On Feb 23, 12:49 pm, aki <akikosa...@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:
> My　ｎａｍｅ　ｉｓ　Aki．　I　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎｅｒｓ　ｗｈｏ　ｌｉｖｅ　ａｎｄ
> 　ｗｏｒｋ　ｉｎ　Jａｐａｎ．

Dear Aki,

Thank you very much for your research. I live and work in Japan, and I
would very much like to be your friend. Please feel free to contact me
directly for more in-depth research. Where are you from?

> At ｆｉｒｅｓｔ　I　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｏ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｙｏｕ．
> Interview！：
> １：　Why　ｄｉｄ　you ｄｉｃｉｄｅ　ｔｏ　ｍｏｖｅ　ｔｏ　Japan？

I decided to move to Japan because my company decided that it would be
much easier to employ me in Japan, than in gaikokuland, and since I
was more or less underemployed in gaikokuland I agreed with them.

> ２：　What　ｗａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｉｒｅｓｔ　ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　Japanese　ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｙｏｕ　ｆｉｒ
> ｓｔ　ｃｏｍｅ　ｔｏ　Japan？

My first impression of the Japanese language when I first came to
Japan was that it was remarkably similar to the Japanese language
before I came to Japan.

> ３：　What　ｗａｓ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　Japanese　ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ？

Which traditions please? Are you talking about bowing? Getting drunk
each time I begin a new venture? Using subtitles on Japanese TV when
the audio stream is in Japanese, especially when a gaijin is speaking
Japanese? or the reluctance of Japanese people to use condoms?

> ４：　What　ｗａｓ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ　ｔｏ　ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ　ｏｒ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｗ　ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ？

My reaction was that Japanese people are lazy, unimaginative and have
no understanding of hospitality, consumer sovereignty or the need to
keep customers satisfied, with the sole exception of certain niche
markets in the adult entertainment and education industries,
especially private eikaiwa.

> ５：　What　ｗａｓ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ａｓｐｅｃｔ　ｏｆ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｌｉｖｉｇ　ｉｎ　Japan?

I am amazed that Japan has four seasons. Who knew???!!! Japan is very
cold in winter. I'm very surprised that my house does not have
insulation, or design. It is much colder my house in Aichi, than in
Tohoku, or in Hokkaido. It is a mystery!

> ６：　What　ｄｏ　ｙｏｕ　ｍｉｓｓ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ？

I am very surprised that Japanese natto is not as delicious as natto
in my country.

When I am in Japan I miss the level of rationality that pervades
everyday life in my country, the number of whiskey distilleries, the
absence of competitive pricing, and in particular the lack of hot
Japanese chicks on gaikoku holidays.