Anyone here live in Japan?
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Anyone here live in Japan?
I've often wondered how many members actually live in Japan?
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Re: Anyone here live in Japan?
The only person who I can think of who I believe lives in Japan is Cipher. I myself am planning to move there to teach English after my first degree (starting next year, finishing about 2023) so if my plans stay the same I'll live there in 2024.
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"My opinion of Norihito's Sumitomo's new score is... well, very mixed. The stuff that's good is pretty darn good, but the stuff that's bad makes elevator music sound like Jerry freaking Goldsmith." -Kenisu
Re: Anyone here live in Japan?
One of the founders of this site also lives in Japan and has apparently started a family there.
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Julian lives back in the US now.dbgtFO wrote:One of the founders of this site also lives in Japan and has apparently started a family there.
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Re: Anyone here live in Japan?
kei17 lives in Japan, but he's stopped posting here.
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Oh I see. Glad that my intel is outdated though.VegettoEX wrote:Julian lives back in the US now.dbgtFO wrote:One of the founders of this site also lives in Japan and has apparently started a family there.
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Indeed. Kei is actually Japanese originally, he just has good English.Dragon Ball Ireland wrote:kei17 lives in Japan, but he's stopped posting here.
I do wish he was still around; he was a fascinating fellow.
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I wonder why.Dragon Ball Ireland wrote:kei17 lives in Japan, but he's stopped posting here.
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I'm looking to move to Japan to study at Kyoko Seika in 2019 or so; I will hope to keep you posted about what it's like over there when I do go. d(>_・ )
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There's a story there, but now isn't the time or place to tell it.8000 Saiyan wrote:I wonder why.Dragon Ball Ireland wrote:kei17 lives in Japan, but he's stopped posting here.
Mainly because no one knows the whole story, everyone has a different take on it, and every time it gets discussed, there's a massive argument, which would be very off-topic from the aim of this thread.
So... Probably best if we don't get into that.
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Re: Anyone here live in Japan?
I do, currently. It doesn't help you get the drop on hot, new Dragon Ball information, though, unless you're in a major urban area and can get magazines early or something.
Really, the only thing it means for me in relation to Dragon Ball is that I see references to it more often, and I can watch Super on my TV Sunday mornings if I'm free. I'm actually too embarrassed to pick up something V-Jump regularly (not to mention that's a ton of space and/or wasted paper just for one manga), so I just wait for the collected volumes of Super and read Viz's translations month to month.
Really, the only thing it means for me in relation to Dragon Ball is that I see references to it more often, and I can watch Super on my TV Sunday mornings if I'm free. I'm actually too embarrassed to pick up something V-Jump regularly (not to mention that's a ton of space and/or wasted paper just for one manga), so I just wait for the collected volumes of Super and read Viz's translations month to month.
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Why do so many westerners decide to move to Japan just because they like anime? I never understood this. Real life =/= anime, and I don't get why it's so common.
I understand a lot of you become english teachers in Japan, but even then taking the time to learn, read, write, and speak Japanese fluently is so time consuming.
I understand a lot of you become english teachers in Japan, but even then taking the time to learn, read, write, and speak Japanese fluently is so time consuming.
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You know, in basically every other not-in-the-stone-age country in the world, you actually have to learn other languages in school. It's considered a basic skill, not an extra-curricular thing. Just because the American educational system is incompetent, doesn't mean that it is a worldwide trend.precita wrote:Why do so many westerners decide to move to Japan just because they like anime? I never understood this. Real life =/= anime, and I don't get why it's so common.
I understand a lot of you become english teachers in Japan, but even then taking the time to learn, read, write, and speak Japanese fluently is so time consuming.
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I wish they taught Spanish in elementary school in the U.S. I have fond memories learning it in middle and high, but I feel elementary is when that should really start because the younger you are the easier it is to learn a second language.
My Spanish knowledge is semi-decent, but I know I would be better if they'd taught it earlier.
Regarding living in Japan...the way the internet is now I can access they information and buy the goods I want without having to travel someplace specific, so it's like...it'd be a nice trip, but I'm happy living in the tri-state area I currently live.
My Spanish knowledge is semi-decent, but I know I would be better if they'd taught it earlier.
Regarding living in Japan...the way the internet is now I can access they information and buy the goods I want without having to travel someplace specific, so it's like...it'd be a nice trip, but I'm happy living in the tri-state area I currently live.
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Unless you're speaking of College courses, most regular High Schools don't teach anything outside spanish or french.Kamiccolo9 wrote:You know, in basically every other not-in-the-stone-age country in the world, you actually have to learn other languages in school. It's considered a basic skill, not an extra-curricular thing. Just because the American educational system is incompetent, doesn't mean that it is a worldwide trend.precita wrote:Why do so many westerners decide to move to Japan just because they like anime? I never understood this. Real life =/= anime, and I don't get why it's so common.
I understand a lot of you become english teachers in Japan, but even then taking the time to learn, read, write, and speak Japanese fluently is so time consuming.
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In America? Yeah, that's what I'm saying. That's a problem.precita wrote:Unless you're speaking of College courses, most regular High Schools don't teach anything outside spanish or french.Kamiccolo9 wrote:You know, in basically every other not-in-the-stone-age country in the world, you actually have to learn other languages in school. It's considered a basic skill, not an extra-curricular thing. Just because the American educational system is incompetent, doesn't mean that it is a worldwide trend.precita wrote:Why do so many westerners decide to move to Japan just because they like anime? I never understood this. Real life =/= anime, and I don't get why it's so common.
I understand a lot of you become english teachers in Japan, but even then taking the time to learn, read, write, and speak Japanese fluently is so time consuming.
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Cipher wrote:If Vegeta does not kill Gohan, I will stop illegally streaming the series.
Malik_DBNA wrote:"Achievement Unlocked: Rule 34"Scarz wrote:Malik, stop. People are asking me for lewd art of possessed Bra (with Vegeta).
Re: Anyone here live in Japan?
So what do they teach wherever you're from?
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Canada's the same; mostly Spanish and French as second languages with a couple high schools offering German or Italian or Mandarin and one (unfortunately not mine) offering Japanese.Kamiccolo9 wrote:In America? Yeah, that's what I'm saying. That's a problem.precita wrote:Unless you're speaking of College courses, most regular High Schools don't teach anything outside spanish or french.Kamiccolo9 wrote: You know, in basically every other not-in-the-stone-age country in the world, you actually have to learn other languages in school. It's considered a basic skill, not an extra-curricular thing. Just because the American educational system is incompetent, doesn't mean that it is a worldwide trend.
I'm not planning to move there just because I like anime. I've been fascinated with Japan before I even started to like anime, and the country and its culture have a weird way that just draws me in. I'm learning the language at my city's Japanese community centre and I'm hoping to continue in university so I can at least speak it fairly well when I go to Japan.precita wrote:Why do so many westerners decide to move to Japan just because they like anime? I never understood this. Real life =/= anime, and I don't get why it's so common.
I understand a lot of you become english teachers in Japan, but even then taking the time to learn, read, write, and speak Japanese fluently is so time consuming.
"All of you. All of you must have KILL all the SEASONS!" -Dough (Tenshinhan), Speedy Dub of Movie 9.
"My opinion of Norihito's Sumitomo's new score is... well, very mixed. The stuff that's good is pretty darn good, but the stuff that's bad makes elevator music sound like Jerry freaking Goldsmith." -Kenisu
"My opinion of Norihito's Sumitomo's new score is... well, very mixed. The stuff that's good is pretty darn good, but the stuff that's bad makes elevator music sound like Jerry freaking Goldsmith." -Kenisu
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I'm American.precita wrote:So what do they teach wherever you're from?
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Cipher wrote:If Vegeta does not kill Gohan, I will stop illegally streaming the series.
Malik_DBNA wrote:"Achievement Unlocked: Rule 34"Scarz wrote:Malik, stop. People are asking me for lewd art of possessed Bra (with Vegeta).
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Ages ago, I probably did start to learn Japanese because I was fascinated by its media.precita wrote:Why do so many westerners decide to move to Japan just because they like anime? I never understood this. Real life =/= anime, and I don't get why it's so common.
I understand a lot of you become english teachers in Japan, but even then taking the time to learn, read, write, and speak Japanese fluently is so time consuming.
At this point, though, I hardly watch any anime and am just genuinely fascinated by its unique culture. It's also the language I'm learning, for whatever the initial reason was, and I'd like to be fluent in at least one besides English before I die. Living abroad is also generally a hell of a trip if you can deal with the challenges, and is something I'd recommend anyone try if the opportunity presents itself. In my case, it's through an exchange teaching program.
That said, definitely don't move to Japan just because you like anime. I can only imagine you'd be sorely disappointed.
I actually did have Spanish classes in elementary school, and am a little ashamed now to be a U.S. citizen who knows so little of it. I took it until high school, but after switching to Japanese, most of it has gone away.Chuquita wrote:I wish they taught Spanish in elementary school in the U.S. I have fond memories learning it in middle and high, but I feel elementary is when that should really start because the younger you are the easier it is to learn a second language.
Learning Japanese has been fun and rewarding, but there's a bit of practical regret there as well. Being able to do two language classes would have been ideal. With an infinite budget and infinitely flexible scheduling, it'd be great if U.S. schools all taught Spanish as a core class and offered a second language as an elective.
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