RoboThruster Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 The tittle pretty much says it all. Have any of y ou done this before? So far I've checked out the JET and AEON programs. It would probably be for about a year. Recommendations? Advice? Comments on Japan? Write a Hykoo about me ? Don't playa hate, articulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shameless self promotion Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 If your willing to go looking for car parts and deal with shipping them back here, you and I could make some good money. I'd do it for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fondles Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Go for it. I hear it's not as difficult as you would think, with the exception of the elitist japanese kids talking shit about you behind your back. Those middle to high school kids are fucking brutal, mentally and physically, on their peers far more than americans are. Have fun, send pics of hot chicks in, you guessed it, school uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyD Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 my best friend's brother did this for a few years. i think it turned him gay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 You have to work out your values and your priorities... ask yourself WHY you want to go there... I think it would be a good idea to visit the place first, before deciding you want to live there...no? You seem to think that Japanese culture is comedic..and that won't really work out there.So for a start, you should take the job ...and japan... more seriously. Maybe try to understand the place and the prospected situtation a bit more in general, before making that decision.. Do you have a degree? what type? The demand for english instruction is steady , but the supply has increased.. making it more difficult for less-adequately equiped people to become teachers.. You may not even be able to get a job, and if you do, even if you're qualified, you might have to work in a little countryside town~Are you ready and willing for that? It's a wonderful oppourtunity...but nothing is what it seems to be... Especially 180 degrees around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 &P.S. "Ko-N Ba-N Wa" DeSu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 That's what I was just going to say. Those people are going to throw your ass out of the country for saying or typing " Kaum Bah Wah " and "Hykoo". The first one is simple, Japanese 101 shit, and the second is used so commonly in high school english classes that you might as well be a 12 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gren1 bnc Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Originally posted by RoboThruster@Aug 28 2005, 05:15 PM Don't playa hate, articulate. Quoted post this is thread worthy alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeltUno Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 thats pretty sick. go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboThruster Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by H. Lecter@Aug 29 2005, 04:35 AM You have to work out your values and your priorities... ask yourself WHY you want to go there... I think it would be a good idea to visit the place first, before deciding you want to live there...no? You seem to think that Japanese culture is comedic..and that won't really work out there.So for a start, you should take the job ...and japan... more seriously. Maybe try to understand the place and the prospected situtation a bit more in general, before making that decision.. Do you have a degree? what type? The demand for english instruction is steady , but the supply has increased.. making it more difficult for less-adequately equiped people to become teachers.. You may not even be able to get a job, and if you do, even if you're qualified, you might have to work in a little countryside town~Are you ready and willing for that? It's a wonderful oppourtunity...but nothing is what it seems to be... Especially 180 degrees around the world. Quoted post I'm aware of the country town problem as a possible scenario. And the poorly spelt cliche's were just me mucking about. I think your reading way too much into my post. Anyway. I have a Bachelor's degree in English Literature. Checking the place out before I go isn't really an option for me, simply because I don't have the bling or the time. I like sooShi ... does that help? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricitySucks Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 luckily, noone has mentioned anything about ninjas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETTERFED Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 illest place in the world. don't think. just go. GO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 there's an old thread on this... it should be more helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Do you speak Japanese I would think you have to do that To teach English in Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isor357 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 assuming you know both languages i would figure that in a modern society like japan you would need something comperable to a teaching certificate. To teach Japaneese in an american public school you would need to get a bacherlors degree and a teaching certificate or your masters. Thats the case here in Michigan. Even if you know both languages what makes you think you know the first thing about teaching. My advice.... MCDonalds KFC or Dominos And whats more.... Dont most Japaneese people already speak english? I thought they started learning languages at a very early age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by RoboThruster@Aug 28 2005, 09:15 AM The tittle pretty much says it all. Have any of y ou done this before? So far I've checked out the JET and AEON programs. It would probably be for about a year. Recommendations? Advice? Comments on Japan? Write a Hykoo about me ? Don't playa hate, articulate. Quoted post you're planning to teach english, when you can't even spell haiku correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 annd yes i know some shit about it... i'm going to eat now, but i'll reply later with some facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azert Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 If you're over here by yourself, you definately need to learn the language at least pretty well before you come over. And those jobs may seem like they pay pretty well just for teaching english, but the cost of living here is way higher than the states, so it's not really that much money. Haha AEON is like the walmart of the states. I love it, but all the japanese people i know hate it. Originally posted by isor357@Aug 29 2005, 11:13 AM And whats more.... Dont most Japaneese people already speak english? I thought they started learning languages at a very early age Quoted post No, most japanese people do not know fluent english. They usually can understand americans well enough though. Most school kids know how to write in english, but have a hard time speaking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 He doesn't know any Japanese, just in case anyone was wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Lecter Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Robothruster, with the exception of a few posts, you might as well be talking to the wall. Bottom line, if you feel it, go for it.. then there is no room for regrets.. just please take Japan seriously, it's a nation and culture of mutual respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 My friend is in china teaching english. Hes semi-retarded, so it can't be that hard. My brother lives and works in Tokyo, and its sounds (and looks) really good. He doesn't teach english though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 You do not need to know Japanese to teach English in Japan. To whomever said you should visit a place first, I completely disagree. It is 1 year of your life, if you do not like it you will still have the experience and the stories to tell/remember. Walking on your tippy toes is never a good idea, only 1 life to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 just import drugs to japan, youd make better money. and could get japanese coke whores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azert Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by iloveboxcars+Aug 29 2005, 01:03 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iloveboxcars - Aug 29 2005, 01:03 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>You do not need to know Japanese to teach English in Japan. Quoted post [/b] Then he's going to have a hell of a time trying to find an apartment, telling taxi's where to go, finding his way on the train. It's true you don't need to know japanese to teach english, but you can't count on other people to understand english when you made the choice to come to a foreign country and not understand the language. You would seriously be stupid to do that. Life will be much easier if you study japanese before coming. <!--QuoteBegin-T.T Boy@Aug 29 2005, 01:04 PM just import drugs to japan, youd make better money. and could get japanese coke whores? Quoted post You don't need to bring hardcore drugs over here to make money. A gram of weed goes for $50 bucks here. Extassy is also a money maker, but I don't know how much cause I've never taken that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 meh, my brother can't speak a word and he seems to get on fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardofzeus Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I know a certain well-respected writer from Vancouver has been teaching english in Japan for a minute. He says its the shit and he's making bank doing so. I say if you feel you can do it, do it...it will definitely be an amazing experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardofzeus Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by azert@Aug 28 2005, 06:14 PM You don't need to bring hardcore drugs over here to make money. A gram of weed goes for $50 bucks here. Extassy is also a money maker, but I don't know how much cause I've never taken that shit. Quoted post He also said that if you obtain weed in Japan...more than likely it has been up someones asshole along the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpyD Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by beardofzeus+Aug 28 2005, 10:34 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (beardofzeus - Aug 28 2005, 10:34 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-azert@Aug 28 2005, 06:14 PM You don't need to bring hardcore drugs over here to make money. A gram of weed goes for $50 bucks here. Extassy is also a money maker, but I don't know how much cause I've never taken that shit. Quoted post He also said that if you obtain weed in Japan...more than likely it has been up someones asshole along the way Quoted post [/b] isnt that true of almost all weed (excluding self grown)? :yuck: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHorton Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 ^ not in Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboThruster Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by H. Lecter@Aug 29 2005, 01:06 PM Robothruster, with the exception of a few posts, you might as well be talking to the wall. Bottom line, if you feel it, go for it.. then there is no room for regrets.. just please take Japan seriously, it's a nation and culture of mutual respect. Quoted post Yeah I didn't really make this thread as a serious piece of research. Thanks though. I'm still looking into the whole thing I'll make my descision from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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