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There certainly appears to be, at least from my observations, a growing expectation by younger people in Australia that life should be easy. Or more to the point that they should be able to have it all right away. There's little recognition or understanding of the years and years of hard work it usually takes to get where you want to be in life. They don't want to start small and work their way up to living in their preferred suburb or dream home with their dream car. They seem to almost expect all that from their mid 20's and complain like hell when they can't actually afford it! As though they have some right to expect all that from a young age after barely a few years full time work. Older generations are certainly not like that.
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After seeing this YouTube - BAKA Y2K8 Cosplay - Vocaloid
They know they must come to Japan to see the original. |
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Well memories of the war still linger-----------about the cruelty to so many Prisoners of War. whereabouts were you in UK Cranks-- were you here working or studying? |
I think we all know one of the main motivations to come to Japan for the younger guys out there is Japanese girls. The charisma man phenomena is certainly still alive and well in Japan... :mtongue:
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Maybe students live a totally different existence compared to those out working, raising families etc.
Quite a few of the views on here seems to be from a students POV. Obviously different generations have different experiences and aspects. Hopefully the young can look forward---Times have changed so much. Now with the internet-- communication is global---------- we are learning so much more than would have happened in the past. from what I have read, school children in Japan work long hours. everything seems geared to studying--- do they have time to Play and relax, have fun. my friend worked for the same company all her working life--------- so often working till midnight- isn't that crazy? No overtime paid. |
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Love that Gonative. Our women fell for the GI's that came over during the war-- they offered nylons and bubble gum-- plus leaving their babies behind. I think we like some one who is different from ourselves. I once was in a cafe in a small village where many americans visit--------- A Huge western man came in with a beautiful asian girl on his arm. She was diminutive-- really exquisite in form-- I wondered if she was Taiwanese-- I just wondered how she could be with this giant of a man who. seemed almost unable to keep his hands off her. |
In my area dogsbody it's pretty rare to see school age children ever out playing around their home or hanging out down the shops or wherever. Sometimes a bit on weekends but almost never on a week night. Besides seeing them all walking to school in the morning and coming back in the evening you'd almost think there weren't any kids in this town.
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*laughs* Well they've got a point about the food to a degree. Some of it is truly terrible. Then again, I used to live in Oxford, and looking at what a lot of tourists i saw eating there were tucking into; cheap pub grub, chain cafe sandwiches and hotel breakfasts. No wonder they come away thinking British food is awful. |
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HI GONative--------- Actually we don't see so many kids out-- because many are indoors on their computers. The playparks are not so full of kids playing as there used to be. We do now have a decent skateboard park and its great to see mostly boys practising. I strongly feel that all children need some other interests or hobbies in lives apart from constant studying. Are music lessons available do you know-- at school? here we seem to have dropped Music in manyof our schools which is detrimental. |
lol @ watashi wa ..charisma man desu and how suddenly he has chiseled features.
Hilarious! Along with what was being said on "things handed to the younger generations" (paraphrased of course): It's funny to hear some college kids talk about their 6 figure jobs and/or corner office complete-with-desk-to-use-as-foot-rest that are, apparently, on the way. All that's left is graduating and applying for tha job. It's true that SOME of the younger generations are a bit naive as to what it takes to actually "make it" (financially I suppose we're talking about). Ah well, I was the same way...and I'm sure a lot of others were and eventually you'll figure it out or......you'll die. (okay maybe a little dramatic there) A quote from the owner of a micro-brewery that stuck with me: " You know the old saying...It took me 20 years to become an overnight success." It's the age old saying of the older generations: "back in the day..music was better" "back when I was growing up kids were more respectful" "when I was younger people had values" "when i was younger when milk was a quarter and bread a nickle..." |
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But yes. Cheese. I sorely missed proper cheese in Japan. and sausages. I never noticed about the vinegar myself, but one of my Japanese friends said she found it too strong, because in Japan normally the table vinegar was for putting on salads? |
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Table vinegar is usually for dumplings=餃子 or for Ramen noodles I think. Never used it on salad myself. But it is white vinegar and you never see malt vinegar. Even here in the states, I don't see it that often. mmm now I feel like fresh chips with a lot of malt vinegar on :drool: |
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If any country in Asia is the exception, I'd imagine it would be Japan :p If I was there for any extended period of time without regular bread I think I'd begin to miss it despite my love for exotic and new foods. |
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I've heard Vietnam has good western style bread though. And judging from our local Vietnamese restaurant, that may be true. |
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The range of breads generally on offer up here though are pretty limited. And something as simple as a whole grain, wholemeal bread is considered a bit of a luxury item and generally costs a fair amount. It's almost impossible to find such breads in supermarkets or convenience stores. The local convenience store at the ski resort I work at does sell wholemeal bread twice a week but it's really only found here because of the large foreign population. Couldn't find it in other towns in the area. |
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http://www.japanforum.com/forum/japa...ct-french.html Is there a cultural invasion going on in the north? |
I don't think many Americans bake their own bread any more, either.
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People don't bake bread at home, for sure. But they still bake, wait, roast, turkeys and stuff. And people still bake pie. Actually, Japanese don't really differentiate roast and bake. They both are 焼く. I was mixing them up until this point too.
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I really enjoyed reading this. Well I am a Nigerian but love Japan and currently studing her language.
While majoring in Electrical engineering here in my country, I'd like to get a masters in Japan. How credible is that, in the sense that.Is it expensive, considering factors like where to stay, fees and all? |
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Grill some marmite on toast till it's bubbling, spread some cheese over it to melt and voila you have a melt-in-your-mouth, absolutely delicious snack! |
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I`ll move this over to another thread! |
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