I`m sitting the staffroom of the Junior High School. I have just a few quick things to say.
1) I cannot believe the internet in Japan. It`s probably the most ridiculous thing about the whole country, nevermind the pervo-porn, raw squid snacks, etc. I talked to someone from Yahoo BB about getting internet in my apartment, and he told me I have to wait 4-6 weeks to find out if I`m eligible for the internet. WTF? Seriously? Like...what if, God forbid, I wait 6 weeks to be told that I`m ineligible, and have to seek another provider? Then I have to apply with them, wait another 4-6 weeks to find out from them, etc. For a single, white gaijin a long way from home, 3 months without free contact home seems a bit like torture.
2) I`m adapting much better now. I`m picking up like, 10 vocab words a day, and even some kanji. With any luck, a little determination, I might have passable japanese whenever I finish my JET contract. That`s something to be excited about, I think.
To be totally honest, it would make me feel like a badass. It`s gonna be really funny to be that guy who can decipher both arabic and japanese...let alone whatever languages I can accumulate later. It`s gonna be TIGHT, and that`s a fact. Sorry for the self-indulgence.
4-6 weeks? Honestly. I thought this was the land of giant fighting robots and instant access to information. What I`ve slowly been realizing, however, is that Japan is actually just the birthplace of bureaucracy. It`s funny how similar Japan can be like home.
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4 to 6 weeks?! Man, it's so strange to hear it, just because it's always easy to assume that anything involving technology just flows from Japan like water (including the internet). How strange.
"To be totally honest, it would make me feel like a badass."
Don't you mean, 'even more of a badass'?
My brother learned nearly fluent conversational Japanese in like, two months. You're going to freak out about how fast you'll learn it.
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