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Originally Posted by MMM
I have met many people who thought they were ready to "live in Japan forever" who left after 12 months. You never know until you give yourself an extended stay.
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Indeed. I know plenty of people who showed up after I did with a gung-ho attitude who left months ago.
I think Japan was enough like Korea in the obvious ways (bowing, no shoes inside, using chopsticks, ridiculous amounts of alcohol consumption, whacky addresses, and school system) that coupled with what I knew via anime, manga, movies, Japanese exchange students, and my own research, I never really had culture shock.
Korea was a pretty serious culture shock, and I doubt I could ever live there again, but it is the differences between Korea and Japan that is the reason I like Japan better. Not saying one is better than the other, but Japan works for me, after six months, Korea just didn't.