Jobs In Japan?

[GTR-80Y]

Hey there in the land of the rising sun!

Recently met this jap girl in sydney, and we hit it off big time but now shes back in f*kuoka. I was thinkin about moving there to live for a while and working teaching english or anything else a non japanese speaker could do.

Cheers,

Lozz

[Beer Baron]

my advice is to go there for a holiday first before you try and make a move to live and work there. learning some japanese wouldn't hurt either.

plus i hope she is very hot if you are trekking to japan to try and hook up...

[cepatsikit]

yeah, go go go to jap

[GTR-80Y]

hahaha well we hooked up already in syd and we been talkin about future plans.

I spent 5 weeks in japan a few years back with my ex (she was jap/korean but full aussafied) and loved the place.

hahaha yes shes is damn hot, would i trek accross the world for anything less?

[mid life crisis]

the things some people do for cheap skyline parts

[Beer Baron]

hahaha well we hooked up already in syd and we been talkin about future plans.

I spent 5 weeks in japan a few years back with my ex (she was jap/korean but full aussafied) and loved the place.

hahaha yes shes is damn hot, would i trek accross the world for anything less?

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well then, dont be shy, post a pic nothing too racy though...

[akeenan]

if you want to do it do it ?

[monk]

just do it man.i came over here almost 6 years ago chasing the top fuel civic and im still here and still loving every minute of it.

[GTR-80Y]

haha no its not for parts....altho the guys in syd are already giving me shopping lists!

But where am i gona work? Teach engilsh? Pump petrol takumi style? Deliver tofu in a 86?? (She laughed and informed me ths does not exist anymore)

I work as a construction estimator here in syd.

haha no pics baron or u'll short the keyboard

[R32Ninja]

I've noticed foreigners in Japan are usually (98%) one of three things:

1) Educators

2) IT

3) Military (American probably)

[GTR-80Y]

hmm okies......any1 here live in f*kuoka?

[blk180]

speacking of a shoping list

[GTR-80Y]

no brad no parts for you!

Did u know its only .5c a minute to call japan?

[Silver-Arrowz]

Saw a documentry on ABC about male geisha's. Might want to look into that. LOL!

[GTR-80Y]

Haha u know the asian girls love me!

[Poida]

sounds all great blah blah blah but i hate to be the one to break it to you.. a lot of people i know here in Tokyo came and did the same thing as what you're planning to do.. Aka. Come to japan to be with girlfriends, work as english teachers, and try and get by... For some people it works, but also for a large number, the girls go back to living with their families, and returning to their previous state.. a lot of people on other forums (Gaijinpot.com for one) also speak of similar stories.. I won't go into here, but have a look at some forums before you take the big jump to see what others have to say..

Also, Can you speak any japanese? Can you read/write hiragana, katakana, kanji? If not.. id get cracking on learning some before you come..

Hate to be negative, but maybe its more the truth than anything else.

[Beer Baron]

plus being an english teacher in japan will get you next to zero respect over there. and not much cash either. sad but true.

it would be good fun for a year or two, but not really a decent long term carrer choice.

[akeenan]

plus being an english teacher in japan will get you next to zero respect over there. and not much cash either. sad but true.

hmm wouldnt go as far to say that

[CircusMonkey]

Go for it if you want to.

There are plenty of people who have made it work, on here and other forums.

There will always be someone who is negative. Always someone who bitch about it on various Japan forums, advice people not to go, because their stay in Japan didn`t workout.

Edited February 10, 2006 by CircusMonkey

[GTR-80Y]

Cheers Circus Monkey!

Thanx for the advice guys......i just think i'm having a start of life crisis, not sure if i'm cut out for the rat race. Everyday just seems like groundhog day weeks pass and i don't even know it.

Poida: I'm of chinese background so picking up the language shouldn't be too bad....i hope.