/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

Anybody know what it's like for an American to live in Japan?
What are the professions to take so you don't look like the Japanese equivalent of a Mexican migrant?
What are the laws that are the most obviously different?
Any help would be great as I'm at an in-between spot in my life where I really could go anywhere and not give a damn.

[Anonymous No.]

1 and only 1. English teacher. You are expected to serve your 2-3 years and get out

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311046
ask /trv/

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311046
Same as an immigrant in America: You'll be thought of as a funny speaking foreigner who should go home forever.

You get a proper job that transfers you over there or join the military and get transferred there.

Downloading a car is actually illegal and not just copyright infringement, and thus can get you jailed instead of sued.

>>>/int/

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311057
/trv/ hates japan
>>12311059
thank you for the completely useless response.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311295
Asian: Assimilate
White: Get the fuck out
Black: Get the fuck out

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311046
>What are the laws that are the most obviously different?
You can drink in public, and people do, and they stumble drunk through the streets being ridiculous. I wouldn't recommend this for a foreigner, though.

You cannot operate any vehicle (including a bicycle) if you've had any alcohol whatsoever. None of this 0.08 shit, one sip and you're done.

As a foreigner, you have to carry your passport or your residency card with you at all times. If you get caught without it (police officers do occasionally stop foreigners just to check), you'll be arrested and maybe deported.

Don't do drugs. Possession of marijuana is considered a serious crime and it will get you deported in the blink of an eye.

As for jobs, go with teaching, m8. It's an easy job that provides you with a good experience (won't look great on your resume, but who fucking cares) and it's only a one-year contract so you're not stuck in a job you hate if it comes to that. After a couple years, maybe you'll want to go home. Maybe you'll want to try for another job. Teaching English gets a lot of shit, but it's really a good gateway opportunity.

Signed, an American ALT in Japan

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311588
I dunno man.
I was prepared for the no firearms, but no weed sounds like hell.
I think I'll just stick to vacationing there.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311632
Good. I don't want drug users in this country.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311588

You think a foreigner could get a prescription for amphetamines there? Speed seems to be the only drug that they tolerate it seems (besides nicotine and alcohol of course)

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>>12311660
I highly doubt it. Many of the afflictions that it's used to treat aren't really taken seriously in Japan, and the doctor will likely prescribe you Chinese medicine instead, if anything at all.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311644
Hey now, there's still some responsible and mature people that smoke cannabis. Not everyone is the annoying 420blazeit type.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311669
I guess tiger penis could be equivalent to speed in some ways.

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>>12311644
what a stupid faggot

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311670
>>12311698
If you want drugs, stay out of Japan. That's the bottom line, m8s.

[Anonymous No.]

It's up to you. You can do anything if you work hard. Don't worry about looking nice to other people do what makes you happy.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311046
If you're at an in-between spot in your life, Japan is not your answer, figuring out what price you're willing to pay for what you want in life is.

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>>12311059

chinks use Perfect Dork which is not insecure like bittorent

[Anonymous No.]

Japan is not a manga.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312600

although I do occasionally fantasize about being big American transfer student and having beta Japanese girls fawn over my shitty linguistic skills

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312570
PD is broken, people have been arrested for using it, it uses stupid proprietary cryptography and is literally worthless if you value your anonymity or privacy

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312613

>people have been arrested for using it

wrogn

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311359
What about wetback?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312635
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Dark_%28P2P%29#Legal_issues

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312644
Asians think of them as a blend between blacks and whites.

No joke. I'm an Asian and can confirm this.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312649

police will pay people to go to jail for a while on charges like this, to decrease public trust in the service's safety

if pd was insecure a lot more people would be arrested than three

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312650
>Asians think of them as a blend between blacks and whites.
How do east asians feel about indians and middle easterners?

I've always wanted to go...but I feel like indians are the most shit-tier race according to everyone else.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312650
So they aren't wanted there? Christ, and I wanted to go on vaycay there.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312656
Indians are seen as weird, goofy people, despite the ubiquitous influence Buddhism has had on all of East Asia. The least racist see them as mysterious and a bit weird, the racists see them as dirty, uncouth and smelly.

As for Middle Easterners, you might as well just say terrorist while you're in East Asia. People aren't openly hostile to people of Middle Easter decent, but they definitely view them in a bit of a negative light, especially if you're a Muslim.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312665
You're probably good for vacation time, but just don't expect to be treated the same way a European foreigner would.

i.e. no fun dates with cutie girls or anything. Most asian girls look down on hispanic guys as dirty and inferior to caucasians.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312676
What if I get really pasty first.

[Anonymous No.]

someone just needs to post that picture from /int/ with the japanese fella describing his feelings for other nationalities, it was pretty spot on

he said russians were basically black people but with white skin, for example

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312669

Well shit...I may still go next year. Let me ask this. Do they filter their racism? For example in Georgia, most people are sorta racist...but they will still judge you as an individual (do you smell like curry, are you a perv, etc.).

However when you hit Alabama...the people who are racist are flat racist. You could be the nicest and cleanest guy ever...you aren't getting any where with them.

So I guess my question is, what kind of racists am I most likely going to find?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312676
>i.e. no fun dates with cutie girls or anything. Most asian girls look down on hispanic guys as dirty and inferior to caucasians.
Can I treat them the same? I swear to god I fucking hate succubi

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312680
Can you pass for some kind of fair skinned European? If so, you might have a chance.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312676
Most asian girls look the same anyways

[Anonymous No.]

If you're American the chinks will be jonesing for your dick. A good way to pay for your vacation to chinkland is to hit up a sperm bank. They'll pay you for your spunk like it's liquid gold. Make sure to tell them you're a CEO back in america. You can supply any official-looking ID and tell them it's your credentials, they'll believe you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312697
Didnt that other anon say Japanese hate American men? Please don't spread lies.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312697
Be American by birth. Hear stories of how asian chicks love the American dick. Get excited. Never considered myself anything except American.

> Realize all those fuckers meant white guys.

Life dreams shat upon.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312684
It depends on where in East Asia you go. The further East you are, the more suppressed the racism is.

For instance, Japanese are pretty insular and racist, but its mostly suppressed. In other words, they'd rarely call you names or treat you with any sort of open discrimination, but they'd definitely be thinking about how weird and different they think you are the whole time.

You'll also find that you may be refused service in some places, but it'll never be done in any sort of mean or malicious manner. You'll just be refused and told nicely to leave. It's pretty rare for someone to actually just scream or yell at you.

The further west you go (Korea, China) the more openly hostile people get. They aren't more racist per se, but the racism tends to be on the surface a lot more. People won't hold back on yelling at you or getting in your face about things.

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>>12312689
You can treat them however you like, but I think the key problem is they just don't want anything to do with hispanic guys to begin with.

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>>12312700

Japanese men hate American men. Envy works like that, but don't worry about it - it's packaged with fear, and they'll never say anything to your face.

Japanese women work differently. If you have blue eyes and aren't a fatass, you're in. Being tall helps too, but sensitive manlets can snipe girls with daddy problems who feel intimidated by macho men.

Likewise, chink men go insane for foreign girls. The more visibly foreign, the better. Blue eyes and blonde hair scores the most points.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312684

I passed through Alabama once and stopped at a convenience store. They sold boiled peanuts. They seemed to just be boiled in salty water.

I bought some, and they were really tasty. I wonder why more places don't sell those.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312710
Don't forget the tits. Asian guys go crazy for girls with a rack.

I'm Asian and can confirm this.

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>>12312712

I wonder why this sort of thing is the case. I guess it's that whole genetic diversity thing. People are instinctually compelled to breed with people who have unusual nongrotesque visual features, like a hair or eye color that isn't otherwise seen.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312712
You keep saying you're Asian but you won't say what kind of Asian. Are you Korean by any chance?

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>>12312718

He's a Proud Asian.

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>>12312704
Fuck man...really? I think being turned away, even nicely would be a punch in the gut. Especially since Korea was also high on my list of countries to go to.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312718
Asians only share with other Asians which Asian they are. Otherwise, you're racist for asking.

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>>12312709
I'm light skinned and will get pale ghost-white skin if I don't get sun for a long period of time (I know because I haven't been outside in 3 years) will this help? I really want to stick my wiener inside some fishy pussy. Not really though, I value my virginity.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312726
It would probably just be cheaper to buy a fish

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312726
Do you have blue eyes? If you have brown eyes, just try to pass for an Italian or something.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312725
Bullshit! I always tell people what kind of hispanic I am otherwise they will think I'm a drug cartel member or have family in there.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312724

Korea will be nice to anyone as long as they're ugly. Korean culture is based entirely around looks and people get an instant complex if you're more attractive than them.

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>>12312711
Those are sold all over the south...and yeah they are pretty popular.

Extremely so in Georgia. Drive from Atlanta to Tifton. You will see nothing but Nuts, Asian Spa, Sex Toys, Nuts, Nuts, Peaches, Nuts, Asian Spa, Nuts, Sex Toys,Peaches, Peaches, and more Nuts...on the billboards driving down.

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>>12312730
Have you heard Italians speak? It sounds very similar to Spanish.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312733
Please tell us what kind of asian you are already.

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>>12312724
I wouldn't worry too much. If you survived Georgia and Alabama, you'll probably be fine. Also, although Koreans can be hostile, on average most of them are reasonable. They're definitely more aggressive then the Japanese, but depending on where you go, you'll probably be treated mostly fine.

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>>12312731
I don't think your logic holds up since Asians don't have to worry about the drug cartel thing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312735
I lived with Italians before, that's why I suggested it.
Just make sure to inflect that "Ah" sound more when you say words with a's.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312747
Yakuza.

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>>12312733
That's pretty true. I would expand that to Korea having a general inferiority and victim complex about a lot of things. If they see you as inferior to begin with, they'll probably just treat you indifferently.

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>>12312755
Memories of Murder didnt make it seem that way!

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>>12312752
Not really, because when was the last time you saw an Asian and though to yourself, that guy's got to be Yakuza versus the number of times people think a hispanic guy is a drug dealer?

I'm not saying it's right to think that way, but the latter stereotype is definitely more common.

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>>12312748
What kind of asian are you?

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>>12312759
Well I always think they eat dogs or cats so there's that. Or maybe a super smart guy who's here on a student visa.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312761
Exactly. But nothing about gangs or organized crime.

Also, dog and cat meat isn't too bad.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312758
I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312762
Oh, so you're Chinese or Korean, got it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312762
Eww.. A Chinese or Corean.. Ewwww..

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312725
Fellow asian here. I'm from Laos.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312776
Hi. Maybe you can confirm my posts. I try to think objectively about these things, but I think it's always best to have multiple perspectives.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312777
I have traveled to many places and I can sincerely say all man are the same. Where are you from if you don't mind me asking.

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>>12312779
I'm half Cantonese and half Korean. I've been around a bit as well.

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>>12312785
Everyone hate things they are afraid of and love things that are new yes? I mean girls just suitors and men just want nothing but are aggressive.

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>>12312787
I think that's a fair generalization to make. Not everyone is the same, but there are many people in the world who fit into that.

A lot of the differences between countries and people is based on what it is they're used to and what they have reasons to fear. I think if you have an idea of what those are for different places, it helps you to understand the culture better.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311059
I joined the air force only for the slight chance of getting sent to Yokota, I ended up getting sent to fucking korea, and texas.

Not worth it, I work with a bunch of little shits that I find annoying, the leadership is much worse.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312798
Which Korean base were you stationed at?
I don't know what your experience was like, but the life around the bases I know of were fun but only for the drunken American asshole types.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312803
osan, so at least its not as bad as the people down south.

[Anonymous No.]

Seems foreigners are better off than being a half blooded Jap.

The amount of dirty eyed looks is beyond uncomfortable. Let alone, despite speaking fluent Japanese, I still get refused entrance in some places.

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>>12312808
I been to Osan before. It's really foreigner friendly compared to other parts of Korea. The area around the base is pretty touristy though.

I actually prefer the southern part of Korea more. Although people from Gyeongsang are more aggressive, they're also more fun to hang around with once you get to know them.

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>>12312822
What's your other half?
I thought japan loves the half-white breeds?

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>>12312822
Well, if you're half white, at least I know what to expect in some regards now. That's really shit to hear, though.　I always thought it was only the famous and well known who caught that kind of flak, but oh well I guess. Could be worse.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312826
Songtan is pleb-city, I just go to seoul if I want to do anything. If its a long weekend, i just hop over to tokyo.

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>>12312822
What, what kind of places are you trying to get into? I'm half and I've never run into any issues.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312827

German, and some do like the halfies, but most of them don't. When I was a transfer, being treated like some black guy in an all white redneck school was pretty miserable.


>>12312830

Mainly because of looks tbh. Us halfies don't have to worry about all the plastic surgery they go through to look like us. Hence the jealousy probably, and the hate. I figure the hate is mainly from them being such douchey xenophobes.

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>>12312842
Oh, so it's just insecurity. I suppose that makes sense, follows the trend with the celebrity halfs too, it seems. They get riled up at them over the smallest shit sometimes, it's kind of weird actually.

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>>12312832
If you get the chance, Busan is pretty cool. Their metro isn't as good as Seoul, but the city is cleaner and feels fresher, probably because of the sea nearby.

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>>12312842
I think this is an area that a lot of East Asia could improve on drastically. So much of the region is insular and homogenous that people tend to view certain types of foreignness as undesirable.

I enjoy the positive aspects of culture that arise from homogeneity, such as the steadfastness of traditions, but the negative xenophobia seems to always accompany it as well.

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>>12312832

Where in Seoul particularly? Usually when I want to get a cheap drunk fun night I'll be at Hongdae, or if I'm feeling rich I'll "maybe" go to Gangnam despite the annoying prissy girls that want guys with a lot of $$$.

>>12312848
The sad part is, I'm far more accepted in Korea (where I'm currently located) than I was in Japan. Then again, they mistake me for a half Korean and they're not xenofags.

>>12312840
It's been like 14 years, so I can't recall the exact places when I was in Kodoma. I remember that I was rejected from going inside a restaurant thinking I was a complete foreigner.

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>>12312842
>>12312848
>>12312871
I would say that half-German anon's experience is unique (if he's not trolling). Many of my mixed friends and relatives have visited/lived in Japan and we've experienced no such hatred. I have a couple of mixed friends who grew up in Japan and they didn't experience anything like that either. You get a little tired of people being surprised that you can use chopsticks or trying to stuff you full of meat at every opportunity, but it's mostly stuff like that.

I'm not saying it doesn't make integrating into Japanese society more difficult, but being half is certainly not something you should ever worry about if you're just planning a vacation or a year or two of work there.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311705

Who needs drugs when you're in Japan
Just watch their commercials, problem solved

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>>12312876
I think it's a vastly different experience when you live someplace as a half versus just visiting. Integrating into a school system where you're viewed as a foreigner is a much bigger challenge than studying abroad for instance.

Not to discredit your friends' anecdotes, but I know people with experiences like half-German anon as well. I also know people with experiences like your friends', but I wouldn't say they represent the vast majority.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312889
Right. Cause those Japanese are soooooo wacky!

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312650

>Whites: undercooked
>Blacks: overcooked
>Asians: just right
>Arabs/Indians/Latinos: too spicy

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312875
Is the dancing in the clubs in hongdae still awkward and weird? I remember being in korea years ago and being surprised at how different the dancing culture is there as opposed to in the states

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>>12312876
Life would be better if I was trolling, but sadly not. This was also years and years ago. I noticed Anime is starting to glorify half breeds a bit more, maybe my outcome would've been different. Who knows....

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312909
Wouldn't know, I went to the pubs rather the clubs.

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>>12312911
It would probably help if you were a cute little girl as well.

You'd also have to have some kind of silly, token German catchphrase.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312917
Korean hofs are pretty fun. I miss hitting up the really cheap food stands while drinking.

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>>12312899
>I think it's a vastly different experience when you live someplace as a half versus just visiting
Of course, that's why I ended my post like I did.

I guess most of my friends and relatives did live in major cities, so that probably helps?

>>12312911
Probably has more to do with the location or the circles you run in. My family has been coming and going for decades and haven't experienced much more discrimination than the little things like I mentioned.

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>>12312920

Damn you penis.... why'd you have to be there. Maybe if I was feminine looking, a trap appearance could work... But I look nowhere near the part.

Oh well, I'm better off in Korea currently and then back to fat murikaland.
>>12312922

Absolute best, and super cheap too.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312929
Where in Korea if you don't mind me asking?

[Anonymous No.]

whats the obsession with living in japan anyway?

unless you are in a shitty 3rd world country , USA is better in every way. I dont know about you fags but I am not trading my 2 hectare property to go live in some shitty 20m apartment eating ramen and rice for the rest of my life.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312945
Military at Yongsan. So I pretty much see Seoul when I wake up every morning.

>>12312948

>USA is better in every way
I'm no huge fan of Japan anymore, but USA being the best is far from the truth. It's probably the best for lazy people.

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>>12312948
>hectare
>20m
Silly troll. Everyone knows Americans don't know how to measure things with the proper standard.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312948
i want to visit for an extended period of time, have no intentions of permanently living there

[Anonymous No.]

kusothread

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312975

whats that mean?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312948
If you get out of the city, you can find decent-sized apartments for relatively cheap. And if you're only eating ramen and rice every day, you're doing Japan wrong.

[Anonymous No.]

all this thread....

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313028
wat

I don't think anyone here has claimed to be Japanese except that one dude that said he's half.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312875
I start the night off at vent in hongdae, then go wherever the night takes me. Also, fuck gangnam, im not paying 700k for a bottle of absolut that costs 30k in the 7/11 across the club.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311046
Not sure where to ask about this. Anyway someone mention that there is a platform in kyoto where there's an 50% chance of surviving if you jump off it. What the hell is this about?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312909
Been here for like a year, and it seems no different than what it was back in atlanta/NYC/LA/miami/new orleans

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>>12312948
If there was some cheap way to import literally tons of stuffs from Japan I wouldn't consider it. I've found once a guide on how to put stuff in a giant box in a container on racketboy so I could go there for a few weeks and get all the stuff at once regularly, but I can't find it again.

[Anonymous No.]

Feels good getting free APO to APO shipping at yokota/yokosuka

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311588
>no weed
Oh please. Weed is so easy to get here. And my company never drug tests so I don't get caught. ALTs are a fucking cancer anyway.

>exmilitary electronics technician that works at a repair shop and is married to a Japanese woman

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313076
Ｄｉｓｇｕｓｔｉｎｇ　ｐｉｅｃｅ　ｏｆ　ｓｈｉｔ．

[Anonymous No.]

can you be a NEET in Japan?

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313090

Manga/Anime expectations is truth...right?

>>12313030

And I only lived there for 6ish years, so not a wide margin at all.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313090
Not if you're a foreigner. They just passed a bill that disallows collection of welfare by foreigners in Japan, even if you'd qualify otherwise.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312681
Here ya go

OP, this is basically how Japan percieves everyone else. They know that English teachers are the lowest of the low in our home countries.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313120

>Russia people is like black but wrong color by accident

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313120
>South America people looks dirty but not many here, Mexico food is good.

So all I have to do is make tacos to fit in? A bit odd, but alright.

[Anonymous No.]

How do the Japs view British people?

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>>12313251
Shittiest food in the world. I think.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313251
Like your teeth. Ugly as fuck, and mis-aligned, smelly and brown

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>>12313253

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>>12313258
>>12313253
I'm surprised they actually got a foreign stereotype right

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>>12313120
being a Europoor feels good, too bad I'm a dutch guy but I don't have blond hair/blue eyes, I look kind of Spanish/Italian.

how would my chances be with qt japanese chicks, I'm 6ft and not ugly/fat/beta

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313276
>Norwegian
>Tall, Blue Eyes, Blonde Hair, Broad Jaw
Aaaaw yiss

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313276
If you have a lot of money or a really good job, you're golden. That's all most of them care about.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313260
We invented curry, back the fuck off

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313276
The dutch aren't poor. None of europe is except "eastern europe." Western europe, and more recently russia, swindle the whole world. Just visit eastern europe if you want to see what the word "poor" means, it's right in your backyard. Or right across the street from Yerrup, there's northern Africa.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12312977
It means go back to /int/.

[Anonymous No.]

>>12313304
you don't have to tell me Dutch people aren't poor, I know that, I live here.

also Yuropoor is just an epic meme

[Anonymous No.]

has anyone tried gaming the Tourist Visa? I think my plan will work. I am trying to set up a business that I can run through in the internet, move to Japan and then take a cheap flight to Korea or Taiwan every 89 days. I guess it's risky since there's no unemployment benefits to fall back on and I'll lose Canadian residency but I don't how else to live there without becoming a shitty fucking English teacher

[Anonymous No.]

I think blue eyes are the key to qt's. I'm 6'5, skinny, white, not terrible looking, landed zero girls.

maybe I'm just too beta

[Anonymous No.]

>>12311588
Haha yeah right. I've ridden my bike shitfaced so many times and I'm literally high right now. Japan seems tough on the outside but no one gives a shit as long as you aren't causing anybody trouble.

Teaching is the easiest way to work in Japan, but being a student is probably the best. You can study Japanese so that you can get a real job when you graduate.

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>>12313364
Rumor has it they start asking questions after you do multiple Korea runs. I think it will work at least twice. I think it'd be easier to come as a student at a language school or something and run your business.

[Anonymous No.]

Continuing
>>12313383
BTW, running a business on a student visa is also a legally gray area can of worms but you could do a part-time job legally or be careful about how you run your business.