Hello again and, as always, thanks as always for reading our blog.

It's been quite a long time since we last posted and in these times it's good to say 久しぶりだよね！

But how do you say that in English?

Some people say "Long time, no see!" 

but this isn't a common phrase outside North America (北米). 

While people in Europe and Australia might recognise this phrase, they don't use it so much. 

So what should you say?

Well, let's start with why people in the US say "long time, no see". 

It seems to come from Chinese immigrants (移民) in the early 1900s.

The phrase "好久不見" was used between English-speaking Chinese people in North America. 

好久 - (very) long time

不見 - no see

So that's how English gained the phrase "long time, no see". 

What do the natives say?

The same phrase used in Australia and the UK is: 

"It's been a while!"

This is a very useful phrase because you can use it not only for (～だけではなく) people you haven't seen in a while, but also use just like 久しぶりに with the word "since". 

• It's been a while since I saw a movie at the theatre. 映画は久しぶりに映画館で見てない。
• It's been a while since I ate sushi! 寿司は久しぶりに食べてない！
• It's been a while since I've seen Kentaro-San. I wonder how he is... ケンタロウさんは久しぶりに会ってないから、元気にしてるかな～

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