Angel_ryan wrote:
Maybe I got that part wrong because I got that impression from the media and the ones living in my country. One in particular I worked with who really liked his job, so we'd compete for fun to see who was better at some things. A different friend the one I'm visiting seemed very very sad to be going back to japan. He works 11 hours a day now and he seems so unhappy. I guess the Japanese I hung out with were expressing themselves differently because they had less pressure on them here and they could enjoy freedom of expression at work doing what they did. I had no idea it was that bad for the Japanese. I feel even worse for my friend. I also have family members that have taught English in japan for several years. They must've experienced Japan differently than true Japanese because they are foreigners. I knew about the bad mental health system but wow I'm really starting to see how hard is for the people born there.
Yeah, most of the Japanese people I know work at least 10 hrs. a day and hate it. It's not even necessary, but everyone does it. They would gladly go work abroad if they actually had the balls to leave their country. That's another point about Japan that irritates me. I mean, I personally dislike change VERY much, but if I were suffering everyday I would change things. The "shouganai" attitude here is just terrible.
Japan is fun for foreigners. It is not fun for Japanese people. I got too involved with that while I was friends with some Japanese people. It made me really distressed because I couldn't understand why they complained all of the time yet did nothing. I'm not friends with them anymore though and I feel much happier. I just stay in my room or socialize with others on a shallow level.
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Your Aspie score: 161 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 55 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
16 Oct 2011, 8:30 pm
