Comments by "Jordan, inside-outsider in Japan" (@Jordan-inJapan) on "TAKASHii" channel.

@daysl33per I don’t have that particular video up on my channel yet (I need a few months to get that one done). But there is some content about Japanese schools. Anyway, good luck!
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@STOPSYPHER You can find English teaching work anywhere in Japan. More people in cities means more opportunities, of course. But also more other foreign teachers, so you don’t get the ‘exotic factor’ working for you like you do in a small town. Just do some research BEFORE you move in to gauge your options.
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daenackdranils5624 The language barrier is a big thing, I know. It took me quite a few years to be ‘functionally fluent’ in Japan. But from my experience, one’s attitude (towards the culture, learning the language, and just day-to-day interactions with people around us) is the largest factor determining whether we have a positive social experience, in Japan or any country.
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@zenwisdom4259 from what I’ve seen, most young women in the countryside can’t wait to leave and head for the big city. Probably not what you want to hear. 😆
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@aceent5145 First of all, thanks for checking out my channel. I’m glad you like the craft beer content. I’ll have to make more. 🍻 As for my job, I work as an ALT, directly hired by my city’s Board of Education. My main duties are teaching in elementary and junior high schools, but I also make videos and other online content for schools in my cities. The pay is not great, but it’s stable. I work from 8:30 to 4:15 on weekdays, and get 23 paid vacation days a year. (Check my ‘Japanese Schools during the Pandemic’ video to get a feel for what it’s like inside a public school here.) And your other question. So you want to live in Japan long-term and make a good salary teaching English? It’s not easy to do, but certainly possible. There are three ways that I know of: 1.Get a University job; 2.Start your own English conversation school; or 3. Upgrade your language skills, get a teaching license from a Japanese university and become a REAL teacher, probably at a high school. As for the third option, refer to the earlier advice from Gordon Graham. I know people who have succeeded at all three of these options. But I know many more who have given up and left the country, frustrated, or just decided to keep working at a low-responsibility job with a low salary. (Kind of like me. The salary part, anyway. 😅)
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@Mansplainer452 As far as I know, JET doesn’t hire ALTs more than once. (It MIGHT be possible to apply again for a CIR position, but it would be a long shot.). I’d say your best bet would be to apply to a dispatch company or English conversation school that recruits from overseas. The salary might not be the best, but they take care of your visa and accommodations etc. Then start looking for a direct-hire ALT job, which is basically JET without training wheels. It might take a couple of years, but in that time you can build up your Japanese language as well as teaching skills, and if your timing is good… doors may open. Good luck!!
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@Riri-bc6vx OK, I see
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@RonaldoSanchez-g1y A lot of English conversion schools are happy to have someone come in part time to pick up a few classes here and there. There’s also teaching privately, either individually or running small, casual classes from your home or local community center. Totally doable.
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@etherdog hey, long time no ‘see’! Thanks for the reply (and thanks for you continued support and advice regarding my own channel.) これからもよろしくお願いします。
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@xander_k_ ah. Yeah, I know what you mean. There definitely are a lot less ambiguous/awkward social situations here in Japan than back where I’m original from. (Canada.)
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@AffyisAffy yeah, I agree. Maybe I should I should interview some people in my area. 🤔
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@almaltiempobuenacara1783 well… I know your feeling (from personal experience) but for Japanese students, they seem to be equally shy about speaking in front of each other. Or even writing, like when they have a short composition assignment.
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@almaltiempobuenacara1783 I’m sorry to hear that. People are jerks sometimes. 😔
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I’d like to see (ask) that too.
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@maegalroammis6020 that’s true in a way, for ‘shokunin’, or skilled craftspeople at least. But my Japanese friends who work as teachers and office workers are always complaining about working too much and needing more family/personal time. I’m pretty sure they would love to have an extra day off a week.
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@maegalroammis6020 😆 Well, I’ve been here for the last 20 years, so the way people think/act here just seems normal now. (It doesn’t mean I agree with ALL Japanese social norms/expectations. But they make sense in this cultural context.)
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@katrineuche9183 ah! I was thinking you were in Japan too. 😆 Lagos! Deinitely a big city then.
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@katrineuche9183 wow, sounds like a tough place to live. Any good points??
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Agreed! 🍻
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Good idea!
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@jodettehattori4177 Nice choices! (Not Mie? No one ever says Mie. 😆)
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@marw9541 ah, I live in a small town. Not so much loud yelling…
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@specialk9999 I haven’t lived in a city in ages, but according to the impression I get when I occasionally hang out in Osaka or Nagoya, after-work drinking culture is a lot more subdued than it used to be. (Maybe because of the pandemic.?)
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Ah, good point.
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@Bunnybananabunny Thank you so much! 🍻
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That’s one of the only anime series that really gripped me. As you said, kind of hard to put into words. (I haven’t watched the newer stuff, btw. Seems totally different…is it worth getting into??)
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@Jack-iu1ne Exactly. And that ever-present darkness was also so appealing to me somehow.
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Just to clarify, I’m not suggesting that Japanese people don’t want to state their feelings or ideas directly to close/intimate friends. But AS such a friend, the expectation is that you pay close enough attention (or know them well enough) to figure it out BEFORE they need to tell you.
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@RussellCambell absolutely. 👍
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@heron6462 lol
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@yuu_miran No, only traveled there. It’s a beautiful place though, and the people seemed relatively friendly, I guess. I’ve heard it’s a pretty good place to live.
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