kuri wrote:
> "John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> > Wow, you're a bitter person....
>
> Less than you. I do what I want in life.
> I didn't mean to hurt you. I couldn't guess you were dreaming of becoming a
> G.I. At your age...
>
I'm not sure what I said that's bitter. You on the other hand....
Besides, dreams should never die; otherwise what's the point of having
them?

>  > > >I've known many
> > > > people who have gone to Japan in their thirties/forties and found work
> > > > without much trouble,
> ...
> > Beats me. I've never asked what the stated age requirement is for their
> > job.
>
> You mean that how these persons actually found a job (not necessarily
> through ads) interests you less than the *age discrimination* you imagine by
> reading a few pages of newspaper.
> Certainly a lot of people have problems in the world, but Native eikaiwa
> actors  (of any age) feeling discriminated in Japan, that's a joke.
>
Why is it a joke? Eikaiwa is a pretty crappy job, but many people take
it very seriously despite it being a joke. Nobody should be
discrimianted against; that's just common sense.

> If the concern is about your own case, you wouldn't have problems to find
> teaching stints in Japan. But it's much more unlikely that you find a work
> opportunity that satisfies you. No only because you don't seem easy to
> content, but because at you age, you have different needs (of housing
> conditions, work schedule, work relations, career possibilities, health
> insurance..) than a young single childless person.
>
Believe it or not the reason I asked was simply for the reason stated.
I'm curious if it's technically legal. No hidden reasons for asking, no
agenda, no subterfuge. Just wanting to know.

John W.