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    Thread: This is not America
Post: This is not America

You must be from Canada.
oyajijeff Off topic 40 8,210 2012-09-23, 8:13 pm
    Thread: Life advice please? Possible job teaching Eigo to children
Post: Life advice please? Possible job teaching Eigo to ...

Sounds great for a short time gig for a young one like yourself. Just keep in mind that you'll be an entertainer and not an English teacher. So come and enjoy, just don't get stuck over here like I d...
oyajijeff JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 10 3,321 2012-09-09, 10:05 pm
    Thread: I want the truth about teaching English in Japan.
Post: I want the truth about teaching English in Japan.

I've been living in and teaching English in Japan for the past 18 years. I have advanced degrees in English and Linguistics. So...I'm qualified to say what I'm about to say even though it will surely ...
oyajijeff JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 65 24,906 2012-09-04, 12:36 am
    Thread: Has Japan Let You Down?
Post: Has Japan Let You Down?

Fortunately I have wood floors with heating so that helps a lot. Something about having toasty warm feet that makes things bearable.
oyajijeff General discussion 372 53,105 2012-02-03, 1:44 am
    Thread: Has Japan Let You Down?
Post: Has Japan Let You Down?

ronnihonjin post is spot on. You would think that a country as wealthy and advanced as Japan would at least have figured out how to properly insulate a home. The home I live in is quite new and was ...
oyajijeff General discussion 372 53,105 2012-02-02, 11:43 pm
    Thread: Nihongoperapera against RTK
Post: Nihongoperapera against RTK

yudantaiteki Wrote:Most people don't finish Heisig in 3 months, let alone 1. This is true, but if you can knock it out in six months, you're still doing well I think.
oyajijeff The Japanese language 15 3,503 2012-02-02, 2:39 am
    Thread: Has Japan Let You Down?
Post: Has Japan Let You Down?

I stand by my rant queer, qweer? 17 years living here has afforded me that.
oyajijeff General discussion 372 53,105 2012-02-01, 11:41 pm
    Thread: Japanese routine
Post: Japanese routine

Learn the kana first. It'll only take a few days at most. Then you can at least read manga that has furigana while you are doing your Heisig kanji.
oyajijeff The Japanese language 16 4,090 2012-02-01, 11:33 pm
    Thread: Has Japan Let You Down?
Post: Has Japan Let You Down?

I have lived in Japan for many years and I would leave tomorrow if I could. But my wife and kids are Japanese and that would mean leaving them behind, which I won't do. So I just make the best of it. ...
oyajijeff General discussion 372 53,105 2012-02-01, 11:04 pm