Hands up if you love living in JP
 

It's so cool how everyone is so friendly. And people are always really eager to talk to you about Japanese culture, I really care about. It's super fun to talk about Japanese mochi, Japanese 4 seasons, cherry blossom, daikon, Japanese diet, Japanese sake, Japanese Onsen, Japanese matsuri, Japanese kimono (soooo beautiful), changing of the leaves etc....

My favourite is talking about the differences in Japan and foreign countries, you realise how different and unique Japanese really are. I guess the reason Japanese are so unique is because it's an island.

What does everyone else think about Japan? Isn't it just the most awesome place ever: Everyone is really kind, where I live in Tokyo is so cosmopolitan, everyone's so efficient, it's very very safe (I guess because everyone is so stable and well-adjusted), really great economy and everyone is just so open-minded.

Banzai Japan and Japan Forum!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how did you end up living there?

That's what I want to know too. :confused:

yeah.. where r u from ? :confused:

Nice nik, Lol.

Before I take your message seriously, tell me this;

How long have you lived in Japan? Do you speak the language? And how long do you realistically plan on staying in the country?

Such positive vibes coming from a person who goes by killyoself, I must have not gotten the memo about opposite day.

Just wanted to try moving to a bigger town than the one I was living in (Glasgow)

So decided to move to Tokyo because my visa for the states had ran out and it was looking really difficult to get a new one.

もう６年間ぐらい住んでんだよ。
What do you mean 'realistically plan'???

Sorry, I don't get this?? Do you wanna explain plz??

簡単に説明しておくとですねぇ、まぁ・・・　見ての通 りこの板のほとんどが１８才以下ということです。よく 出てくるのですよ、「日本最高！！日本に住んでるよ！ 最高だ！」と騒ぐやつ・・・　詳しく聞いてみるとまだ １ヶ月しかいないとかみたいな答えが返って来ます。そ して、「いつまでいるつもりですか？」を聞くと「いつ までも！帰化するぞ！」のような返事が・・・
だから「実際は？」というのを聞きたかったわけなんで すよ。誰だっていつまでも居たいといえるのだが、現実 を見ていない場合が多すぎます。

後は、そうだねぇ、釣りっぽい書き方でもあるから正直 言って疑っていますよ。よく文句言われる事を褒めると なるとどうしても胡散臭いです。

この場を借りて、私も一言補足させていただきます。日 本は現実逃避のためにある国ではありません。むしろア メリカより何百倍も厳しい社会です。きちんと計画を立 てずに日本に足を踏み入れるのはどうもいい考えだと思 えません。ここにカキコする若者たちの期待とその現実 とのずれを無くすよう日々努力しています。おたくの暴 言はほんとうに助からないんですがね。

Really?

How come you guys post in Japanese? You're obviously way better at English. Do you not find it like writing with your left hand?

i think they are trying to see if you can read characters?

べーつーに

You replied in Japanese. I replied to that in Japanese. Only politeness, don`t you agree?
Although I`m curious what makes you think that I`m all that bad at Japanese. Please, do tell.

I like when they write in Japanese. It gives me a bit of practice.:p

No, I don't think you're bad at Japanese. Your Japanese is great. Just, seems a bit strange all these English speakers communicating to each other using Japanese is all.

Not everyone here is a native English speaker. On top of that, sometimes communicating in Japanese separates the "men from the boys" so to speak.

You answered in Japanese, and I was in a bad mood and not feeling all that friendly toward you having seen your first post. I figured you`d understand what I was saying and that is what mattered.

And, well, I type a whole lot more in Japanese than in English - so felt I could keep my cool a bit better while dealing with what I suspected might be a troll.

You seem to be a decent guy, but rubbing people the wrong way at this point. I hope this all blows over as you do seem like you could be a good contributor to this board. We had a bit of a bad start and I`d like to put that behind and get on. :D

後はやっぱり悪口言われてるやつが理解できない方がい いと思って・・・ね？

Yo! *hand up*

I'm not homesick at all. But then, I was never in one place in the states for more than a few years, so I have no "home" per se to go back to.

Texas as a whole, I think of as that place I am from, but I've lived in five different Texas cities too, so not really one of them (saaave maybe Austin, because I went to college there) really have any special meaning.

Japan is home now.

hands up too!

i've been living in japan for almost 6 years now, and i'm still loving it.

moving to yokohama this month and i hope the experience there would be even better.

but... having said that... i don't see myself settling down in japan forever...