I've had enough.

Pissin' Poonani · Post by **Pissin' Poonani** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:52 pm

I like America. I don't like everything about it, obviously, but then I can say the same about my own country as well.

May I fornicate with your wimmins?

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:43 am

I broke down the things I dislike about the United States:

Religion: More specifically, the overwhelming belief that some form of space monkey cares about everyone and wants us to do things that go against rationality in his, her, or its name). Stem Cell research is taboo and people are DYING because a 2,000 year old book apparently has a beef with modern medicine.

I'm moving to a country that is populated almost entirely by atheists and agnostics. A place that, although it has an incredibly rich religious heritage, does not allow it to stand in the way of progress.

Guns: If you don't see that these things are incredibly dangerous, you're an idiot. I've heard that "guns don't kill people, people kill people." That's crap. People WITH GUNS kill people. It's a problem made worse by the fact that it takes very little effort to GET a gun and a LOT of effort to learn to use one. I'm sick of reading news stories about some guy shooting from his car at a gang member, missing, and taking out a family eating dinner in the house across the street. I'm sick of reading news stories about cops shooting a guy for reaching for his ID. I'm dreadfully sick of having AT LEAST a half-dozen murders appear in my morning paper.

Guns? What guns? There are almost NO guns in the country. You're not allowed to carry a KNIFE, let alone a GUN. Since there were somewhere in the area of 4 murders last year, people don't really feel they need them.

Manners: It seems that the US, by and large, has simply given up on common courtesy. Somebody egged my car a few days ago. Every day I see idiots carry on entire conversations IN DOORWAYS. I can't see a movie without some idiot's cell phone going off.

INTENSIVE studying will have to be done to make sure that my etiquette is up to snuff.

SUVs: For those outside of the US, you might not quite understand the concept. Picture a vehicle that can be up to 10 feet high. A vehicle that weighs over 5 tons. A vehicle that can get less than 5 miles per gallon of gas. A vehicle that is so large it obstructs other drivers fields of vision. A vehicle so massive that its front headlights shine DIRECTLY into the rear view mirror in the car in front of them. A vehicle that serves absolutely no purpose as they FLIP OVER AND EXPLODE if you turn them too hard ON STREETS let alone take them "off-road."

Like most other countries, SUVs are non-existant in my new home.

Shortage of time: If you're not working 45+ hours of work every week, there's no way you can afford to live. Simple as that. Any free time you have after 45 hours of work is immediately eaten up by taking care of any remaining chores.

30-35 hour work week. 4 weeks paid vacation. Health care, etc is all taken care of. There are actually holidays that involve nothing more than spending time with loved ones.

My new home is Fukuoka, in Southern Japan. It's near Hiroshima. I'll be tutoring English while trying to find a full-time job. My girlfriend is already there and has paved the way for my arrival. I have never been so excited about anything in my entire life.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:59 pm

Good luck dude

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:51 pm

Firstly, I wish you best of luck in trying to find a new home! Frankly, the main reason I'm not leaving my country is that I don't want to leave my family, friends and loved ones behind. How will your parents cope with the fact you'll be on the other side of the globe?

Professor Smooth wrote: I'm moving to a country that is populated almost entirely by atheists and agnostics. A place that, although it has an incredibly rich religious heritage, does not allow it to stand in the way of progress.

Did you know there are pretty many catholics in Japan? They had to hide and practice their religion in secret before WW2, as it was punished by death sometimes... and since all priests were exiled from the country, they performed the messes themselves. As with most things, Japanese are devout to their beliefs too.

Btw. Hungary always had a pretty good relationship with Japan, many Japanese come to live hear and (marginally) learn our language, while in Japan our jesuist monks are renowned teachers.

I'm sick of reading news stories about some guy shooting from his car at a gang member, missing, and taking out a family eating dinner in the house across the street. I'm sick of reading news stories about cops shooting a guy for reaching for his ID. I'm dreadfully sick of having AT LEAST a half-dozen murders appear in my morning paper.

I agree 100%. Propably the first thing that comes to my mind when I even think about moving to the US, is that it IS that bad as you see in the movies... Granted here we have Ukrain and Gypsy mobs, but at least those tend to massacre each other when no-one's looking.

Manners: It seems that the US, by and large, has simply given up on common courtesy. Somebody egged my car a few days ago. Every day I see idiots carry on entire conversations IN DOORWAYS. I can't see a movie without some idiot's cell phone going off.

Unfortunately, with the progress of the 'culture' the US calls "american way of life" this is more and more prominent in all countries. Japan is no exception sadly, have you ever seen a Takeshi movie? Granted, etiquette is very important in some circles, but the new generation loves to take up the american style.

A vehicle that serves absolutely no purpose as they FLIP OVER AND EXPLODE if you turn them too hard ON STREETS let alone take them "off-road."

As a Simpsons episode shoved us in a quite funny way...

While SUVs don't exist in Hungary, rich idiots try to show off here by buying Hummers, a year ago I saw about 1 or 2 in Budapest, now you see 10 every day... it's become a fad.

30-35 hour work week. 4 weeks paid vacation. Health care, etc is all taken care of. There are actually holidays that involve nothing more than spending time with loved ones.

-Whoa, then you got lucky. Japanese are workaholics. I know a half-hungarian guy in Tokio, he usually works 10 hours a day, sometimes more... granted, they give payment that dwarves ours in comparison, but for many Japs work is the most important thing in life.

My new home is Fukuoka, in Southern Japan. It's near Hiroshima. I'll be tutoring English while trying to find a full-time job. My girlfriend is already there and has paved the way for my arrival. I have never been so excited about anything in my entire life.

Best of luck! I take you already speak perfect Japanese?

Oh and I let you in a little secret... in Tokio there are tons of Toy shops, even ones that sell ONLY Transformers (one has a window that's made to look like a huge Decepticon symbol). Those extremely rare Dino-casettes that go for 200-300$ even MIB? They cost 35-40$ there MISB...

Post by **Best First** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:34 am

good luck chief

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:39 am

Good luck - that's you and anglo over there now. Maybe you should hook up

Post by **Kaylee** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:18 am

Good for you mate, looking at teaching english as a foreign language myself. Best of luck. がんばって！

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:40 am

Professor Smooth wrote:I'm moving to a country that is populated almost entirely by atheists and agnostics. A place that, although it has an incredibly rich religious heritage, does not allow it to stand in the way of progress.

Hmm.. you're not moving to Sweden are you?

30-35 hour work week. 4 weeks paid vacation. Health care, etc is all taken care of. There are actually holidays that involve nothing more than spending time with loved ones.

Sweden!

Guns? What guns? There are almost NO guns in the country. You're not allowed to carry a KNIFE, let alone a GUN. Since there were somewhere in the area of 4 murders last year, people don't really feel they need them.

Sweden??

No... wait... even tho we have laws against guns... we still die in DROVES.. crap.

My new home is Fukuoka, in Southern Japan. It's near Hiroshima.

Loli-quality sentaiiii!!

Parp. I seriously wanted your arse in sweden... But your choice may well have been the best possible for you.

Errm, I was of the view that it was not entirely easy to move to Japan..? Seeing as there's very little space for them, and they don't take much refugees or immigrants and such..

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:44 am

Good luck Smooth! I hope things all go, um, smoothly, for you!

Predabot wrote:Parp. I seriously wanted your arse in sweden...

Probably the main reason he's not moved there...

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:15 pm

good luck!

Must be very exciting to move to another country