lovelessemotion wrote:

woah~ u must've scared the crap out of her.... great going genious that was our only Japanese girl... now she's gone,gone,gone...

More will come "grasshopper"........... If you call, they will come...........

ahochaude wrote:

How long were you in Tokyo? Was it 3 years or something? Yeah, Osaka is great and the people are way more friendly than in Tokyo. Well of course that is IMO. Are you planning on living in Japan after your schooling is over?

I'm here right now, I live in Tokyo. I have been here for 6 months now, studying for a year for my last year of college. I'll head back home to SoCal in July, hang around for a month or so, buy some suits and dress shirts, then I'm looking to get a work visa to work in Japan doing �p��b�Ƃ��A���ł������񂾁B

Nismo wrote:

I'm here right now, I live in Tokyo. I have been here for 6 months now, studying for a year for my last year of college. I'll head back home to SoCal in July, hang around for a month or so, buy some suits and dress shirts, then I'm looking to get a work visa to work in Japan doing �p��b�Ƃ��A���ł������񂾁B

Wow. Boy are you lucky (IMO). I would've killed to study abroad! So that's when you're planning to go to Osaka?

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Yups. I hear you esp on that one! To do anything in Japan (providing you want to live there and what not) is worth the pain and hassle (IMO).
$h*t, I'd strip there if I could stay!!!!!
I don't know why I haven't gotten around to living there for school....... maybe 'cause I don't have enough to support me for the time I want to stay there And as far as work goes, I don't have a degree (which makes me pretty much �S�~ to them) so I can't get a reputable job there either.
Oh well, it looks like only tourist visits/visas for me.

I did a year at Kansai Gaidai, near Osaka..was a pretty decent experience. I'm finishing up my undergrad in the States now, might look into a graduate program at a Japanese uni at some point. Friend of mine is trying to get into a grad program at ����, I would look into something like that in a couple years..need a break from school for a while though. Might just grab some teaching work for a bit when I go over there this May.
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Urluzers wrote:

I did a year at Kansai Gaidai, near Osaka..was a pretty decent experience. I'm finishing up my undergrad in the States now, might look into a graduate program at a Japanese uni at some point. Friend of mine is trying to get into a grad program at ����, I would look into something like that in a couple years..need a break from school for a while though. Might just grab some teaching work for a bit when I go over there this May.

Good to see that you've studied in Japan. Boy, like I said earlier, I would've killed to study or work (and live) in Japan. *sigh* How I miss the food, weather (except summers) and girls! *LOL*
If I ever had a chance, I'd live in Osaka/Kobe. Or maybe Okinawa as well? I think Tokyo would be too overwheming for me.
You're going back to Japan in May?! Oh, you lucky bastard!!!!! My vacation ain't till Sept. which is probably when I'm going back. But rather, I prefer the winter seasons as the 'time' to go. (Preferably Dec-Feb).
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ahochaude wrote:

Good to see that you've studied in Japan. Boy, like I said earlier, I would've killed to study or work (and live) in Japan. *sigh* How I miss the food, weather (except summers) and girls! *LOL* If I ever had a chance, I'd live in Osaka/Kobe. Or maybe Okinawa as well? I think Tokyo would be too overwheming for me. You're going back to Japan in May?! Oh, you lucky bastard!!!!! My vacation ain't till Sept. which is probably when I'm going back. But rather, I prefer the winter seasons as the 'time' to go. (Preferably Dec-Feb).

I'm from San Diego, so this cold we are having in Tokyo right now is like hell for me. It snowed today!! That's the 4th time this year it has snowed in Tokyo! I love summers here, give me hot weather anytime. As a bonus, hot weather makes girls wear less clothing.

Nismo wrote:

I'm from San Diego, so this cold we are having in Tokyo right now is like hell for me. It snowed today!! That's the 4th time this year it has snowed in Tokyo!

The first time I ever saw snow was in Japan in 2002. It was great!

Nismo wrote:

I love summers here, give me hot weather anytime.

Ewwww. Hot weather. I'm from Hawaii, so I think I can relate.

Nismo wrote:

As a bonus, hot weather makes girls wear less clothing.

True that!
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At least you live in Hawaii. I live in god awful Connecticut...boring AND cold right now. I'd cut off my left arm to be in Hawaii right now, nevermind Japan.
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Urluzers wrote:

At least you live in Hawaii. I live in god awful Connecticut...boring AND cold right now. I'd cut off my left arm to be in Hawaii right now, nevermind Japan.

Heh, not with the kind of weather we've been having lately. A storm passed over and now we just have the doodoo trail of it. Off and on raining. Can't make up it's mind. Sunny one moment, the raining the next Besides, I LOVE the cold weather!!! I mean, being from Hawaii and all, especially since we don't have that kind of weather here.
Heh, my first snowman looked like he was on crack!
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ahochaude wrote:

Heh, not with the kind of weather we've been having lately. A storm passed over and now we just have the doodoo trail of it. Off and on raining. Can't make up it's mind. Sunny one moment, the raining the next Besides, I LOVE the cold weather!!! I mean, being from Hawaii and all, especially since we don't have that kind of weather here. Heh, my first snowman looked like he was on crack!

that storm was probably the one that just hit tokyo the other day - it was snowing!! it was starting to warm up and then all of a sudden we got this massive cold-front that swept over us.

urmm..i don't know i'm in the right thread or not but i wanna ask you guys something.

what is the meaning of word 'ikuzo'?i think the root word is 'iku'(go).is it same with 'ikuze'?what is the meaning of 'zo' in the back of the word?i think this word is commonly used in manga.is it always being used in daily conversation?

haydenz wrote:

urmm..i don't know i'm in the right thread or not but i wanna ask you guys something. what is the meaning of word 'ikuzo'?i think the root word is 'iku'(go).is it same with 'ikuze'?what is the meaning of 'zo' in the back of the word?i think this word is commonly used in manga.is it always being used in daily conversation?

let's go
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I don't think it's very common in every day conversation, it's a little strong (sound kinda anime-ish). �s�����@(ikou) is more common for lets go in daily conversation.
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haydenz wrote:

urmm..i don't know i'm in the right thread or not but i wanna ask you guys something. what is the meaning of word 'ikuzo'?i think the root word is 'iku'(go).is it same with 'ikuze'?what is the meaning of 'zo' in the back of the word?i think this word is commonly used in manga.is it always being used in daily conversation?

ikuzo is a very harsh and masculine way of saying, "let's go!" I rarely hear it used in person, you must have heard it from an anime, correct?

yeah,absolutely .i heard it when i watched naruto anime.

Urluzers wrote:

I don't think it's very common in every day conversation, it's a little strong (sound kinda anime-ish). �s�����@(ikou) is more common for lets go in daily conversation.

I hear it a lot, but after all, I do have some 'grunts' as friends...
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ahochaude wrote:

I hear it a lot, but after all, I do have some 'grunts' as friends...

oh really? this side of Japan you would hear it about as often as "washi", but then again I don't talk to 60 year old men too often, so I don't see when I would have the chance to hear "washi" used that often.

Urluzers wrote:

I did a year at Kansai Gaidai, near Osaka..was a pretty decent experience. I'm finishing up my undergrad in the States now, might look into a graduate program at a Japanese uni at some point. Friend of mine is trying to get into a grad program at ����, I would look into something like that in a couple years..need a break from school for a while though. Might just grab some teaching work for a bit when I go over there this May.

Yeah, my school also offers Kansai Gaidai for study abroad. After how many semesters of Japanese, did you go there? How much did your Japanese improve after a year at Kansai Gaidai? If my schedule permits, I am considering studying there for a semester in the future.
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So many dramas, so little time...

I had done 2 years of university level Japanese before I went to Gaidai. The Japanese program is much more intense at Gaidai then the classes I took before. Basically I learned 2x more in 1 semester than in 2 years of Japanese at my university before that. Of course the fact that you are living in Japan helps also. If you have any questions feel free, I can answer just about anything about Kansai Gaidai.
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