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Lives in Japan
Registration: 06 March 2006
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How long have you been far away?? by Mandy
Hi everyone!!! All of us here are travelling a lot away from our country trying to find either a nice job, a nice experience, or just simply a nice way of living...away from our home country! I wondered how many years you all had been abroad? ...
I've been out of Australia for about 5 years. But I hope to move back this year. Read More
Why did you move to a foreign country? by Julien
The first poll of the expat forum! It is associated to this post: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=27 Did you move for professional reasons, for your studies, because you really wanted to (you move without a job), or for any other ...
I first went to Japan for work. But I returned to be with my then boyfriend (now husband). Read More
Clich茅s about your country and its people by Olivier de Montr茅al
When I talk to Canadians, the conversation often come the famous clich茅s about the French: the nicest: French are the best for love, for food, for their way of life... the worst: French are dirty, the women don't shave under the arms, the French ...
When people find out i'm from Australia, they say things like: -'oh you're from Australia, g'day mate' -'do you know so and so living in so and so?' -talk about the rivalry thing with NZ -'you're all descended from criminals' -all Aussies are piss ... Read More
Racism by Julien
Do you feel racism in your country? Is it complicated to integrate yoursleft with local people or are you used to it? I really like London because the city is a lot of people from everywhere, and everybody seems to be integrated. I don't feel ...
In Japan you are reminded of your 'foreigness' everyday by people staring at you and sometimes exclaiming 'foreigner'! Some expats have told me they got used to it but it really annoys me. Some businesses also openly exclude foreigners from ... Read More
How Aussie are you? by Julien
Take this quiz: http://smartasses.org/aussiequiz.html Have a go - and post your score :D
You got 18 answers right. You got 2 answers wrong. You're a little ripper! You have a near perfect grasp of the colourful gab and can probably make yourself understood in most social occasions, such as Gazza's weekly Barbie... but I bet you can't ... Read More
(Job in Japan) Is it an interesting offer? by Julien
Hi, I have found a job offer in Nagoya, Japan, I think I am suitable for the job, and I'd like to know if you think it is a good offer. > It's a job in IT (technician/engineer level) > The employer pays the visa and the accommodation > The salary ...
Julien, just out of interest, why were you keen to live in Japan? Read More
Expatriates in Japan? by Julien
Hello, There is a lot of expatriates in Japan on inscribed on the 禁漫天堂 website, but they don't speak that much at the moment :/ I am personally very keen on Japanese culture, philosophy and way of life. I recently sent a CV to a company in ...
I'm a member in Japan. I just joined this forum. To answer headdah, you really don't need to speak Japanese to live in Japan, especially if you work for an English school where the paperwork is in English and the other staff (usually). I ... Read More