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Article #339Re: How to survive in Japan [English]
From: Claude Huss
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 08:00
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 08:00
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> Then, I thought that would be difficult and I made more and more
> plans and all the time I heard:
>
> -Muzukashii desu ne...
>
> Then, at last I understood that "A Japanese never says NO, he
> will make you tired to death before you can got an answer...."
Kenji> You fortunately became to understand the way of Japanese company.
Yes, fortunately I understood that and quitted from that company..:-)
Kenji> You _STILL_ hold your way of life in Japan ?
Kenji> Why ??
Well, I'm not Frank Sinatra, but I have "my way"...:-)
I really tried to adapt to Japan, and I think I was very
successful on it. However, after sometime I had the following
psychological dilemma:
"How to be an adapted person when everybody is expecting
to you act 'as a foreigner'"?
Think about:
-> How a long a foreigner can stay here?
-> What are their limitations?
-> Don't Japanese stereotype foreigners?
Since I had some very serious problems here, I gave up and now
I'm trying to me RE-adapt to my original values. (now I cannot
speak well neither my mother languages nor japanese... :-) ).
Kenji> How wrong the Jpanese way ? It's our custum.
Kenji> I don't think it's wrong.
Well, I don't know what would be "wrong" or "right" in this case.
Kenji> eternally, so I need fj.life.in-Japan. This is another reason. ^_^
Yes. Sure We need it!
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