Living in Japan is not easy

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Nathan

This was also vice-versa in my experience.

I saw Japanese women/men hook up with some awful gaikokujin during my stay.

Totally. How many times did I ask myself "How did that fat sweaty dude hook up with that gorgeous Japanese girl?"

[tommasi]

Originally Posted by MMM

Japanese men have a definition of beauty. It's not universal, but there are standards. Obviously not all Japanese women fall into that catagory. Men from other countries might have different definitions of beauty. Some overlap with Japanese men's ideas, and some don't. I knew foreign guys in Japan that liked big girls. I knew some that liked really tall girls. These are two types of women Japanese men tend not to be attracted to.

You can call it "bad taste" if you want, but it's just a matter of preference and culture. I knew Japanese guys that dated girls I found incredibly unattractive, so I guess it works both ways. If we all had the same tastes, there would be a lot of lonely people aout there.

What I'm saying is because non-Japanese speak so highly of Japanese women and I get surprises, that's all I'm saying.

If people find Japanese pop stars attractive, what happens in between??

[tommasi]

Anyways, enough about women.

My bad to comment on something silly.

Anyways, I have questions to MMM and other who lived in Japan about medical care in Japan.

How does it work for non-Japanese?

Also, if there are any female members out there, how did you guys deal with birth control?

My cousin who is mixed Japanese/American is asking me about this but I was clueless so if anyone could answer, it would be great.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by tommasi

Anyways, enough about women.

My bad to comment on something silly.

Anyways, I have questions to MMM and other who lived in Japan about medical care in Japan.

How does it work for non-Japanese?

Also, if there are any female members out there, how did you guys deal with birth control?

My cousin who is mixed Japanese/American is asking me about this but I was clueless so if anyone could answer, it would be great.

I had insurance from my job, so I basically had the same heath care as my Japanese coworkers.

[mn00]

I dont think living in japan will be difficult for me but everything will be new and exiting. I just dont get why people so want to live in japan without any future plans or whatever.. I'm from Mongolia and I have been studying in the US for the past 5 years and living in a different country is not easy. You will miss your family, friends, and most of all your home country. Even though life is good in the US or Japan, wherever , you will always miss your country.. i guess people will learn that when they get to japan and it hits them in the face.

I am a sophmore in college and thinking about majoring in asian studies both in chinese and japanese.. also latin american studies... I know I am a language freak. I was wondering if I get sick or something... is it really expensive to get medicine and go to a hospital??? do I have to go see a doctor for a simple cold?? how does the system work?? please help me.. I am planing on going to japan for a semester.. and now I am taking a summer japanese course ( JPN 101 and 102) so far so good.. got my hiragana and katakana down.. I think I want to stay with the host family to better my japanese. Please reply to my message. sorry for the stupid rambling.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by mn00

I was wondering if I get sick or something... is it really expensive to get medicine and go to a hospital??? do I have to go see a doctor for a simple cold?? how does the system work?? please help me.. I am planing on going to japan for a semester.. and now I am taking a summer japanese course ( JPN 101 and 102) so far so good.. got my hiragana and katakana down.. I think I want to stay with the host family to better my japanese. Please reply to my message. sorry for the stupid rambling.

Japan has socialized medicine, so as long as you are there legit, you will have insurance. It's very inexpensive and easy to use. People go to the hospital for everything.