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Originally Posted by Sashimister
Basically, just another hate thread by an English teacher. They weren't exactly ordered to come here but did so on their own will. Yet all they do here is complain.
Frankly, if everything in Japan were the same as in Texas, I'd be leaving here.
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Sashimister, you do me a great disservice by misunderstanding the intent of this thread. You also do English teachers and non-ethnic Japanese residents of Japan a great disservice by practicing the exact essentialisationism that was brought up by Ronin4Hire.
I've explained elsewhere what I love about Japan, how happy I am here, and that given the options I have in life, one of them is applying for permanent residency and staying here. Far from complain all the time about Japan, I usually spend my time gushing about it my friends and family. The majority of my time spent speaking about Japan is spent
praising it.
There are plenty of things about the United States I don't like. There are even things about Texas I don't like. I explained exactly the reason this thread was made. I see threads bashing Japan, I see threads glorifying Japan. What I haven't seen is a thread saying, "Hey, Japan isn't perfect, but I still want to live here" and giving a more realistic view of what immigrants to Japan might find uncomfortable.
This isn't attacking Japan or the Japanese. It isn't attacking you. If you're insinuating that I should either love everything about Japan or leave I am afraid I don't see how your post is anything but unduly inflammatory.