I've heard the Japanese are more racist than the Chinese. They're just not so upfront about it.

But most of the japanese I've met/taught have been great.

Go for it.

But aren't your wages way higher too? Plus you can eat authentic suhi and sashimi everyday ^^ And if you are lucky enough, you might meet some AV stars in person, at the streets of shibuya XD

Also it should be mentioned that westerners celebrity status is much much lower in Japan. Unless of course you are allready a music, movie, or sports star. I lived in Japan for about 6 months and really enjoyed it. It is very expensive to live there and I hear the English schools are very demanding and well as tougher to get these days. It was also my experience that not many could speak English and the girls are not that impressed by your white face, you better bring much more to the table than that. It would be almost impossible to duplicate your catch of a young up and coming TV personality in Japan as you did in China but the chase could be part of the adventure, I encourage you to go give it a look!

We're rooting for ya boobsy

There are certain pressures of living in Japan. It's not as laid back as in China.

That guy bragging about his 176cm gf and a 6000 kuai a month salary probably wouldn't like it there.

Average teacher salary is 300,000yen a month. That's 22,300RMB.

You can find an okay apartment for about 50,000yen a month in most cities (not Tokyo)- that's 3,500RMB, about the same as living here- so that leaves you with a fair bit. But the cost of everything else is the same as or even higher than the U.S./U.K.

The food is great, yes. Places like Hatsune may impress those who are comparing it to sushi places in The States etc. but there's nothing like real Japanese sushi. Okonomiyaki (pancake) is something else that is truly amazing and nothing you could try/have ever tried outside Japan is even close.

Whoever said the celebrity factor in Japan is a lot less it right. In smaller cities they'll still point and say "gaijin" ("laowai") but unless you're six feet or taller and blonde-haired/blue-eyed that's not going you get you anywhere.

If you leave a company there'll be another "gaijin" to replace you the next day. Foreigners are a dime a dozen.

If you're there to make money it's a good place I suppose, as long as you don't mind not having a social life.

A night out drinking/clubbing will set you back 50,000-100,000yen easily, especially in places like Roppongi (party district of Tokyo). Yeah, a third of your monthly salary!

A night out at a "karaoke" bar (KTV) could set you back the same, especially if it's a "hostess bar," where the girls sit with you, pour your drinks, laugh at anything you say, and let you feel them up a bit (Robert, you'd love it!).

In short, it's easy to make good money in Japan but just as easy to spend it quickly and have nothing to show for it.

Also, Japanese people can be quite nuts.

They worship murderers (a Japanese cannibal who ate a French student got his own talk show!), cultists (the cult that gassed the Tokyo subway is very popular and even spawned some pop star-esque celebrities) and like to feel women up on the train (ummm.... remedy??). Also, when I was there, child porn was legal. Legal.

What's more, they work themselves to death working for a single company their whole lives or just give up, snap and kill someone, or jump in front of a train.

This is a generalisation, but.......... true on many levels.

I was once on a subway and the train stopped because the train ahead of us had run over a jumper. I was shocked but everyone else on the train got pissed because they were now late.

Oh, if they're not crazy workers or jumpers, they're usually slacker-idiots. They fail/drop out of school, think that life is all about having the right accessories and in some cases end up looking like this:

when you and the japanese whore book a room, she will use a basin, put some hot water in it, i don't know what it's used for. Not all prostitute are controled by yakuza, they only paying the protection fee

damn, you nongming westerner.THe chinese prostitue is richer than you

i don't know what's the hell of CBD, i am not beijinger,
you can go to tokyo, i think what the other guys means, is tokyo is not better choice than staying in china.

developed city, are much similar, so if you are trying to absorb japan culture, go to small city, there you can live a japanese traditinal life

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how is qingdao for surfing??