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Dummy, no one’s telling you to leave. If someone asked the exact same question about working in the US, what would you tell them?
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May 8, 2019 19:08
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punk rebel ecks posted:Fine, I'll leave the thread. I’m asking you if you’re sincere since I’ve seen you posting in cspam and whatnot and trying to reconcile the questions you’ve been posing in here. I genuinely do not know if you’re doing a bit.
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May 8, 2019 19:11
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Nanigans posted:Dummy, no one’s telling you to leave. Fine. I'll post my background stuff. Education: Bachelor's in Psychology Work Experience: Currently I work as an office manager in which I basically work the front desk, do mail, light IT stuff, and just random crap around the office. Previously I verified insurance benefits. So my background is in data entry, office work, and light IT stuff. Location: I'd probably move to Tokyo since that seems to be the most "significant" place in Japan, but I'd be open minded to move elsewhere. Better? Phone posted:I’m asking you if you’re sincere since I’ve seen you posting in cspam and whatnot and trying to reconcile the questions you’ve been posing in here. When I'm joking everyone thinks I'm serious, when I'm being serious everyone thinks I'm joking.
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May 8, 2019 19:44
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You'd be teaching English making 30k a year. Ish. Put it another way, tell me your best answer to the question: "What can you offer me/my company that I cannot get by hiring a Japanese person? Do the things you offer offset or exceed the difficulties I may experience by hiring someone who doesn't speak Japanese?"
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May 8, 2019 20:09
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Yeah, seriously. You also seem very obsessed with the idea of moving to Japan and seem to have really built it up in your head too.
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May 8, 2019 20:22
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Pollyanna posted:Yeah, seriously. You also seem very obsessed with the idea of moving to Japan and seem to have really built it up in your head too. 
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May 8, 2019 20:28
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Holy poo poo
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May 8, 2019 20:46
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Roles like that do exist in Japan but they're actually quite competitive and usually limited to: -women (the more attractive the better) -native Japanese speakers (you'll likely be the first point of contact for any visiting clients/executives/etc) -holders of multiple office management certifications Unless you have other skills you have not told us about, you may need to start from scratch.
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May 8, 2019 20:50
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May 8, 2019 21:21
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zmcnulty posted:Look for these and you are in authentic lemon sour territory I will but at this point I'm going to be lucky just to find any shochu, a selection seems like a distant dream. There's a huge Japanese supermarket in a nearby city but I haven't had the chance to drive all the way over there and check it out yet. It is my final hope. I can at least get some pretty good sake locally.
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May 8, 2019 21:46
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Here's a random question: my partner is really into sewing, would a good spot to look for nice fabrics and such just be the large department stores by major train stains? My googling has shown two cool looking spots a bit North of Ueno, where we're going today, but didn't know if there's a neighbourhood that's better for looking. Thanks!punk rebel ecks posted:If I moved to Japan, what kind of job would I likely be working and how much money would I likely make? Can you speak Japanese?
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May 8, 2019 22:24
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Johnny Truant posted:Here's a random question: my partner is really into sewing, would a good spot to look for nice fabrics and such just be the large department stores by major train stains? My googling has shown two cool looking spots a bit North of Ueno, where we're going today, but didn't know if there's a neighbourhood that's better for looking. Thanks! Nippori is where you want to go and is, indeed, just a bit north of Ueno. Someone (I'm not sure of her forum name anymore or if she still posts here?) made a post about this exact topic but I can't find it. Maybe someone else remembers/can find it?
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May 8, 2019 22:52
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Higashi-nakano ginza-dori is really cute. I'm staying two seconds from this bad boy and now I'm obsessed with little shopping street areas. I'm just going to start walking around random shopping streets in the general Shinjuku area that aren't piss alley or golden gai.
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May 8, 2019 23:06
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zmcnulty posted:Roles like that do exist in Japan but they're actually quite competitive and usually limited to: I see, thanks. Johnny Truant posted:Can you speak Japanese? I can learn.
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May 8, 2019 23:11
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punk rebel ecks posted:I see, thanks. Answer my question because if you can't give a satisfactory answer on an anonymous internet forum where you are free to make yourself look as good as possible without outright lying then it's not going to happen.
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May 8, 2019 23:17
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ANSWER MY QUESTION BRO, COME ON JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
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May 8, 2019 23:29
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punk rebel ecks posted:I can learn. Japanese is the language farthest and most different from English -- for example, when the US is training its diplomats to work overseas, the training course period for Japanese is the longest (along with Chinese). To add more context: If you move to Japan, you'd likely be teaching English. You could come to Tokyo or Osaka, and have to compete with tons of other people (some of whom already have studied Japanese a great deal) and get worse wages and higher cost of living, or you could also get dispatched to other smaller cities or even small towns, where you'll likely get paid the same but be the one foreigner in town. Plus because it's not Tokyo many people from the outside see that and go "  ""But I have a degree in..." A college degree is required to get any kind of work visa in Japan, with the exception of "being married to a Japanese person." And if you can't speak Japanese fluently right now, you have to get very lucky to find a place willing to take you -- with no experience living in Japan and no language ability -- when there are more people with both language and country experience. If you're dead set on coming to Japan, look at teaching positions. There was a whole "JET/Teaching in Japan" thread that's gone dormant but covered a lot of this and provided people's experiences, from applications to "oh god I'm the only white guy in a town of 10,000 people."
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May 8, 2019 23:41
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harperdc posted:"oh god I'm the only white guy in a town of 10,000 people." this sounds great to me, tbh
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May 8, 2019 23:45
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harperdc posted:Japanese is the language farthest and most different from English -- for example, when the US is training its diplomats to work overseas, the training course period for Japanese is the longest (along with Chinese). Having done the Chinese one, though, the guy's not wrong. You can learn and it's not as hard as people think. It just takes time. Don't get discouraged!
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May 8, 2019 23:56
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harperdc posted:Japanese is the language farthest and most different from English -- for example, when the US is training its diplomats to work overseas, the training course period for Japanese is the longest (along with Chinese). Thanks for the response. Guess I'll skip Japan and go to the closest thing in America.
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May 9, 2019 00:14
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totalnewbie posted:Nippori is where you want to go and is, indeed, just a bit north of Ueno. Excellent, than you! Martytoof posted:Higashi-nakano ginza-dori is really cute. I'm staying two seconds from this bad boy and now I'm obsessed with little shopping street areas. I'm just going to start walking around random shopping streets in the general Shinjuku area that aren't piss alley or golden gai. Hell yeah, gonna add this to our Shinjuku day itinerary. punk rebel ecks posted:I can learn. lmfao So you fetishize Japan to try to fill a weird hole you yourself have created in your life by watching anime and playing Street Fighter, try to talk the talk about moving here and haven't even started learning the language, k. I'm still serious about 
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May 9, 2019 00:20
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Indolent Bastard posted:Is there some big secret to finding affordable flights to Japan? Tickets were under $800 yesterday and are over $1000 today. Is there a better day/time/site/something to find flights that will leave me more cash to spend when I actually land? Use incognito mode. Many airlines sites use cookies and manipulate your emotions by raising prices gradually.
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May 9, 2019 00:26
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punk rebel ecks posted:If I moved to Japan, what kind of job would I likely be working and how much money would I likely make? lol
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LimburgLimbo posted:ANSWER MY QUESTION BRO, COME ON JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION Look, it's a serious question that any serious job seeker should be able to answer honestly. If he doesn't want to (or can't) answer that then it should be a huge warning that things will not end up well.
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May 9, 2019 00:49
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Johnny Truant posted:So you fetishize Japan to try to fill a weird hole you yourself have created in your life by watching anime and playing Street Fighter I sometimes wonder if the best thing a person can express in the JET interviews is "I think Japan is interesting but I don't think it will fix my life, fill my feelings of disatisfaction, or lead to anything other than some interesting stories I can tell in a few years"
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captkirk posted:I sometimes wonder if the best thing a person can express in the JET interviews is "I think Japan is interesting but I don't think it will fix my life, fill my feelings of dissatisfaction, or lead to anything other than some interesting stories I can tell in a few years" well now i know what i did wrong all those years ago
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May 9, 2019 01:14
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punk rebel ecks posted:Fine. I'll post my background stuff. Joke or not joke, whether it’s traveling to Cambodia or Japan You don’t seem to have much going on in your head. Actually you might be super smart but are you on the spectrum or have trouble interacting with people? caberham fucked around with this message at 01:22 on May 9, 2019 |
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I have been learning Japanese for the past two years and while I can speak enough to get my point across, it inevitably invites a response in Japanese which turns out to be like five levels above my current ability and mostly incomprehensibly mumbled at 900 words per minute. Invariably its been easier to just sheepishly grin and act every part the tourist I am when I say “sorry I don’t speak Japanese wa ka ri ma sen!” slowly, but I’m trying very hard to break myself of that fallback by just trying harder. Being here is glorious, but it quickly breaks me of my “i want to live in japan” fantasy once I realize I would experience daily frustration trying to communicate. E: the checkout dude at my downstairs airbnb did help me out by showing me how to order fried chicken at 1am so that was pretty rad some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 01:30 on May 9, 2019 |
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May 9, 2019 01:28
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Martytoof posted:I have been learning Japanese for the past two years and while I can speak enough to get my point across, it inevitably invites a response in Japanese which turns out to be like five levels above my current ability and mostly incomprehensibly mumbled at 900 words per minute. Maybe you should git gud?
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Martytoof posted:Being here is glorious, but it quickly breaks me of my “i want to live in japan” fantasy once I realize I would experience daily frustration trying to communicate. Who needs to communicate daily? Not communicating is underrated.
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prompt posted:Who needs to communicate daily? Not communicating is underrated. That's literally why I like traveling to Asia for work and spending time there. Don't need to chit chat and everyone gives you miles of leeway to do what you want without their ridiculous cultural expectations.
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Martytoof posted:I have been learning Japanese for the past two years and while I can speak enough to get my point across, it inevitably invites a response in Japanese which turns out to be like five levels above my current ability and mostly incomprehensibly mumbled at 900 words per minute. you get better fast if you use it every day and push yourself
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prompt posted:Who needs to communicate daily? Not communicating is underrated. You communicate a lot, you just do it with Hub sexpats and gaijin hunters obvs
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Shammypants posted:That's literally why I like traveling to Asia for work and spending time there. Don't need to chit chat and everyone gives you miles of leeway to do what you want without their ridiculous cultural expectations. Yeah having an instant excuse to not communicate with people is great. I miss it.
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Shammypants posted:That's literally why I like traveling to Asia for work and spending time there. Don't need to chit chat and everyone gives you miles of leeway to do what you want without their ridiculous cultural expectations. If you want to feel alienated just move to a big bustling city with decent public transportation. There’s no need for a foreigner pass
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punk rebel ecks posted:Thanks for the response. Guess I'll skip Japan and go to the closest thing in America. Goons are obviously the best source of life advice and you can never go wrong listening to random internet strangers telling you how to run your life rather than just deciding for yourself. Also curious as to what the closest thing in America is.
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LyonsLions posted:Goons are obviously the best source of life advice and you can never go wrong listening to random internet strangers telling you how to run your life rather than just deciding for yourself. probably alaska i think? maybe hawaii, i'm too lazy to actually check on a globe
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caberham posted:If you want to feel alienated just move to a big bustling city with decent public transportation. There’s no need for a foreigner pass I live in one of the biggest, and there is too much talking let me tell you how.
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