On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 21:30:34 +0900, "John Yamamoto-Wilson"
<johndeletethis@rarebooksinjapan.com> brought down from the Mount
tablets inscribed:

>Eric Takabayashi:
>
>>>>today I picked up my Permanent Resident Visa
>>>> stamp.
>
>Ryan Ginstrom:
>
>>> Congrats Eric.
>
>Eric Takabayashi:
>
>> Thanks. Now I can look for a house loan.
>
>I haven't applied for permanent residence yet (will be applying for it soon,
>now I've got tenure at work), so I'm on the three-year spouse thingy. But I
>got a loan on a house nearly four years ago.

You guys must lead blessed existences. Ten years ago I couldn't even
get a loan on a motorcycle.

The guys at the company I worked for at the time said if you had been
with the company for 3 years, a home loan from Gunma Bank was just a
matter of going through the formality of filling out the paperwork.

I told them I didn't want to hear that shit, because after 4 years
with the company, Gunma Bank wouldn't even spot me 200,000 on a bike
loan. Why not? Gaigin on a spouse visa.

The most astounding thing about the experience was when the guy from
Gunma Bank called me up to tell me I couldn't have the loan. As soon
as he finished telling me, he reminded me that my company would soon
be giving out summer bonuses and asked me to please deposit mine into
Gunma Bank. The bastard didn't even take a breath or pause between the
two statements. Good thing it was over the phone, elsewise I would
have been tempted to knock the shit out of him.





--

Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College