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Generally Speaking => Power On => Topic started by: Tupin on September 26, 2007, 05:26:19 PM

Title: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Tupin on September 26, 2007, 05:26:19 PM
Most people seem like they want to go there because of anime,games,and their quirkiness. I would HATE to live there,though. The apartments are so small. Plus I don't speak Japanese. It would be good for a visit,if it weren't so expensive.:(
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: _Ichimaru_Gin_ on September 26, 2007, 05:28:08 PM
Never been there, might be nice to go for vacation or something, but I don't think I would want to live there.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: bluaki on September 26, 2007, 05:31:07 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on September 26, 2007, 05:26:19 PM
Most people seem like they want to go there because of anime,games,and their quirkiness. I would HATE to live there,though. The apartments are so small. Plus I don't speak Japanese. It would be good for a visit,if it weren't so expensive.:(
You just described Tokyo, not the entirety of Japan.
I want to live in Japan, but none of those listed reasons are ones for me... I actually like the intelligence and culture of most of Japan's population better than America's.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Judas on September 26, 2007, 05:33:29 PM
I spent a couple weeks in the Kyoto/Osaka area two summers ago. It's a very cool place. I went to Tokyo for a day, and didn't really like it... I don't mind cities, but Tokyo is just too much city. Kyoto was an amazing blend of city, art, history, and beauty... I loved it.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: ME86 on September 26, 2007, 05:36:00 PM
I'm in Super Potato right now.  8)


I wish....
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: TheKoopaBros. on September 26, 2007, 05:36:49 PM
My sister is currently in Japan right now. I'm jealous. ;_;

I definitely want to make a visit there for a few months sometime in my life. I'm a big fan of Japanese culture and I've taken two Japanese high school courses so it isn't as if I'm blind to the language (did that make sense? XD).
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Tupin on September 26, 2007, 05:39:02 PM
Quote from: ME86 on September 26, 2007, 05:36:00 PM
I'm in Super Potato right now.  8)


I wish....

Watching G4? D:
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: T-Virus on September 26, 2007, 05:45:29 PM
My sister went to japan a little while ago and she visited Studio Gibli, I'm jealous.

(Her husband is Japanese)
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Baka on September 26, 2007, 05:53:55 PM
I'm a big an of Japanese culture, so I would love to visit. I'm not an unreasonably obsessed Otaku, but I can't help that the country is directly related to many of my interests, and I agree with many (non-anime/gaming) aspects of their culture.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Commander Awesome on September 26, 2007, 05:59:51 PM
Yep.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: _GanonMetroid_ on September 26, 2007, 06:00:08 PM
My dad's gone several times on busniess trips. I have a shirt from Osaka (that doesn't fit anymore) and an Osaka Buffaloes baseball cap.

Also, I used to be neighbors and friends with a family from Japan, and our families still keep in touch.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Xygo on September 26, 2007, 06:41:20 PM
I used to live there  :)
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: phatyo on September 26, 2007, 06:43:43 PM
No i never did i want to really and buy panties :D
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Zelda_Master101 on September 26, 2007, 06:48:02 PM
No, but my uncle, aunt, and cousin live there.

I hope by "small apartments" you're talking about just tokyo, or one of the other major cities, because japan is actually grossly under-populated.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Zovistograt on September 26, 2007, 06:48:42 PM
no, and unless I learn some Japanese I doubt I will.  I'm under the probably-correct impression that if you don't speak Japanese there you're pretty much screwed.
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: Gwen Khan on September 26, 2007, 06:50:26 PM
Quote from: phatyo on September 26, 2007, 06:43:43 PM
No i never did i want to really and buy panties :D
what you get a case of "roji panty complex" from watching "Invasion of the Neptune Men"?
but on topic I would love to vist there but not live
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: TheKoopaBros. on September 26, 2007, 06:52:50 PM
Quote from: Zovistograt on September 26, 2007, 06:48:42 PM
no, and unless I learn some Japanese I doubt I will.  I'm under the probably-correct impression that if you don't speak Japanese there you're pretty much screwed.

I wouldn't neccesarily say that. My sister has told me that almost everyone knows some english, and enough to be able to talk to normally.

English is like an unofficial second language over there. :P

But it is true that you would be better off knowing Japanese. ;)
Title: Re: Has anyone actually been to Japan?
Post by: phatyo on September 26, 2007, 07:27:26 PM
Quote from: Zelda_Master101 on September 26, 2007, 06:48:02 PM
No, but my uncle, aunt, and cousin live there.

I hope by "small apartments" you're talking about just tokyo, or one of the other major cities, because japan is actually grossly under-populated.

Tokyo has enought people to ver papulate a country