Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!news.yamada.gr.jp!news.jstar.ne.jp!nd-tk001.ocn.ad.jp!cobalt01.janis.or.jp!not-for-mail From: "Ed" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: I've finally figured this puppy out Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 20:21:53 +0900 Organization: JANIS Net Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 172.21.26.81 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: cobalt01.janis.or.jp 1069500181 22905 172.21.26.81 (22 Nov 2003 11:23:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@cobalt01.janis.or.jp NNTP-Posting-Date: 22 Nov 2003 11:23:01 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-Forwarded: by - (DeleGate/5.9.3) Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:8045 "Raj Feridun" wrote in message news:ucgurv0bdia321lbvmn9nga6mlb3f78prd@4ax.com... > On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 14:00:48 +0900, "Ryan Ginstrom" > I made that comment because > I was bewildered to read that some of the haters in this thread WERE > in the same mixed marriage boat. I don't think it gives me any special > insight at all. Like I said I just take folks as individuals and try > not to stereotype. It's a simple way that's served me well so far. Like Michael said, there is a glass of water we are given when we first arrive in Japan. After awhile, that glass of water consists of nothing more than a few drops of rancid backwash. By that time, getting out of Japan is not really an option. I'm stuck here until my children are old enough to understand that daddy hates this place and he isn't leaving because he doesn't love them. I can't leave because I have children in a mixed marriage and they will probably do better for themselves in this country than in my home country. When they're old enough, I'm outta here.