What is your OPINION about JAPAN RIGHT NOW ??

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Reply #1 - 2011 December 12, 8:19 am
Simplyfreischt Member
From: Kanjiheaven Registered: 2011-12-05 Posts: 11

What do you think about Japan, as a nation, AT THIS VERY MOMENT ???

Reply #2 - 2011 December 12, 8:23 am
thecite Member
From: Adelaide Registered: 2009-02-05 Posts: 781

I request that you delete this thread and come back when you've calmed down, mister.

Reply #3 - 2011 December 12, 8:30 am
Evil_Dragon Member
From: Germany Registered: 2008-08-21 Posts: 683

Hella-fuckin' balls-to-the-wall awesome!!

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Reply #4 - 2011 December 12, 8:33 am
Asriel Member
From: 東京 Registered: 2008-02-26 Posts: 1343

Nervous.

Just had an interview for a software developing job in Japan. I want them to hire me.

Reply #5 - 2011 December 12, 8:51 am
nadiatims Member
Registered: 2008-01-10 Posts: 1676

Cold

@Asriel
good luck. Anywhere well known? I remember you mentioned squaresoft at one point.

Reply #6 - 2011 December 12, 10:09 am
Hashiriya Member
From: Georgia Registered: 2008-04-14 Posts: 1072

Expensive.

Japan is a great country to travel to, if you got the money in the bank to do it. Also, does anybody else get the feeling that everyone there is mooching off their parents WAAAY too much? Seems like the Japanese have adopted the entitlement attitude to me.

Reply #7 - 2011 December 12, 11:59 am
pudding cat Member
From: UK Registered: 2010-12-09 Posts: 497

But isn't said mooching done with the expectation of 親孝行 in the future?

My current opinion of Japan is that I'm glad I'm not there at the moment and that I live in a country with central heating.

Reply #8 - 2011 December 12, 12:52 pm
kainzero Member
From: Los Angeles Registered: 2009-08-31 Posts: 945

Hashiriya wrote:

Expensive.

Japan is a great country to travel to, if you got the money in the bank to do it. Also, does anybody else get the feeling that everyone there is mooching off their parents WAAAY too much? Seems like the Japanese have adopted the entitlement attitude to me.

the worst part that anything Japanese in the US seems to have an extra Japan tax.
Ramen is only 800 yen there but it's $11 here sad

in that context traveling isn't so bad...

Reply #9 - 2011 December 12, 1:55 pm
dizmox Member
Registered: 2007-08-11 Posts: 1149

I know gyuudon isn't fancy or anything, but I wish we had something that cheap here that wasn't McDonalds.

Reply #10 - 2011 December 12, 1:57 pm
Surreal Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2009-05-18 Posts: 325

This is relevant http://www.hiroiro.com/movie/1410.html (I only know about this becautse it posted in this forum a long time ago by someone)

Reply #11 - 2011 December 12, 2:21 pm
Javizy Member
From: England Registered: 2007-02-16 Posts: 770

dizmox wrote:

I know gyuudon isn't fancy or anything, but I wish we had something that cheap here that wasn't McDonalds.

Since you save about £16 buying a pack of tomatoes and a peach here, you should have enough to compensate for the inflated Japanese restaurant prices once in a while wink

Reply #12 - 2011 December 12, 2:27 pm
einahpets Member
From: Chicago Registered: 2011-10-14 Posts: 59

I wish I could go back again and visit!

Reply #13 - 2011 December 12, 2:31 pm
dizmox Member
Registered: 2007-08-11 Posts: 1149

Did you mean to quote kainzero Javizy?

Last edited by dizmox (2011 December 12, 4:11 pm)

Reply #14 - 2011 December 12, 2:49 pm
Zon70 Member
From: USA Registered: 2010-05-25 Posts: 89

A bit too much westernized(but who isnt?), however still better then living in America. I wish I was back there(but i just cannot live there cause of visa issues)

Reply #15 - 2011 December 12, 6:00 pm
Asriel Member
From: 東京 Registered: 2008-02-26 Posts: 1343

nadiatims wrote:

@Asriel
good luck. Anywhere well known? I remember you mentioned squaresoft at one point.

Not nearly as big as square-enix, but more towards my own personal interests. If things go smoothly, I could be a mobile developer making language-learning software.

Although, it starts with a 3 month trial period, and I don't know if I'd want to give up my more-or-less secure full-time job I have now for something that might not work out hmm

Last edited by Asriel (2012 March 01, 5:30 am)

Reply #16 - 2011 December 12, 6:10 pm
yudantaiteki Member
Registered: 2009-10-03 Posts: 3619

nadiatims wrote:

Cold

Reply #17 - 2011 December 12, 6:14 pm
bcrAn Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2011-04-29 Posts: 244

Beautiful, awesome, best.

Reply #18 - 2011 December 12, 6:36 pm
Teaish Member
From: New York City Registered: 2011-08-19 Posts: 10

Quite far away.
But perhaps, this summer...

Reply #19 - 2011 December 12, 8:51 pm
biAtch Member
From: Melbourne Registered: 2009-05-10 Posts: 11

kainzero wrote:

Hashiriya wrote:

Expensive.

Japan is a great country to travel to, if you got the money in the bank to do it. Also, does anybody else get the feeling that everyone there is mooching off their parents WAAAY too much? Seems like the Japanese have adopted the entitlement attitude to me.

the worst part that anything Japanese in the US seems to have an extra Japan tax.
Ramen is only 800 yen there but it's $11 here sad

in that context traveling isn't so bad...

Of course $11US only buys you 857yen at today's exchange rate.  I'm sure you'd only waste that 57yen anyway...

Be thankful you don't live in Melbourne where everything costs a billion dollars.  I'ma be eating out every meal and filling a suitcase with new clothes when I'm in Japan in 2 weeks simply because in Japan, I can actually afford to do that!

Reply #20 - 2011 December 12, 10:04 pm
kitakitsune Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2008-10-19 Posts: 1006

Eating out in Japan is actually very reasonable.

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