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Originally Posted by Nyororin
From all the foreigners I`ve talked to who didn`t manage to pass (pretty much everyone?) it has a whole lot more to do with the attitude of "Well, I was driving for years in my home country, so the laws here aren`t something I need to worry about." than anything else.
The test is strict. They don`t let you pass without a close to perfect score, which can be a real shock to someone who got their license in the US where you only have to score like 50% to be passed. (I forget the exact percentage, but it was close to that when I was looking into getting my temps back in high school. Maybe 60%?) When I took my test here, the written test only allowed for 2 mistakes, and the actual driving test for one minor mistake. A huge difference.
I don`t really know much about the path the two of you took / are taking - I got my first license in Japan. I went to a driving school, passed there, then passed everything on first try.
My aunt is a driving instructor in the US though, and whenever I have her visit she`ll point out the differences in what the driving laws are here than there... And when you take the driving test, they REALLY look here.
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you did the right thing I think-and your attitude reflects your understanding of the Japanese psyche. I found my time in Japan to be wonderful, interesting-a learning experience.
My husband was sent to Japan with IBM-our life style was different from those living on the economy-most wives were bored spoiled women who spent their time learning Ikebana, shopping and stuffing their homes with as much as they could carry when they came back-sometimes I regret I did not bring back some other things but living treasures are so much better.
I learned to speak the language better than most and can speak without an accent-I can read a bit (but it has been so many years) and was just learning.
We had a young woman exchange student from Japan several years ago-that was such a treat-she now lives in Kawasaki-a wonderful girl-she played the piano so beautifully I went and bought a piano so she could study. She is a super human being.
You are so lucky to have your experiences-read about your mom experiences-too bad but sounds like you are happy now-Many blessings and good wishes