I enjoy the UK, don't get me wrong, but there are things here that severely annoy me. Late transport, poor service (telephone and in person), really rude people (old and young), 'neds' (or chavs, as they're called in England).

I'm sure Japan has plenty of faults (and I don't mean the earthquake kind) but I can be sure its much less than in the UK. My year or so after uni will hopefully 'fish' them out so I can make better judgement

how do you know that the japanese do not like to talk about anything heavy.

do you mean that they choose to ignore the unpleasant things in their lives.

we don't know what they discuss with each other do we?

i admit i hate listening to the news, because its always focussed on the bad things that are happening, but sometimes we have to face facts.

i think serious thinking and planning ahead is essential for those in charge in japan.

many of those japanese caught up in the disaster need to be rehomed etc. they have many problems to be solved. i hope this country is doing all it can to help them.


our uk govt. and nato have made things in libya much worse--but not prepared to go in and help those poor people who are being killed or injured.

i am ashamed of what uk and nato have done--------


our current govt. gives us cause for pessimism, but individuals also still know how to be cheerful with each other even though we moan.

I can't remember exactly, but I don't think it took me much longer then maybe 5-10 minutes to learn it :)

Just give it a try and tata^^

Well said Jambo once again :vsign:

Haters Gonna Hate hihi^^

Eh, I'm not going to get into this but... Guys, (BobbyCooper in particular) stop calling people with differing views "haters". It's incredibly juvenile. Other people are allowed to express their view too. Be fair. And knock off this "Us versus them" mentality. Nobody is saying you can't do what you want, don't take everything so personally.

Also, I fail to see anything that negative posted here. Y'all are too over-dramatic. :rolleyes:

good response. and naturally i wud be inclined to say people are naturally nicer in japan.

bear in mind that it will be more expensive if u expect on time trains and better services.

also i get the feeling that the people may be a little to quiet and keep themselves to themselves. the brashness of the hakujin is a double edged sword in this regard.

but i reckon u shud do it. the spam bot above me put it right. theres plenty of ppl who want to do things and put it off. do it, make mistakes or a good decision.

like i sed, u will have most of the english comforts in japan neway with weternisation and all.

Maybe negative is the not the word. But laughing at a serious point I make? That's going to build peoples confidence, isn't it? Also, I know fine well it'll be hard and a real challenge. I'm not a complete retard, so don't need to be told. It may sound patronizing but that's the way I see it. Twice I've had gip off of Jesus, er... I mean Shad0w. Well, he's wasting valuable keyboard time :D

And perhaps you should stop with your obsession about me ;)

I can give you my phone number if you wish? :) just ask, don't be shy^^




we will both grow from this experience Jambo and later on, you can't say you didn't tried it right ;)

i can be pretty set in my ways. hashi o tsukaenai is a part of my gaijin self i hav come to accept.

Sorry to double post, but just got this. I generally keep myself to myself, and am quiet too, so should 'fit in', and saying that, I want to reiterate that in saying that, I'm not trying to be Japanese. Thanks for your kind words, trifectionx

what does it mean? :) and do you currently live in Japan?

edit: just read Manchester Uni^^