/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 05:36:09 2013 No.10691322 [Reply] [Original]

Hello, guy living in Japan here. I'm 26 and have been living here for about 5 years now. Currently based close to Tokyo and go quite often. In fact, I just went yesterday with my friends.

Just here to answer any questions you may have about Japan, confirm any rumors or such that you may have heard, give an insight to how things really are here, etc. Feel free to ask any kinds of questions.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 05:38:38 2013 No.10691327 Here come the crossies.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 05:39:53 2013 No.10691332 are japanese women as easy to pick up as they say? can you give some lewd descriptions of sexual encounters you have had with them?

Anonymous Mon Apr 1 05:40:38 2013 No.10691334

>>10691322

>give an insight to how things really are here

So how are things over there in reality? Do they really put up JAPANESE PEOPLE ONRY NO WHITE BAKA GAIJIN ALLOWED signs all over the place? What ethnicity are you? Are you fluent in Japanese?

How do people treat you on an everyday basis? (store clerks, etc.) How many people actually speak some English?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 05:42:23 2013 No.10691335 How easy would it be to just spend about a month living at one of those net cafes?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 05:43:08 2013 No.10691340 Is anyone who is 26 and have lived in Japan for 5 years, based on Tokyo, not know what Otaku Culture means?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 05:44:08 2013 No.10691343 >>10691322 >based

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 05:52:09 2013 No.10691355

>>10691332

I won't give any personal details, unfortunately.

However, Japanese women are like any other women: some "give out" easily, some don't, etc. In general, sex is more of a casual thing but also often seen as more pure than Westerners might see it. It really just depends on who you meet.

There are many women here, though, who still live at home with their parents and are boyfriend-less at the age of 28, despite being pretty. The reasons vary from being horribly shy, very picky, prude, etc. If that helps paint you a picture.

>>10691334

Things are fun here. There's no "JP ONLY" signs or anything.

I'm American. I wouldn't say that I'm fluent yet, but I can have a conversation with anybody on any sort of everyday topic. Things like scientific topics and whatnot have vocabulary that's too difficult for me, though.

People are very kind here. Most of them will get nervous or shy around you, especially if you don't speak Japanese. Once you show them that you can speak their language, they ease up a lot. Barely anybody speaks English here. Everybody is quite bad at it and can only say "How are you?" or something.

>>10691335

They'd probably kick you out? I'm not sure what sort of rules they have about that. I've only been to a net cafe one time.

Anonymous Mon Apr 1 05:58:24 2013 No.10691370

>>10691355

Do you think a person like me, who doesn't know a lick of Japanese, could spend a nice vacation over there and have a good time?

I've always wanted to visit Japan for a week or two, but I'm put off by the fact that I would have nothing to do.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:00:39 2013 No.10691374 Where do you live? Is Akihabara still the whacky electro town it was three~five years ago? I miss Japan, born and raised in Nagasaki myself.

Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:01:24 2013 No.10691376

Can one manage in Japan with just English? Or is it needed to speak Japanese?

Where are you originally from? Did you find job from Japan or why you moved there? If you found job, is it hard for gaijin to find a job in Japan?

Are you otaku by yourself just guy who lives in Japan?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:02:25 2013 No.10691379 File: 44 KB, 306x328, 1363703974993.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] As a white in japan, how easy is it to get laid with qt 3.14 japanese girl ?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:03:10 2013 No.10691380

>>10691370

If it's just for a vacation, sure. There's tons of English signs in most major places. If you go to somewhere like Tokyo, a lot of shopkeepers can speak a little bit of English since so many foreigners visit there.

If you have cash, there's plenty of shopping to do. There's also restaurants, Disney Land, sight-seeing, etc.

>>10691374

Chiba.

Akihabara has changed a lot. There's no more open cosplay allowed on the streets anymore. It's still a pretty wacky electro town, though. I'm going there tomorrow, actually.

Why did you move away?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:04:10 2013 No.10691381 >>10691380 >No more cosplay allowed What the hell happened? It can't be because of that Knife Hero Stab Spree can it? I moved out after high school to start college. I've been an American since birth.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:05:40 2013 No.10691382 >>10691380 > There's no more open cosplay allowed on the streets anymore What? Why?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:08:40 2013 No.10691383

>>10691376

You can manage with just English, but your selection of friends will be extremely limited. You'll also constantly need to ask people to translate stuff for you, doing any kind of paperwork will be nearly impossible, etc.

I'm from America. I found a job before moving here. No, it's not hard. There's several websites that have jobs.

>>10691379

If you speak Japanese and look good, it's not hard.

I don't do anything physical with anybody who's not my girlfriend, so I can't really give any advice on how to pick up random women, sorry. In any case, if you look decent and roam around places like Roppongi, I'm sure you'll find a tipsy girl who'll go to a love hotel with you. If that's your thing.

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:10:39 2013 No.10691387

>>10691381
>>10691382

>It can't be because of that Knife Hero Stab Spree can it?

Yup. Events like that basically ruined the fun for everybody.

I think people are slowly forgetting about it, though. I saw a dude cross-dressing as Miku last month, and the nearby police didn't stop him or anything.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:12:09 2013 No.10691389 Why are these guys always assuming they know something about Japan that we don't?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:13:39 2013 No.10691392 >>10691389 Because they're actually there and, you know, not just dreaming while watching chinese cartoons in Amerka.

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Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:14:40 2013 No.10691396

>>10691383

I know you just said you can't give personal info about yourself, but is your girlfriend Japanese? Have you met any "gaijin freaks" while living over there? Do they really exist? Have you had any rough verbal encounters with Japanese women or men?

I think this will be my last set of questions since I have to go, but thank you for making this thread.

>>	Ultra Hyper Shoot uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:16:40 2013 No.10691398 File: 139 KB, 500x500, Tyler_The_Creator_Eat_Shit_Fuck_You-front-large.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] LOOOL

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:24:09 2013 No.10691406 Do you live in a flat? How much is the rent?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:24:09 2013 No.10691407 Is living in Japanese expensive? (rents, food, electricity, internet connection etc.) Are Japanese working days long as we've heard? Have you met lo of Japanese men who identify themselves as Herbivore men? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbivore_men

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:26:09 2013 No.10691409

>>10691396

Since living here, all of my girlfriends have been Japanese.

Yes, there are women who only want to date gaijin men. They can sometimes be pretty sketchy, though, so approach with caution. Not all of them, but some. You can usually tell from the start who is just looking for a gaijin one-night thrill ride.

Rough verbal encounters? Like arguing? Sure, I've argued with some ex's and friends before. I also argued with a rude person on the train who felt the need to spew shit for no good reason.

Not sure what you mean, but I hope that helps.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:27:54 2013 No.10691411 Is it true no one cares about Momusu anymore?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:30:09 2013 No.10691415

>>10691406

I live in an apartment. The rent for most apartment in a non-expensive area is about 60,000 yen per month, give or take.

>>10691407

Depends on where you live. In most places, it's not expensive at all. It's about the same as America once you consider the fact that most jobs here pay more on average. Things cost a bit more here, but you make more money at just about any job, even something like waiting tables.

Yes, "salary men" can sometimes work from 8AM to midnight. Overtime work is a common thing here and is barely rewarded. It's seen as a "necessary evil" of the work industry, which is riduculous, in my opinion.

I've met some men like that, but they were still young [under 30], so I don't think they count because even they will likely be seeking marriage once they near 30.

Moreover, most people meet their spouses through friends or in the workplace.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:32:54 2013 No.10691424 Kill your yourself out of /jp/. Nobody gives a shit.

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:33:24 2013 No.10691426

>>10691411

Nobody talks about Morning Musume anymore. Everything is all about AKB48 now. Their posters are plastered up on every wall of Tokyo.

I don't really care anything about idol groups, but to give you an idea, I went to Parco [a normal department store] the other day and saw a swimsuit poster of Watanabe Mayu just right there on the wall for all to see.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:35:39 2013 No.10691430 >>10691424 This. I'm bored of stupid gaijins coming here.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:38:24 2013 No.10691440 >>10691424 wow rude

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:39:11 2013 No.10691440,1 literally aids

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:39:39 2013 No.10691445 File: 550 KB, 250x352, 1350626948938.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10691430 >gaijins

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:43:09 2013 No.10691455 Hey, OP, do you go to university there?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:44:09 2013 No.10691456 Ever been to a soapland?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:45:09 2013 No.10691460 Are there feminists in Japan?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:45:09 2013 No.10691461 Have you seen any AKB members out and about?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:50:40 2013 No.10691468

>>10691455

No, I've been teaching English ever since I moved here.

Why? Are you looking for a good university? I can maybe help you out. Tsukuba University is famous for having many foreigners.

>>10691460

Not sure. Probably.

Recently, many women are very "my pace", as they call it. It's basically a way of saying "I do what I want, when I want" kind of attitude. It can be obnoxious sometimes because many women use it as an excuse to just be self-centered.

>>10691461

No.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:52:39 2013 No.10691469 Can your students even converse with you? Or is it all book knowledge that they won't use?

Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:53:09 2013 No.10691472

how in your face is porn (3d and 2d) and other lewd stuff. is it all over the damn place like i heat, in easy reach of minors and such? have you ever seen them try to look at porn in the open? would you say women are sigificantly more exploited openly and publicly than in another country?

also, what age groups do generally see reading those really lewd "shounen" manga magazines like jump sq, dragon age, and champion red? are those mags really "shounen" at all?
thanks.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:57:39 2013 No.10691481 What was your level of Japanese language when you moved there?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 06:58:24 2013 No.10691485 >>10691472 > those really lewd "shounen" manga magazines like jump sq, dragon age, and champion red? Are you a fucking 50yo mother?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 06:58:24 2013 No.10691487

>>10691469

Honestly, most of it is just random book knowledge that they'll probably forget within a year. That's how it was at my last job, anyway. They were kind of strict about the material we could teach, so I just taught out of the textbook.

Well, that's how it was for the children students, anyway. When I teach adults, I always try to make sure they're making progress and will be able to use what I teach them.

>>10691472

Lewd shit is pretty openly exposed here. If you walk into a convenience store and look at the magazine rack, it's really obvious which magazines are intended for which audiences.

I've seen some minors peaking at lewd stuff, but most don't. I think.

If you go to places like Akihabara, big-boobed anime character posters are pretty common. It's no secret there.

What do you mean by "openly exploited"? In terms of "sex sells" kind of stuff? It's exploited quite a bit here. Not super blatantly, but any country with stuff like idol groups and gravure idols will have that sort of market and demographic.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:01:55 2013 No.10691496 On a scale of 1 to 10, how cuckoo are the wotas there?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 07:02:39 2013 No.10691500

>>10691481

Terrible. I learned some basic textbook Japanese in college, i.e. useless shit Japanese.

I watched a lot of Japanese anime and listened to a lot of Japanese music, so I had that "It'll be no problem!" attitude, but that confidence quickly melts away when people are blabbering Japanese at you in a public situation.

You pick up a language really fast just from living in a country and attempting to make friends with people. It takes a bit of time, but it'll come to you. So, don't let that stop you from coming here if it's a worry of yours.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:03:24 2013 No.10691502 Do you watch any of the 'JVlogging' youtubers like gimmeabreakman and the japanchannel? If so what do you think of them and how accurate their portrayals of Japan are?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:04:24 2013 No.10691506 >>10691500 Then how did you teach your students? Didn't they have questions they wanted to ask?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:05:40 2013 No.10691511 When is the best season to visit Japan in your opinion?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:07:46 2013 No.10691511,1 wait so this guy has been living in Japan for half a decade... and isn't fluent in Japanese? what idgi

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 07:11:09 2013 No.10691532

>>10691502

I've seen Japanchannel a bit. It's pretty accurate, but he seems to live in a rather rural area of the country.

>>10691506

They're usually exposed to a pre-constructed question/answer list that is translated into Japanese. For example, if they want to know the meaning of a word, they'll have a sheet to look at in case they forgot how to say: "What does this mean?" in English.

Many schools have a "No Japanese in class" policy in place, so you don't have to worry about that. I tend to use Japanese in class, though, because why spend 10 minutes trying to explain something when I can just tell them what it is in Japanese.

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 07:14:55 2013 No.10691545

>>10691511

Autumn.

It's my personal favorite season, but it's also the season with the best weather.

Spring has a ton of pollen and is very rainy. I'm lucky enough to not have a pollen allergy, but for those that do, it's a literal hell-on-earth. People do actually wear masks and goggles here sometimes, depending on the area and pollen density.

Summer is just humid as fuck and awful.

Winter is fine, but it can get cold here. If you don't mind cold, winter is another good season to come visit.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:16:09 2013 No.10691550 >>10691545 What about the sakura? Isn't it worth it to visit in spring just for that?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:16:39 2013 No.10691548 File: 19 KB, 400x149, realdango.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] H-hey Op! How's the food in japan? I've always wanted to eat those riceballs and these because of Mystical Ninja

Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:19:54 2013 No.10691556

How different is the food there? For example if I bought some basic sushi from my walmart and some cheap sushi from a Japanese store, would there be a massive difference in taste? I'm not talking about genuine sushi from an old street store but just some crappy stuff from a supermarket

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 07:26:24 2013 No.10691567

>>10691548

I personally don't like Japanese food very much, so I'm probably not the best person to ask, haha!

However, despite not liking western sweets, I do enjoy Japanese confectionery. Daifuku is extremely delicious. I highly recommend it!

>>10691550

If it interests you, I guess so.

People typically view sakura with groups of friends, though, so you might get lonely just walking around and looking at it by yourself. I just went with my friends this past Sunday.

>>10691556

I despise sushi, so I can't really help you, sorry. All I can tell you is that Japanese sushi is full of vinegar and has that tangy/spicy taste to it. If you like that, you'll like sushi here. Basic sushi is just vinegar-soaked fish on top of vinegar-soaked rice.

Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:27:39 2013 No.10691569

I'm getting my BA and MA in History to become a history professor, so I don't think that's a job that I can just transfer over into Japan, but it'd be nice to visit. I think I would just ride one of the trains in Tokyo for a day, cat2525jp made it seem really pretty.

Anyway, have you ever gone to any conventions, OP? Like Comiket or Reiteisai? Or is that not up your alley.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:28:39 2013 No.10691571 Do you find earthquakes problematic? Have you ever experienced electricity outages?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 07:29:39 2013 No.10691572

>>10691569

Many eikaiwa schools will hire you, regardless of your major focus.

I've always wanted to go to Comiket, but I'm always busy or forget about it. I love manga and stuff like that, but I also don't feel like cramming through crowds of people. So, I'm kind of conflicted.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:31:10 2013 No.10691577 >>10691572 I might consider an eikaiwa school if worst comes to worst and I can't get a job stateside. I've heard mixed things about JET, what program do you use, if any? How do you like it, the pay, etc.?

Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 07:31:39 2013 No.10691575

>>10691571

Tiny tremors are not rare here, but not common. I was here during the 2011 earthquake, but none of our power went out.

The only time my power ever went out was during a routine inspection thing and when I overloaded my circuit breaker one time, haha.

Neither events are frequent enough to be problematic.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:31:39 2013 No.10691576 File: 393 KB, 960x1116, ASBcover.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Did you preorder this?

>>	Ultra Hyper Shoot !!uNCSe0mAbim Mon Apr 1 07:36:24 2013 No.10691587 >>10691577 I just found a job on the Ohayo Sensei newsletter. If you go through JET, there's a lot of red tape bullshit and whatnot. The pay is fine. I make about 3,000,000 yen per year. Can't complain.

Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:42:25 2013 No.10691608

Do you think that finding a job as an English (or Italian) teacher will be difficult for an Italian dude?I lived 4 years in America and I have been speaking English everyday for I'd say a good 10 years. I'm 23 and I'm good looking (seems a pretty important thing there). I also know basic Japanese.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:45:09 2013 No.10691616 Are yakuzas really just dirty coreans playing mafia?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:49:55 2013 No.10691626 >>10691575 How'd you do that?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 07:50:55 2013 No.10691629 >>10691567 I tried Daifuku once and nearly puked. Disgusting.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:02:09 2013 No.10691652 Do they actually get butthurted about everything coreans do?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:09:54 2013 No.10691659 I've heard Japanese are pretty bad in English but why almost all Japanese songs I've heard have some English lyrics (like anime opening songs)?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:11:54 2013 No.10691664 >>10691659 English is seen as 'cool', which is why it's shoehorned into so many things. I think Japanese people trying to speak English is pretty cute myself.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:12:24 2013 No.10691666 >>10691659 That is because they need to cover the gap in their intelligence.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:13:54 2013 No.10691671 >>10691664 I guess it is like westerns think Japanese letters are cool.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:14:09 2013 No.10691672 >>10691659 Another good question would be: how is their English so bad if they use a fuckton of English words in their everyday's life?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:16:09 2013 No.10691675 >>10691672 Another good question would be:how is weeaboo's Japanese so bad if they use a fuckton of Japanese words in their everyday's life?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:17:24 2013 No.10691681 >>10691672 Same as why a weaboo's Japanese is bad, saying kawaii and sugoi doesn't help with grammar

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:18:54 2013 No.10691683 >>10691675 >comparing weeaboos to a whole country's population

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:21:09 2013 No.10691689 Have you ever been in Vocaloid concert?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:21:10 2013 No.10691687 >>10691681 But they use English words everywhere, not just with their friends. At work, at school, everywhere, it's part of their own language.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:22:09 2013 No.10691690 Between middle, elementary, and high, which set of schoolgirls are cutest on average?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:23:54 2013 No.10691692 >>10691687 You use French words everywhere, not just with your friends. At work, at school, everywhere, it’s part of your own language. So why is your French so bad?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:27:10 2013 No.10691697 >>10691659 Same reason weeaboos suck at Japanese even though they randomly throw around a few Japanese words they've learned.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:27:55 2013 No.10691699 >>10691692 I use youre mom everyday, why is she still so bad?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:27:55 2013 No.10691701 >>10691692 I don't. >he's really trying to argue on this

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:29:54 2013 No.10691706 >>10691697 Weeaboos do it because it's kawaii. Japaneses actually have a lot of words in English only.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:29:54 2013 No.10691707 >>10691701 If you speak English, you do. Loads of French and Latin loanwords, but you don’t speak that language. So do you now understand why even if Japanese has a lot of English loanwords, it wouldn’t magically make them proficient in English?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:32:24 2013 No.10691711 >>10691707 I speak English and I don't. Not everyday.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:34:24 2013 No.10691713 >>10691711 Except you do. I highly doubt you go out of your way to use Anglo-Saxon words and avoid everything Latin.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:34:24 2013 No.10691714 >>10691707 Non-English speaker here. How come you don't use that old English like. Thy, Thine and so on. It sounds awesome.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:35:09 2013 No.10691715 >>10691675 Because they translate before they use it. It becomes Japanese.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:36:24 2013 No.10691717 >>10691713 Nope I don't.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:37:40 2013 No.10691718 >>10691717 “I’ll just go to the barber after dinner” Just, barber, dinner.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:45:09 2013 No.10691733 >>10691718 >comparing origin of a language to stolen words from two completely different languages

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:48:39 2013 No.10691737 Get out normies.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 08:57:39 2013 No.10691755 >>10691733 What are you even saying? Are you pretending to be retarded? Is that it?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 10:50:14 2013 No.10692035 >>10691713 >>10691718 I think he might be arguing that he's a truNEET and therefore doesn't talk. Or he's mute. Then again, typing.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 11:08:40 2013 No.10692093 Do they care whether you teach American or British English?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 1 11:10:24 2013 No.10692099 >>10691733 Who are you quoting?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 05:10:37 2013 No.10695301 Did you died OP?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 05:15:01 2013 No.10695326 >>10695301 Kidnapped by Yakuza for revealing to many nip secrets probably.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 05:52:01 2013 No.10695421 I think you're really cute, OP. Your handwriting is very cute too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 09:12:16 2013 No.10695852 >>10695326 Did he died?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 09:44:55 2013 No.10695933 >>10691714 http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit/

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 10:24:40 2013 No.10695974 >>10695933 Really good read. Thanks.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 14:17:03 2013 No.10696484 How do people take piracy there? Can I go around with a hacked PSP or a Kindle full of pirated books? Do they care about that kind of stuff? Also, do you happen to know anything about the Merchant Navy business in Japan?

Anonymous Tue Apr 2 14:36:04 2013 No.10696538

>>10695933
>toe the line, ride roughshod over, stand shoulder to shoulder with, play into the hands of, no axe to grind, grist to the mill, fishing in troubled waters, on the order of the day, Achilles’ heel, swan song, hotbed.
>what is a ‘rift’, for instance?
That opinion? No thank you.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 14:41:33 2013 No.10696549 File: 1.35 MB, 2480x3508, 1362162065523.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Is it really hard to live and get a job there? I was thinking on going to the University there but I know it won't be fun at all...

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 14:59:48 2013 No.10696589 >>10691683 >comparing America to Japan

Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:14:33 2013 No.10696636

>>10696484
Not OP but it depends. I know some people who pirate a lot of stuff (games, music...) and are open about it. On the other hand, I know some people who rage about pirates. As far as if you'll get in trouble, there are random crackdowns on P2P stuff but that's about it. Usually they go for the original uploaders. New laws passed that are stricter on downloaders but it's still pretty rampant.

>>10696549
How hard it is just depends on your credentials and your Japanese skills. Unless you want to be an English teacher, then your Japanese skills probably don't matter too much. But you'll enjoy yourself way more if you know Japanese.

I moved to Japan after college, but I know people who went to college here and enjoyed it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:16:48 2013 No.10696645 File: 483 KB, 320x180, 1359850265638.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Does anyone smoke weed or is it just alcohol? Are you happier now that you're in the supposed homeland of /jp/?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:18:18 2013 No.10696653 >>10696636 Can you go to college there without knowing Japanese?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:19:48 2013 No.10696661 >>10696653 >2013 still havent started doing ur reps, fug are you doing with your life man

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:21:04 2013 No.10696666 >>10696653 Yeah. Only college like that I know off the top of my head is Sophia University cause my friend went there. It's Catholic though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:21:34 2013 No.10696668 >>10696661 ｉｍ　ｌａｚｙ　ａｎｄ　ａｌｓｏ　ｉ　ｄｏｎｔ　ｇｉｖｅ　ａ　ｆｕｃｋ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｇａｙ　ａｓｓ　ｒｅｐｓ

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:23:18 2013 No.10696675 >>10696645 I don't do any drugs so I wouldn't really know, but I never heard anyone ever mention weed, though one friend talked about popping pills (dunno what pills).

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:26:19 2013 No.10696690 >>10696666 I'd like to get an arts degree from a Japanese university, but i'm not sure if it'd be possible. This Sophia University has that, though. Interdasting

Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:31:18 2013 No.10696701

I am a graduate student of chemistry at the University of Tokyo. I am wondering how everyone deals with people in everyday situations that try to speak English with you. Myself, I am a French-Canadian so I usually tell people that I don't speak English very well but would happily converse in French if they speak it, which happens surprisingly frequently. Is there a more efficient way of dealing with this situation?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:34:18 2013 No.10696709 >>10696701 Wear an tag reading "I am deaf" in Nihongo attached to your shirt.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:35:19 2013 No.10696712 >>10696701 I usually just reply in Japanese since 99% of the time my Japanese is better than their English... It's just something you gotta put up with though if you look "foreign".

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:38:18 2013 No.10696720 Get the fuck out, this isn't otaku culture at all.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:40:03 2013 No.10696728 Just wandering, what if English isn't my first language, but I speak it pretty well, are there any chances to get a job as a teacher is Jp?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:44:18 2013 No.10696744 >>10696728 Probably not if your post is any indication of your English skills! Sorry!

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:45:49 2013 No.10696750 >>10696744 Damn, I knew it. Thanks.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 15:47:33 2013 No.10696759 >>10696728 >Just wandering Sorry, I laughed.

Anonymous Tue Apr 2 16:14:33 2013 No.10696859

>>10691322

This is very interesting thread.

How is the status of western fast food popularity there? Shitaku keeps telling Japanese like KFC a lot.

What are you favorite places to eat lunch, or do you usually pack your own stuff with you?

Also, where would you try to search a girlfriend there (i.e. serious) if you would do such thing?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 16:20:33 2013 No.10696892 Not otaku culture.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 16:23:48 2013 No.10696914 Come back Shoot I was enjoying this

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 16:25:33 2013 No.10696922 >>10696914 normals don't belong here pls go to reddit

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 16:28:33 2013 No.10696935 File: 739 KB, 773x1200, cdm.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10691387 This guy? I've seen him all three times I've been to Tokyo.

Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:01:11 2013 No.10697113

>>10696859
Japanese people like KFC and a bunch of other fastfood too. There's no american style fast food in my town though, just gyudon and that kind of thing. Personally I like Mos Burger. Though the worst thing about Japanese fast food is they put little to no salt on the fries. At Mos if you ask for extra salt they'll usually do it, but at KFC their response is always there's no salt in the whole store...

I like to eat lunch at Nakau, local bakery, cocoichi, local soba place, and conbini junk. Probably gonna start packing stuff soon cause I'm getting fed up with the local selection.

Not gonna touch the girlfriend issue, sorry man.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:04:03 2013 No.10697141 >>10697113 where's your trip?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:05:49 2013 No.10697146 >>10697141 I'm not the OP.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:07:03 2013 No.10697168 >>10697146 bah

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:12:03 2013 No.10697196 Why is this thread still here?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:13:48 2013 No.10697200 >>10697196 because the janitard likes to be a shithead

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:15:04 2013 No.10697211 >>10697113 Thanks for the reply anyway. It's always interesting.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:24:19 2013 No.10697246 Would a typical /jp/er get beat up over there?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:40:03 2013 No.10697340 >>10697246 Probably. He either would be mugged by Yakuza, or cheated by massage parlors or in hentai cafe.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:40:12 2013 No.10697334 >>10697246 yes, japan is a very violent country, and there are no nerds here at all

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:42:04 2013 No.10697343 Delete this shit thread janitor, stop clearing it. You're the janitor of otaku culture, not japan general.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:45:33 2013 No.10697352 >>10697343 Why don't you go hug your body pillow.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:47:48 2013 No.10697357 I'm only 160cm, will I know how it feels to be taller than someone if I go to japan?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:50:48 2013 No.10697368 >>10697352 Why don't you suck my cock.

Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:50:48 2013 No.10697369

>>10697343
Feel free to ask some otaku questions. I work at a video game company. But I'm gonna go afk for an hour or so so it may be futile.

>>10697357
You will be a little taller than the average girl. You will still be short for a dude. Sorry. But there are some guys shorter than that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:53:03 2013 No.10697381 >>10697369 Does it help if I'm white?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:55:19 2013 No.10697383 >>>/trv/ >>>/int/ >>>/out/ So many options for you to choose from!

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 17:59:04 2013 No.10697395 I'm really getting annoyed at the janitor's capricious approach to his position. Sperged out deleting NEET threads but won't lift a finger about this?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 2 18:52:57 2013 No.10697549 >>10697381 It won't help you be taller! It might help you stand out or seem cool to reverse weeaboos. Also people might want to stand next to you to feel tall.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 3 03:06:14 2013 No.10699338 >>10697549 Then will it help if I'm Jewish? Jewgolds never failed me.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 3 03:17:44 2013 No.10699369 >>10697369 Which company? Also, how difficult is the job and what are the hiring expectations?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 3 03:19:14 2013 No.10699370 >>10697357 How old are you?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 3 03:27:44 2013 No.10699398 >>10699370 Almost 19.

Anonymous Wed Apr 3 03:43:29 2013 No.10699438
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>>10696645

I'm not OP.

The penalties for weed, as well as just about any other drug, are extremely high in Japan, including large fines and jail time for around a gram. I've met people at clubs who know it and smoke it, but they pretty much keep it to themselves and their close friends in the privacy of their apartment.

That being said, I've met some people who go out and smoke in public at night, as most people in Japan have never smelt weed, so they won't report it or anything.

It's very risky in Japan. Pills are far more popular at clubs as far as I know.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 3 03:45:44 2013 No.10699442 For one of my classes we translated a book on yakuza which dealt with this subject. Opiates form the vast majority of drugs in Japanese trade, and apparently a lot of it comes from north korea.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 3 10:32:15 2013 No.10700102 >>10699338 You should just kill yourself, kike.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 3 12:47:59 2013 No.10700391 OP, got a skype? :D

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 4 04:35:27 2013 No.10702844 >>10700391 OP died.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:00:49 2013 No.10709601 Fuck you OP.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:04:19 2013 No.10709615 >>10702844 OP got mugged by Yakuza or ripped off in Hentai Maid Cafe with sleeping pills. Good night sweet prince!

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:14:50 2013 No.10709653

I went to Japan once. I really liked eating sushi there. I couldn't really taste a difference from what we get in nicer restaurants in America but it felt more authentic. I'm saving to be able to go back again.

By the way, wasn't this board once called Japan/General? I wonder what happened.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:16:34 2013 No.10709664 File: 19 KB, 292x271, 136510597066.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10691380 >Akihabara has changed a lot. There's no more open cosplay allowed on the streets anymore. YES! Fucking cosplay subhumans should be exterminated.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:17:34 2013 No.10709669 My PSX (the PS2 DVR hybrid beast) stopped playing games recently. Can you help me understand why? You live in Japan, so I'm assuming you've had some sort of exposure to this brick of a gaming console.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:29:19 2013 No.10709705

>>10709669

You must use cleaning DVD to cleanse the Sony laser heads. It's common utility here - basically you can get cleaning DVDs from all little shops along with 15$ perfect apples.

Giving fruits as a gift is a common thing in Japan and people buy them for expensive amounts just to get one spotless apple.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:34:35 2013 No.10709724

>>10709705

I used to buy girls panties from various vending machines in Akihabara but now I have a real live provider.

I found her by waiting around the front door of local middle school, and just asked for many student girls about buying their panties.

No one dared to reply, so I started to follow one of them when she was finished with the school. I walked behind her and grabbed her arm and asked nicely.

Now she sends me her soiled panties from time to time, I only have to mention her that I'm standing at the gates if she doesn't give me her panties anymore. She's 14.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 18:42:19 2013 No.10709751 >>10709724 #wow #whoa

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:02:34 2013 No.10709820 >>10709724 edgy.jpg

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:04:19 2013 No.10709829 Holy shit, this thread is lasting forever. Proof that people love Japan and this board should go back to being Japan/General. Reply if you agree.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:09:34 2013 No.10709848 >>10709829 As long as we can talk about our Japanese experiences without having to deal with NEET bloggers.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:15:34 2013 No.10709869

>>10709848

Japan is boring as fuck. So is America. So is any shithole in the EU.

It's what a subset of those countries produce that is relatively interesting. If you want to talk about Japanese people go to some Japanese penpal site. Is what I'd say, but I'm a crossboarder who only comes here once in a while.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:27:49 2013 No.10709926 How is karoke? do they choose from a list of songs (typical western karoke) or something like use a browser and access youtube? Thanks.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:29:19 2013 No.10709932

>>10709829

I want to talk about body pillows and waifu

I wish I were a little girl so I could be cute forever. Now I try to shave ALL my hairs away and hate touching my dick.

I have a small dildo collection and really love to test them for my ass and pretend to be a little girl while watching hentai.

Go home casual.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:33:20 2013 No.10709950

>>10691322
Thank you for the replies, OP. I was skipping the thread for a long time assuming you were an attention whore, but you seem to be a good person.

I'm dreaming of living in Japan for at least a few years, but I'm already 25, I'm socially anxious and autistic, my native language is not Japanese and my Japanese is bad. I'm dreaming of applying for a postgrad degree in a university in a year or two when my Japanese gets better and I learn the basics in the topic I'm interested in. Although I don't think this dream will ever come true, it helps having it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:35:34 2013 No.10709954 >>10709926 They've got a huge book of songs that you can choose from. Rather, you don't even need the book, you can just use the little tablet looking thing to loop up songs and pick them.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:35:34 2013 No.10709957 >>10709950 Your logic doesn't make any sense, you contradict yourself. If your dream wont ever happen why it helps having it? It doesn't help at all if it's not going to happen.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:38:50 2013 No.10709964 >>10709957 >implying emotions like feelings of optimism have to be logical It must suck being a robot.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:40:19 2013 No.10709968

>>10709954
would the songs be strictly japanese, and a little bit of western? like typical western songs?

stupid question: from all the videos ive seen from japan, (anime/tv) i always see them drinking some sort of dark juice, which i presume is iced tea? is it iced tea? or something else.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:41:34 2013 No.10709971

>>10709964

It doesn't make any sense having feelings in general at all. You are wasting your time thinking useless things instead of doing something useful like gathering money.

I loathe person like you who procrastinate and whine. You are my servant. I am higher than you, more powerful than you.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:41:49 2013 No.10709974 >>10709932 does it stop getting itchy ? How do you reach certain places?

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:43:04 2013 No.10709987

>>10709968
Dunno about the drink you're talking about, but the karaoke place I went to had a significant number of western songs. They also had kpop, disney stuff, and all that. The books are separated into sections (i.e. anime, games, western) so it's easy to find what you want.

Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:49:20 2013 No.10710010

>>10709957
>It doesn't help at all if it's not going to happen.
It helps. It cheers me up, it gives me a reason to study. Who knows, maybe the skills I will have learned would be useful in some other way? And if you are seeing logic in everything, explain to me why you are living your life and replying to me even though you know you are bound to die and become nothing as well as everything else in this world?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:50:19 2013 No.10710014 File: 73 KB, 531x236, Inferiorly Superior.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10709971 >I loathe person like you who procrastinate and whine. You are my servant. I am higher than you, more powerful than you.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:51:19 2013 No.10710020 >>10709950 >>my native language is not Japanese >my native language is not English And I'm also having some brain problems which is not helping.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:52:49 2013 No.10710023 >>10710010 I'm here to show I am more powerful than the servants, which means you.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:53:19 2013 No.10710030 >>10710020 I can see that easily.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:56:19 2013 No.10710039 File: 1.19 MB, 1360x768, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10709987 skimed through an episode of a show i saw it in, here a screen shot.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:56:19 2013 No.10710041 Would people feel uncomfortable around me there? I'm 190cm/6'3" tall so I'm already taller than most people here(Europe).

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:57:49 2013 No.10710049 >>10710039 Let's get this shit started. >vlc

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 19:59:04 2013 No.10710061 >>10710039 麦茶

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:00:19 2013 No.10710064 File: 975 KB, 1360x768, Untitled.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10710039

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:00:49 2013 No.10710067 >>10710049 ok? what program should i be using?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:01:05 2013 No.10710069 >>10710067 realplayer

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:01:05 2013 No.10710070 >>10710061 so my assumption was correct, thank you.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:02:04 2013 No.10710078 >>10710069 and the reason?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:02:49 2013 No.10710077 File: 161 KB, 382x391, 1343517943009.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10710039 >laptop >Vista >Steam

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:05:04 2013 No.10710082 >>10710077 >>Vista dude u stpuid?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:05:04 2013 No.10710090 >>10710077 > 18 - jobless - parents disconnect internet to 3 hours a day, to look for work, use laptop to download anime/game at friends houses. > Windows 7* > and?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:05:19 2013 No.10710083 >>10710078 the reason is you

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:06:04 2013 No.10710094 >>10710090 take it easy

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:06:19 2013 No.10710091 >>10710077 >[ANE]

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:08:35 2013 No.10710101 >>10710090 >friends Who are you trying to fool, exactly?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:09:04 2013 No.10710104 >>10710039 >>10710064 >>10710067 >>10710078 >>10710090 holy SHIT look at this obvious crossboarder

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:10:04 2013 No.10710105 >>10710094 ? im raging? news to me... Captcha eatsbra that

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:11:05 2013 No.10710108 >>10710090 My bad, your retarded taskbar setup threw me off. Enjoy your laptop and shitty game distribution software, faggot.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:13:34 2013 No.10710111 >>10710105 >>10710104

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 5 20:16:34 2013 No.10710121 >>10691322 Post pix of ur dix

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 03:34:03 2013 No.10711453 >>10710121 >>10702844

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 09:00:03 2013 No.10712203 Even if OP did die, I live in Japan too and can answer questions. I'm living in Setagaya right now.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 09:55:03 2013 No.10712298 OP are you at Yokota?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 10:00:32 2013 No.10712311 Is it okay to be gay in Japan? Do they have these gay events like Americans do?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 10:03:48 2013 No.10712318 File: 219 KB, 341x336, 1351210199264.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I wish I was Japanese...

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 10:04:18 2013 No.10712319 File: 207 KB, 600x600, 1272575292141.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>10712203 Are you otaku? What is your culture? Living in Japan sounds like it would be awful. Why would you subject yourself to it?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 10:08:03 2013 No.10712327 >>10696935 yo wait, I think I've seen this dude on nicolive

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 10:08:47 2013 No.10712329 >>10712319 This is the best .gif ever.

>>10712203 Sat Apr 6 11:28:48 2013 No.10712512

>>10712298
Not OP, but I have family in Yokota right now. They live on the air force base though. I visit them frequently.

>>10712311
Being gay is still a bit of a taboo. There are no real gay events like parades or anything here. At my university, there is an LGBT group though. I don't know what they do, really.

>>10712319
I guess I'm an otaku? I like to watch animu, read manga, and collect figs. Living here isn't so bad. Things are just very expensive. It costs a lot to get around and food is expensive. I'm here for school and to live out my weeaboo fantasies.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 11:35:18 2013 No.10712534 >>10712311 Do you know who Hard Gay is?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 11:42:33 2013 No.10712553 >>10712329 Agreed. I crack up every time I see it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 11:45:33 2013 No.10712563 How often are you called a white pig and told to go home? Every day, I bet - I saw a documentary on it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 12:46:54 2013 No.10712718 >>10712311 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKsKlRaiWPU

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 6 13:00:27 2013 No.10712764 >>10691322 >Friends Normalfag get the fuck out

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