Hi,
This is my first post. I have a question for those who have families in Japan. In otherwords you are in Japan and you have more than say 2 or 3 children.
1. Do you find it difficult to find accomodations?
2. Have you been able to still get around on public transit or do you almost have to have a vehicle to make it work.
3. Do people ask you dumb or rude questions or do you feel you are discriminated against because you have a larger family?
Why I am asking these questions, well I spent 4 years in the UK and my family went from 2 children to 4 thanks to having twins. When we returned to Canada we had 2 more.
In Britain we were considered a huge family at 6 people (including parents) there is a lot of discrimination against parents with larger families (not direct but understated).
In Canada we have found that renting with this size of family is a challenge because most modern housing is just not built for families as large as ours. As well we can by exactly 4 vehicles unmodified in order to have room for everyone.
So long story short, I am just finishing my Degree and we are taking a look at several options including spending some time teaching in Japan. While I have considered it a fairly difficult process if not impossible, I am just curious to know if anyone else has tried to move over with a large family and what was the out come.
Really I am not usually this long winded...
