Comments by "Jordan, inside-outsider in Japan" (@Jordan-inJapan) on "Watch this before having kids in Japan!" video.

  1. Sage advice, my friend. I have raised two kids here (they’re teenagers now), and can vouch that Dogen speaks truth. I would just add one point: prepare yourself for PTA duty. “It won’t happen to a foreigner like me”, you might think. As I thought. Until I was selected (by lottery) to be head of PTA for my daughter’s school. The…horror… 😓
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  2.  @paperwingedowl  I know, right!? 😂 It’s like this: Each household with a fifth grader in the school district has to meet and determine who the reps are for the various PTA roles. We usually decide by “amida-kuji” (traditional Japanese lottery for deciding roles). And… I won the big prize. Yay. Not exactly HARD work… But I had to attend a lot of (mostly) pointless meetings and make speeches at various school and community events. All in Japanese of course! 😅
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  3.  @aw2031zap  Thanks!! (Agreed… 😆 🍻 )
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