Chat in English (英語で雑談, Eigo de Zatsudan) is an ongoing series of threads on 2channel's /english/ board where Japanese users practice having English discussions. It's often visited by foreigners, but there's now an issue of foreigners who constantly make low-quality posts.

2channel made an /english/ board on July 10, 1999 and the first few “Chat in English” threads were originally called the “English Only” threads.

• English Only #1 (2001-05-12 – 2001-06-26)
• English Only #2 (2001-07-23 – 2001-11-02)
• English Only #3 (2001-11-01 – 2002-01-13)

• Chat in English - Part 001 (2002-01-13 – 2003-06-04)
• Chat in English - Part 002 (2003-01-09 – 2003-11-14)
• Chat in English - Part 003 (2003-11-13 – 2004-02-11)
• Chat in English - Part 004 (2004-02-11 – 2004-03-05)
• Chat in English - Part 005 (2004-03-04 – 2004-04-03)
• Chat in English - Part 006 (2004-04-03 – 2005-05-18)
• Chat in English - Part 007 (2005-04-30 – 2005-05-18)
• Chat in English - Part 008 (2005-05-18 – 2005-05-28)
• Chat in English - Part 009 (2005-05-28 – 2005-06-04)
• Chat in English - Part 010 (2005-06-04 – 2005-06-06)
• Chat in English - Part 011 (2005-06-06 – 2005-06-09)
• Chat in English - Part 012 (2005-06-09 – 2005-06-12)
• Chat in English - Part 013 (2005-06-12 – 2005-06-15)
• Chat in English - Part 014 (2005-06-16 – 2005-06-19)
• Chat in English - Part 015 (2005-06-24 – 2005-07-01)
• Chat in English - Part 016 (2005-07-01 – 2005-07-08)
• Chat in English - Part 017 (2005-07-09 – 2005-07-21)
• Chat in English - Part 018 (2005-07-21 – 2005-08-03)
• Chat in English - Part 019 (2005-08-03 – 2005-08-09)
• Chat in English - Part 020 (2005-08-09 – 2005-08-19)
• Chat in English - Part 021 (2005-08-19 – 2005-08-30)
• Chat in English - Part 022 (2005-08-30 – 2005-09-13)
• Chat in English - Part 023 (2005-09-13 – 2005-09-19)
• Chat in English - Part 024 (2005-09-19 – 2005-09-24)
• Chat in English - Part 025 (2005-09-24 – 2005-09-28)
• Chat in English - Part 026 (2005-09-28 – 2005-09-30)
• Chat in English - Part 027 (2005-09-30 – 2005-10-02)
• Chat in English - Part 028 (2005-10-02 – 2005-10-05)
• Chat in English - Part 029 (2005-10-05 – 2005-10-08)
• Chat in English - Part 030 (2005-10-08 – 2005-10-10)
• Chat in English - Part 031 (2005-10-10 – 2005-10-15) - Misnumbered as #30.
• Chat in English - Part 032 (2005-10-15 – 2005-10-23)
• Chat in English - Part 033 (2005-10-23 – 2005-10-29)
• Chat in English - Part 034 (2005-10-29 – 2005-11-10)
• Chat in English - Part 035 (2005-11-10 – 2005-11-20)
• Chat in English - Part 036 (2005-11-20 – 2005-12-01)
• Chat in English - Part 037 (2005-12-01 – 2005-12-07)
• Chat in English - Part 038 (2005-12-07 – 2005-12-20)
• Chat in English - Part 039 (2005-12-20 – 2005-12-25)
• Chat in English - Part 040 (2005-12-25 – 2005-12-31)
• Chat in English - Part 041 (2005-12-31 – 2006-01-07)
• Chat in English - Part 042 (2006-01-08 – 2006-01-30)
• Chat in English - Part 043 (2006-01-31 – 2006-02-20)
• Chat in English - Part 044 (2006-02-21 – 2006-03-18)
• Chat in English - Part 045 (2006-03-18 – 2006-04-16) - The backlog was abandoned here.
• Chat in English - Part 046 (2006-04-16 – 2006-04-27)
• Chat in English - Part 047 (2006-04-27 – 2006-05-01)
• Chat in English - Part 048 (2006-05-01 – 2006-05-09)
• Chat in English - Part 049 (2006-05-07 – 2006-05-22)
• Chat in English - Part 050 (2006-05-21 – 2006-05-30)

• Chat in English - Part 051 (2006-05-30 – 2006-06-08)
• Chat in English - Part 052 (2006-06-08 – 2006-06-17)
• Chat in English - Part 053 (2006-06-19 – 2006-06-28)
• Chat in English - Part 054 (2006-06-28 – 2006-07-05)
• Chat in English - Part 055 (2006-07-01 – 2006-07-12) - Misnumbered as #54.
• Chat in English - Part 056 (2006-07-05 – 2006-07-17)
• Chat in English - Part 057 (2006-07-17 – 2006-07-20)
• Chat in English - Part 058 (2006-07-20 – 2006-07-31)
• Chat in English - Part 059 (2006-07-31 – 2006-08-04)
• Chat in English - Part 060 (2006-08-04 – 2006-08-12)
• Chat in English - Part 061 (2006-08-11 – 2006-08-26)
• Chat in English - Part 062 (2006-08-25 – 2006-09-03)
• Chat in English - Part 063 (2006-09-03 – 2006-09-10)
• Chat in English - Part 064 (2006-09-10 – 2006-09-22)
• Chat in English - Part 065 (2006-09-22 – 2006-10-01)
• Chat in English - Part 066 (2006-09-30 – 2006-10-09)
• Chat in English - Part 067 (2006-10-09 – 2006-10-20)
• Chat in English - Part 068 (2006-10-20 – 2006-10-24)
• Chat in English - Part 069 (2006-10-24 – 2006-10-31)
• Chat in English - Part 070 (2006-11-07 – 2006-11-19) - Misnumbered as #69.
• Chat in English - Part 071 (2006-11-15 – 2006-11-29) - Misnumbered as #70.
• Chat in English - Part 072 (2006-11-25 – 2006-12-25) - Misnumbered as #73.
• Chat in English - Part 073 (2006-11-29 – 2006-12-24) - Misnumbered as #71.
• Chat in English - Part 074 (2006-12-25 – 2007-01-07)
• Chat in English - Part 075 (2007-01-07 – 2007-01-19)
• Chat in English - Part 076 (2007-01-19 – 2007-01-22)
• Chat in English - Part 077 (2007-01-22 – 2007-01-27)
• Chat in English - Part 078 (2007-01-28 – 2007-02-12)
• Chat in English - Part 079 (2007-02-14 – 2007-02-28)
• Chat in English - Part 080 (2007-02-28 – 2007-03-23)
• Chat in English - Part 081 (2007-03-23 – 2007-04-18)
• Chat in English - Part 082 (2007-03-23 – 2007-05-01) - Misnumbered as #81.
• Chat in English - Part 083 (2007-05-02 – 2007-05-22)
• Chat in English - Part 084 (2007-05-23 – 2007-06-19)
• Chat in English - Part 085 (2007-06-20 – 2007-07-07)
• Chat in English - Part 086 (2007-07-07 – 2007-07-16)
• Chat in English - Part 087 (2007-07-16 – 2007-07-25)
• Chat in English - Part 088 (2007-07-25 – 2007-08-07)
• Chat in English - Part 089 (2007-08-07 – 2007-08-23)
• Chat in English - Part 090 (2007-08-23 – 2007-09-01)
• Chat in English - Part 091 (2007-09-01 – 2007-09-14)
• Chat in English - Part 092 (2007-09-14 – 2007-09-27)
• Chat in English - Part 093 (2007-09-28 – 2007-10-13)
• Chat in English - Part 094 (2007-10-12 – 2007-11-01)
• Chat in English - Part 095 (2007-11-01 – 2007-11-15)
• Chat in English - Part 096 (2007-11-14 – 2007-11-28)
• Chat in English - Part 097 (2007-11-28 – 2007-12-12)
• Chat in English - Part 098 (2007-12-12 – 2007-12-27)
• Chat in English - Part 099 (2007-12-26 – 2008-01-10)
• Chat in English - Part 100 (2008-01-09 – 2008-01-23)

• Chat in English - Part 101 (2008-01-23 – 2008-01-31)
• Chat in English - Part 102 (2008-01-31 – 2008-02-12)
• Chat in English - Part 103 (2008-02-12 – 2008-02-21)
• Chat in English - Part 104 (2008-02-21 – 2008-02-28)
• Chat in English - Part 105 (2008-02-28 – 2008-03-03)
• Chat in English - Part 106 (2008-03-03 – 2008-03-08)
• Chat in English - Part 107 (2008-03-08 – 2008-03-14)
• Chat in English - Part 108 (2008-03-14 – 2008-03-19)
• Chat in English - Part 109 (2008-03-19 – 2008-03-29)
• Chat in English - Part 110 (2008-03-29 – 2008-04-07)
• Chat in English - Part 111 (2008-04-07 – 2008-04-16)
• Chat in English - Part 112 (2008-04-16 – 2008-05-07)
• Chat in English - Part 113 (2008-05-07 – 2008-06-10)
• Chat in English - Part 114 (2008-06-10 – 2008-07-16)
• Chat in English - Part 115 (2008-07-16 – 2008-09-02)
• Chat in English - Part 116 (2008-09-01 – 2008-09-29)
• Chat in English - Part 117 (2008-09-28 – 2008-10-20)
• Chat in English - Part 118 (2008-10-20 – 2008-11-18)
• Chat in English - Part 119 (2008-11-19 – 2008-12-02)
• Chat in English - Part 120 (2008-12-02 – 2008-12-07) - Misnumbered as #200.
• Chat in English - Part 121 (2008-12-07 – 2008-12-11)
• Chat in English - Part 122 (2008-12-11 – 2008-12-13)
• Chat in English - Part 123 (2008-12-13 – 2008-12-19)
• Chat in English - Part 124 (2008-12-19 – 2008-12-24)
• Chat in English - Part 125 (2008-12-24 – 2008-12-31)
• Chat in English - Part 126 (2008-12-31 – 2009-01-06)
• Chat in English - Part 127 (2009-01-07 – 2009-02-06)
• Chat in English - Part 128 (2009-02-06 – 2009-03-13)
• Chat in English - Part 129 (2009-03-12 – 2009-04-20)
• Chat in English - Part 130 (2009-04-20 – 2009-05-04)
• Chat in English - Part 131 (2009-05-04 – 2009-05-23)
• Chat in English - Part 132 (2009-05-24 – 2009-06-17)
• Chat in English - Part 133 (2009-06-17 – 2009-07-18)
• Chat in English - Part 134 (2009-07-17 – 2009-08-11)
• Chat in English - Part 135 (2009-08-10 – 2009-09-12)
• Chat in English - Part 136 (2009-09-12 – 2009-09-27)
• Chat in English - Part 137 (2009-09-27 – 2009-10-25)
• Chat in English - Part 138 (2009-10-25 – 2010-01-17)
• Chat in English - Part 139 (2010-01-15 – 2010-03-09)
• Chat in English - Part 140 (2010-03-09 – 2010-04-24)
• Chat in English - Part 141 (2010-04-20 – 2010-06-25)
• Chat in English - Part 142 (2010-06-24 – 2010-07-25)
• Chat in English - Part 143 (2010-07-24 – 2010-08-02)
• Chat in English - Part 144 (2010-08-25 – 2010-09-07) - Thread was deleted.
• Chat in English - Part 145 (2010-09-09 – 2010-09-22)
• Chat in English - Part 146 (2010-09-22 – 2010-10-02)
• Chat in English - Part 147 (2010-10-02 – 2010-10-12)
• Chat in English - Part 148 (2010-10-12 – 2010-10-31)
• Chat in English - Part 149 (2010-10-31 – 2010-11-22)
• Chat in English - Part 150 (2010-11-21 – 2010-12-24)

• Chat in English - Part 151 (2010-12-23 – 2011-01-29)
• Chat in English - Part 152 (2011-01-29 – 2011-02-19)
• Chat in English - Part 153 (2011-02-19 – 2011-03-08)
• Chat in English - Part 154 (2011-03-08 – 2011-03-24)
• Chat in English - Part 155 (2011-03-23 – 2011-04-22)
• Chat in English - Part 156 (2011-04-22 – 2011-05-30)
• Chat in English - Part 157 (2011-05-31 – 2011-07-05)
• Chat in English - Part 158 (2011-07-13 – 2011-08-09)
• Chat in English - Part 159 (2011-08-13 – 2011-09-05)
• Chat in English - Part 160 (2011-09-05 – 2011-10-08)
• Chat in English - Part 161 (2011-10-11 – 2011-11-10)
• Chat in English - Part 162 (2011-11-10 – 2011-11-23)
• Chat in English - Part 163 (2011-11-23 – 2011-12-04)
• Chat in English - Part 164 (2011-12-03 – 2011-12-19)
• Chat in English - Part 165 (2011-12-19 – 2012-01-01)
• Chat in English - Part 166 (2012-01-01 – 2012-01-23)
• Chat in English - Part 167 (2012-01-23 – 2012-02-20)
• Chat in English - Part 168 (2012-02-20 – 2012-04-19)
• Chat in English - Part 169 (2012-04-19 – 2012-06-23)
• Chat in English - Part 170 (2012-06-23 – 2012-07-31)
• Chat in English - Part 171 (2012-08-01 – 2012-10-08)
• Chat in English - Part 172 (2012-10-07 – 2012-11-22)
• Chat in English - Part 173 (2012-11-23 – 2013-01-17)
• Chat in English - Part 175 (2013-01-27 – 2013-03-26)
• Chat in English - Part 176 (2013-03-27 – 2013-04-28)
• Chat in English - Part 177 (2013-04-28 – 2013-06-16) - Foreigners get IDs that end with “!”.
• Chat in English - Part 178 (2013-06-20 – 2013-08-15) - NY:AN:NY.AN.
• Chat in English - Part 179 (2013-09-05 – 2013-12-22) - Foreigners are banned, so no IDs.
• Chat in English - Part 180 (2013-12-22 – 2014-03-10)
• Chat in English - Part 181 (2014-03-10 – 2014-04-17) - Foreigners are unbanned and get IDs.
• Chat in English - Part 182 (2014-04-15 – 2014-05-24) - Everyone has IDs.
• Chat in English - Part 183 (2014-05-24 – 2014-06-22)
• Chat in English - Part 184 (2014-06-22 – 2014-07-29)
• Chat in English - Part 185 (2014-07-28 – 2014-08-24)
• Chat in English - Part 186 (2014-08-25 – 2014-10-05)
• Chat in English - Part 187 (2014-10-05 – 2014-11-06)
• Chat in English - Part 188 (2014-11-06 – 2014-11-29)
• Chat in English - Part 189 (2014-11-29 – 2014-12-23)
• Chat in English - Part 189 (2014-11-29 – 2015-01-13) - Duplicate number.
• Chat in English - Part 190 (2015-01-12 – 2015-02-14)
• Chat in English - Part 191 (2015-02-16 – 2015-05-06)
• Chat in English - Part 192 (2015-05-06 – 2015-06-19)
• Chat in English - Part 193 (2015-06-18 – 2015-08-14)
• Chat in English - Part 194 (2015-08-14 – 2015-09-22)
• Chat in English - Part 195 (2015-09-22 – 2015-11-14)
• Chat in English - Part 195 (2015-09-22 – 2016-04-11) - Duplicate number.
• Chat in English - Part 196 (2016-04-11 – 2016-06-14)
• Chat in English - Part 197 (2016-06-14 – 2016-09-24)
• Chat in English - Part 198 (2016-09-25 – 2016-12-30)
• Chat in English - Part 199 (2016-12-28 – 2017-03-27)
• Chat in English - Part 200 (2017-03-27 – 2017-06-21)

• Chat in English - Part 201 (2017-05-21 – 2017-08-16)
• Chat in English - Part 202 (2017-08-16 – 2017-10-11) - Here's where 2ch becomes 5ch.
• Chat in English - Part 203 (2017-10-11 – 2017-11-23)
• Chat in English - Part 204 (2017-11-22 – 2018-01-08)
• Chat in English - Part 205 (2018-01-01 – 2018-01-31)
• Chat in English - Part 206 (2018-01-27 – 2018-04-14)
• Chat in English - Part 207 (2018-04-13 – 2018-07-03)
• Chat in English - Part 208 (2018-07-03 – 2018-10-29)
• Chat in English - Part 209 (2018-11-04 – 2019-01-26)
• Chat in English - Part 210 (2019-01-26 – 2019-04-03)
• Chat in English - Part 211 (2019-03-14 – 2019-05-20)
• Chat in English - Part 212 (2019-05-17 – 2019-09-04)
• Chat in English - Part 213 (2019-08-28 – 2019-11-07)
• Chat in English - Part 214 (2019-11-07 – 2020-01-29)
• Chat in English - Part 215 (2020-01-25 – 2020-03-14)
• Chat in English - Part 216 (2020-03-08 – 2020-07-08)
• Chat in English - Part 217 (2020-07-13 – 2021-03-10)
• Chat in English - Part 218 (2021-02-11 – 2021-10-22)
• Chat in English - Part 219 (2021-10-15 – 2022-05-24)
• Chat in English - Part 220 (2022-05-13 – 2022-08-01)
• Chat in English - Part 221 (2022-08-02 – 2022-11-01)
• Chat in English - Part 222 (2022-10-31 – 2023-02-09)
• Chat in English - Part 223 (2023-02-09 – 2023-05-09)
• Chat in English - Part 224 (2023-05-10 – 2023-08-09)
• Chat in English - Part 225 (2023-08-04 ~)

• In thread #190 to #196, somebody put a link to 8chan's /int/ board in the thread's OP (>>1). This was later removed since both 8chan and its /int/ board are pretty awful.
  • Besides, 2channel users already know about the Japanese thread on 4chan's /int/ board if you sift through the 4chan thread on 2channel's /entrance2/ board.
• For those curious, the order of /english/'s nameservers in chronological order are: mentai, academy, academy2, academy3, academy4, academy5, academy6, kakome, awabi, yomogi, mint, lavender.

• 2ch /dejima/
• 2ch Embassy

• English - The front page of 2channel's /english/ board.