-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Japan GAF |OT| I'm not planning a trip; I live here!
- Thread starter RapidCancel
- Start date
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Can you guys stop saying stuff like suit-ish jackets and business jackets.. =/
Porcile
Member
Hell no. Go back to Wall Street, man.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Grown men need to know what a blazer or sports jacket is. Don't perpetuate your interac stereotype please. Have you even posted yet about how (awful) it's been yet? Where are you again? Yokohama? I'll be there in a few weeks if you need a man tutorial.
Porcile
Member
hey you're nothing but a big meanie. I don't need your manscaping tutorial.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Look past the charming wit and answer the question lol. How's it goin over there.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Did you do your anime wall scroll run yet?
Sounds like you overpreped and there's nothing there to surprise you. The fun in the beginning is the micro agression.
Sounds like you overpreped and there's nothing there to surprise you. The fun in the beginning is the micro agression.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
By my math you two should be above jlpt1 level at this point so you can at least get real jobs.
Porcile
Member
I've got to decorate this 5sqm apartment somehow.
I guess, other than being ignored by strangers and the old ass dudes who populate town during the day, the only time I've felt some genuine microaggression was from this old Chinese lady who ran a restaurant I randomly decided to walk into in central Yokohama. To be honest, you said I'd be coddled like a baby, but people really don't speak English round here or even seem to want to try, so I have to communicate with my lame Japanese only and it gets things done one way or the other. You're right though, kind of boring if I think about, wtf. I haven't really chanced my luck in the local pubs though.
It's not like the financial perks are great, unless you're a JET, but I even had a bunch of money saved from working at my university and doing projects prior, so moving in and buying all the crap I wanted so that I wasn't sleeping in a garbage bag wasn't even hard, so it's not like I can play the miserable, impoverished card either lol
Any tips on making it harder for myself? lol
yeah, if you go out with friends and get knocked back anywhere, just say
たちは全員日本語を喋る。
keep us updated, either ITT or the language one, I like hearing about what you're getting up to (Y)
Porcile
Member
Between the three threads I frequent and all the dumb crap I post, I am surprised anyone cares.
Sure
Speaking of which, I haven't actually been up to Tokyo yet. Except vaguely passing through on the way from the airport.who said that? people outside Tokyo generally are much more reluctant to speak English, at least that's the impression I got (which is usually considered a good thing if you want to learn the language).
I lived in Yokohama for quite a while, and not once have I been approached in English, so you'd better not expect that.
btw, if you look for bars (and if you are also into jazz) try Noge (or if you don't mind taking a small trip go to Zushi)! there are a LOT great places around that area! well minus the love hotels I guess. Kamakura is also fairly easy to reach from Yokohama and offers a few nice laid back cafes apart from the usual tourist crap.
also, enjoy your stay, Yokohama is a pretty great place! (and vastly different from Tokyo in pretty much all regards)
shanshan310
Member
Not sure if it's way too early to post here but I got short listed for CIR so I will likely be back in Japan again soon
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Wtf.. I feel like it's been years talking about you doing CIR. How long is that shit.
Anyway where should I live while I look for places to build.. feel like Musashikoyama is the hot spot.
Anyway where should I live while I look for places to build.. feel like Musashikoyama is the hot spot.
shanshan310
Member
Lol, it feels like years for me too ;.; I guess I started the application in Septemberish?
That's power of dried 山椒魚(サンショウウオ
, don't know what it's called in English It suits anything, うどん、そば、湯豆腐、親子丼、みそ汁、焼き鳥...etc食べ物のこと書いてたら腹減ってきた。少し早いけど昼飯に行ってくるﾉｼ
That's power of dried 山椒魚(サンショウウオ
食べ物のこと書いてたら腹減ってきた。少し早いけど昼飯に行ってくるﾉｼ
Yeah I only know its botanical name in English. I just look for the kanji
Thanks for the advice, I'll keep an eye out for it. I hadn't considered using it on tofu! It may be early, but it's still delicious. Best of luck on your hunger quest
MikeHattsu
Member
Porcile
Member
Dumbass gaijin question, but anyone know shops besides Uniqlo to buy super basic stuff like very plain v-neck sweaters and crew neck sweaters? Even some online shopping links would be totally daijoubu desu yo. Wearing a suit at the school just makes me feel weird as shit considering how the school itself is pretty chill and how casual some of the teachers dress, but I still want to keep it reasonably professional. I guess I'm going for that dapper look lol. I live in the Yokohama area for reference.
Porcile
Member
Nothing, but the one I go to didn't have what I wanted in my size.
welcome to Japan, shopping for even moderately larger sizes here isn't super easy (though not impossible)
I like the cheap shirts at Muji personally.
In which district do you live?
the easiest would be Minato Mirai obviously, either Landmark Plaza or Queens Square. There are lots of other shopping centres around like Pacifico, World Porters and the Akarenga Warehouses.
For a start, I'd stick with Landmark Plaza (Negishi Line Sakuragicho Station or Minatomirai Line Minato Mirai Station) as that's the most easily accessible. also because it's connected to a few smaller centres like the former mentioned Queens Square Pacifico and MARK IS.
There is hardly anything else there besides clothing and food, so you should be fine.
If you don't like Uniqlo, there is also a big H&M in there!
ugh I have a friend in kumamoto, hope she's okay (fell asleep early last night and woke up to the news just now, sent her a message)
Valkerionseven
Member
Felt it pretty decently in Kagoshima. Nothing bad thankfully but certainly made getting to sleep earlier a bit more difficult. Felt a few aftershocks big enough for the auto alert on the phones to go off.
Getting a bit of aftershocks now too. A bit of wobble about an hour ago, nothing serious but could sort of feel it.
Other than that, anyone else's town/city doing campaigning. Gawd it's been all day for 2 weeks now. 50 something different campaigners riding around in loudspeaker cars from 9am to fucking 9pm. At the schools, in between, and since I live in the middle of the city I can't escape them at home either.
Getting a bit of aftershocks now too. A bit of wobble about an hour ago, nothing serious but could sort of feel it.
Other than that, anyone else's town/city doing campaigning. Gawd it's been all day for 2 weeks now. 50 something different campaigners riding around in loudspeaker cars from 9am to fucking 9pm. At the schools, in between, and since I live in the middle of the city I can't escape them at home either.
Longtime GAF lurker, first time poster.
I just recently got a job teaching English in Ise, Mie and I've been finding it pretty exciting so far. It's my first time in Japan and I remembered GAF has an OT for everything, so I wanted to introduce myself and get down to mingling with the other gaffers over here.
Mie is a bit off the beaten path, but if anyone has any suggestions/advice on the area I'd major preesh.
Also, if there's a good rundown post or anything with advice for a first time life in Japan, please let me know where that might be. I've got some of the major stuff figured out like a portable wifi hotspot and phone access stuff.
Heard about the Kumamoto quake last night on the radio, hope everyone's alright over there.
I just recently got a job teaching English in Ise, Mie and I've been finding it pretty exciting so far. It's my first time in Japan and I remembered GAF has an OT for everything, so I wanted to introduce myself and get down to mingling with the other gaffers over here.
Mie is a bit off the beaten path, but if anyone has any suggestions/advice on the area I'd major preesh.
Also, if there's a good rundown post or anything with advice for a first time life in Japan, please let me know where that might be. I've got some of the major stuff figured out like a portable wifi hotspot and phone access stuff.
Heard about the Kumamoto quake last night on the radio, hope everyone's alright over there.
Aizo
Banned
Are you moving here or just visiting?
Definitely go to Kabukicho and just walk around till some Nigerian guys offer to introduce you to cool girls. They typically have sweet deals for foreigners.
笑
I only get one every couple of days or so. But anytime I join my girlfriend on her campus, we encounter a lot. It's not campaigning though - there's an embassy near the school, so they get regular xenophobic dudes with loudspeakers.
I think they were messing with you. While Kabukichō and Roppongi are both popular with foreign visitors looking to get laid, you definitely don't want to follow any of the guys standing outside of clubs or offering to help you meet women
It's a common scam to get foreigners into a seedy bar and then charge them outrageous drink prices, among other things.I think they were messing with you. While Kabukichō and Roppongi are both popular with foreign visitors looking to get laid, you definitely don't want to follow any of the guys standing outside of clubs or offering to help you meet women
Yeah lol. Nigerian gave it a way. Saying thanks to any actual help
Not looking to just 'get laid' but friends and I want to meet some people. Suppose I can just go for it at the bars.
Tell me about it...
I used to live next to the South Korean Embassy for a few weeks. That was the absolute worst! every other day, one of those dreaded black vans drove through the street spouting racist and nationalist bullshit. accompanied by the worst music you'll ever here. I thought I may get used to it but nope. I had to move after 5 Weeks because this was just unbearable - especially on Sundays!