ext_108632 ([identity profile] chochajin.livejournal.com) wrote on December 5th, 2012 at 04:38 am
Yes, I teach English, but it's something I REALLY enjoy, so why should I look for something else?

It's funny that only Americans who have lived or still live in Japan seem to be offended by my comment about foreigners in Germany. I do realize that I'm a foreigner in Japan right now. One among just a few.
In Germany it's the opposite. There are more people around you who are foreign than German people. I had it often that I was sitting in a city bus surrounded by people speaking anything but German. Just a very weird feeling.
And because of our past it's very easy nowadays for foreigners to come to Germany and live there.
It's not too difficult to obtain German citizenship. Ever tried that in Japan?

I like my job in Japan and it's comfortable, too, of course.
There's no similar job in Germany to what I'm doing now and because of my qualifications and strict regulations in Germany there's just no job I would be able doing that I think I could enjoy. Of course I could be wrong.

I think it will already be very difficult RIGHT NOW. I'm over 30 already anyways.
But I understand that it gets more difficult the longer I stay here in Japan.
On the other hand I haven't decided if I want to return to Germany or try another country instead.
 
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