Re:Patrick McKenzie (patio11) on Japan Aid: Help for the Wel...
by blacksmythe on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @04:32PM
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>> I'm starting to get feed up about patio11 and the all's well attitude and "we'll manage, thank you very much".
I don't know that he ever said that they don't need help. One thing he did say is that you are not going to BE much help if you come and don't speak Japanese.
(http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2318005)
I appreciate the thought, but it takes $2k to bring you here, which is enough to put an out of work Japanese twenty-something on the project for a month. He's literate and can understand directions.
(note: I can attest from personal experience that people that don't speak Japanese can have difficulty getting around without assistance once they leave Tokyo)
(http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2318005) I appreciate the thought, but it takes $2k to bring you here, which is enough to put an out of work Japanese twenty-something on the project for a month. He's literate and can understand directions.
(note: I can attest from personal experience that people that don't speak Japanese can have difficulty getting around without assistance once they leave Tokyo)