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Originally Posted by samurai007
Ok, this isn't just you, it's something I see fairly often, but what makes you think there are lots of host families for adults in Japan? Is it a common thing where you live for a family to let some foreign adult move in with them? Sure, there are some families that host exchange students but the max is usually high school age. Many Japanese homes are smaller and so the practice of renting out spare rooms to a stranger is not at all common in my experience. If I wanted to go to England, as a 38 year old man, could I find a British family to host me for a while to really see what British family life is like? Are there agencies for that sort of thing?
Sorry for the mini-rant...
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It's not that uncommon. Many universities with exchange programs will set students up with host families. The university in Japan that I had an exchange with usually has over 50 students per year stay with a host family - most of the students are in their 20s, some even in the 30s.