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The truth about teaching English in Japan

Japanese companies operate lean and mean. They like profits. You are the product. If you are white face then you are product. World is now all about white faces being products for brown people. Japan is brown people wanting white face products. Japan business men are nature of the bushido. Which mean they come first. English...

jcrabapple, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

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Ben Senseis' Million Dollar Christmas (imgur.com)

Any richard sensei or ben sensei fans in the house?

Am I cray cray for want to Teach in Japan?

Some background: I am a 28 year old professional working in finance with a good paying job in the US but honestly feeling burnt out of the constant rat race. I thought taking a break to teach for a year would help me reset but not sure if I should be throwing away my job for working for a mere fraction of my current salary. I...

liztai, 10 months ago to Malaysia

There's something very annoying about those travel/expat videos that announce to the world that #Malaysia is "cheap" and "affordable". I get that it's true for them, but it comes from a position of privilege - they often earn in US dollars, for one.
The reality for most #Malaysians is very different.
I don't really know why it annoys me though. :blobfoxgooglyconfused:

#Travel #TootSEA

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Mount Fuji may have erupted more frequently than once thought, a research team has announced, which could potentially impact disaster preparedness in eastern and central Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/30/national/science-health/mount-fuji-eruption-history-frequent/?utm_content=buffer9254a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #disasterpreparedness #mountfuji #volcanoes #mountains

bluecat, 10 months ago to random

It's a weird feeling when all your relatives are crazy excited that you will be "home" in less than 48 hours and you're not excited.

I keep feeling like that place I'm leaving is my home, not the place I'm heading to.

Are food prices going to be just so horrible there? I'm so used to cheap, good food now, haha.

You want to be a teacher in Japan? Ask question and get discussion! (kbin.social)

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Japan, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to JapanTeaching

Welcome to JapanTeaching because the Reddit /r/TeachinginJapan was toxic and not for good discussions. We will make a better life here in Japan and a better JapanTeaching to discuss questions and answers of teaching in Japan!

christianselig, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

I wrote a short goodbye post on Reddit as we enter the last hours of Apollo. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the support over the years, it’s truly been the journey and dream of a lifetime building this app and meeting so many people. 🥰💙 https://reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/14nb5qs/today_is_apollo_for_reddits_last_day_and_i_just/