Reply to: Japan job offer

[Tensai]

1-year contract, $200k US, school fees + apartment paid for, $10k golden handshake

Tempted but still thinking Bavaria is the better option. Anyone else here had experience of living in Japan with family? What were your experiences?

Thinking the better option is to remain in Germany to get my passport in the couple of years before Wrexit kicks in.

My experience in Japan goes waaaaay back (94-96) and further North. Outside Tokyo, women were 2nd-class citizens, blokes were quite chauvinistic. I hear things have improved now, but your wife may want to mentally prepare herself.

Ditto other comments re learning the language, it would be a big plus. It's not as difficult as you might think if you put a bit of study in, it's not tonal in the way Chinese/Mandarin are.

I'm planning a return trip for the rugby in '19, time to dust off the textbooks I think.

[SueEllen]

If you're sure they can afford your school fees, then go for it. You might be digging deep into that 200k though, but if you like sushi, hell, what else (aside from your dwindling dignity) can you possibly lose?

Weight.

[Mordac]

1-year contract, $200k US, school fees + apartment paid for, $10k golden handshake

Tempted but still thinking Bavaria is the better option. Anyone else here had experience of living in Japan with family? What were your experiences?

Thinking the better option is to remain in Germany to get my passport in the couple of years before Wrexit kicks in.

If you're sure they can afford your school fees, then go for it. You might be digging deep into that 200k though, but if you like sushi, hell, what else (aside from your dwindling dignity) can you possibly lose?

[greenlake]

Where in Japan did you work that you found this lack of respect?

Depends which side of the Glory Hole....

That's why the bathroom signs are in English too....

[stek]

Where in Japan did you work that you found this lack of respect?

Depends which side of the Glory Hole....

[WTFH]

The problem with Japan is that unless you're in a very senior position, you won't get much respect. I know what you're thinking, "I'm white and in Asia", but that doesn't work in Japan.

Where in Japan did you work that you found this lack of respect?

[blackeye]

The problem with Japan is that unless you're in a very senior position, you won't get much respect. I know what you're thinking, "I'm white and in Asia", but that doesn't work in Japan.

[vetran]

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?

NLYUK is branching out, you can get the extreme experience from a genuine scot for a few Japanese coins at a port near you.

She is calling it "Beyond our Yen".

[MrMarkyMark]

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





Go

[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?

[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?

[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.

[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

[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]

Nagoya

Nice place. Easy to get to Tokyo or Kyoto.