[nofkayalk]

Originally posted by JSchmidt
I moved country once myself (for work) and spend the first year hating it, until I realised that either I put up with it or left.
Jakob What made you hate it so much Jakob?

[russianstallian]

Housewives and Japanese women...

Confound, in a number of earlier posts you have referred to Japanese women as stupid or "air-headed" or something along those lines. I think you are missing something. The submissiveness, lolita-like, perpetual sumimasen is not what it appears to be. It is a sophisticated cultural exchange in which some people can be better than others (brains help). People often make mistakes re. Japanese culture when looking for an "essence" whereas it is the "periphery" that counts for most. Watch "gift giving" if you want to see real stuff. Likewise, as an young acquaintance here lamented "the Japanese are clueless. They wear all these clothes and listen to music and have no idea as to its real meaning." He is assuming that the meaning he ascribes is the real one. Other cultures do work in different ways (fortunately). This doesn't mean they are all equally valid or "good", just that it takes a lot of examination of one's own assumptions to begin to understand 'em.

[freddystone]

"What made you hate it so much Jakob?"

Why, it was different!. .
I've seen in others since. They go to another country, notice that things are done 'differently', but instead of just accepting that things are 'different' they say it's 'wrong'.

When in Rome.....


Jakob

[Poll Pitt]

It is good that Japanese women who may not be in the workforce are able to enjoy kendo and compete against others with a similar profile.

I'll bet they are tough!

Richard

[Bxbhtjnr]

Question; If you really dislike Japan so much why are you still there?.
This is an honest question; I moved country once myself (for work) and spend the first year hating it, until I realised that either I put up with it or left.
Just because things are different, doesnt mean that they are wrong.

Jakob

[Scfdglkn]

Mr Haly

Forgive me if I am wrong but I dont think the stupid airheads Confound was referring to are the sophisticated cultural ladies you refer to. Its the bleached dippy keitai garu. First it was Ko-garu who made prostitutes look fashionable. Now we have O-garu a breed of unhygenic smelly girls that wear unwashed undies for weeks

Also I think she was saying that, Is there anything other that women can do other than be a housewife? There are no options. A few have succeeded well but most who do are usually unmarried. Its the norm here that once you get married you "should" stay at home and look after the family. The only employment you can get is an OL (office lady). There are quite a few teachers though.

Hence the rise in women that do not want to get married or are leaving it later and later.

Maybe Im wrong. Perhaps she dislikes all of em lol

I'd best let her answer

Hyaku

[Bbjhjxfy]

http://www.kendo.or.jp/japanese/news...in-youkou.html

Hi Confound,

according to the regulations (at the above link), competitors should be:-
1) registered as a AJKF member
2) married housewives
3) below Godan for the 1st-4th team member; no restrictions for the 5th (taijo?)
4) max. 2 for same occupation (eg. police officer, teacher

[didrexx]

hmmnnn....just because one is a housewife doesn't mean one isn't successful. My mom is a housewife and she is the best darned mother anyone can have.

I must admit that kogals are annoying but not every girl I've met in Japan was like that( this adding to the fact that I was staying next to kitakyushu women's college). Then again I stayed in Kyushu so maybe its not as crazy as tokyo.

mmmm....tonkatsu...I think I'll have that for din dins.

meng

[Vapepreab]

Confound- 46 posts to date and hardly a positive thing to say...

At least you're livening things up with your misery. Go and have some tonkatsu and take a chill pill. Japan has its problems, but it's not all that bad.