Great stories, and I agree whole-heartedly.
When I first learned where my homestay was (Takefu, Fukui), I was a little upset it
wasn't in the city.
Come to find out, I couldn't have been more wrong -- staying in rural Japan was the ultimate experience. It was exactly what I had been expecting out of Japan... The people were awesome and untainted by worldy desires (Cheesy, but true.)
It was very similar to my hometown, believe it or not, in rural Alaska.
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Originally Posted by samurai007
Some Japanese who have never been outside Japan have rather unrealistic views of other countries, just as some in those countries have about Japan. I hope that as world-wide interpersonal communications advance, such as the internet, there will be greater understanding of real life in all other countries.
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Maybe why most host family gave me fried chicken, watermelon, and pizza as my welcoming dinner.