you don't see anything everyday........lol, get what I mean

---even in the next town......lol

Yeah, that's really true. You might have a better focus or understanding of things when you are older, but in the long run if you truly love Japan you would be able to appreciate it just fine...

And who says you can't see it when your young and older alike?:p

My neighborhood loved having a foreigner live there. It made them feel "cosmopolitan".

Haha, I was hoping they didn't have a problem with foreigners...I guess my friend was wrong. I think they only dislike it when foreigners are rude there.

It depends where you are, who you interact with, and how you act. I've lived in Japan for 1.5 years and I've almost never encountered any kind of racism or disdain. The biggest thing is that a lot of Japanese are just reluctant to interact with a foreigner, often because they seem to feel that their English isn't very good and want to 'save face', as it were.

i think japan is what you make it, if your a young male and like to party like me youll prolly have a blast, xD
i havent been there yet but, im workin on it xDDD

ps-i heard its best to go there when your single xD

lmao!! That last part made me laugh so hard... I guess foreigners make good partners? Nah.. haha.

Yeah, I guess it's if you are friendly to them they will be friendly back. I just hope that when I move there I won't be a black sheep and be able to atleast make some friends.

I didn't mean you are immature, just that I was more mature at 25 than 16.

Also, I knew some exchange student over there, and their host families tended to be VERY protective. They couldn't stay out late, go places unless it was supervised, etc. The host family would feel very ashamed if anything happened to their student, so they watched them carefully. As a teacher, though, I lived on my own, no host family, and I could go where I want, travel around Japan, do what I want, etc as long as I showed up for school and taught the classes I was supposed to teach. I had much more freedom.

Yeah, freedom would certainly make the experience better. If I was a hot family though I'd be overprotective too. Haha.

I just wish I could see it first hand:)