Little things about Western culture that annoy you.

[searron]

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Wow, thank you for that very detailed response! I think i'll save your post to my computer for later reflection. I suppose my final and last question would be about entry requirements. This former JET i spoke to said that they prefer it if you have a TEFL qualification, but you can still get in without one. He thinks he got past the interview because he had a good record in organising sports for kids. I don't have such (recent) experience on my CV, but i'm thinking of trying to get a two week placement in a local school after my summer exams next year, which should be adequate enough. So, what kind of entry requirements do you need for JET and perhaps other teaching English abroad programs?

You may as well PM me back, since this is waay of off-topic.

I may create a thread at a later date asking about teaching English abroad, there seems to be a few Escapists whom do it.

Thanks again!

At a minimum you need a Bachelors degree in any subject to get a Japanese work Visa, but the process can get a bit complicated, when changed my status from Specialist in Humanities to Instructor, and back again, They needed my actual diploma.

The General Process (This is long so I'm gonna stick it behind a spoiler tag)

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Although a long-term visa for work (Employment Visa) may be applied for directly at the Japanese Consulate with jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence, it is recommended that a Certificate of Eligibility ("COE") be obtained prior to applying at the Consulate/Embassy. Obtaining this Certificate will facilitate and expedite the process. Applications for Japanese Long-term visas submitted to the Japanese Consulate without the Certificate of Eligibility will most likely be forwarded to a Regional Immigration authority in Japan.

A Japanese corporate sponsor is required to prepare a COE application on behalf of the employee. Although a Long-term visa (Employment Visa) may be applied for directly at the Japanese Consulate with jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence, it is recommended that a Certificate of Eligibility be obtained prior to applying at the Consulate/Embassy. Obtaining this Certificate will facilitate and expedite the process. Applications for Japanese Long-term visas submitted to the Japanese Consulate without the Certificate of Eligibility will most likely be forwarded to a Regional Immigration authority in Japan.
Basic Requirements to Qualify

To qualify for Japanese Employment Authorization, the basic requirements for are as follows:

1. The applicant must have been employed at the main office, or branch office or other office abroad for at least 1 year immediately prior to the transfer to Japan while engaging in a job, which falls under the "Engineer" or "Specialists in Humanities/ International Services" categories.

2. The applicant should receive no less salary than a Japanese national would receive for comparable work
Japanese Corporate Documents Required for Work Permit

The sponsoring Japanese employer must present the following documents:

1. Corporate registration;
2. Profit and Loss statement;
3. Corporate brochure;
4. Documents showing the relationship between home country company and Japan; and
5. Application form.

 

[dave1004]

I don't understand. So...Because one half of the world is different from the other half...that's...bad?

That's all I understood. And yes, I read that massive wall of a post. There's a lot of shit that's stupid in eastern cultures too. I probably won't get into it, because I hate debates, and I'm stupid. So I tend to lose debates.

I'll comment on one thing in the article: Tea is F********ing disgusting. Drink coffee like a man. Or a woman, whatever.

 

[Nickolai77]

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Thanks for the info, i've saved it to my hard-drive.

 

[LilithSlave]

Eastern culture is better in regards to these little things than Western

I'm saying Eastern culture has some advantages where some parts of Western culture are lacking.

Just like Western culture has some advantages where some parts of Eastern culture is lacking.

Each culture has it's own strengths and weakness, at least in our current world they do. There's nothing crazy about stating that.

Tell that to Dead or Alive, Street Fighter, Soul Caliber, and every single Japanese hentai site on the internet.

No, I don't need to. Because this isn't a rebuttal. I didn't say such things don't exist.

I'm saying that there is a cultural tendency and people who don't like jRPGs and Eastern games have certainly noticed it. Exceptions does not change the fact of a cultural tendency. I could name all of the stuff by jfreedan [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDTjJTfJgwM] and claim that there's "no such thing as a jRPG and wRPG because of their similarities". And name off every case that wRPGs and jRPGs aren't different. But the fact is there are cultural differences that can be noted and exceptions to the rules don't prove that. And jRPG and wRPG are real genres.

 

[Dyp100]

Don't say West if you mean America, please.

Also, a lot of these things just seem like almost weeabo rantings, like the East has none of the same problems.

Guess what? Every country has problems, just you don't learn about these problems until you lived in the country for a while. It's a slow feeling that sneaks up on you.