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I just found out I was accepted for the JET program a while back, but after my interview I read some pretty bad stories from ex applicants. Is it worth dropping out now? I leave in August this year if I decide to go.

>> No.6815750

One bump for advice

>> No.6815751
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I have two personal friends who were in the JET program, each for two years. They loved it, and encouraged me to sign up as well. I'm currently focusing on getting my teaching credential in California, so I may consider JET in the future.

Nonetheless, bad-stories are always easy to find on the internet. How about talking to people you know who have been in JET, or second or third-person perspectives.

>> No.6815756

>>6815721
The most vocal are typically the ones who have unpleasant experiences.

Although, in their defense, I certainly would not want to live in Japan for a prolonged period.

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>>6815756
My two friends both said the same thing. That they would not want to stay in Japan for more than three or four years. For them, getting to spend two years in a completely different culture was a good world-view changing experience.

They taught English by the way. If you think you won't break down or become unstable like many people here on /jp/ (e.g., a NEET or person with agoraphobia), have fun!

>> No.6815771

>>6815751
I don't know anyone in the JET, I first heard about it here, and went to the UK website.

>>6815756
This makes sense, thanks.

>> No.6815773

My friend was sleeping on the streets the first day when he was in japan.

>> No.6815774

>>6815721
My sister was in JET, and she had a great time. Just try not to be in the middle of a city (high cost of living on a fixed income is shitty unless you have savings), and it's all good.

>> No.6815777

>>6815773
Can't you get deported for doing that?

>> No.6815778

>>6815773
JET ensures you have a decent enough income to at least get an apartment or something.

>>6815765
>That they would not want to stay in Japan for more than three or four years.

That's weird, in the interview they said quite a few people end up getting citizenships there in the long run, though maybe I misheard.

>> No.6815783

I couldn't do this without having delusions of grandeur and having unrealistically high expectations.

>> No.6815784

>>6815774
For my friends, JET arranged housing for them. It wasn't official "JET-owned" housing, but they have connections with flats to get you a decent place to stay for an acceptable price. Even then, they were poor most of the time they were there lol.

>> No.6815796

>>6815778
From what I was told, it's nearly impossible for a foreigner to become a full citizen. I have another friend, whose parents have been missionaries in Japan for 19 years. Their son (my friend), was birthed in America, and lived in Japan from age 2 until he was 15, upon where he came to the States. He told me, don't even try becoming a citizen, because it's not going to happen.

o_0

>> No.6815801

>>6815783
I can imagine myself living like Yamazaki from NHK within a month.

>> No.6815816

>>6815778
It's kind of hard to get citizenship, and you have to renounce your home country, which means if things go to shit (and they just might) it'll be hard to go back home.

>> No.6815866

>>6815796
Uh, no it isn't. As long as you meet the requirements, you can get a citizen. The hardest part of the process is waiting 5 years and passing the language test and proving that you have the money/job to fund your living.

>> No.6815905

>>6815866
Good luck getting that job, Mr. Non-citizen in one of the most xenophobic countries in the world.

>> No.6815916

>>6815905
Me? I'm a citizen.

But there are plenty of job opportunities for foreigners fluent in Japanese with a college education in something useful. For example, an IT person fluent in Japanese would be getting companies begging left and right to hire him.

>> No.6815925

I hear the US is harder than Japan as far as citizenship goes. You basically have to marry into citizenship for any hope if you want to be a citizen in any reasonable amount of time.

>> No.6815926

>>6815916

Yep, for example one of the sales guys in the Tokyo branch of the company I work for is from the UK, speaks perfect Japanese, and rakes in retarded sales figures because he impresses the fuck out of Japanese company execs.

>> No.6815941

OP Here, I'll go for the JET and talk to you guys about it after a while, maybe on vacation meet up with some /jp/ bros in Japan if possible?

>> No.6815951

>>6815925

That's not really true... I'm >>6815926 and I work with people from all over the world who had no trouble with getting citizenship, but then again they're all highly educated and in a sought-after profession.

>> No.6815960

>>6815951
It's the same for Japan. It's easy if you have a good job/education with good mastery of Japanese.

>> No.6816165

eroge every day

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