As an addendum, I did not feel I was truly “fluent” (a relative term when discussing this hyper-complex language) until probably my 6th or 7th year here. It really is one hell of a language to master.
Wow. I stayed away from this thread for a couple of days and it has blossomed like an imperial chrysanthemum.
I noticed my name sprinkled here and there, in the context of “maybe Varq has some input on this”, so I guess I’ll put in my two yen (which are currently, thanks to currency fluctuations, worth more than two cents).
About the Koreans. As I said before, Japan is one of the most ethnically homogenous nations there are. When I was living there, perhaps only 2 percent of the population were non-Japanese, and beside the instantly-identifiable white Yanks, Brits, Kiwis, Aussies and Kanucks, you did find a lot of Iranians, Nigerians, Kenyans and Ghanians in Tokyo. These nationalities made up only a tiny fraction of even that tiny percentage, however. That 2 percent also included a great number of Chinese, Taiwanese, and ethnically-Japanese Brazilians and Peruvians, and most notably the Koreans.
The Koreans have been in Japan for a long time. Just how long is a somewhat sore point, but for the sake of simplifying the narrative, let us say that the bulk of the Koreans came over between 1910 and 1945, when Korea was a Japanese colony, and again in the 1980s, when Japan was THE economic superpower.
Being a Korean in Japan is somewhat akin to being an Arab in Israel: you don’t look all that different from the guys who run the place, and even your language is kind of similar, but you will always be a second-class citizen…provided they will let you be a citizen. I knew third-and fourth generation Korean-Japanese who still didn’t have Japanese citizenship. They were born in Japan, to Korean parents, who in turn were born in Japan to Korean parents, but Japan is unlike the United States in that there is no such thing as [ii]ius soli[/i]: you can’t be Japanese just by being born on Japanese soil.
I took a few trips to Korea during my stay in Japan, and found that, especially on Cheju island, there was a lot of interest in Japan and the Japanese language and culture. I found Japanese spoken by quite a few young people, which was helpful, because my Korean was woefully inadequate for much else than ordering pulgogi. Among the older Koreans, there is a lot of interest in Japan, but a lot of hostility and bitterness about the maltreatment suffered by the Koreans at the hands of the Japanese. Nobody knows how many Zainichi Koreans are the product of rape, or at least “enforced prostitution” which boils down to the same thing.
In short, yeah, there is still a lot of resentment by the Koreans toward the Japanese. Ditto with the Chinese, and quite a few Southeast Asian peoples. Not all of it undeserved. Until recently the Japanese weren’t taught about the Nanking massacre or other eggregious atrocities in school, but that’s changing.
Now, whether Japan could stand alone against all of these enemies if Uncle Sam just up and left? That is an extremely interesting proposition. I’ve talked with officers in the Jieitai (Self-Defense Force), who are of the opinion that as soon as there was a whisper of a rumor that the US military would be leaving, Japan would very quickly amass a nuclear arsenal at least rivalling France’s or Britain’s. The Jieitai is the fifth-highest funded military in the world, which should give you pause when you realize that military spending accounts for only 1 percent of its GDP. The only reason it is not on the UN Security Council is because it doesn’t have nukes, and it doesn’t have nukes (os spend more than 1% of GDP on military) becaus it doesn’t feel the need to. Were this ever to change, I believe that Japan would very quickly find will to rouse the bushi spirit currently sleeping in its heiwabaka heart.
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Now, whether Japan could stand alone against all of these enemies if Uncle Sam just up and left? That is an extremely interesting proposition. I’ve talked with officers in the Jieitai (Self-Defense Force), who are of the opinion that as soon as there was a whisper of a rumor that the US military would be leaving, Japan would very quickly amass a nuclear arsenal at least rivalling France’s or Britain’s. The Jieitai is the fifth-highest funded military in the world, which should give you pause when you realize that military spending accounts for only 1 percent of its GDP. The only reason it is not on the UN Security Council is because it doesn’t have nukes, and it doesn’t have nukes (os spend more than 1% of GDP on military) becaus it doesn’t feel the need to. Were this ever to change, I believe that Japan would very quickly find will to rouse the bushi spirit currently sleeping in its heiwabaka heart.
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While I am not sure how readily Japan would develop nukes, I totally agree with opinion that Japan would very quickly militarise. I used to teach some Jeitai guys and they would often complain about “the fucking constitution”. They would love nothing better than to be recgonised as proper soldiers rather than just a self defence force. I remember them telling me about training exercise they carried out with U.S military and I could tell they were in awe/jealous.
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Oh, sure. Now that Quasi has decided that all the old Japan hands on the forum are cantankerous old sumbitches who just wanna keep secrets and tease the new guy for his inexperience, here comes Gambit all smiles and welcomes. Way to make us look bad, Gambit. Jeez. ;)[/quote]
lol. I posted that before I got to pg2 where he got all whiny.
Q man, I’ve got a few years of “the nihongo” under my belt and STILL feel like these guys blow me out of the water when talking about the culture/people/country and ESPECIALLY language.
For a point of reference, from all the “old hands” I’ve spoken with, 1kyuu on the nihongo nouryokushiken æ?¥æ?¬èª?è?½å??試é¨? (does this forum do kanji?) is the “starting point” from where one can really learn about the culture… and I’m not there. My suggestion: make friendly, sit back, and enjoy. Or at least that’s what I do around these guys (and hell, cortes isn’t THAT much older than me).
Can you understand the culture? Sure. The same way a Japanese guy could understand the culture of Minnesota if he moved there for two years with limited language ability. Know what I mean? He would have gone fishing, had a good beer or two, maybe seen an ice-hole or gone to a hockey game, but he still wouldn’t know what the heck a “Bemidji” is.
Cortes, I just thought of something. As an FYI, I’ll be sending you a PM on FB sometime today (America time)
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I never got whiny, only disappointed. As I stated, I was excited to see other ex-pats in Japan, then became disappointed when there was 0 interest in sharing information. I understand plenty and what has been offered so far I already knew, I just generalized to maintain brevity to my posts.
Thanks for mis-representing though ;). These guys can choose to do as they wish, as they are. Seems that the young fellow looking to graduate will benefit, so that’s good.
[quote]spiderman739 wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Now, whether Japan could stand alone against all of these enemies if Uncle Sam just up and left? That is an extremely interesting proposition. I’ve talked with officers in the Jieitai (Self-Defense Force), who are of the opinion that as soon as there was a whisper of a rumor that the US military would be leaving, Japan would very quickly amass a nuclear arsenal at least rivalling France’s or Britain’s. The Jieitai is the fifth-highest funded military in the world, which should give you pause when you realize that military spending accounts for only 1 percent of its GDP. The only reason it is not on the UN Security Council is because it doesn’t have nukes, and it doesn’t have nukes (os spend more than 1% of GDP on military) becaus it doesn’t feel the need to. Were this ever to change, I believe that Japan would very quickly find will to rouse the bushi spirit currently sleeping in its heiwabaka heart.
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While I am not sure how readily Japan would develop nukes, I totally agree with opinion that Japan would very quickly militarise. I used to teach some Jeitai guys and they would often complain about “the fucking constitution”. They would love nothing better than to be recgonised as proper soldiers rather than just a self defence force. I remember them telling me about training exercise they carried out with U.S military and I could tell they were in awe/jealous.[/quote]
I have observed that in Japanese popular culture, they seem to have a huge fascination with firearms. Even more so than America. Is it just the constitution that is keeping Japanese citizens from acquiring weapons?
Btw, if anybody can answer me this, that would be fantastic. We all know that Japan has the lowest crime rate in the world from statistics and census but from information on imageboards and other Japanese interest board, this is an illusion. Due to the rumor that the criminal element is so infused with the government, murder rate is under reported and sometimes aren’t even reported at all or labeled under suicide or accident. Can someone provide me information on this or even confirm this?
[quote]magick wrote:
[quote]Quasi-Tech wrote:
So what don’t you guys actually share your information instead of referencing it like an old man telling a young boy that later on in life “he’ll understand.”
That is basically what I’m reading here yet no examples are being provided. If you have actual insight into the Japanese culture - and I certainly believe you do - then please share.
You’ve quite literally referenced my posts and each others, shared a comical inside joke, then left without giving any good information. Is your goal to help people learn, or just enjoy being on a separate level from everyone else?[/quote]
Any information they can give is about as useful as a guide-book to any country.
That is, just about useless, or extremely superficial at best. Because people are complex. Societies and cultures are complex.
Every region/province of any country has its own quirks and tendencies, and as such it’s pointless to even try to make a general claim about people.
Hell, even Koreans, as fucking tiny the country is, have extremely different personalities and tendencies between those who live in Seoul/greater area, Busan, Jeju, and even those who live in the small villages just an hour or two away from Seoul.
In fact, one can even argue that S.Korea has more diverse personalities between regions than the entirety of California does, and California is close to twice the size of S.Korea.
The fact that you’re getting annoyed at these people for not showing you the “ropes”, as it were, just means that you’re hopelessly unprepared to live in a foreign country, Japan at that.[/quote]
Thanks for your concern, I’m getting along just fine ;). As I said and will repeat one final time, I got overly excited to see other x-pats and jumped the gun on hoping to learn from them too quickly/if at all.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
Getting laid is easy. In some ways, too easy. Like being a rock star. The harder thing is finding a quality Japanese woman who is open to getting attached to a non-Japanese – and whose parents will allow that. If this weren’t an open forum, I could tell you my own horror stories in that regard.
Women like Cortes and I have found are not the rule (class, traditional in many ways, but open to foreign men). This will sound arrogant, but we got them because we have some class and respect for Japan and Japanese things ourselves.
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Chushin and I have a bit of disagreement about a few things above (I think it’s actually pretty easy to pick up women as a foreigner), but I wholeheartedly agree with the above. Wouldn’t strike a letter of it.
My mother-in-law was actually literally screaming and crying at my wife when she first learned about me (they are real old-world country people), but that did not last long at all after we met, and now we have one of the best parent-in-law/son-in-law relationships of anyone I know. [/quote]
Ditto.
My in-laws pre-marriage: "We don’t care how great of a guy you are; you’re NOT Japanese!
3 months post-marriage: “More Japanese girls should marry foreigners; they make great husbands!”
And Cortes, I don’t disagree with it being easy to pick up women. I just think it is hard if you’re not in the right environment. Hmmmm. I’m actually wondering if some of the difference in our views is rural vs. “urban.”[/quote]
x3
Her dad was really angry for awhile. A few years later, I had “put my time in” and all is good.
[quote]spiderman739 wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Now, whether Japan could stand alone against all of these enemies if Uncle Sam just up and left? That is an extremely interesting proposition. I’ve talked with officers in the Jieitai (Self-Defense Force), who are of the opinion that as soon as there was a whisper of a rumor that the US military would be leaving, Japan would very quickly amass a nuclear arsenal at least rivalling France’s or Britain’s. The Jieitai is the fifth-highest funded military in the world, which should give you pause when you realize that military spending accounts for only 1 percent of its GDP. The only reason it is not on the UN Security Council is because it doesn’t have nukes, and it doesn’t have nukes (os spend more than 1% of GDP on military) becaus it doesn’t feel the need to. Were this ever to change, I believe that Japan would very quickly find will to rouse the bushi spirit currently sleeping in its heiwabaka heart.
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While I am not sure how readily Japan would develop nukes, I totally agree with opinion that Japan would very quickly militarise. I used to teach some Jeitai guys and they would often complain about “the fucking constitution”. They would love nothing better than to be recgonised as proper soldiers rather than just a self defence force. I remember them telling me about training exercise they carried out with U.S military and I could tell they were in awe/jealous.[/quote]
I guess I’m of the opinion that nukes would come quick if the US pulled out. Certainly they have the technical capacity. They have reactors (as we all know all too well now). I don’t know about weapons grade, but I’ve a feeling an agreement would be a part of any US withdrawal.
The relationship between China and Japan is such that a serious deterrent is needed. Right now, that deterrent is the US (see the senkaku islands “events”)…if no US… 'course, that’s why I think there will always be a US presence in Japan…at least in my lifetime.
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Wow. I stayed away from this thread for a couple of days and it has blossomed like an imperial chrysanthemum.
I noticed my name sprinkled here and there, in the context of “maybe Varq has some input on this”, so I guess I’ll put in my two yen (which are currently, thanks to currency fluctuations, worth more than two cents).
About the Koreans. As I said before, Japan is one of the most ethnically homogenous nations there are. When I was living there, perhaps only 2 percent of the population were non-Japanese, and beside the instantly-identifiable white Yanks, Brits, Kiwis, Aussies and Kanucks, you did find a lot of Iranians, Nigerians, Kenyans and Ghanians in Tokyo. These nationalities made up only a tiny fraction of even that tiny percentage, however. That 2 percent also included a great number of Chinese, Taiwanese, and ethnically-Japanese Brazilians and Peruvians, and most notably the Koreans.
The Koreans have been in Japan for a long time. Just how long is a somewhat sore point, but for the sake of simplifying the narrative, let us say that the bulk of the Koreans came over between 1910 and 1945, when Korea was a Japanese colony, and again in the 1980s, when Japan was THE economic superpower.
Being a Korean in Japan is somewhat akin to being an Arab in Israel: you don’t look all that different from the guys who run the place, and even your language is kind of similar, but you will always be a second-class citizen…provided they will let you be a citizen. I knew third-and fourth generation Korean-Japanese who still didn’t have Japanese citizenship. They were born in Japan, to Korean parents, who in turn were born in Japan to Korean parents, but Japan is unlike the United States in that there is no such thing as [ii]ius soli[/i]: you can’t be Japanese just by being born on Japanese soil.
I took a few trips to Korea during my stay in Japan, and found that, especially on Cheju island, there was a lot of interest in Japan and the Japanese language and culture. I found Japanese spoken by quite a few young people, which was helpful, because my Korean was woefully inadequate for much else than ordering pulgogi. Among the older Koreans, there is a lot of interest in Japan, but a lot of hostility and bitterness about the maltreatment suffered by the Koreans at the hands of the Japanese. Nobody knows how many Zainichi Koreans are the product of rape, or at least “enforced prostitution” which boils down to the same thing.
In short, yeah, there is still a lot of resentment by the Koreans toward the Japanese. Ditto with the Chinese, and quite a few Southeast Asian peoples. Not all of it undeserved. Until recently the Japanese weren’t taught about the Nanking massacre or other eggregious atrocities in school, but that’s changing.
Now, whether Japan could stand alone against all of these enemies if Uncle Sam just up and left? That is an extremely interesting proposition. I’ve talked with officers in the Jieitai (Self-Defense Force), who are of the opinion that as soon as there was a whisper of a rumor that the US military would be leaving, Japan would very quickly amass a nuclear arsenal at least rivalling France’s or Britain’s. The Jieitai is the fifth-highest funded military in the world, which should give you pause when you realize that military spending accounts for only 1 percent of its GDP. The only reason it is not on the UN Security Council is because it doesn’t have nukes, and it doesn’t have nukes (os spend more than 1% of GDP on military) becaus it doesn’t feel the need to. Were this ever to change, I believe that Japan would very quickly find will to rouse the bushi spirit currently sleeping in its heiwabaka heart.
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Good post.
Last I checked (maybe 3 or 4 years ago) the foreign population in Japan was 1.5% with a bit over 1% being Chineese and/or Korean. So 98.5% homogeneous. 'Course, the quake might have changed those numbers a bit…idk.
Hostility/bitterness? Yep. … I’m guessing these will continue. Right now in China there is a lot of anti-Japanese stuff going on. And I know I’ve watched “news” programs in Japan where Chinese purchases of Japanese companies/land was portrayed extremely negatively. Heck, whenever I would go to a restaurant, friends/family would feel obliged to tell me if the waitress was “not Japanese” …lol… yeah, neither am I.
anyway, I’m done rambling
[quote]Quasi-Tech wrote:
I never got whiny, only disappointed. As I stated, I was excited to see other ex-pats in Japan, then became disappointed when there was 0 interest in sharing information. I understand plenty and what has been offered so far I already knew, I just generalized to maintain brevity to my posts.
Thanks for mis-representing though ;). These guys can choose to do as they wish, as they are. Seems that the young fellow looking to graduate will benefit, so that’s good.[/quote]
What are you disappointed in? How can you read this thread and say “0 interest in sharing information”? Do you have a question? Ask it.
I know that the 'net is kinda hard for tone to get across, so no worries man.
I think these guys have given plenty of interesting information. It seems a number of people are getting excited about coming here, I know I was, and at times I do thoroughly enjoy being here.
As I said, I jumped the gun and immediately was thinking, “sweet, guys who like to lift/workout, visit this forum, maybe I’ll get the chance to meet them.” My mind thinks 1000 miles (or 1609 km) a second. Got ahead of myself, so the disappointment/frustration was spurred by me.
My comment about not sharing information was in the first two pages, I haven’t commented all weekend, and have been following along :D. I just don’t ask because the questions would require too much typing on their part to respond to - as I think I noted earlier in the compressor example/post.
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
I guess I’m of the opinion that nukes would come quick if the US pulled out. Certainly they have the technical capacity. They have reactors (as we all know all too well now). I don’t know about weapons grade, but I’ve a feeling an agreement would be a part of any US withdrawal.
The relationship between China and Japan is such that a serious deterrent is needed. Right now, that deterrent is the US (see the senkaku islands “events”)…if no US… 'course, that’s why I think there will always be a US presence in Japan…at least in my lifetime. [/quote]
Japan already possesses anywhere from fifty to seventy tons of weapons-grade plutonium, within its territory and in France and Britain. The Rokkasho plutonium reprocessing plant has an annual production capacity of nine tons per year. If Japan wanted, they could easily use this stockpile in a nuclear weapons program. Their missile guidance and propulsion technology is superior to anything possessed by the Koreas, China or Russia, and equivalent to British, French or Israeli technology. It would be no trouble at all to retrofit their conventional arsenal to carry a nuclear payload. As I said, all it would take is the will to do it.
China is big and scary, but I wonder about the technological disparity between it and Japan. In 1894 this disparity was quite large, which is why Japan mopped the floor with China during the Sino-Japanese war. Today, that gap has closed some, but whereas China’s superiority is primarily numerical, Japan’s is technological, and this is what wins battles. The Chinese only have about 240 nuclear weapons, and a lot more formidable enemies than Japan has. A nuclear-armed Japan with a beefed-up Navy and air defense force would make even China think twice before rattling its saber too loudly.
[quote]Quasi-Tech wrote:
I think these guys have given plenty of interesting information. It seems a number of people are getting excited about coming here, I know I was, and at times I do thoroughly enjoy being here.
As I said, I jumped the gun and immediately was thinking, “sweet, guys who like to lift/workout, visit this forum, maybe I’ll get the chance to meet them.” My mind thinks 1000 miles (or 1609 km) a second. Got ahead of myself, so the disappointment/frustration was spurred by me.
My comment about not sharing information was in the first two pages, I haven’t commented all weekend, and have been following along :D. I just don’t ask because the questions would require too much typing on their part to respond to - as I think I noted earlier in the compressor example/post.[/quote]
I went fishing today and was thinking about this. I did the same thing with fly fishing. All kinds of enthusiasm to learn, but all I was getting from the guys who know their stuff was what I considered nebulous kind of non-answers.
Now all of it makes perfect sense. It just took five years for it to do so.
What was your quarry? It’s not quite steelhead season yet.
[quote]Quasi-Tech wrote:
What was your quarry? It’s not quite steelhead season yet.
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Native browns in one run, small mouth bass in the creek that it runs into.
Very nice! So what are you using, an 8’ pole? I think the one I use for steelhead is between 9’-10’.
My father got into fly fishing about 5 years ago. He was raving mad about doing it too, learned to tie his own flies, read up on the forums for a fishing report (and he hates the Internet), and I even think he knew more than the folks at Gander Mountain. Its a lot of fun, and you really feel the fish fight, but I’m more a hunter than a fisher so I only go occasionally.
To contribute something on topic, there are fat/overweight women here, they are just few and far between. Guys with broad shoulders are annoying to sit next to on a train - I know I’m that guy. And the women are beautiful and are probably the best dressed (though Moscow was a close 2nd), but if you like women with meat on them, you need to look elsewhere. They lack any form of curves, so it all depends on what floats your boat.
These guys with Japanese wives can confirm, but a girl I talked to said she was a ‘C’ cup, when clearly she was a mid-range ‘A’ in the USA. I think they adjusted sizes here so that the women can feel better instead of just having AAA, AA, A, or however that would work. Women also have a bad habit it seems of wearing bra’s that are too big for them.
Japan is a lot about fads. There was a fad before I came where women would wear reading glasses without actually lenses in them. Supposedly they thought it made them more approachable for guys. I’ve only seen 1 girl with that “look” since I’ve been here. Another fad is the “double toothed” look because its super cute. AKB48 is a popular band here of all girls. I guess some dentist that was offering the fake “tooth” caps to achieve this look was trying to kickstart another girl band of all girls with this look.
The arcades are a sight to behold also - bottom floor is a giant non-stop Gundam Wing Battle Royal. Probably 50 consoles set up on LAN where people play each other and they stream the matches on TV’s in the “rest/waiting” areas. As are the maid cafes in Akihabara. Never saw something so fascinating in my life!
[quote]Quasi-Tech wrote:
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]Varqanir wrote:
Oh, sure. Now that Quasi has decided that all the old Japan hands on the forum are cantankerous old sumbitches who just wanna keep secrets and tease the new guy for his inexperience, here comes Gambit all smiles and welcomes. Way to make us look bad, Gambit. Jeez. ;)[/quote]
lol. I posted that before I got to pg2 where he got all whiny.
Q man, I’ve got a few years of “the nihongo” under my belt and STILL feel like these guys blow me out of the water when talking about the culture/people/country and ESPECIALLY language.
For a point of reference, from all the “old hands” I’ve spoken with, 1kyuu on the nihongo nouryokushiken Ã?¦?Ã?Â¥Ã?¦?Ã?¬Ã?¨Ã?ª?Ã?¨?Ã?½Ã?Â¥??Ã?¨Ã?©Ã?¦Ã?©Ã?¨? (does this forum do kanji?) is the “starting point” from where one can really learn about the culture… and I’m not there. My suggestion: make friendly, sit back, and enjoy. Or at least that’s what I do around these guys (and hell, cortes isn’t THAT much older than me).
Can you understand the culture? Sure. The same way a Japanese guy could understand the culture of Minnesota if he moved there for two years with limited language ability. Know what I mean? He would have gone fishing, had a good beer or two, maybe seen an ice-hole or gone to a hockey game, but he still wouldn’t know what the heck a “Bemidji” is.
Cortes, I just thought of something. As an FYI, I’ll be sending you a PM on FB sometime today (America time)
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I never got whiny, only disappointed. As I stated, I was excited to see other ex-pats in Japan, then became disappointed when there was 0 interest in sharing information. I understand plenty and what has been offered so far I already knew, I just generalized to maintain brevity to my posts.
Thanks for mis-representing though ;). These guys can choose to do as they wish, as they are. Seems that the young fellow looking to graduate will benefit, so that’s good.[/quote]
Quasi, you are whiney.
If this thread is evidence of the ex-pats here showing “0 interest in sharing information,” I cannot imagine the alternate universe that would satisfy you.
If you ever get past that huge, fragile ego of yours and recover from your ex-pat short-guy syndrome, you may actually learn a thing or two.
But hey, you probably already knew that.
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
Heck, whenever I would go to a restaurant, friends/family would feel obliged to tell me if the waitress was “not Japanese” …lol… yeah, neither am I.
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Lol! Completely understand this one!
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
[quote]Quasi-Tech wrote:
I never got whiny, only disappointed. As I stated, I was excited to see other ex-pats in Japan, then became disappointed when there was 0 interest in sharing information. I understand plenty and what has been offered so far I already knew, I just generalized to maintain brevity to my posts.
Thanks for mis-representing though ;). These guys can choose to do as they wish, as they are. Seems that the young fellow looking to graduate will benefit, so that’s good.[/quote]
What are you disappointed in? How can you read this thread and say “0 interest in sharing information”? Do you have a question? Ask it.
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Because he already knew all this stuff, man. The ex-pats here are all just a bunch of meanies. Even you, apparently, you mis-representer (?) .
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I know that the 'net is kinda hard for tone to get across, so no worries man. [/quote]
Oh, I think Quasi gets his tone across loud and clear. On the interwebz, I believe that tone is referred to as “butthurt.”
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Quasi-Tech wrote:
I think these guys have given plenty of interesting information. It seems a number of people are getting excited about coming here, I know I was, and at times I do thoroughly enjoy being here.
As I said, I jumped the gun and immediately was thinking, “sweet, guys who like to lift/workout, visit this forum, maybe I’ll get the chance to meet them.” My mind thinks 1000 miles (or 1609 km) a second. Got ahead of myself, so the disappointment/frustration was spurred by me.
My comment about not sharing information was in the first two pages, I haven’t commented all weekend, and have been following along :D. I just don’t ask because the questions would require too much typing on their part to respond to - as I think I noted earlier in the compressor example/post.[/quote]
I went fishing today and was thinking about this. I did the same thing with fly fishing. All kinds of enthusiasm to learn, but all I was getting from the guys who know their stuff was what I considered nebulous kind of non-answers.
Now all of it makes perfect sense. It just took five years for it to do so.
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Thanks, Skyz