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Almond_Lover
Joined: 11 Oct 2012
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 Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:38 pm Post subject: Things you have gotten used to and actually enjoy |
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This thread is intended to be the opposite of the one called "things you cannot get used to".
Basically, it's about the bright side of Japan.
What are some things you enjoy about working and living here? |
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steki47
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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Location: BFE Inaka
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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Easy job, often fun.
Six months paid holiday.
The compact nature of Japan makes it easy to do a wide variety of activities on weekends.
Short flights to a whole bunch of interesting countries.
Restaurants usually range from OK to great. Bad places go out of business quickly. |
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Almond_Lover
Joined: 11 Oct 2012
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| 6 months paid holiday?!? Where the heck do you work? |
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steki47
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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Location: BFE Inaka
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| Almond_Lover wrote: |
| 6 months paid holiday?!? Where the heck do you work? |
ALT. Last year I worked 170 days. This year they screwed me and I have to work 177 days! |
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hagiwaramai
Joined: 24 May 2010
Posts: 119
Location: Marines Stadium
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| steki47 wrote: |
| Almond_Lover wrote: |
| 6 months paid holiday?!? Where the heck do you work? |
ALT. Last year I worked 170 days. This year they screwed me and I have to work 177 days! |
Just out of curiosity steki, what kind of set-up have you got? Are you hired directly/indirectly but with a private school/normal dispatch? I thought I had it good, I've never worked out how many days exactly I work but it must be about the same if you add it up that way with all of August, most of March, July and December, plus various odd weeks and days off here and there, all paid, and of course 100 odd days worth of weekends. I'm with a dispatch company at a private school. I was really lucky in already being near one of the schools they hire for though, as they hire throughout the country, usually in rural locations. It's a company called Korakuen, one of the better dispatch companies. They leave you to it and just ask how much they should give you for travel, plus even bonuses sometimes for things like having a baby! |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Posts: 12844
Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:31 am Post subject: |
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Generally, good food, and in smaller portions in restaurants. Mostly healthier.
Good transportation system.
Onsen.
Health care system.
Lower sales tax.
No tipping.
Tatami.
Friendlier airline staff.
Massages at the barber.
Banking transactions electronically instead of checks. |
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Inflames
Joined: 02 Apr 2006
Posts: 486
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Public toilets that are readily available and clean. Actually, the cleanliness of pretty much everything is a positive.
The general safety of the country. |
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steki47
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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Location: BFE Inaka
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| hagiwaramai wrote: |
| Just out of curiosity steki, what kind of set-up have you got? Are you hired directly/indirectly but with a private school/normal dispatch? I thought I had it good, I've never worked out how many days exactly I work but it must be about the same |
I work for a dispatch company, one of the larger ones. I'm at a public JHS now. My schedule lists how many days I work per year and was shocked to see 170 days on last year's schedule!
Fall is my longest stretch of work: 3.5 months! |
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TWG
Joined: 25 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Better job than I've ever had elsewhere.
I've yet to be cheated or ripped off.
People leave you the hell alone when you make it clear you're not interested in whatever.
Tatami flooring.
Lightning fast and relatively cheap Internet.
Clean air.
Train system.
Roadside/ train station ramen shops.
Good and inexpensive eats pretty much everywhere.
Beautiful countryside.
The large and excitement causing multi-legged creatures. |
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TokyoLiz
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 1548
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Mild, sunny winters in the Kanto area (I come from Raincouver, Canada)
What Glenski said - head massage at the salon.
Ubiquitous sweets from people returning from trips.
Great public transport, subsidized loaner bikes in my city, relatively slow traffic.
Fashion - it can be cheap and kitschy or expensive and refined, but always fun. My J-women friends and colleagues have a great variety of fashion sense and always look great, as do I, under their influence  |
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