Tokyo_Expat Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 ...that I decided to use it as my avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Shocking attitude from an immigrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y-QUERK Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Shocking attitude from an immigrant. Im glad he's serveral thousand miles from me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Shocking attitude from an immigrant. Expat, dear boy, expat. There is a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Expat, dear boy, expat. There is a difference. To the Japanese you're an immigrant, to the Brits you're an expat. Them's the facts dear boy, them's the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 To the Japanese you're an immigrant, to the Brits you're an expat. Them's the facts dear boy, them's the facts. Nope, when you do the job I do and move in the circles I move in you are an expat. The Japanese, bless 'em, take an extremely vertical view of mankind, based on your country of origin's historical performance, your racial background, your educational qualifications and current job status and salary. Indonesian cleaner or Phillipina hostess? You're an untermenschen immigrant to be harassed by police and denied credit cards and nice apartments. White, male, suave, highly educated and pulling in a 6 figure salary? You're an expat with an alarming number of cute women after you... Enjoy the UK losers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Nope, when you do the job I do and move in the circles I move in you are an expat. The Japanese, bless 'em, take an extremely vertical view of mankind, based on your country of origin's historical performance, your racial background, your educational qualifications and current job status and salary. Indonesian cleaner or Phillipina hostess? You're an untermenschen immigrant to be harassed by police and denied credit cards and nice apartments. White, male, suave, highly educated and pulling in a 6 figure salary? You're an expat with an alarming number of cute women after you... Enjoy the UK losers! An immigrant with an overinflated ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Nope, when you do the job I do and move in the circles I move in you are an expat. The Japanese, bless 'em, take an extremely vertical view of mankind, based on your country of origin's historical performance, your racial background, your educational qualifications and current job status and salary. Indonesian cleaner or Phillipina hostess? You're an untermenschen immigrant to be harassed by police and denied credit cards and nice apartments. White, male, suave, highly educated and pulling in a 6 figure salary? You're an expat with an alarming number of cute women after you... Enjoy the UK losers! "move in the circles"? "suave"? "6 figure salary"? "alarmingly cute women after you"? That sounds like a job for ... You're an Engrish teacher living in a rabbit hutch working with housewives and small kids. Get over yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I mean, I could go on ... Oh there's more. This stuff all looking familiar yet "Tokyo_Expat"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 You're an Engrish teacher living in a rabbit hutch working with housewives and small kids. Get over yourself. What a massive dose of ownage, not sure even Charisma Man can recover from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Claudius Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Nope, when you do the job I do and move in the circles I move in you are an expat. The Japanese, bless 'em, take an extremely vertical view of mankind, based on your country of origin's historical performance, your racial background, your educational qualifications and current job status and salary. Indonesian cleaner or Phillipina hostess? You're an untermenschen immigrant to be harassed by police and denied credit cards and nice apartments. White, male, suave, highly educated and pulling in a 6 figure salary? You're an expat with an alarming number of cute women after you... Enjoy the UK losers! you're a charmer aren't you. I spend a fair amount of time in Tokyo, 3 or 4 long trips every year on business; Tokyo is crawling with guys who've lost all sense of proportion in terms of their ego once they get lauded by some misguided Jingai groupies. It's a great place to visit but living there would drive me crazy (and has done so to a lot of the ex pats out there). The Japanese I work with and am friends with are by and large very polite and guarded; they're unlikely to let you know what a pompous **** you are, or indeed their real thoughts regarding "white, suave males" immigrants who have a hugely patronising attitude towards the locals ("bless 'em" ). I can well imagine why you left the UK, an attitude like yours would be ripped to bits within minutes back here; enjoy your time there but don't kid yourself you're anything better than any other immigrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athe Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I'm not sure it's anything to do with your status as to whether or not your an expat or an immigrant. I have always understood immigrant to mean: Someone who moves to a country with the intention of living there (including those moving to find a job) and expat to mean, Someone who goes to a country to perform a specific thing (eg job), for a specific period of time (ie a contract), and has no intention of settling there. Generally I would assume that an expat was maintaining a home in their native country, or at the very least had not moved all their belongings with them. A six figure salary - let's hope you're not counting that in yen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 A six figure salary - let's hope you're not counting that in yen. Typical Engrish teacher's salary is about 3 million yen a year. He's a multi-millionaire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Enjoy the UK losers! Remind me, how often does Tokyo have big earthquakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 "move in the circles"?"suave"? "6 figure salary"? "alarmingly cute women after you"? That sounds like a job for ... You're an Engrish teacher living in a rabbit hutch working with housewives and small kids. Get over yourself. Nope. It may come as a surprise to a Japan-failure like you, but there are plenty of other jobs and careers for westerners in Japan other than English teaching. Try again. As for Charisma man - sure, why not? Would you turn down top notch pussy offered on a plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 What a massive dose of ownage, not sure even Charisma Man can recover from that. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Blah,blah,blah ...Jingai ....blah,blah Ooh, edgy use of Yakuza style wordplay, well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 A six figure salary - let's hope you're not counting that in yen. US dollars - just got a 20,000USD summer bonus actually. Lubbly jubbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Remind me, how often does Tokyo have big earthquakes? Last big one was 1923...and your point is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Nope. It may come as a surprise to a Japan-failure like you, but there are plenty of other jobs and careers for westerners in Japan other than English teaching. Try again.As for Charisma man - sure, why not? Would you turn down top notch pussy offered on a plate? I know Japan serves top notch fish dishes, but didn't know they cooked cats! You learn something new every day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo_Expat Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 I know Japan serves top notch fish dishes, but didn't know they cooked cats! You learn something new every day... Interesting comedic angle: literal interpretations of euphamistic phrases. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anorthosite Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Last big one was 1923...and your point is? Just wondering how much tectonic stress you live on, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skinty Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Last big one was 1923...and your point is? I think that was his point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skinty Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I have to admit that even though I hate cities and I get nervous surrounded by loads of people I don't know, I would love to go to Japan. I'd love to check out all the sushi bars. The Japanese that I have met at conferences have always been very polite and they really seem to appreciate it when you try to be very polite and helpful back. Admirable qualities I think. Not that I actually know, just an impression I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Nope. It may come as a surprise to a Japan-failure like you, but there are plenty of other jobs and careers for westerners in Japan other than English teaching. Try again.As for Charisma man - sure, why not? Would you turn down top notch pussy offered on a plate? No there aren't. When I worked in Japan I was a tech consultant, but that was nearly ten years ago and I speak much better Japanese than you*. The expats have all gone now and the foreign tech companies have all but shut up shop in Akasaka and Roppongi so actually, no there aren't that many jobs and careers for westerners outside teaching. You are working as an English teacher though. You admitted it elsewhere on this board. Interesting comedic angle: literal interpretations of euphamistic phrases. Well done. Euphemistic. You're definitely not a teacher by training are you? I imagine you work for Berlitz? Shane? * That's just a guess, but unless you have Japanese proficiency public examination certificates (like me), it's probably a good guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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