This is the bomb!

[Edsheadsaid]

Thanks for the replies, some considerably more helpful than others!

I always figured, once I had the visa, if I get treated like livestock I could probably leave Interact but continue to stay in Japan.

I guess there are jobs with smaller companies within Japan for decent English Teachers who don't want to be part of larger Interac/Jet program? And maybe the opportunity to live off private lessons, if you have decent Japanese and a head for business?

[j_taylor]

Hello All.
Name is jay.
I am currently living in the PRK (Peoples Republik of Kalifornia), but trying to move to the land of concrete, in about 2-2.5 years, once I finish school, and get better at Japanese.
Anyway so far this site has been helpfull, been learking and searching for some time now.

So we will see how things roll...

[Hamaki]

[Greji]

[kurohinge1]

. . . Good to finally see you on board Hamaki. Gomi is now going to be beside herself figuring out which one you are, having only attended one Hamaki session! . . .

Wow. I didn't realise he was that popular in Japan.


[color="DarkSlateGray"]Hamaki[/color]



BTW - welcome aboard.

Mind the goats.

[kurohinge1]

And on the topic of "hamaki", here's some interesting trivia about the WWII Mitsubishi "Betty" bomber - aka "hamaki" to the Japanese:

. . . The aircraft had a staggering range of more than 2,000 miles but was very vulnerable to machine gun and cannon fire due largely to the fuel tanks in the wings that were not resistant to explosion when hit by enemy fire. The &#8216]more[/URL]

[Cyka UchuuJin]

yes, i broke protocol last winter and posted without introduction. but i'm just as backwards as japan is, so i'm doing it now.

i'm cyka, originally from moscow, currently commuting between kenya and osaka, and have been doing so since june 2004.

and i am definitely a fucked gaijin.

[nottu]

[Osakadave]

Name's Dave. I've been in country way too long - 1 year in Nagasaki, 2 in Niigata, and 14+ in Osaka.

I stumbled in here from http://newsonjapan.com/

[Western All Stars]

[Greji]

See my post today on the job board. You might be interested...

Intrested? I'm crying.....

[halfnip]

I like good drinks and hamakis. What do you do for cigars where you're from in Japan?

I like to go to Le Conesseuir (or however the hell you spell it!)---the Roppongi spot is the best I think, but they have a few others spread out across Tokyo (Shibuya, Akasaka, Ginza)...

[Greji]

I like to go to Le Conesseuir (or however the hell you spell it!)---the Roppongi spot is the best I think, but they have a few others spread out across Tokyo (Shibuya, Akasaka, Ginza)...

I think Nottu is in the Osaka area and we used to get some very good brands at the bars in the Ritz Charelton. They have (had?) a cigar cart and would bring it out for your selection and light it evenly for you.

Again, a bit pricey but they had some brands and supposedly real Cubans that you are hard pressed to find around Japan.

If you are really interested you might checkhere in Japanese, but a lot of English is available on the site.
Fuck lung cancer and the no smoking Nazis

[Gilligan]

I like good drinks and hamakis. What do you do for cigars where you're from in Japan?

There's a nice cigar bar in Kyoto. I was pretty hammered when I went there, but I think it's maybe a block or two north of Oike and two or three blocks west of the Kamogawa. Sorry I can't be more precise. It's on the second floor of the building that it's in.

[halfnip]

There's a nice cigar bar in Kyoto. I was pretty hammered when I went there, but I think it's maybe a block or two north of Oike and two or three blocks west of the Kamogawa. Sorry I can't be more precise. It's on the second floor of the building that it's in.

[nottu]

[nottu]

[CaptCanada]

Hello

My name is CaptCanada, I'm neither a Captain or Canadian. Ive been in Japan for 2 years now and still fill like I'm not doing anything and still fill like im in limbo waiting for something to happen. I work in Roppongi doing everything.

[kurohinge1]

My name is CaptCanada, I'm neither a Captain or Canadian . . .

Well, the penalty for misleading monikers is to shout existing members a beer (FG Rule 12.5(d)) and your post may be used as evidence against you in an izakaya (&#23621]

. . . I've been in Japan for 2 years now and still fill like I'm not doing anything . . .[/QUOTE]

Do you mean you fill like a sieve?

Sorry, couldn't resist - welcome aboard.

What's your first language?

[CaptCanada]

[mijonju]

just registered this forum.. em.. 5 mins ago i guess
just wanna know some friends around here.. ya.. ill be stayin in japan
for a year starting from next month.. so just wanna know more

[GomiGirl]

Welcome Mijonju.. hope you stay and play on-board.

[kusai Jijii]

Hi Mijonju,
Welcome to group.

My name is Kusai Jijii, and I've been a Fucked Gaijin for almost two decades. I started out as a working holiday maker. It was fun at first. So exotic, if you know what I mean. Hell, I guess I was a Japanphile at one stage, though my family and friends never seemed to care enough to confront me about my 'gaijinness' problem. Before I knew it, my life slowly started spinning out of control. I guess I hit rock bottom when I worked part-time for Nova. In retrospect, I could have died . With the help of FG, I've slowly started to put my shattered life back together. There is always hope. Even for the most fucked FG.

The moral of the story is this: As long as you are fucked up, you'll fit right in here. So go ahead, what's your affliction? (tick as appropriate)

Y.B.F.?
Find goats sexually arousing?
Think Kumi Koda is hot?:puke:
A fan of Debito's:confused:
Think Benji Fulford is a "brave crusader"?
Other (please Specify) ______________________________________

Remember, admitting you have a problem is the first step to a FG's recovery.
We are all here for each other. Walk the FG 12 steps with us...

KJ.

[kamome]

ill be stayin in japan for a year starting from next month.. so just wanna know more

Coming to Japan on the JET program?

[mijonju]

Hi Mijonju,
Welcome to group.

My name is Kusai Jijii, and I've been a Fucked Gaijin for almost two decades. I started out as a working holiday maker. It was fun at first. So exotic, if you know what I mean. Hell, I guess I was a Japanphile at one stage, though my family and friends never seemed to care enough to confront me about my 'gaijinness' problem. Before I knew it, my life slowly started spinning out of control. I guess I hit rock bottom when I worked part-time for Nova. In retrospect, I could have died . With the help of FG, I've slowly started to put my shattered life back together. There is always hope. Even for the most fucked FG.

The moral of the story is this: As long as you are fucked up, you'll fit right in here. So go ahead, what's your affliction? (tick as appropriate)

Y.B.F.?
Find goats sexually arousing?
Think Kumi Koda is hot?:puke:
A fan of Debito's:confused:
Think Benji Fulford is a "brave crusader"?
Other (please Specify) ______________________________________

Remember, admitting you have a problem is the first step to a FG's recovery.
We are all here for each other. Walk the FG 12 steps with us...

KJ.

Think Kumi Koda is hot? .. nah.,. I like cute girls not hot ones "Kimura Kaela is my 1st choice"

em.. well i donno how fucked ill become once i reach the soil there.
and ya my visa is for a year so i think problems will come to me after a few months im just gonna stick around here before problems come to me. hahah thanks everyone.. im starting to like this place already.. hahaha:kanpai:

[mijonju]

Coming to Japan on the JET program?

ah.. no, not for education but for business and work.

[Greji]

Y.B.F.?
Find goats sexually arousing?
Think Kumi Koda is hot?:puke:
A fan of Debito's:confused:
Think Benji Fulford is a "brave crusader"?
Other (please Specify) ______________________________________

If you mark "All of the above", you're obviously Take-chan with a new IP address!

[mijonju]

im not him alright hehe~

[kamome]

im not him alright hehe~

Certainly not. But you'll see him around. You'll recognize him as the insulting guy with a speech impediment and penis envy.

[nottu]