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Re:Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in by mantas on Saturday January 01, 2022 @02:54AM (#29756455)
On top of that, it’s very easy to get stuck in expat community. It’s damn comfy. And it takes a lot of effort to break through.

I spent 6 months in Japan a while ago. Working with other gaijins, hanging out with gaijins… My best contact with locals were at gaijin bars. They could speak some English, I could talk to locals.

Was it bad? Definitely no. Could I make extra effort to talk to locals more? Yes. But since my goal in life isn’t to cosplay a Japanese…

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Re:Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in by deltaonefour on Saturday January 01, 2022 @03:01AM (#29756483)
Yeah, I'm actually ok with this if this is what ends up happening. I'd prefer mingling with the locals, but I get that it may be hard.
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