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Originally Posted by Akakage
Is this the book you're talking about Paul11?
9780918373700: Japan Handbook by J D Bisignani (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris
Personally I'm gonna read all of the books you guys mentioned. I'd rather be prepared than get a big surprise that might send me back home. I'll admit that I have a rose colored glasses view of Japan and could use a dose of reality.
But despite what people say, and I have been around several Japan bashers, I can't see myself hating the place. In the end there's only way to find out and that's by experiencing it myself. |
Yeah, that's the book. It's a travel guide, but full of good stuff. I'm a realist ands don't mind reading negative stuff because I don't have to believe it. I take everything written about Japan with a grain of salt. After arriving I realized mnost books were full of crap.
Even the ones positive about Japan seemed to be written by those who romanticized thier experience and have no cuktural education to back-up thire observations. the stuff written for business were written by guys who spent a super limited amount of time in Japan.
I commented on this when I arrived to a veteran ex-pat. He said, "Too many people write books." I've used that line for years.
Read everything. Take it all with a grain of salt. (and get the older version of culture shock.)