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10-17-2010, 03:51 AM
This all comes down to the old saying 'the grass is always greener on the other side'. Those unhappy with their own lives always dream about being somewhere or someone else.
Most of the people on here who haven't even been to Japan previously but think it's some sort of mystical nirvana just haven't got a clue but hey it's still cool to dream. I certainly wasn't that happy living in Australia (not enough snow) so now I live in Japan in one of the snowiest towns on the planet. It's definitely cool to dream and sometimes dreams do come true!  
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10-17-2010, 03:54 AM
Mira,
"But you already have a small... " without the "brain" would have been a lot better. Leaves the room for readers' imagination  Anyway, I appreciate you prefer Japanese guys (Yay!) but Japanese guys want to be treated as an individual, not as a Borg like creature... They would much appreciate if you liked the person, not his race. It's good you have the yearning for another culture. The best thing I have done in my life is coming to the states from Japan. It really opened up my mind. So yeah keep yearning for it but be practical. It sounds like you are very young. I hope you'll have a chance to go to Japan and have an opportunity to experience 2 totally different cultures which the majority of American and Japanese people don't have.
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10-17-2010, 06:08 AM
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If you won't divulge the city, are you on the coast or inland? Most of the Californians I know who hate where they grew up were either inland or in some dismal part of LA. To answer the question: when I was a young girl I wanted long straight black Asian girl hair very badly. I also thought as an 8 year old that I was going to live in an amazing Japanese fantasy future on my flying pirate ship spacecraft. At one point in my life I thought I'd like to live there but once I made some female Japanese friends and learned more about the social dynamic of being a female in Japan - no I don't want to be Japanese and I would not want to live there as a citizen. Some of the workplace sexual harassment I've heard from my friends astonishes me. And even though it is a place known for wild youth culture, I am no longer a youth and I don't feel like I'd ever feel my odd self would fit in and feel at home. But I do love being in the country as a foreign visitor! I try to go once a year. 
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10-17-2010, 07:19 AM
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10-17-2010, 07:39 AM
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10-17-2010, 07:42 AM
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so that 1.8 % grows up to be some 15%  P.S and now, just like in several other forums, ive received another pm from a foreigner complementing how awesome girls are here in LU...reasons to be japanese become thinner and thinner
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10-17-2010, 12:52 PM
Are there occasions where it would be more convenient to be Japanese? Yes.
But do I wish I were? Not particularly. I don`t have anything against being Japanese. And my husband most certainly doesn`t have a small... brain. I`m just pretty much happy with myself and my life. Things I am not entirely satisfied with are things that I am capable of changing with effort. Having been born a different race/nationality wouldn`t magically make my life better, make me a better person, more attractive, etc. There are Japanese people who have absolutely awful lives, terrible families, etc etc... And plenty who are horrifically ugly. If you`re not happy with your life make the effort to change it instead of dreaming about how things would be better if you were some other nationality. Life is what you make of it, not what you start with.
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10-17-2010, 01:00 PM
at first a big NO.
because a Japanese guy came to like me because of who I am (the fact that I am not Japanese..hehe) but when we started to have communication problems I'd say YES! so freakin' bad...   dont stop, until you are finish...
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