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lol I know just what you mean. One day surprise everyone! Saying that, as long as you do it in a non-weeaboo way that's fine really. I guess it just depends who you're with. Some people may think you're a faggot, others the complete opposite. I'd settle for something in between. As long as it's not the only other language you know, people should take to it fine.
Saying that though, I must look a right fucking weeaboo when I go to buy manga in japanese. Which is actually a great resource. It's not to heavy, rewarding, and (some) have furigana, which is a fucking godsend.
Also, on the subject of knowing kanji, does anyone know how much is enough to get by? Say, in playing a game in Japanese? My friend claims to know about 600 and he completed a few Gyakuten Saiban games in japanese, is this really enough?