GnomeToys Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Originally posted by SpyD@Aug 28 2005, 10:49 PM isnt that true of almost all weed (excluding self grown)? :yuck: Quoted post Not in America either. I take it you've never seen more than an 1/8th before, but here's a hint: you can't fit a 5, 10, or 100lb brick of weed up your ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 a friend of mine just left, like last friday, to do this for two years. he'd never been to japan he is a 6foot+ tall dark skinned black dude with fraggle rock dreads i cannot get over how many japanese people are probably staring at him and taking pics right NOW so i guess, if he can do it, anyone can do it he's got a four year art degree and doesn't have any special skills i know of. also, i work with two japanese people and they are cool as can be no prententiousness...they are humble, polite and acomodating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azert Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Actually, there are a lot of black people here. Mostly Africans who want you to go into their strip club or buy their hip hop clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by symbols@Aug 29 2005, 08:48 AM also, i work with two japanese people and they are cool as can be no prententiousness...they are humble, polite and acomodating Quoted post and get good mileage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chivita Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by ARCEL@Aug 28 2005, 09:09 PM Do you speak Japanese I would think you have to do that To teach English in Japan Quoted post hey this is rule number 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chivita Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by Seldoon@Aug 28 2005, 12:17 PM . Have fun, send pics of hot chicks in, you guessed it, school uniforms. Quoted post rule #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chivita Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by shameless self promotion@Aug 28 2005, 11:26 AM 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. Quoted post uhm rule number 3. , but you and i get the money$$$$$$ :king: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 The age of consent in Japan is 13, so bang away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASER1NE Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Ive thought about it and am still considering it. My buddy went for a year with very little training , no knowledge of japanese or japanese culture and had a fuckin awesome time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboThruster Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 What would really be good is if some people can recommend some good companies or exchange programs to look at. Or you could just keep saying random shit. Either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by chivita+Aug 30 2005, 05:21 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chivita - Aug 30 2005, 05:21 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-ARCEL@Aug 28 2005, 09:09 PM Do you speak Japanese I would think you have to do that To teach English in Japan Quoted post hey this is rule number 1. Quoted post [/b] Not at all, my sister did this, andtold me they actually prefer you not to speak english because it forces the students to try harder to communicate with you (the teacher). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushbuttonWarfare Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I've been looking into doing this for a little bit now, I've heard some good things and some serious horror stories. People giving their opinions aren't aware of aware of the fact that there are different types of english classes being taught in Japan, ranging from what you'd think of in america teaching a different language to adolescents in school(which you need some sort of TEFL certificate for I believe) to teaching english slang and conjugation to workers and businessmen(where the only requirement in theory is a BA). Getting a job with a school directly pays more, but does require you do a lot of things on your own(housing, airfare, already being familiar with some japanese), where as some recruiting companies take care of everything for you, including setting you up with housing and taking rent and utilities out of your check. The drawback to going the recruiter route is that you dont know who you'll be teaching(Children/women/adults/workers/yadda) or where in the country you'll be teaching(countryside/city). A lot of these classes have 0 japanese being spoken in them, so yeah it would be a good idea to know how to speak enough to get around, but I guess nothing teaches you faster than total immersion. Some dude I met while getting tattooed who didn't seem like the sharpest knife in the drawer(he got his BA in "General Studies"....what?!?!) was talking to me about his experience, he went the recruiter route and had a positive time, But I've also heard testimonials of people who had a shitty experience with recruiters, feeling like robot cattle. Never really got feedback on specific companies though, which sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 oh great dont even get me started english teaching reallllly fucking sucks. however if youre doing it for a year im sure you can hack it. do you have a job now? can you keep a job? if you can adapt quickly and learn to play by a whole different set of rules then you can most likely be able to teach english aka be a language prostitute aka western clown, game master, western cultural expert phd. us citizens only need a ba or you lucky canadians aussies can get a cultural visa with a hs diploma. no teaching experience required. conversation schools: aeon nova berlitz etc. the mcdonalds of english school. they take anyone and absolutley anyone. make these your last choices. they make you work 40 hours of teaching which is fucking exhausting. if someone doesnt show up for their lesson they put you in the back office and have you file shit for an hour or stand and be the human western blow up doll sitting in the lobby chit chatting about dumb shit until your shift is done. they give piss all training and factory farm the jkids along without any regards to an actual educational experience. look for privately owned conversations schools. preferably with someone from planet earth. that would be anyone western. japanese owned usually equals norman bates only with classrooms and kids instead of empty hotel rooms and stuffed birds. there are some decent ones out there but 90% will make you want to buy a first ticket home. btw you need absolutely no japanese to teach english. you only need to speak english. if a bunch of immigrants can make it in america with no english you can do it with no japanese. now if you plan on having a decent conversation with anyone besides whats your name well then i suggest you get to studying. jet program. if you can jump through all their hurdles in terms of meetings, deadlines, paper work etc and get through the interview process then this is your best bet. they basically encase you in a han solo like bubble and bring your ass over to japan without any worries on your part. they bring you to the school, set you up in an apartment sometimes a house with a car and pay the minimum wage which is 250,000 yen a month ( around $2200) but its difficult to get in because of quotas etc also you cant choose where they are putting you and more often then not its in bumble. most of you i guarantee cant hack it unless you have a sincere intrest in j culture if its just girls well they get boring real quick. conversation doesnt get passed its hot/cold, this is interesting this is scary etc. so unless you learn the language you cant find any good girls unless they find your dumbass. most likely they will have a good grasp of english and there goes your dream of ever learning japanese. you can get into the public school systems here without the jet program such as interac etc but they suck too. they are just a middle man that recieves $1500 amonth that could have went to you had you scored the job without them. gotta have connects for those jobs. i could go on but you did mention that it was only for a year so id say pack $1500 atleast in cash, a few credit cards with cash advances, (no one accepts cc in japan besides hotels, and a handful of department stores, and some suits and ties. besides that it really sucks but its a means to an end and you could find you actually like it here. but most dont. japan is only fun and exciting if you live here for one year anything passed that and you are venturing into murky waters. japanese culture is a real bitch, learning the language is hassle, people stare constantly, talk about you in front of you, some people look at you like your brad pitt, some look at you like some asshole, guys with 1980s hair, makeup, versace bags, and really bad fake tans act tough even though you could have probably kicked all their asses when you were 12. i could go on.... but im not known for speaking about the good things because well hell its different for everyone in terms of what they like. next year i will have lived in japan for 6 years. i obviously found things i like. thats the only thing that keeps me here. the job situation sucks. i freelance my ass off, and work in an ivy league level school part time teaching art and computers, and barely get bills paid. but i do put on occasional art shows, dj, and paint illegaly in the daytime in the open and therefore im happy. painting commuter trains even loses its appeal because its just too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Originally posted by serum@Aug 31 2005, 05:27 AM conversation doesnt get passed its hot/cold, this is interesting this is scary etc. Quoted post disclaimer* this isnt pillow talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fondles Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 serum droppin knowledge niggas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Nice information. Too bad the original poster probably sobered up and forgot about this fantastic new idea they had already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboThruster Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Originally posted by Biggus Dickus@Aug 31 2005, 07:19 AM Nice information. Too bad the original poster probably sobered up and forgot about this fantastic new idea they had already. Quoted post What type of guy not only acts like a dick, but acknowledges the fact that they are a dick in their username? It's not even funny slapstick dicklike behaviour. Its genuwine dickness. It's all too elaborate. Serum- thanks for the feedback. That was actually pretty helpful. I'm going to go talk to some travel agencies this week. Might hit you up after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Originally posted by serum@Aug 30 2005, 08:27 PM . us citizens only need a ba or you lucky canadians aussies can get a cultural visa with a hs diploma. no teaching experience required. Quoted post I was told a BA, would be a minimum requirement. Maybe different companies have different pre-requisites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 fatbastard, check through your embassy`s website for cultural visa in japan. basically i believe that you could come to japan, get a one year visa then get a job. now everyone advertises and says you must have ..... they all say that but they are basically dreaming. one requirement that gives me a chuckle is you must have a ba in teaching. anyone who has a ba in teaching would make a ton more money in their own native country so why would they come to japan? a masters in teaching however will get you highly desirable university positions. but 99% of the english teachers out there have just a ba or highschool diploma. so apply for the visa and then send out dozens of resumes. some corporate places may not take you but i have met plenty of aussies, new zealanders, and canadians with out a ba and they find work. you just have to realise that it will just take a bit more work. also coming to japan you will have to be brave and begin your job search once you get here. besides the jet program, do not, i repeat do not try and get a job from your native country. if you were to get one through a recruiter in say canada you would basically be paying a part of your salary every month to this fool. come here and get it once you arrive and keep that % for yourself. yes, a bit scary, and difficult since you have no address or telephone but it can be done. you cant expect someone to hire you while you are in another country so dont apply from abroad. these jobs advertise fast and interview fast. so you get here, pick up a classified section of the local gaijin mag and begin calling or faxing. buy a disposable cell phone from the convenience store and use that as your #. it should take only 2 weeks before you get a job. just dont come here in december, end of march/beginning april and end of july/ august because these are the holidays and sometimes theyll hire you but then you wont start until after the vacation ends because they dont want to pay you during that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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