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Mon, Jul 01 2024, 10:29 pm
thats cool? what brought you there? why did you leave? did you live there alone? what food did you eat?
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AlwaysHoping
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Mon, Jul 01 2024, 10:31 pm
Did you pick up any Japanese?
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amf
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Mon, Jul 01 2024, 10:31 pm
Is the culture really as cold and impersonal as it's made out to be?
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BusyBoys
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Mon, Jul 01 2024, 10:35 pm
Are they respectful of other religions / cultures?
How are the houses there?
How many Jews did u meet up with there?
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amother
Cerise
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Mon, Jul 01 2024, 10:42 pm
Are there any kosher spots there?
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amother
Freesia
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Mon, Jul 01 2024, 11:47 pm
So cool!
Are the Japanese clean or dirty people ? Like food/ house/ public places
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amother
Aster
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:19 am
Did you have any halachic dateline issues and how did you deal with it?
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amother
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 7:34 am
Where you close to the Chabad house?
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Miranda Wright
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 7:37 am
What do the Japanese know about Jews?
Do you have kids? Where do they go to school?
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amother
Ballota
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 7:37 am
amother Freesia wrote: | So cool!
Are the Japanese clean or dirty people ? Like food/ house/ public places |
They are known to be obsessed with cleanliness!
There are no public bins because people have their own private one in their bag. They bring their rubbish home with them!
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amother
Cornsilk
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 7:40 am
Did you experience any racism as a foreigner?
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amother
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 7:49 am
Was your house/apartment nice?
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Aurora
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 9:00 am
Is there anything you try to keep in the way you do things today?
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amother
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 9:21 am
amother Maroon wrote: | thats cool? what brought you there? why did you leave? did you live there alone? what food did you eat? |
I went for a paid work internship. I left because the internship was for a set time period, when it ended I left. I lived in housing provided by my internship and it was built for Americans so it was American style not Japanese style housing, it was very spacious and comfortable.
So I actually had people help me kasher the apartment I was staying in and bought/cooked/ate my own food when I was there. I tried to bring food with me wherever I went since I didn’t really see readily available kosher food there. I was on the path/in the process of becoming frum when I was there.
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amother
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 9:24 am
I tried online Japanese classes before I went and while I was there, it was hard. I think the online program taught me to say “the girl is running.” Didn’t amount to much help.
The biggest practical sentence I learned and practiced was “it’s my birthday today” and when it was my birthday I just walked around repeating that all day lol.
Most of the time I just said hi and thanks, and hi is different morning afternoon and evening so that was enough for me.
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amother
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 9:26 am
[quote="amf"]Is the culture really as cold and impersonal as it's made out to be?[
I found the people there very polite and tried to be gracious. I didn’t get close to any people there, so I wouldn’t know. I think there’s a big cultural divide to getting close. I was cordial and friendly with my Japanese coworkers but our conversation topics were limited.
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amother
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Tue, Jul 02 2024, 9:32 am
BusyBoys wrote: | Are they respectful of other religions / cultures?
How are the houses there?
How many Jews did u meet up with there? |
I think in Tokyo they were slowly becoming more aware of Orthodox Jews thanks to the presence of Chabad.
I met yidden at Chabad in Tokyo and another Chabad city I forgot the name. I don’t know how many, most were transient like me meaning were on vacation, there for short study or work periods, etc. I also met some who lived there more permanently as well, not so many.
I didn’t go into too many houses, the ones I did they seemed nice. Most houses have one room with a tatami mat floor instead of regular floor.
The kids slept on futon mats that they rolled up in the morning making a full room available when someone’s not sleeping.
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