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07-08-2009, 03:41 AM

if it's been my dream to fulfill my dream then what more realness do i need? I've heard the "issues" and i haven't been swayed. How about telling me about more important stuff like the availability of nice houses, making sure not to have to much sake, what to look out for. I do not want assumptions of how i will feel about it.
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It`s usually those with the highest expectations who take the worst fall.
Looking from a distance and actually being inside are two completely different things.

I`ve been here long enough that I hardly ever encounter anyone non-Japanese who has been here longer. I`d be willing to bet that the huge majority leaves within 1 to 3 years - And most of them leave with a feeling somewhere between "neat to visit but wouldn`t want to live there forever" and "worst experience of my life".
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Living there is a whole different thing. Japan even drives Japanese crazy (usually they wait to flip out and kill their family or complete strangers). Visit for awhile first, then try living there. 3 years was more than enough for me.
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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.
I was not interested in any of that. What's rent like, what are the possibilities for dinner, and (back to the original question) if one were to teach as a job over there, would you be able to support a family?.... that would be a start. >.> and how come i cant pick my avatar... do i have to get a certain number of posts or something?

And don't tell me "just visit first" because i plan on doing so. As a matter of fact, in college i am going to take part in a student exchange program in UCLA.

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