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Life can be anything anywhere. It's what you make of it.
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baby, life's what you make it. Celebrate it.
who knows this song?
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Life isn't fun. Life is supposed to be pain, suffering and then death. Nothing else.
Have a nice day. 8D
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" I dislike reality and I would rather play games."-Katsuragi Keima
Japan is no different. They are people like you and I who work to get through life just like any place in the world.
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Not a pun.
For me, reality is very similar to games. Or like, a more interesting game.
And I feel that reality is much more rich and mystical than games and that's why I don't like playing games, because as soon as you get out of that game (which happens rather fast) you're level zero again.
But if you kinda like 'play' learning languages or something, then the experience more or less stays with you until your death, if you give languages a little time every week or so.
I have more fun here in Japan than I have ever had anywhere else in the world. I lived most of my adult life on the otherworldly beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai, so that is saying something. The combination of convenience of getting from place to place, mystery of a culture completely unlike my home country, multitudes of beautiful women who are overly appreciative of affectionate men, and the fact I learn something interesting almost every day means I never get bored. Life is an amazing, incredible, fascinating, breathtaking adventure ride!
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I suspect that by the time you finish your PhD, the urge to party, especially 2 times a week, will be well out of your system. If not, you'll have a hard time getting that PhD.
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So you're on the undergrad scholarship?
Not knowing much Japanese would certainly be an obstacle to having a good time in Japan, but I'm sure you'll manage. You've only been there a few months and already have a girlfriend. 手が早いじゃん（笑）
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I`ve lived in Japan for four years total now (come next week), and let me tell you, its a bit of a nightmare. On the way to work everyday I have to bat off waves of comely lasses that want just a taste of my gaijin flavor, and if I survive this daily onslaught, I have to deal with more of the same at work. My Japanese male co-workers are far too busy with working 20-hour shifts to notice me bogarting all of the fresh trim, so theyre of little help.
Seriously though, the infamous attraction Japanese women seem to have for foreigners thats been mentioned in this thread has less to do with how great we are and more to do with the emotional unavailability of Japanese men. Combine that distance with low self-esteem, a culture that doesnt think much of women being independent and single past their 20s, and a desire to please male figures, and you get a bunch of Japanese women desperate for affection. I feel bad for these women because they have a hard time saying no which leads to them getting their hearts broken when they sleep with a guy on the first date and he moves on to the next.
I went out with a girl here once who told me `We have a saying in Japan. Korean girls in two weeks. Chinese girls in a week. Japanese girls in a day.` I had no idea how to reply to that, but it was depressing to hear.
So if youre having a hard time in your home country, know that there is a Japanese woman somewhere who will have you.
Back to the topic, living in Japan is fun, I think I`ll stay.
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You shouldn't take advantage of vulnerable women too much, haha.
I don't do one night stands. Actually, I've turned down one night stands twice the last two months or so. There's something empowering about turning down sex as a single man, haha--especially when you want to do it for purely physical reasons, but you make a decision. Chris Rock does a bit where he talks about how hard it is for a man to turn down sex. When we're in a relationship we can learn to stop chasing sex, but if it chases us we can't run fast enough. So turning down sex is kind of fun.
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julianjalapeno, your views are intriguing, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Well, as a matter of fact, you can guess what happened.
But I meant its depressing for these women who are so kind and intelligent and warm but have such low self-esteem that they've resigned themselves to doing anything men ask of them.
I think I'm derailing this thread again, but I am kind of confused as to what the OP is asking. Being "satisfied here forever" is impossible to know since we change so much through our lives. What is fun to you now will probably be not as fun 20 years from now. If you like to go out to bars and clubs, the big cities in Japan will probably be alright for a while.
I'm a nerd and a hermit, so I do nothing of the sort. Tokyo fills my needs just fine with ample arcades and used book stores. I'll be moving in with my girlfriend of a few years now in the spring of next year and don't plan on leaving Japan any time soon. So for me, Japan is plenty fun.
I could do without the constant earthquakes tho.
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