Has anyone here been to Japan before ? Or any asian country ?

[Multiply]

I've been in KSA (my hometown), U.A.E (Dubai), and Malaysia.

Since you're rich how about you slide me some money

 

[Bronze]

Since you're rich how about you slide me some money

I come from Middle Class family.

 

[Mypower]

Japan overall has been great; inside the Tokyo area, I've never really had a bad experience with the people... most have actually been quite friendly and approachable. The same is true for most places in Japan but very rarely, you might come across a light incident of "racism". I say this like I do because really, I've only ever been coined as gaijin like 2-3 times throughout the years and that doesn't hold much brevity as an insult.

It's hard to sum up the atmosphere because it comes in so many different forms... inner cities in the Tohoku region like Minato are bustling and very active. It's very... stimulating and at night time, it's beautiful and almost awe-inspiring. Step up north to Hokkaido and going to somewhere like Sapporo, and it's more calm and somehow more homely. There are lots of great natural spots planted throughout Japan too if you want to unwind/go somewhere quieter like Otaru.

Go down south to Okinawa and you'll find a comparatively warmer Japan that's quite different from the northern end... some of the beaches in summer are fantastic too (and I'm not even much of a beachy person).

There's very little I don't like but a couple of niggles I have; I don't like the subway in Tokyo, it can be a nightmare so I try to avoid it if I can. Being squashed against a door isn't much fun. Some public toilets, especially outside of the main cities are lacking in toilet paper. Whilst this isn't much of a problem for me personally, it can put you in a ditch if you do get caught short. TO counter this, there are some people dotted around areas handing out free towelettes. A lot of people just opt to carry a few sheets anyway. And in built up areas, there are a quite a

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I'd be here all day if I had to list things I liked but I suppose I could give a random list of things that put a smile on my face.


SK

I had no quibbles with Seoul... I enjoyed it and there was plenty to do and see. The city itself was appealing too and maybe less "utilitarian" than some Japanese cities. The people were friendly in my experience and although a lot of the food wasn't for me, it was fun. Much the same for Busan except it was more... boring.

Wow,thank you ! Japan seems to be very interesting it doesn't sound as bad as I though it be. I though most japanese people hated foreigners but from what I read I guess it's really not common Lol thank you so much I wish I can give rep to you again but I have to spread it around first. Again thank you so much

 

[Chie]

Mosul, Iraq and Amman, Jordan though that's not what you're looking for. Lol

 

[Multiply]

I come from Middle Class family.

Aw, I thought you were part of that Dubai culture. That shit seems like an insane lifestyle.

 

[BlacLord™]

Aw, I thought you were part of that Dubai culture. That shit seems like an insane lifestyle.

Dubai is amazing.

I might even buy an apartment there in a few years time, when I'm more settled.

 

[Bronze]

Aw, I thought you were part of that Dubai culture. That shit seems like an insane lifestyle.

It's only an insane lifestyle if you're a member of the Royal Family, or someone who has relations to them.

Dubai is amazing.

I might even buy an apartment there in a few years time, when I'm more settled.

Depends on what you're doing there. It can be very expensive. We spent more than 1,000 for two days, which was only for the hotel rooms, and extra on restaurants and all that.

 

[Multiply]

Dubai is amazing.

I might even buy an apartment there in a few years time, when I'm more settled.

Go to some wild parties for me :NO:

 

[BlacLord™]

It's only an insane lifestyle if you're a member of the Royal Family, or someone who has relations to them.



Depends on what you're doing there. It can be very expensive. We spent more than 1,000 for two days, which was only for the hotel rooms, and extra on restaurants and all that.

A 1000 what? 1000 dirhams isn't that much.

 

[Bronze]

A 1000 what? 1000 dirhams isn't that much.

1000 dirhams is equivalent to £178. And that is only for two days.

 

[BlacLord™]

1000 dirhams is equivalent to £178. And that is only for two days.

Yeah, I know. I've spent more than that staying in only London though.

I ended up spending near to 2000 dirhams for one night there.

 

[Bronze]

Yeah, I know. I've spent more than that staying in only London though.

I ended up spending near to 2000 dirhams for one night there.

Then you must have saved a lot of money previously.

 

[BlacLord™]

Go to some wild parties for me :NO:

Haha. :')

Then you must have saved a lot of money previously.

Not really... then again I suppose everybody has their own individual perception of what is a lot. :klaus:

 

[Decimo Blaze]

no but my sister has she was in Tokyo and i couldn't go with her but at least she bought me stuff

 

[Conspirator.]

I've been to Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

 

[D R E X]

[currently in] Malaysia,

Singapore [Hometown]

Been to : Japan, China, Brunei, India, Qatar, Seoul,

Bali, Nepal, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Taiwan & Philippines
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[Luciform]

Never been to Japan. i've ever been to malaysia and singapore. and i live in Indonesia so yeah..

 

[Aim64C]

Has anybody been to Japan, Thailand or South Korea I would like to know how your experience was there

South Korea, around Jinhae/Chinhae (it's now renamed to something else - merged with a nearby town, or something).

Personally - I really liked Korea. The terrain is very similar to what I grew up in (the Ozark region of Missouri) - though the weather is a little more humid. There are a lot of good hiking trails and there's a Buddhist temple that survived the war that is worth taking a trip to. When we were there, we got to take a tour of the DMZ and we got to go in the room the U.N. set up for North and South Korea to meet for talks - got to hear some stories about things that didn't happen.

The people are pretty nice. The area we were in is south-west of Pusan, so it's quite a bit quieter than regions like Seoul or other places frequented more by westerners. I kind of feel a bond with the Korean people to this day - I'd be willing to lose some blood, bone, and life for them if it's ever asked for.

I've been -through- Japan. The trees and grass outside of Narita International look pretty nice. The local food in the airport was okay (though I wouldn't know if it was good or not by Japanese standards - they went through the effort of making it look pretty, though). I knew some people who were stationed out of Yokosuka - but it is my experience that locals (both foreign and domestic) immediately surrounding a military installation tend to be somewhat disapproving of the military (or the western people associated with said military). Particularly when you have marines running people over while looking for souvenirs, or something. Can't take those guys anywhere.

 

[Aim64C]

Dubai is amazing.

I might even buy an apartment there in a few years time, when I'm more settled.

If you've got the money for that...

Our per diem rate there was absolutely off the chart and exceeded my base pay as an E-5.

It didn't quite cost that much to live there - but it wasn't really all that cheap, either. The jobs that were available there didn't look all that appealing, either. If you aren't there on some contract from a company servicing something the Emiraties bought, you were something like a store manager (at best) or dock worker/some other variety of serf (those poor bastards...)

And they are treated like serfs. When we went to see a movie - our group of vile American soldiers/sailors were the only ones carrying their own trash out of the theater and throwing it away. Perhaps that is "job security" and "what they are paid for" - but talk about a culture difference. I imagine it is better than where they came from, but still - just little things that strike us Americans the wrong way.

Well - there were the delivery drivers. They made some pretty good tips off of us. Texas (because we can't say Church's) Chicken kept us alive on watch.

*shrug* I don't know. I was there at the height of summer in a job that required me to stand outside in the sun for 12 hours. I think that skewed my perception of UAE considerably negative. The mall and party atmosphere were things I got to hear about or experience briefly.

 

[Multiply]

South Korea, around Jinhae/Chinhae (it's now renamed to something else - merged with a nearby town, or something).

Personally - I really liked Korea. The terrain is very similar to what I grew up in (the Ozark region of Missouri) - though the weather is a little more humid. There are a lot of good hiking trails and there's a Buddhist temple that survived the war that is worth taking a trip to. When we were there, we got to take a tour of the DMZ and we got to go in the room the U.N. set up for North and South Korea to meet for talks - got to hear some stories about things that didn't happen.

The people are pretty nice. The area we were in is south-west of Pusan, so it's quite a bit quieter than regions like Seoul or other places frequented more by westerners. I kind of feel a bond with the Korean people to this day - I'd be willing to lose some blood, bone, and life for them if it's ever asked for.

I've been -through- Japan. The trees and grass outside of Narita International look pretty nice. The local food in the airport was okay (though I wouldn't know if it was good or not by Japanese standards - they went through the effort of making it look pretty, though). I knew some people who were stationed out of Yokosuka - but it is my experience that locals (both foreign and domestic) immediately surrounding a military installation tend to be somewhat disapproving of the military (or the western people associated with said military). Particularly when you have marines running people over while looking for souvenirs, or something. Can't take those guys anywhere.

Sounds like fun man. My brother is out in SK currently in the Air Force. He loves it there and is going to Italy next. Did you go to SK on deployment or just visiting?