan, we always have subtitles for movies that are in other languages.
But then something amazing happened. Suddenly, everyone in the audience started laughing really loudly! They did this a couple times during the movie. I was the only one not laughing because I didn’t understand what was happening. I was so surprised that all these Indian people could understand the English movie without any subtitles!
These days, I remember that experience whenever people talk about India’s growing economy. India’s people have a big advantage because so many of them understand English well. English is one of the most important languages for business and communication nowadays.
In Japan, we want to learn English so we can enjoy foreign movies without subtitles. But the Indians could already do that 50 years ago!
That’s why it’s very important for us Japanese to keep studying English. I hope you’ll keep enjoying learning through my articles.
See you next time!
Jiro
私立学校に英語教師として勤務中、40代半ばに差し掛かったころ、荒れたクラスを立て直す策として、生徒に公言して英検1級に挑戦することを思い立つ。同様の挑戦を繰り返し、退職までに英検一級（検定連合会長賞）、TOEIC満点、国連英検SA級、フランス語一級、スペイン語一級（文科大臣賞）、ドイツ語一級、放送大学大学院修士号などの成果を得る。
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