Comments by "" (@danielwhyatt3278) on "What's It Like Being A Foreign Worker In Japan | ASIAN BOSS" video.

@kaiushijima7060 Thank you very much Kai, these words are much appreciated. I'm 25 from the UK (can't speak proper Japanese yet) I would like to work in Japan someday (I know, many people say that but I still want to try if possible eventually sooner rather than later) perhaps in the entertainment media industry like games or animation as an artist or illustrator. Have you noticed this position for foreigners being quite different?
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Really agree with that. I don't know yet if I could make it for a whole year, as I've never sent a long time abroad before, but if so then, even if it was harder than it was fun or happy, it would still probably be worth it rather than having never tried at all.
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I couldn't agree more. We want to learn more about Japanese culture and be part of the good parts of it to enrich our own lives, but the Japanese in their working lives don't seem to want to do the same thing with other countries (unless in involves perhaps getting a new language). This is just holding everyone back in the long term. We want to live and work there NOW, but now for many still doesn't seem like the right time.
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It would be really wonderful, if they could get enough of them to be honest in front of the camera. If not then they could convince some to record their responses on audio instead!
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@sc81838 That is very disappointing to hear and very sad, but thanks for informing us of these situations anyway. I would want to 'honestly' talk about the events and outcome of World War 2 with a native Japanese person as well so we can compare our countries experiences and eventual impacts, but if this is the case then it would be a big shame.
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Yeah that is very weird!
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Here here
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It definitely seemed like there were 'a lot' more negatives than positives for these people working and living in Japan, which is a huge shame. Although it is a little weird that the vast majority of these people are either students or IT or computer interns!? There also weren't any more western (if you don't count Australia in that) in this video, as naturally a ethnically white person is probably going to have even more of a different experience in Japan than perhaps a neighbouring asian person. That could be better or even worse. Japan either way reeeeally does need to diversify more though, both in work and society if it want to not only survive, but thrive more in the true 21st century. Otherwise none of us are gonna have a good time of it over there if we choose to more to Japan.
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I'd never be able to do a job like that I think for a year, but studying or working for a year in a similar field to the one I want to going into in Japan would definitely be great, even though it could be harsh. Because like you said, I could get a lot out of it once I went back home or to another English speaking country.
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I had the same feel once. I now understand they're both very different from each-other, unless you are a little kid of course, in which case it is very close as it seems from all this videos online and real life that being a child in Japan is very close to the Anime portrait, as kids it seems are treated VERY WELL over there with great schools, interaction with each-other and freedom to go out on their own in the towns they live in. let alone school trips. Although, I guess we can see now why they very often 'don't' show un the character lives after school or college except on the very few occasions. Japan seems to split these two parts of their people's live off very sharply by comparison to how we honestly have it here in the West. It's such a huge shame because Japan really could allow the more school social mentality to continue into regular working and home life if they wanted to. If anything it would probably make things a loooot better for them, and us who want to live there.
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