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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

MERKA BAAAHD

I literally emigrated because it's so bad and I don't talk like this. If you want to talk shit on America I'm right there with you, but if you're going to pretend our food sucks you're not invited to the cookup.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where do you live now and how did you manage to escape? Asking for a friend.

Honestly just born a dual citizen, hardest part has been keeping my US job and calling in to west coast businesses in my evenings.

As for the destination, just the UK. Been here three years now, and still just barely getting used to it. I didn't fit in in America either so I might as well not fit in somewhere better.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you've got a college degree you can pretty easily teach English in Japan for peanuts (though still more than the minimum wage offered in 20 US states).

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How does one teach English in English? Sorry if it's a dumb question.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You mean how do you teach a language to foreign speakers if you don't speak their language? It's an interesting question with varied answers in terms of effectiveness, but for practical purposes in this discussion, the cheapo language schools in Japan really want their teachers to not use any Japanese in the classroom. They have you teach out of a series of textbooks and mostly don't care about the outcomes for the students. In fact, the worse students do, the longer they stay applied to the courses that schools offer-- a relatively cynical view on things, but there's a reason Japan ranks pretty low in English ability among Asian countries, despite being a wealthy nation. Like I mentioned above, there's a reason you're working for peanuts (and why the major language school companies don't tend to want actual licensed teachers).

If you're serious about wanting out, I'll put links here to the major companies, but just keep in mind that they'll pretty much provide you with a method of existing in Japan without being able to put away much savings, and like many large conglomerates they don't really care about you if any problems come up-- there's always the next weeb ready to take your place.

Ideally the best you can do is the JET Program, but that's a long application process (about 6 months IIRC), and you'll need to be under 40 (and from one of the listed native English speaking countries).

https://jetprogramusa.org/

The rest I don't have much direct experience with but the salaries are all less and they all sort of suck equally (Interac may be slightly better):

https://interacnetwork.com/
https://www.gabateachinginjapan.com/
https://recruiting.altmoot.com/
https://nova-holdings.jp/teachinjapan/
https://www.peppy-kids.com/

And there's one that takes applicants to teach in universities, though you might need some credentials in ESL/EFL, but I haven't checked very closely

https://www.westgatejapan.com/

If you have any questions let me know. I've been in Japan awhile, though I eventually managed to get a teaching license and masters, so I've been out of the ALT (assistant language teacher) game for over 10 years now.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

America is a big place. There's some good food, but a lot of the food people eat does suck. The entire midwest or god forbid you live in one of those highway stops where your only options are fast food chains or a fast-casual chain.

McDonalds, Starbucks, and Dominoes exist because people buy that shit.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You know you can cook for your self, right? And cook outs and potlucks still exist.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

So do independent restaurants. Even small towns and rural areas have them. They exist because people go there.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

You clearly haven't experienced the average person who thinks ketchup is a bit much and black pepper is too spicy