[Sparky777]

Wow Excellent post MMM, read every reply also and it has eliminated a couple of concerns... I have just posted a new article in regards to why you started this post. Wish i had of stumbled upon this thred before i posted and i would have included a few other things.

For me it sounds more intriguing after reaing through, one persons bad is another persons good! I am a social person with many friends in the Uk, but I am also a person who loves my own space, I love to travel, and by travel i mean through countryside and bike, train and public transport. I even got rid of my car in the uk, moved out of the city just so i could commute on the train, less stressful and you have time to contemplate things take life a little slower and see some life rather than getting stressed when you are stuck for 1 hour behind the wheel in traffic!

I an a basic person, but love technology, i am not into manga so that is no reason for me, I love the cuisine, culture and the outside villages rather than the big cities such as Tokyo.. You get to see more real life and understand more rather than been invisible. For all these reasons it sounds more appealing to me, i will however take lots of advice from this thread and start by 1 or 2 months living holiday and if i dont like it i can allways return to the uk, but as mentioned in my post, i am preparing 3 years in advance, trying to absorb as much info as possible so I actually succeed and hope not too fail.

Its a new experience, a new challenge and if you dont get out of your comfort zone every now and again then you just rot away...

Thanks again.

Pete