should I really live in Japan or just visit ?

I am a proud american no doubt about that but I deffinetly would miss my own country and its language if I "move" to Japan instead of visiting, but if I live there I can finally have a waifu and all the Japanese games at a low price.

Why do I have to make choices ? ;__;

 

Visit - and if you are young and going to college/or going to college in the future, set yourself up to do a year long study abroad (or exchange if you have language skills). I did one of those when I was in college and it cured me of my nebulous desire to live in Japan (not that I didn't enjoy being there at the time, but I decided that daily life in Japan wasn't something I would want to do indefinitely).

 

I'd recommend visiting first. My first experience in Japan was as an exchange student in high school and this gave me a good idea of what living in Japan would be like so when I decided to move here, I wasn't going in blind.

If you've never been before, moving might be a bit overwhelming, especially if your knowledge about life in Japan mostly comes from pop culture.

 

Well... technically you only need a 4-year degree to get a job to get a visa. It's not that hard. Way easier than getting a visa in the good old US of A.

 

Touche'!

 

I suggest taking a few university courses on Japanese culture (film, society, language) and traveling/exchanging there before you decide anything big. I think it's a decision that spawns easy regrets if people go there under the assumption that the Japanese all think like white people, just funnier and crazier. It's a different society with values that are deeply different from Western values, and one needs to be prepared for it to minimize risk of regret.

 

Living in Japan is a fantasy for most, but once they are there, they realise it's a major leap. Be sure to visit first, can really go for anywhere really.

Probably knowing the language very well first will help a lot.

 

The trick is to leave while the memories are all good. Part of my problem was that I was getting older (in general) and demanding more out of the system. I'm sure I would/will have equal irks in the good old US of A, but bureaucracy is something that Japan is just horrible at. That and career-wise there are far less opportunities than basically anywhere else right now.

 

yeah, the worries that are starting to come up now are so vastly different to a year ago i just didn't see them coming.
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Yakumo?

 

Why would you want to move to Japan? I hope pop culture and video games are not the reason. I visited Japan and loved it but I would never consider moving there, except maybe for an exchange program.

 

For me, I was also a big fan of the culture (the people are a lot more respectful in general than Australia) and the history. The country also has this... Look that I like. And it's nice to live in a country that has four proper seasons, unlike Australia where everything looks the same, it just gets hotter or colder

 

I know a few. It happens.

 

That time is long gone my friend... Both for cheap games and the submissive waifu you're expecting.