Japan job offer

[eek]

Something that's coming to the surface the more I talk to people. Insular society, which is the complete opposite from the younger German population we're exposed to at the minute. The older bunch however.. a bit like elderly Brits, stuck in the past. Yes, I think the culture shock would be something else.

Perhaps they'd accept 1 month on 1 month off or something... Would like practice my photography out there.

I found it difficult enough to handle the London based Japanese management at Hitachi Consulting last year (to be honest I think all the Westerners did).

The younger Japanese where fine, the older ones very aloof unless talking to the senior western management (oh and this was in a small open office of 30 desks).

[shaunbhoy]

Don't have any. Never needed them.

So your stupidity is natural rather than gleaned from looking at the pictures in books?
Well done!

[scooterscot]

So your stupidity is natural rather than gleaned from looking at the pictures in books?
Well done!

Stupidly amazing.

[WTFH]

Nagoya

Nice place. Easy to get to Tokyo or Kyoto.

[quackhandle]

Went to the World Cup in 2002, crazy place but really enjoyed it. Learn the lingo (or at least enough to get you around, being polite, etc.) The locals will love you for it. I found Osaka nicer than Tokyo.

Get a local girlfriend, you won't regret it.

qh

[WTFH]

Learn the lingo (or at least enough to get you around, being polite, etc.) The locals will love you for it. I found Osaka nicer than Tokyo.

Osaka is far nicer.
One of the waitresses in our hotel bar would give us a piece of paper every evening with new words on it, the most useful we had on Tuesday night was "same again please" - one of the permies held on to the paper, but I'll get a copy so I remember for the next time

[Fronttoback]

The thing about doing oversea gigs is, you are adding an extra level of complexity to your normal endeavours. You will be in a more junior role than you could get if you could speak the lingo, and you won't know what's being said about you- so if you are sensitive, watch out babe.

I've done some gigs in Asia. You've got to contend with daily hangovers for a start. All that bamboo that you will be ploughing don't come for free neither. It all adds up. I sustained a personal injury to my tongue over there that still blights me today.

[shaunbhoy]

The thing about doing oversea gigs is, you are adding an extra level of complexity to your normal endeavours. You will be in a more junior role than you could get if you could speak the lingo, and you won't know what's being said about you- so if you are sensitive, watch out babe.

Surely not? I mean what self-respecting Nipponese Company would import an Under-Janitor from the arse-end of the Highlands when they could probably teach a dray-horse to do the work in half the time?

[scooterscot]

Surely not? I mean what self-respecting Nipponese Company would import an Under-Janitor from the arse-end of the Highlands when they could probably teach a dray-horse to do the work in half the time?

Bad times for dray-horses I guess. What's you excuse?

[MrMarkyMark]

I believe the Japanese are going to love you far more than we ever can.....





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