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    Where are the TAG gaijin going to retire?

    Malaysia or Vietnam. Plan is to stay in Japan for another 10 years, then move out.
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    Why Gaijinpot Sucks

    ...and it still sucks!
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    Why Gaijinpot Sucks

    Website generally sucks... it is just English-teacher-slice-of-life articles and ultra lame crap all around.
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    Ask an older co-worker how his wife has changed.

    Better than a toilet, innit?
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    Ask an older co-worker how his wife has changed.

    Yes, Francois, it’s moi.
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    Ask an older co-worker how his wife has changed.

    I am Italian, my skin is pale, I have freckles pretty much everywhere. I don’t get tanned, I burn up in flames. My beard is ginger. My parents are Italians, so is everybody in my family. Please, unless you’re being ironic and I didn’t get it, what color am I?
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    The conversation between native English husband with a Japanese wife

    How can you marry somebody you can’t have have a talk to is beyond my comprehension. My wife can speak Chinese, Italian and English. I can only speak English and feel stupid sometimes. People like to dig their own grave.
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    Salary improvement plan, help a bro out.

    You need to know what you can do, are good at and write down a plan. Even teaching is ok if you have a long term plan and are actively working on it. Teaching as a way to slack off while dreaming of world domination will only kill your determination. So, first question: what do you want to do?
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    Raising a multilingual children in Japan

    Children pick languages fast and have excellent memories. Remember that the language of the mother will be the dominant one, so if I were you I would make sure to enroll my child in a Chinese class by the age of 2. As to the language you will decide to use with him/her (namely English), create...
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    Fusion kitchen recommendations

    Every Italian restaurant is basically serving fusion cuisine here. You don’t have the original ingredients and recipes have been bent to match the local taste. I might be biased though.
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    I Discovered Another Form Of Micro Aggression?

    That or you can always stun yourself with drugs.
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    I Discovered Another Form Of Micro Aggression?

    When I’m out running and have to stop at traffic lights, I usually go full Chinese and start coughing and hawking chunks of phlegm... I can’t simply help myself, I can be so disgusting...
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    Tokyo Tindering

    So, I had my two dates: first one with a Brazilian-Japanese and second with an Ukrainian. First was nice (she looks decent, a little on the chubby side, but takes care of herself and has a good personality), we went to an expat bar in Ebisu and had a good time. She was chatty and fun, music in...
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    Tokyo Tindering

    I have two Tinder dates coming up in the next days: an Ukranian and a Half Japanese/Half Brazilian... Will keep you posted, guys.
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    Tokyo Tindering

    Ok, sorry. Remove the thread if you want it please.
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    Tokyo Tindering

    Has any of you gentlemen (and gentlewomen) ever had any luck with Tinder? I see lots of mature women, and they all look lonely...
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    Is Japan moving towards open communism?

    Government will assert more control on trading and prices for sure, but this is a trend that will hit Europe soon I reckon.
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    Recognizing Japanese Who Are Passive-aggressive Or Racist

    I find Asians generally racist towards other Asians. Speaking of my Chinese life, Chinese look down on everybody and consider themselves as the Master Race. We westerners are pretty much hated (and being subjected to their envy). The northern you go in China, the worse racism gets. Japanese...
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    Japanese economy... Good or bad?

    You have to be wary of China: their increasing military assertiveness is a double edged blade of country looking to establish herself and a way to open new markets to leverage some of their internal debt. It can crash anytime or go by inertia for years... no one knows at the time. Only things I...
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    Japanese economy... Good or bad?

    Well, this is what I've been trying to understand with a previous post. My before-tax salary here will be pretty much the same of what I was making in China during my last year (but I was without benefits). I'm a schoolteacher and will be working in an International school, so I guess I will be...