akibun 0 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I was wondering? I think I would miss Japan and gfamily and everything very much if I lived in a foreign country (even thoug I might really love living in the foreign country). Can you tell me? Thanks aki Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Actually, yes I do at times. Especially around Christmas/New Year/family occasions. Try not to think about it too much, and go back about once a year. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Do I miss certain things about home?? Of course...but I guess I don't really miss home itself... The only time I have felt home-sick since being in japan was on Sep. 11 and the month that followed...too far away, too disconected, too helpless... otherwise, I enjoy being abroad... danz Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I usually miss it most just after coming back to Japan - like now. For the most part though, I have a great lifestyle here in Japan, so I'm real happy here. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 No. I'd miss living in Japan in the winter too if I were back in England. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 er, I consider Japan my home. Everything I have, own, etc is here. Last time I visited 'home' I missed Japan. [This message has been edited by miteyak (edited 05 September 2002).] Link to post Share on other sites
TeleSkier 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 What I generally miss about home are the people. Japan has so many things to offer that the USA doesn't at time: - Leave the car unlocked most of the time - Train to anywhere and it is on time - Cans of hot coffee everywhere - Friendly culture - Great skiing Just to name a few. So you add this and many more things and it is great living over here. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Yes I do quite a bit at times. Apart from my close family, I have good friends back home. I feel I have 2 homes - here in Japan and back at my (for want of a better word) "real" home. I have to go back at least once a year to get a home topup. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Sometimes. (Miss the football matches and the rest of the usual stuff.) Sometimes not. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 While I'm happy in Japan, there are still loads of things I miss about Britain. Aside from my family, it has nicer countryside than Japan (though no high mountains) and you are far more likely to meet people who are reasonably informed and interested about what is going on in the world. Other stuff that I miss includes the sense of humour, the readiness of women to show their intelligence, and the comparative ease with which you can go overseas. For boarding trips in Japan you could always substitute weekends in Amsterdam, Brussels, etc. Thanks to the Internet, certain things I used to miss (Sunday papers, specialized radio shows, bookshops) don't matter anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Hell yes. Miss home everyday. If it weren't for my wonderful girlfriend, nice paying job and great friend badmigraine I would be long gone. The unfortunate thing about coming from NZ is that everything you have here in Japan in terms of recreative activities you can have in NZ for a lot less and more ease. Still like miteyak, everything I own and have worked to build has been here and therefore Japan is my second home. S#$t gettign homesick just writing this! BTW, How long has everybody been in Japan? Me, I am coming on 6 years. [This message has been edited by mogski (edited 06 September 2002).] Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I miss the family, the weather (honest), friends, food, cows and sheep, rolling green hills, scenery, general things. But I like Japan too! Link to post Share on other sites
sachiko 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 It's really interesting. Especially cows and sheep?! Why this> Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 In Japan coming on 8 years, away from UK about 11 years. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 11 years in Japan - Home has been Osaka, Otsu, Kofu, Suwa, soon Matsuyama maybe. I'm not a real Japanophile or anything, but I don't enjoy that 'expat' culture much either (the Foreign Buyer's Club newsletters used to make me squirm, as did Kansai Time Out). Cows and sheep, we got 'em here in Nagano. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 According to a fried who once worked there, FBC's most top selling product is .... Diet Coke The second most popular .... Coke Sounds like Japan could do with a few more vending machines.... Link to post Share on other sites
gorilla 0 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I've just got back from home home, back to Japan home. I miss it a lot, yeah. All sorts of reasons. But I'm tired now. Time to sleep. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 yes sometimes, best not to think about it too hard. Link to post Share on other sites
mort 0 Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 For me it's the other way round. I am at home, but want the excitement and adventure of living overseas Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 I miss my family more as I get older but I have family here as well so it's not so bad. There are plenty of amazing NZ lifestyle things I miss but things are pretty good here most of the time-although some days I would rather be anywhere other than Japan as it's so monocultural that it can be overwhelming. I look forward to living somewhere more relaxed and multicultural one day. Link to post Share on other sites
gerrard 0 Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Very much so. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Japan, monocultural? Link to post Share on other sites
wcamel 0 Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Not there yet, but not going to miss home. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 yeah I find Japan to be not very diverse even though I live in Osaka where there's a lot of ethnic/cultural diversity compared to the boonies. Maybe monocultural is the wrong term but Japan isn't and never will be multicultural unlike where I'm from and have lived before. Just saying I miss that atmosphere and diversity. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Sensational 0 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Yes. Sniff. Link to post Share on other sites
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