mcalevey@gmail.com wrote:
> Marvel wrote:
> 
>>"TXZZ" <superoutland@aol.com> wrote in message
>>news:1151452608.214885.302870@d56g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>Marvel wrote:
>>>
>>>>Oh Yea, and nothing like the sound of mopeds speeding by in the night
>>>>clackety clacking on the drain tiles.
>>>>Someone is always awake outside.
>>>
>>>I found it very strange that no one here thought I was crazy enough to
>>>travel to japan/china with no money or connections.
>>>
>>>Anyway, I analyze the following mistakes:
>>>
>>>1.  Don't look for work in Tokyo; the people are cold, its the most
>>>expensive, confusing city, relies on subways, and jobs are hard to find
>>>because you get lost on the way looking for them.
>>>
>>
>>A friend of mine who speaks excellent Japanese and is native English with a
>>4 year IT degree and many thousands of dollars went to Tokyo trying to
>>secure gainful employment.
>>He came back with his tail between his legs a few months later. (A broken
>>man)
>>I tried to tell him before he went and he wouldnt listen.
>> If you want to catch fish don't go to the pond that is full of fishermen.
> 
> 
> I went to Osaka with nothing but high school and 5man.
> (Okay, I did have a 20yo girlfriend who put me up for a month, and 9
> months of prior ryuugaku experience)
> Found a job at a gas station by myself within 2 weeks and ended up
> staying for another 5 years (not at the same job, of course).
> 
> Attitude is the key.
> (And in my case a little good luck in meeting some very very nice
> people.)
> 

and a visa.