> It’s generally a bad idea to use the word “you”—too intrusive—and there are said to be 20 ways of saying “I.” There may be 20 ways of saying "I" but a lot of

> It’s generally a bad idea to use the word “you”—too intrusive—and there are said to be 20 ways of saying “I.” There may be 20 ways of saying "I" but a lot of them are archaic. There are also plenty of ways to say "you" too, depending on the person and context, and I'm sure if you count them all, including the archaic ones, there's about the same number. It is often said that it's impolite to say "you" in Japanese, and while that might have a little truth, there are very many perfectly fine uses of some forms of "you" in Japanese.