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I live in a kind of all male dorm. I have learned so many things about Japanese that I would have never known otherwise. At the cost of culture shock.
Let me list a few strange things (to me) that I have seen.
Japanese guys will say "lets go take a bath" to each other.
They will keep a puke bucket beside them and down another beer after using it (all of them).
Baths have huge open windows and the bathroom will have windows as well right beside the toleit.
Japanese guys like to strip naked when they drink.
Of course these are just a few of the things. There are many things, from the way they brush their teeth that are diffrent. Seeing so much of this at once has been putting me in a kind of tailspin.
I often will get soooooo tired I almost not make it to a bed.
I have only been here a week! And because I am in a dorm with Japanese people I jumped into the culture with both feet. Many people that come to japan live in apartments with other non-japanese or homestay. I do not think they get the same amount of shock that I am getting here. Because even at home I am still a HUGE minority.
Add the language gap and I'm really in a kind of hell. Not that I do not like it here, Japan is a cool place and I wanted to go and am glad I am here. But to say that everything is great is a lie.
Everyone should study abroad, it is great, really! Just because some things aren't wonderful, do not worry, it is those things that are really the most important to see. Or something.
anyway, long post
-vice
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