Living and Teaching in Japan
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I'm an American living and teaching in Japan. Unlike many foreigners in Japan, I'm not a Japan-o-phile; meaning, I don't read Manga, I'm not crazy about Anime, I hate kanji, and I'm not a loser. I'm just a normal guy who happened to come to Japan to teach English. My blog simply relates some of my experiences, opinions, and thoughts on the matter, most of them humorous.
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Back in Japan, Again
Posted on 16/01/2013
The twelve days I spent at home over the holidays did me wonders. There’s really no place like home – my warm, insulated parent’s house complete with a fireplace and my...
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Homeward Bound
Posted on 22/12/2012
A taxi ride to the bus terminal at Yonago Station: 15 minutes. A night bus to Hamamatsu-cho Bus Terminal in Tokyo: 10 hours. A brief subway ride to Tokyo Station: 8 minutes. A ride along...
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A Small Giajin Victory
Posted on 15/12/2012
I am an outsider in Japan and normally I am treated as such. Everywhere I go strangers eye me suspiciously or titter at my otherness, sometimes treating me as an exciting novelty, sometimes...
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Word of the Day #22
Posted on 10/12/2012
Perhaps it’s just me, or perhaps it’s the language barrier, but Japanese people seem far too willing to discuss the quality of their bowel movements. On countless occasions my...
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Kindergarten Anecdote
Posted on 01/12/2012
I thought a few of my students were showing some imagination and initiative, but there is also a very real possibility they were yelling out “P-P-Penis” rather than...
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Japan Will Always Be "Weird Japan" To Me
Posted on 14/11/2012
In recent years Japan has been making considerable efforts to change its global image from “Weird Japan,” to “Cool Japan.” One part of the campaign is a TV program...
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Japan is OCD
Posted on 10/11/2012
In many respects, Japan is anal retentive, and not always in a good way one can appreciate. I’m as fastidious as the next guy, I like when things are orderly, but Japan takes it much...
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English Grammar in Dangerous Hands #6
Posted on 04/11/2012
Spiritual Beater Environmental disruption? New York? What's going on? Do the Japanese know something? Living on the Front You're god damn right! Front side for life! Colorado...
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Word of the Day #21
Posted on 31/10/2012
The other day in class the four adolescent girls I teach were talking about someone-or-other getting their first period. This is perhaps a sign that I’ve been a tad too lenient with...
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Tsuki Magazine Short
Posted on 21/10/2012
The Next Offensive Tom and Billy were playing video games together but not in the same room – they each sat in their own respective rooms approximately eight-thousand, four-hundred...
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