Japanese "Culture"

[Realism]

lol ok why would I hate the Chinese I'm Chinese myself. I just could care less about all the hoopla they do every Chinese new year and say everything Chinese is a big deal. I really don't care about that stuff....doesn't mean I hate it. I just don't care much for it.

I doubt that most Chinese people think that Chinese characters or culture is beautiful or whatever. It's just what it is. Like most Americans wouldn't think like "wow, English is such a beautiful language...wow I'm blessed!" You know they don't think like that....and most Japanese people probably could care less about that stuff either.

[Ryzorian]

In fact children everywhere prolly hate thier native "lanquage" class with a passion.

[JamboP26]

Originally Posted by Mail747

I'm not trying to give negative feedback, it's realist feedback. What if I said I was sure I would adore Iraq just from looking at street view Iraq?

Saying the U.K. sucks in all sorts of ways, while assuming the most of Japan is just going to set you up for a big fall when you get there, especially when trying to live.

It's not usually a good thing to admit you're a weeaboo or Otaku, but I guess admitting and acknowledging is better than denial.



Yes, because others here don't go to the extent of planning waking up to 'Kimigayo' in the morning while looking up at a huge Japanese flag for empowerment, then wearing every item of clothes with Japan written on it somewhere, while dreaming of helping anime girls, and watching Corrie just for the Chinese girl on it...

Yeah... I know... :/

When you place THAT much of your life on something to that extent... the real thing doesn't usually live up to expectations. The less you expect, the better it is.

Hahahahaha. I see someone did research via my Facebook profile. BTW, I don't wake up to Kimigayo. I wake up to AKB48 I'm not expecting too much of Japan. What I've seen so far, I like. Yet there's plenty more to see. While it may sometimes appear obsession, that's just me. I have a very obsessive personality. My minds also perverted to f***, but that's besides the point. I have a plan I will follow. If it doesn't work and Japan doesn't cut it, fine. It works for so many gaijin that it should work for plenty more, right?

Originally Posted by godwine

I may have told you this before, but you really have to stand out to get into the IT field. I think I could be an example of how much one can have and still don't find a job in IT in Japan: over 10 years of in field experience, 6 of which are in the area of team management, conversational in Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin and English, Master degree in ITM. I never got a single offer with that background, and its not my interview skills (i don't think so), I got 5 offer in the last 4 months locally, so I am sure its not my interview skills

that said, please work very very hard to make yourself stand out. Or do something innovative...

Thanks for your insight, Godwine. I felt it would be a tough task ahead so I'm just going to give it my all to reach my goal. Hopefully, with a spot or two of luck, I can achieve things

[godwine]

Originally Posted by Realism

lol ok why would I hate the Chinese I'm Chinese myself. I just could care less about all the hoopla they do every Chinese new year and say everything Chinese is a big deal. I really don't care about that stuff....doesn't mean I hate it. I just don't care much for it.

I doubt that most Chinese people think that Chinese characters or culture is beautiful or whatever. It's just what it is. Like most Americans wouldn't think like "wow, English is such a beautiful language...wow I'm blessed!" You know they don't think like that....and most Japanese people probably could care less about that stuff either.

Fair enough, and I respect that, but you cannot generalize and say that everyone else is the same. And as I said before, i don't know where you got that idea from, but there are other people who is pretty proud of all aspect of their culture.

Not sure where the whole beautiful language thing came in, nobody said anything about it. You need to know it because that is the one thing that people will need to survive - communication. People don't felt that way because they took things for granted. The ability to read and write is a luxury in some third world country.

Yes, Japanese won't go around telling people how much they love their country or language, but try going telling a Japanese that their writing is ugly and their language sucks, see how they will react

[SHAD0W]

Originally Posted by Mail747

Yes, because others here don't go to the extent of planning waking up to 'Kimigayo' in the morning while looking up at a huge Japanese flag for empowerment, then wearing every item of clothes with Japan written on it somewhere, while dreaming of helping anime girls, and watching Corrie just for the Chinese girl on it...

Hahahaha! Good one.

Don't worry about the "Japanophiles" on here. They only stay for a few months and disappear when they grow out of it.

[godwine]

Originally Posted by SHAD0W

Hahahaha! Good one.

Don't worry about the "Japanophiles" on here. They only stay for a few months and disappear when they grow out of it.

Or after enough criticism from others who has a life....

[SHAD0W]

Originally Posted by godwine

Or after enough criticism from others who has a life....

Nothing like a helping hand to speed up the process.

[XxBiancaxX]

Originally Posted by godwine

I am seeing an increase in the number of people who wants to move to Japan because of its "Culture". But how many are actually exposed to the true Japanese culture, its people and its history?

It just odd that some people never even visited the country and yet they claim that they want to move there for its "culture", it leads me to believe that these people are only exposed to a culture that was created by Manga/Anime/Drama/Music and other type of media.

Or am I just a hater who misread people???

Arg!! here where i live... there are a lot of people who claim that japan is the best culture in the world... and there is nothing wrong about that thinking... but... to say that only because the anime and manga??... OMG... that reaaaaally bothers me...
I'm studing Psychology and im dying to go to japan so i can study at the Osaka university because they teach a lot of things that my university doesnt have... also i want to observe whit my own eyes all the cultural presure that my japanese friends told me that the japanese comunity holds... thats because im doing a research about that and im really interested about the topic...
I love japan because when i was a little girl my nani was japanese and she told me a lot of things about her country(good and bad thing like eeeeevery culture that exists have)... she made me fall in love of her culture

I hate that for people that loves japan because of the anime, there are a lot of stereotypes that affect all the people that want to go to Japan for good reasons...

I hope that u guys dont hate me because of my opinion :P!!
SORRY FOR THE BAAAAAAD ENGLISH.... T-T

[godwine]

Originally Posted by XxBiancaxX

Arg!! here where i live... there are a lot of people who claim that japan is the best culture in the world... and there is nothing wrong about that thinking... but... to say that only because the anime and manga??... OMG... that reaaaaally bothers me...
I'm studing Psychology and im dying to go to japan so i can study at the Osaka university because they teach a lot of things that my university doesnt have... also i want to observe whit my own eyes all the cultural presure that my japanese friends told me that the japanese comunity holds... thats because im doing a research about that and im really interested about the topic...
I love japan because when i was a little girl my nani was japanese and she told me a lot of things about her country(good and bad thing like eeeeevery culture that exists have)... she made me fall in love of her culture

I hate that for people that loves japan because of the anime, there are a lot of stereotypes that affect all the people that want to go to Japan for good reasons...

I hope that u guys dont hate me because of my opinion :P!!
SORRY FOR THE BAAAAAAD ENGLISH.... T-T

Sadly, most people are first exposed to Japan either by electronics/automobile or their pop-culture. The interest has to start somewhere, and there is nothing wrong if the interest stems from pop-culture. But what really intrigued me is how can people just decide that they love all aspect of the country after just limited pop exposure? I mean, if you think about sequences its more like: Anime/Manga > More Anime/Manga > I love japan and want to move there

I just think that the proper way to do it is: Anime/Manga > Visit Japan > Like it enough > Do more research on the country > Do love it, lets move there (Or Anime/Manga > Do more research > Visit > Move)

Or like yourself, other valid reason.

basically, don't just say "i want to move to japan" after watching several episode of naruto, and claim that "I am interested in their culture".

If you do a search on the "living in Japan" forum, you will find a LOT of idiots saying that "Japanese Culture" is the reason why they want to move there, while you can tell they know nothing about Japanese culture....

Edit: Look up "Funk Fujiyama" on youtube, its a song from the 80s by Kome Kome Club, that pretty much summarize what limited knowledge most foreigner has about Japan: Samurai, Geisha, Sushi, Mt Fuji, Harakiri

The song is a pun on foreigners, but I really don't think its far off

[JamboP26]

Originally Posted by SHAD0W

Hahahaha! Good one.

Don't worry about the "Japanophiles" on here. They only stay for a few months and disappear when they grow out of it.

Originally Posted by SHAD0W

Nothing like a helping hand to speed up the process.

If this is your plan, I garentee you will fail. I've been here 1 year and 3 months, so you will not divert me from this awesome forum