Foot 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 No I'd like to be though. Link to post Share on other sites
ponch 0 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 In Japan? No, not me, still in the US Link to post Share on other sites
musclehead 0 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 In one of the best cities ever.... yes, you guessed it - NAGOYA!! Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I'm in Tokushima. I was in Kochi for many years, which is a great city despite being TOO FAR from the snow. Tokushima however is kind of lame. I'll probably move in a year or so and I'd like to be closer to snow country. Is Nagoya as bleak as the image that I have? If it is, then I can cross it off my list. (Nagano would be perfect or course.) Link to post Share on other sites
musclehead 0 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Nagoya bleak? How could you even think that?! Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 OK, Here's my short list of cities or prefectures I'd like to move when I get out of Tokushima: Nagano Kobe Gifu Kochi My wife says that people are pretty lame in Toyama, Niigata and most of Tohoku so those areas are off the list pending further evidence. And Sapporo's too cold for her though I'm working on that one. Kobe is a little far from snow country but I really like the city and Hachikita ski-jo in Northern Hyogo would tide me over in between better ski trips. Kochi is REALLY far from snow country but it's a distinctly amazing city and prefecture with great surf, kick-ass summers, and my friends and wife's family are there. What do you think of the list? Now I just have to find a job to support the lavish lifestyle that we've grown accustomed to . Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 "My wife says that people are pretty lame in Toyama, Niigata and most of Tohoku so those areas are off the list pending further evidence. " Not trying to be provocative, but what does she mean by that? Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I've heard that people in Tohoku and areas along the Japan Sea are notoriously conservative and not very friendly. It seems to me that different areas of Japan have quite different local cultures and that appears to be a common stereotype held by people in more southern locations. Actually, I spend most of my time trying to break down stereotypes but I thought I'd dispense with PC. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I'd agree with the conservative bit, but there are still some pretty wild and wacky looking people around here. I'm not sure about the unfriendly part. I find people here to be very friendly, but I have no experience of the south, so no reference. Soubriquette tells me that Tohoku people have a reputation for being quiet and calm. She describes southern people (especially Osaka) as having Latin temperaments. I'm sure there are regional differences. It might be worth checking them out before making a final decision. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Here in Hiroshima people say the same about Osaka, so not sure that that applies to all of southern/western Japan or not... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by grungy-gonads: In Tokyo right now - hope to get the 'ell outa ere as soon as possible. GG, posted on Dec 3 2001!!! And your location still shows??? Link to post Share on other sites
whisper-of-a-thrill 0 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I live in Chiba. Link to post Share on other sites
secretskier 0 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yokohama. And I have some blue lights outside my house. Link to post Share on other sites
I'm from Birmingham 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I live in Tokyo at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Woo hoo, a fully paid up Brummie. "Oim from Birmin-gum". That makes two of us from the Midlands. Link to post Share on other sites
Zod 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Tokyo as well. Link to post Share on other sites
wakayamaman 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Incredibly, Wakayama. Link to post Share on other sites
Zaoman 0 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Moving away from Zao soon - maybe before the season... but will still be quite near. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Where are you off to, Zaoman? Link to post Share on other sites
world.asia.japan.tokyo 0 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Tokyo! Link to post Share on other sites
MedallionMan 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Live, work and dance in Tokyo Link to post Share on other sites
South African 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I'm from South Africa but living in Tokyo for the last 3 years. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 east Nagano Link to post Share on other sites
fattyacid 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I'm in southern Iwate. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Very nice. Welcome, you've come at a very nice time. I'm in northern Yamagata. Link to post Share on other sites
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