Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Do Japanese people like Koreans?

Question:

What about Korean Culture?

Answer:

Some of them like it. Some others hate it. It depends on each person.

Are there any ways to get into Japan for culinary arts?

Question:

I'm attending the Art institute of Pittsburgh for culinary arts but I'm only going for my associates but its my last year already and I'm thinking about changing to my bachelors. I really love the program here and the chefs, the culinary program here is amazing. But my dream for a very long time now is to go to Japan and study their cuisine. I find it hard to believe that my school doesn't have a study abroad program for culinary arts in Japan yet they have one for every other country, it doesn't make sense to me. I found this one program called the "Jet Programme" but that's for teaching English in Japan. Also in their FAQs it says they advise people with student loans to not do this program. Which kinda opts me out considering the fact that going for my bachelors at this school will cost me about $100,000!! The money really scares me and even though this is what I really want, the fact that I can't find any study abroad programs for culinary arts in Japan is worrying me.

I don't want to have to pay even more money just to get into Japan =\. Also the fact that graduating with a bachelors degree and having $100,000 in debt while still doing the Jet Programme means I'll have to add on about another $45,000 maybe even 50-60,000 to attend another college in Japan. I guess I'm just really scared because of all this money that I'll have to pay back, but I mean that's a lot of money! lol. Also there's lots of bad rumors going around about my college, they were already sued for 11 billion dollars because they are stealing money from students and lying to them about their future and major. It worries me that I might get screwed over by my school, and something bad will happen. My chefs are highly encouraging me to go forward with this dream of mine, they tell me all the time when i talk about it, that they can see it in my eyes... lol. It is something that I want really bad, but are there any other ways to get into Japan for culinary arts? Is it really worth it for all this money? I understand that if I do go through with this I could get an amazing job from all of it, but what happens if it doesn't work out? I don't want to make a stupid decision and ruin my life, and I can't talk to any advisers here at my college about it, they'll just lie to me so they can take more money from me (they're all very rude anyways!). Any advice would be very helpful!

Answer:

If money is your main concern, Japan is probably the worst of all your possible choices of studying abroad. Getting there and living there is very expensive. And, considering the language barriers, your lack of experience and other factors, most likely not worth it.

You should first pay your debt and become and professional chef in your country, and save a lot of money, then you'll be on a better position to follow your dream.

I'm not sure where the context is from, it seems like word-to-word translation from Japanese sentenses... this hotel --> our hotel
(website of a Japanese hotel?)
ご旅行で当地にお越しの際には、どうぞ当ホテルをご利用ください。
天然温泉を備え、落ち着いた雰囲気を提供いたしております。
皆様のお越しをお待ち申し上げます。
(someone recommending a particular hotel)
お休みが取れて、こちらにいらっしゃる機会があったら、是非このホテルに
泊まってみてください。温泉が素晴らしく、ゆったりできると思います。
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When did the last hara kiri reported in japan?

Question:

If your going for 12 weeks just take all your clothes... you don't know what will happen
The trip cost will depend on the website
the school will be booked by the exchange student company your using
Is it a good idea?, hell yeah... most amount of fun you'll ever have

What the name of the obsticle that ony 3 people out of 2,000 ppl passed in japan?

Question:

Can someone tell me more about the African diaspora of Japan?

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Question:

In the near future I am looking to move to Japan with my wife who is Japanese - and I'm wondering whether Laboratory Technician roles (particularly in pathology) are commonly available (well as much as any job in Japan). I can speak the language, and I will be able to get a spousal visa.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Answer:

No job is easy to get in Japan. Even for a Japanese. You would also have to read write and speak Japanese at a native level...

Anyone live in japan please answer?

My relatives live there and I live in the U.S, and I'm sending them a postcard once a week-
I looked it up and was told that it's about 0.90-1.20 to send a postcard, but it also says like 0.20 cents or 0.44. I don't want to pay too much, but I'm also worried it won't go through if I don't have enough. Help!

Answer:

For both countries:

First-Class Mail® International Postcard
Maximum size 6" length x 4-¼" height $0.98

Source(s):
http://postcalc.usps.gov/ ..

Can someone please translate this? is in japanese? a comment on youtube..?

Question:

I already used Google Translate but it's still not totally clear:

質問の答えにはなっていませんよ？当然、英語のコメントが悪い・
この方々を好きでいるのが悪い・と批判している訳ではありません。
割合が明らかに異常なのです。
常識的にはハングルや日本語が基本になると思うのですが。
そして、韓流でネガティブな意見が殆どない動画は、基本こんな割合です。
何故でしょうか？疑問です。

what did he mean? he said "why are there so many comments in english? this video is from koreans singing in japanese?"(in japanese), like it's something bad, and I said "are we not allowed?" and he answered that..

Answer:

You don't need to mind it so much. The guy is just rumbling on Korean music, not your comment.

I'll tell you what it means if you want to know all the same.

Some problems living in Japan?

Question:

Aside from the small homes, crowded streets, cramped busses/subways, high expenses etc., any other major drawbacks of living in Japan?

Answer:

Problem: "Gaman" ---Kind of suffering in silence, not complaining. Just enduring.

Japanese stubbornness--All countries are like this, but they pick one negative quality and run with it, turning it in to a positive. In Japan the ideal is "Gaman--" gaman is originally a good thing--kind of a perserverance even when times are tough. Saving up money to send your kids to college, battling illness to overcome cancer, working hard to have the best basketball team in the league, etc. etc.
Yet gaman means to endure hardship. Like if there is a crooked politician, or corporations make monopolies and rip people off. If the government lies to you, you gaman. If your employer works you like a slave, or your boss is flirting with your wife=gaman. If you come from a home with domestic abuse=gaman.
Basically it means letting powerful people walk all over you. Like the military elite that started WW2, or the corporate chieftains of the 1990's and 2000's, who stay rich on government handouts while working people cannot pay just to send their kids to college.

Instead of addressing a problem, Japanese are quick to be fatalistic about it. Instead of thinking "Let's see how we can accomplish this?" " What can I do make this happen?" For them its more like "Oh well, guess I'd better dream smaller." "I'm mediocre. Gosh."
The fact that women don't have kids anymore is part of this. Women are tired of gaman-ing. They have to gaman at work for their bosses, and even though they work as many hours as their husband, they are expected to keep the house in order and the kids in line with almost no help from dad. Dad lives with mommy and grandma does all the stuff in the house, often complaining about the lazy daughter-in-law, who may be pulling in more money than her husband, but the mother-in-law harps on her because she is tired when she comes home from work.

So I think "gaman" is a lot like Sports, electronics, porn, and food in the USA; it is a way to keep the masses quiet so really crappy politicians (Like Mr. Kan) can stay in power and use tax money to buy Jameson single malt scotch and spend weekends in Rome with their mistresses, all the while encouraging everyone to "gaman."