Germany RUNS the car industry. Why is it US vs Japan article for the car show?
Most of the technology and design in cars today is from Germany. Most of the worlds DESIRABLE cars are from Germany. Many Big buck major money making high quality car companies are in Germany. Why is it Japan vs USA in the article? Is the just masses of little pod cars and cheap cars that matter nowadays?
Other - Cars & Transportation - 5 Answers
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most of the cars sold in America are American or Japanese.that is why the Battle exists in America.
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What rock do you live under? Have you looked at some of the 'desirable' German autos lately? How do you explain the bad LSD flashback design all BMW's now have? Not to mention the infernal iDrive straight from hell and the constant trips to the BMW service dept for thousands and thousands of weary owners. What has Opel given us lately? Oops -- they belong to GM. Let's talk about VW. Boy, that Toureg was really a barn burner. Why don't you ask the dealers why they can't even fire-sale them off the lots. The Passat and Golf are also blessed with a design style that makes you want to snore the moment you see one on the road. Audi A8-- well what can you say about a vehicle that looks the same coming or going? Even iconic Mercedes Benz has been plagued by quality and engineering problems for the last three years. Has hell frozen over? At least Porsche has stayed the course. Too bad I haven't won the powerball lottery yet so I can AFFORD one. Don't misunderstand -- just because Germany blinked and got smacked around a little doesn't mean they won't come back with a vengence. They have just been confused about what will sell here in the states (so is GM, Ford and to some extent, Chrysler). Only Japan seems to be in tune with the buying public in north America but even they are playing it safe lately. Can anyone tell the difference between an Accord, Camry or Altima from 100 yards? They all suffer from jellybean exterior design elements. Unlike their counterparts in Germany, the Japanese can strike back with bold design and engineering wonders much faster in response to the market. If GM and Ford can't figure it out how to do the same within the next two years we may all be driving SUV's forever. Damn.
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You're trippin'. Germany has not "run" the car industry in quite some time. The largest German car company is DaimlerChrysler. Builder of overrated Mercedes cars that don't even come close the quality they used to have in the 1980s and earlier and crappy Chrysler products. Number 2 in German is Volkwagen/Audi, which does build some great cars But all German cars are notoriously unreliable these days, especially Mercedes-Benz, which used to be one of the best, ironically. Most new BMW's look like dogsh-t, though they are cutting edge in a lot of ways still, mostly they are owned by status-concious a-holes more than genuine driving enthusiasts. Meanwhile the Japanese are making "cheap little pod cars" like the Lexus LS460, you know the car with better reliability than anything to ever come out of Germany? The car that won Car of the Year from at least 4 different magazines this year. You'd better recheck your facts dude. LOL The Japanese run the car industry, like it or not and they are growing and gaining market share while everyone else is losing it. End of story.
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Sounds like you live in a bubble Seriously, just because you have a preference for german cars doesn't mean they run anything. Likewise, they are fighting it out with the koreans for total market share, at least in the US. The Japanese makes and US makes account for most of the market share in the US.
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Japan and America run the car industry..... it comes down to who sells the most and best quality cars..... that people can afford. I agree Geramny makes some nice cars, Mercedes S series..... but america and japan make just as many, if not more different DESIRABLE autos. America owns the SUV and Truck world....period. Most people nowadays need affordable effecient autos. No-one is going to buy a 250K car versus a 20K car, especially the everyday joe who busts his behind going back and forth to work 5-6 days a week, he needs an effecient reliable affordable auto..... thats where Japan and America own the auto industry.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Looking to take a semester off college and go to japan?
Looking to take a semester off college and go to japan?
I'm looking to take summer semester off of college and go to japan. The reason I'm trying to do this is because I want to go there and get a job and learn so it will help me when I transfer to temple university japan. Also I want to make sure going to japan for college is what I''m looking for. So my question is, is there any jobs that will hire me there for just a semester so I have the money to live there for 5 months?
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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There look to be many part time jobs offered to foreign people such as one as an English teacher. Job search engines like the one below may help find a job in Japan while you are staying in remote places. http://www.atomjobs.com/partner_sites/hiraganatimes#/jobs I hope you will enjoy staying here in Japan!
I'm looking to take summer semester off of college and go to japan. The reason I'm trying to do this is because I want to go there and get a job and learn so it will help me when I transfer to temple university japan. Also I want to make sure going to japan for college is what I''m looking for. So my question is, is there any jobs that will hire me there for just a semester so I have the money to live there for 5 months?
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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There look to be many part time jobs offered to foreign people such as one as an English teacher. Job search engines like the one below may help find a job in Japan while you are staying in remote places. http://www.atomjobs.com/partner_sites/hiraganatimes#/jobs I hope you will enjoy staying here in Japan!
Saturday, December 7, 2013
importing cars from japan to the uk?
importing cars from japan to the uk?
is it good to import cars from japan and sell them in the uk, would you make money?
Buying & Selling - 2 Answers
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Check your local paper and see what the cars you want to import sell for, compare to what it would cost you to purchase and import, do the math and presto an accurate answer. Don't forget the time your money will be tied up.
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Yeah, Contact the manufacturer, ask them if you can handle their franchise in you area and what do they have in a way of helping you get started. Do not make a commit about money until they tell you about their bank roll plan (thats where you do not have to pay for the cars until you sell them) once you get all their help and guarantee they will not franchise within 200 miles. you will have all info.
is it good to import cars from japan and sell them in the uk, would you make money?
Buying & Selling - 2 Answers
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Check your local paper and see what the cars you want to import sell for, compare to what it would cost you to purchase and import, do the math and presto an accurate answer. Don't forget the time your money will be tied up.
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Yeah, Contact the manufacturer, ask them if you can handle their franchise in you area and what do they have in a way of helping you get started. Do not make a commit about money until they tell you about their bank roll plan (thats where you do not have to pay for the cars until you sell them) once you get all their help and guarantee they will not franchise within 200 miles. you will have all info.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Could I make it to Japan now, or is it better to wait...?
Could I make it to Japan now, or is it better to wait...?
Hey, I'm 16, and I'm sooooooo impatient to go to Japan!! o(>o<)O I've loved Japan ever since I was a little girl, and I'm always trying to find ways to get to Japan cheaply. Anyway, story time over, is there any way I could get to Japan cheaply, other than good deals on airlines? I know what you guys might say... "Get a job!" or.. "Save up money!" I already know that..and I'm trying hard to get a job. About how long do you think it would take for me to save up the money working at minimum wage? (About $8.00 an hour..) I'm not allowed to go alone..my mom would want to go with me! :D So, would this take me a couple of years? Would I be better off waiting to finish up my last 2 years of High School and go to college, and then go to Japan, or do you think I can make it sooner? Thank you for your help! :)
Japan - 3 Answers
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I'd finish college first. Figure on $1,200 - $1,500 just for airfare. Another $750 a week for hotel / food....
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If you wanted , you could go to college in Japan ! For free to there are scholarships that are willing to give you money to go to college in different countries . How do i know ? I want to go to college in Korea and plan on doing it ! Hope we both achieve our dreams ~Sayonara~
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Airfare would run you about $1500. Cheap hotel another $100/night, though that is for single occupancy, so maybe somebody else could give double occupancy rates. You could rent two hotel rooms in a business hotel for around 14,000 yen/night, but I'm guessing that might be in the same ballpark as double occupancy. Say 20,000 yen/day for meals, transportation, sightseeing, etc. This should hopefully be enough so that you don't have to worry about money. Now, you can Google a currency converter and do the math yourself. Nobody can tell you how long it will take, in part because you failed to mention how many hours a week you plan to work and also because you failed to mention what percentage of your income you plan to save toward the trip. As for when, I think it is going to take at least a couple of years to save up the money. If you have it then, then I don't see a reason to wait. My niece came over after her graduation. Of course I gave her her airline ticket as a graduation present and a place to stay, so she didn't have to worry much about the cost of the trip. She seemed to enjoy the experience. If you don't have the money after high school graduation, go to college. Work part-time and continue to save as much as you can. When you get the money, go during your summer vacation.
Hey, I'm 16, and I'm sooooooo impatient to go to Japan!! o(>o<)O I've loved Japan ever since I was a little girl, and I'm always trying to find ways to get to Japan cheaply. Anyway, story time over, is there any way I could get to Japan cheaply, other than good deals on airlines? I know what you guys might say... "Get a job!" or.. "Save up money!" I already know that..and I'm trying hard to get a job. About how long do you think it would take for me to save up the money working at minimum wage? (About $8.00 an hour..) I'm not allowed to go alone..my mom would want to go with me! :D So, would this take me a couple of years? Would I be better off waiting to finish up my last 2 years of High School and go to college, and then go to Japan, or do you think I can make it sooner? Thank you for your help! :)
Japan - 3 Answers
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I'd finish college first. Figure on $1,200 - $1,500 just for airfare. Another $750 a week for hotel / food....
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If you wanted , you could go to college in Japan ! For free to there are scholarships that are willing to give you money to go to college in different countries . How do i know ? I want to go to college in Korea and plan on doing it ! Hope we both achieve our dreams ~Sayonara~
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Airfare would run you about $1500. Cheap hotel another $100/night, though that is for single occupancy, so maybe somebody else could give double occupancy rates. You could rent two hotel rooms in a business hotel for around 14,000 yen/night, but I'm guessing that might be in the same ballpark as double occupancy. Say 20,000 yen/day for meals, transportation, sightseeing, etc. This should hopefully be enough so that you don't have to worry about money. Now, you can Google a currency converter and do the math yourself. Nobody can tell you how long it will take, in part because you failed to mention how many hours a week you plan to work and also because you failed to mention what percentage of your income you plan to save toward the trip. As for when, I think it is going to take at least a couple of years to save up the money. If you have it then, then I don't see a reason to wait. My niece came over after her graduation. Of course I gave her her airline ticket as a graduation present and a place to stay, so she didn't have to worry much about the cost of the trip. She seemed to enjoy the experience. If you don't have the money after high school graduation, go to college. Work part-time and continue to save as much as you can. When you get the money, go during your summer vacation.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Do you think America actually gives money to poor people in other countries?
Do you think America actually gives money to poor people in other countries?
Americans are regularly told by politicians and the media, that America is the world's most generous nation. This is one of the most conventional pieces of 'knowledgeable ignorance'. According to the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the US gave between $6 and $15 billion in foreign aid in the period between 1995 and 1999. In absolute terms, Japan gives more than the US, between $9 and $15 billion in the same period. But the absolute figures are less significant than the proportion of gross domestic product (GDP, or national wealth) that a country devotes to foreign aid. On that league table, the US ranks twenty-second of the 22 most developed nations. As former President Jimmy Carter commented: 'We are the stingiest nation of all'. Denmark is top of the table, giving 1.01% of GDP, while the US manages just 0.1%. The United Nations has long established the target of 0.7% GDP for development assistance, although only four countries actually achieve this: Denmark, 1.01%; Norway, 0.91%; the Netherlands, 0.79%; Sweden, 0.7%. Apart from being the least generous nation, the US is highly selective in who receives its aid. Over 50% of its aid budget is spent on middle-income countries in the Middle East, with Israel being the recipient of the largest single share. The purpose of 99% of foreign "aid" is to create foreign markets for US products, especially arms sales. Foreign aid aids the giver (America), not the recipient. The leaders get the money, not the people. Giving money to the people is both not useful to the US as well as rather impossible. There are no people driving up to villages with cash and handing townspeople money making sure to distribute it evenly. They give it to the government and or the rebel leadership to allot. Richer nations receive the most aid. 1 third of all American aid goes to Israel and Egypt. After that it goes to places like Columbia, Pakistan, Jordan etc... not Rwanda or Burundi or Botswana. When looking at how it's allotted by the US, it's clear that strategic considerations, political alignment and drug policy are the biggest considerations while the poorest nations receive the least if any aid. The U.N. Voting Record doesn't even count, if you can't do anything for the US. Sweden spends the majority of it's aid on places like Sierra Leone, Gaza & the West Bank and Liberia and the rest of Africa. When will Americans come out of their government / media induced coma and realize the propaganda that is fed them? Of course America doesn't give money to poor people. They don't even give any to poor dying Americans, why would they give it to a Botswanian? http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/10/08/bush_brings_faith_to_foreign_aid/ http://www.networkeurope.org/feature/sweden-cuts-foreign-aid-recipients http://www.vexen.co.uk/USA/foreign_aid.html "Below 50%" - 500 million. He's not worth 50 billion. Anyway, re-read, you're not getting it. "End the Fed" - Please no more self-delusional America speak about how we all mooch off America's generosity in defending us. We neither want nor need America's "protection". "Cracker" - The topic is foreign aid genius, not charities in America for Americans.
Politics - 11 Answers
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I did not know that. Pretty shocking... but unsurprising.
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Yes I do. At least in terms of individual donations to charity, and not purely government statistics like the ones you use. Americans (not government) give more to charity than any other nation in the world. So your lame attempt to denigrate Americans (for whatever reason) is laughable. Rant much? How does it feel to be a "Top Contributor" that's shown to be selective in their data, dishonest in it's presentation, exposed, and frankly outfoxed by a lowly level 1 with no avatar calling himself "cracker"? Must feel embarrassing.
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Very surprising I did not know this.
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When they stop rushing back and forth from their jobs so they can pay taxes.
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bill gates donated $50 billion dollars for AIDS research, do you know of a man from denmark who gave that much money away.
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We do give for our own gain but when you say Japan gives all that money I say yeah because they barely pay for their defense because the U.S. does. The bankers manipulated us into being world police and hegemony guardians, some countries benefit greatly while others get tyrannized. The U.S. provides defense and hits for half the world, the people allow it to happen because they don't know the wisdom of non intervention and are taught there is no other way.
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Not surprising. I didn't know the exact numbers but I know that all the money the U.S. gives for aid is directly tied to helping U.S. interests worldwide. I suppose the reasoning is that such aid helps U.S. businesses and sets up stable markets so that the people can use them. Then again, it also tends to lead them into dependency, which does them no good. Thanks for the numbers. However, you seem to imply that Sweden, Denmark, and Japan give money to these poorer states out of some perceived charity. I would dispute that. When Sweden gives money to Sierra Leone, they are seeking after their interests just as much as the United States is by investing in Egypt or Israel or whereever. Don't think for a moment that they are doing it out of the kindness of their heart. Swedish interests may not be economic in nature, especially to places like Sierra Leone, but they are getting some benefit out of it, be it business, defense, or diplomatic. It may even be a prestige thing. To quote Lord Palmerston, a former British Prime Minister, "Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests." Cheers! ©2009 SinisterMatt. All Rights Reserved.
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I am not surprised as we just write a check and let some idiot decide who gets what , without conditions why write th check? We need to end all foreign aid!
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That's a joke right they rather build their military then give to the poor
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The American people donate more money than any single government on Earth to charity, including our own. Your numbers are just government aid, not the total of government and private aid. If you tell the whole story instead of cherry picking your numbers, then America is clearly the most generous nation on Earth.
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not at all surprising.
Americans are regularly told by politicians and the media, that America is the world's most generous nation. This is one of the most conventional pieces of 'knowledgeable ignorance'. According to the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the US gave between $6 and $15 billion in foreign aid in the period between 1995 and 1999. In absolute terms, Japan gives more than the US, between $9 and $15 billion in the same period. But the absolute figures are less significant than the proportion of gross domestic product (GDP, or national wealth) that a country devotes to foreign aid. On that league table, the US ranks twenty-second of the 22 most developed nations. As former President Jimmy Carter commented: 'We are the stingiest nation of all'. Denmark is top of the table, giving 1.01% of GDP, while the US manages just 0.1%. The United Nations has long established the target of 0.7% GDP for development assistance, although only four countries actually achieve this: Denmark, 1.01%; Norway, 0.91%; the Netherlands, 0.79%; Sweden, 0.7%. Apart from being the least generous nation, the US is highly selective in who receives its aid. Over 50% of its aid budget is spent on middle-income countries in the Middle East, with Israel being the recipient of the largest single share. The purpose of 99% of foreign "aid" is to create foreign markets for US products, especially arms sales. Foreign aid aids the giver (America), not the recipient. The leaders get the money, not the people. Giving money to the people is both not useful to the US as well as rather impossible. There are no people driving up to villages with cash and handing townspeople money making sure to distribute it evenly. They give it to the government and or the rebel leadership to allot. Richer nations receive the most aid. 1 third of all American aid goes to Israel and Egypt. After that it goes to places like Columbia, Pakistan, Jordan etc... not Rwanda or Burundi or Botswana. When looking at how it's allotted by the US, it's clear that strategic considerations, political alignment and drug policy are the biggest considerations while the poorest nations receive the least if any aid. The U.N. Voting Record doesn't even count, if you can't do anything for the US. Sweden spends the majority of it's aid on places like Sierra Leone, Gaza & the West Bank and Liberia and the rest of Africa. When will Americans come out of their government / media induced coma and realize the propaganda that is fed them? Of course America doesn't give money to poor people. They don't even give any to poor dying Americans, why would they give it to a Botswanian? http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/10/08/bush_brings_faith_to_foreign_aid/ http://www.networkeurope.org/feature/sweden-cuts-foreign-aid-recipients http://www.vexen.co.uk/USA/foreign_aid.html "Below 50%" - 500 million. He's not worth 50 billion. Anyway, re-read, you're not getting it. "End the Fed" - Please no more self-delusional America speak about how we all mooch off America's generosity in defending us. We neither want nor need America's "protection". "Cracker" - The topic is foreign aid genius, not charities in America for Americans.
Politics - 11 Answers
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1 :
I did not know that. Pretty shocking... but unsurprising.
2 :
Yes I do. At least in terms of individual donations to charity, and not purely government statistics like the ones you use. Americans (not government) give more to charity than any other nation in the world. So your lame attempt to denigrate Americans (for whatever reason) is laughable. Rant much? How does it feel to be a "Top Contributor" that's shown to be selective in their data, dishonest in it's presentation, exposed, and frankly outfoxed by a lowly level 1 with no avatar calling himself "cracker"? Must feel embarrassing.
3 :
Very surprising I did not know this.
4 :
When they stop rushing back and forth from their jobs so they can pay taxes.
5 :
bill gates donated $50 billion dollars for AIDS research, do you know of a man from denmark who gave that much money away.
6 :
We do give for our own gain but when you say Japan gives all that money I say yeah because they barely pay for their defense because the U.S. does. The bankers manipulated us into being world police and hegemony guardians, some countries benefit greatly while others get tyrannized. The U.S. provides defense and hits for half the world, the people allow it to happen because they don't know the wisdom of non intervention and are taught there is no other way.
7 :
Not surprising. I didn't know the exact numbers but I know that all the money the U.S. gives for aid is directly tied to helping U.S. interests worldwide. I suppose the reasoning is that such aid helps U.S. businesses and sets up stable markets so that the people can use them. Then again, it also tends to lead them into dependency, which does them no good. Thanks for the numbers. However, you seem to imply that Sweden, Denmark, and Japan give money to these poorer states out of some perceived charity. I would dispute that. When Sweden gives money to Sierra Leone, they are seeking after their interests just as much as the United States is by investing in Egypt or Israel or whereever. Don't think for a moment that they are doing it out of the kindness of their heart. Swedish interests may not be economic in nature, especially to places like Sierra Leone, but they are getting some benefit out of it, be it business, defense, or diplomatic. It may even be a prestige thing. To quote Lord Palmerston, a former British Prime Minister, "Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests." Cheers! ©2009 SinisterMatt. All Rights Reserved.
8 :
I am not surprised as we just write a check and let some idiot decide who gets what , without conditions why write th check? We need to end all foreign aid!
9 :
That's a joke right they rather build their military then give to the poor
10 :
The American people donate more money than any single government on Earth to charity, including our own. Your numbers are just government aid, not the total of government and private aid. If you tell the whole story instead of cherry picking your numbers, then America is clearly the most generous nation on Earth.
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not at all surprising.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Teach in Korea or Japan?
Teach in Korea or Japan?
Me and a group of friends are looking to teach abroad next year in either Japan or South Korea. We have read in some places that korea is the best place to make money even though the schools aren't as good as Japanese ones. However, elsewhere we have read in Japan you can make just as much -if not more- money. So just wondered if anyone could give advice if they have taught in both or any one of them and could offer some advice (or pros and cons).
Teaching - 2 Answers
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You're not going to make money in any of the private schools abroad. GEOs, NOVA, etc. etc. These private institutions are schools looking to teach kids how to doodle in English and play hangman all day. If you don't have a choice, look for one that would contract you a place to live and maybe boarding, at the very least. I'm guessing you want Korea or Japan because it's modern? Either way, you will be in some major culture shock unless you're a Korean or Japanese-American. Even if your ethnicity is Korean or Japanese you'll still experience culture shock. Try to volunteer at your local college to get some hands on experience with Korean or Japanese students to get a feel of their culture. You'll find that both Korean and Japanese use high-context communication. They will never tell you straight out what they think of you. ;) If they do, it will be very subtle. You should also consider which age group to teach and where. I've always taught adults but since they come to the US they are here on "extended VISA" and use learning English as an excuse to fool around. What happens in America, stays in America. And please please PLEASE take a crash course. There are a lot of colleges that offer a crash course in TEFL to help out what is relevant for students. I've seen too many backpacking teachers teach kids how to play hangman all day. Not cool.
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Both places are incredible. I personally have lived and taught English in Japan. It was an AWESOME experience. I have also had a ton of friends teach in Korea as well and heard nothing but amazing things as well. It's relatively easy to get a job in both places. In Japan you can earn a decent living teaching at any of the major schools. If earning money is your top priority, you can always pick up private lessons on the side and earn even more money. The major Japanese English schools are pretty well organized and they provide you with lesson plans/ideas to make it as easy as possible for you to teach their curriculum. I can almost guarantee that for your first 6 months in your new home, you will want to spend your free time exploring, studying, immersing yourself in the new culture/language/environment etc. Go to Japan! It's pretty easy to move from one place to the other. In fact, a lot of people do the China, Korea, Japan teaching tour! Why not? Check the links below for my experience in Japan as well as a link to find jobs in Japan. If you have questions, get in touch.
Me and a group of friends are looking to teach abroad next year in either Japan or South Korea. We have read in some places that korea is the best place to make money even though the schools aren't as good as Japanese ones. However, elsewhere we have read in Japan you can make just as much -if not more- money. So just wondered if anyone could give advice if they have taught in both or any one of them and could offer some advice (or pros and cons).
Teaching - 2 Answers
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You're not going to make money in any of the private schools abroad. GEOs, NOVA, etc. etc. These private institutions are schools looking to teach kids how to doodle in English and play hangman all day. If you don't have a choice, look for one that would contract you a place to live and maybe boarding, at the very least. I'm guessing you want Korea or Japan because it's modern? Either way, you will be in some major culture shock unless you're a Korean or Japanese-American. Even if your ethnicity is Korean or Japanese you'll still experience culture shock. Try to volunteer at your local college to get some hands on experience with Korean or Japanese students to get a feel of their culture. You'll find that both Korean and Japanese use high-context communication. They will never tell you straight out what they think of you. ;) If they do, it will be very subtle. You should also consider which age group to teach and where. I've always taught adults but since they come to the US they are here on "extended VISA" and use learning English as an excuse to fool around. What happens in America, stays in America. And please please PLEASE take a crash course. There are a lot of colleges that offer a crash course in TEFL to help out what is relevant for students. I've seen too many backpacking teachers teach kids how to play hangman all day. Not cool.
2 :
Both places are incredible. I personally have lived and taught English in Japan. It was an AWESOME experience. I have also had a ton of friends teach in Korea as well and heard nothing but amazing things as well. It's relatively easy to get a job in both places. In Japan you can earn a decent living teaching at any of the major schools. If earning money is your top priority, you can always pick up private lessons on the side and earn even more money. The major Japanese English schools are pretty well organized and they provide you with lesson plans/ideas to make it as easy as possible for you to teach their curriculum. I can almost guarantee that for your first 6 months in your new home, you will want to spend your free time exploring, studying, immersing yourself in the new culture/language/environment etc. Go to Japan! It's pretty easy to move from one place to the other. In fact, a lot of people do the China, Korea, Japan teaching tour! Why not? Check the links below for my experience in Japan as well as a link to find jobs in Japan. If you have questions, get in touch.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Do you think America actually gives money to poor people in other countries?
Do you think America actually gives money to poor people in other countries?
Americans are regularly told by politicians and the media, that America is the world's most generous nation. This is one of the most conventional pieces of 'knowledgeable ignorance'. According to the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the US gave between $6 and $15 billion in foreign aid in the period between 1995 and 1999. In absolute terms, Japan gives more than the US, between $9 and $15 billion in the same period. But the absolute figures are less significant than the proportion of gross domestic product (GDP, or national wealth) that a country devotes to foreign aid. On that league table, the US ranks twenty-second of the 22 most developed nations. As former President Jimmy Carter commented: 'We are the stingiest nation of all'. Denmark is top of the table, giving 1.01% of GDP, while the US manages just 0.1%. The United Nations has long established the target of 0.7% GDP for development assistance, although only four countries actually achieve this: Denmark, 1.01%; Norway, 0.91%; the Netherlands, 0.79%; Sweden, 0.7%. Apart from being the least generous nation, the US is highly selective in who receives its aid. Over 50% of its aid budget is spent on middle-income countries in the Middle East, with Israel being the recipient of the largest single share. The purpose of 99% of foreign "aid" is to create foreign markets for US products, especially arms sales. Foreign aid aids the giver (America), not the recipient. The leaders get the money, not the people. Giving money to the people is both not useful to the US as well as rather impossible. There are no people driving up to villages with cash and handing townspeople money making sure to distribute it evenly. They give it to the government and or the rebel leadership to allot. Richer nations receive the most aid. 1 third of all American aid goes to Israel and Egypt. After that it goes to places like Columbia, Pakistan, Jordan etc... not Rwanda or Burundi or Botswana. When looking at how it's allotted by the US, it's clear that strategic considerations, political alignment and drug policy are the biggest considerations while the poorest nations receive the least if any aid. The U.N. Voting Record doesn't even count, if you can't do anything for the US. Sweden spends the majority of it's aid on places like Sierra Leone, Gaza & the West Bank and Liberia and the rest of Africa. When will Americans come out of their government / media induced coma and realize the propaganda that is fed them? Of course America doesn't give money to poor people. They don't even give any to poor dying Americans, why would they give it to a Botswanian? http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articl… http://www.networkeurope.org/feature/swe… http://www.vexen.co.uk/USA/foreign_aid.h…
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Keep furthering your political agenda on Yahoo! Answers. That way, everybody will take you seriously.
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We dont give money we give food
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hell no
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No i dont, i think they give a fraction to other countries or nations, but really they horde a lot of it
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Americans give PRIVATE aid you ninny. We don't rely on our government to give money to charity; that's an individual's decision. Private aid given by individual citizens in 2006 was in excess of 295 billion dollars, so go fucк yourself.
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Yes. Wow, this is impressive. You really spent a lot of time and effort hating on Americans. Congrats.
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yes we give cash b/c we're turning socialist. Tell me how this make sense: Each year, our debt increases by a bigger percentage each time, but yet we still give away free money. Go figure. Obama Logic!
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Don't be silly. We give them weapons.
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No, American CHARITIES are the most generous in the world. The government doesn't organize trips to Africa to give them mosquito nets.
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No we just send them empty envelopes and then sit in the bushes and laugh when they open it. WTF do you think, of course we do!
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i actully dont think they give to to other poor ppl in other countries. they hardly give the poor in our country!!!!! i think the poor may make a living because of american companies, but i dont think the us gives money to them. if they did, that would rly explain the recession.
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i believe we give everything from money food and aide
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here's a website for you http://www.usaid.gov i don't like em but they do exactly opposite of what your question implies
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I'm sorry but you are incorrect. Sounds like you listen and read too much anti american propeganda. Just look at your local church. multiply that by the millions.
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how about if we stop giving and see who starts starving first? Then we'll know for sure.
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Dude, if we gave money, then the poor country would use the US dollars to buy Chinese goods. Why would we support that? I think it's fantastic that we provide support in terms of US made goods that support/bolster our economy. All other countries do the same. If you had a better understanding of economics, you'd get the picture of why this is done.
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does it matter whether we give money or assistance ...we try to give a helping hand...it's also a good way to keep those country's on our side..scratch my back and i'll scratch yours
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I believe that people are told by politicians and the media that the US is the most generous nation not only in the country, but in all nations except Denmark, Sweden and all those who are more generous than the US.
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We ARE the most generous nation, because we give an enormous amount of wealth in PERSONAL contributions. People willingly give their money to people instead of have it taken in taxes. The first link I have provided shows you that we give more in charity in terms of GDP more than any other nation.
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Ok, you are correct, the U.S. sends less money than it should for foreign aid. What contributes more are charities. but you know what is also part of the problem? the less developed countries are partly to blame. We send them aid and their leaders take all the money. The people don't even revolt, and when U.S. soldiers are deployed the people protest. We send them food, we send aid, maybe not enough but the ignorance of the people of the poor countries causes them not to use the resources they get wisely. If progress is to be made they need to also help themselves, because the developed nations can't do everything for them.
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I hope not
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Seriously, you must research what you espouse. The United States offers more to every other country who suffers more than any other nation in our world. I understand why you're confused unless you research. The United States of America supports Botswana with food and medicine as we support every American citizen and even give food and medical support to people who are here illegally. What more shall we do? How much more shall we give? Our citizens are suffering silently most times. What more can we do, I ask you.
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Yes, those poor- rich Jews in Israel are eating caviar and drinking Perrier thanks to America's dime (s) every year. Yet they're showing their tails at the current American President. Don't they have a nerve! Pfffft !
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Unbelievable... You forgot one little item: Americans PRIVATELY donate close to $300 BILLION (with a "B), which overwhelms ANY other country. Not to mention the additional volunteer time Americans donate which eclipses European efforts. "Q. Are Americans more or less charitable than citizens of other countries? A. No developed country approaches American giving. For example, in 1995 (the most recent year for which data are available), Americans gave, per capita, three and a half times as much to causes and charities as the French, seven times as much as the Germans, and 14 times as much as the Italians. Similarly, in 1998, Americans were 15 percent more likely to volunteer their time than the Dutch, 21 percent more likely than the Swiss, and 32 percent more likely than the Germans. These differences are not attributable to demographic characteristics such as education, income, age, sex, or marital status. On the contrary, if we look at two people who are identical in all these ways except that one is European and the other American, the probability is still far lower that the European will volunteer than the American." Of course much of this it to the poor IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, where (I always thought) charity begins... However, the Libs believe entities such as the U.N. should be dictating to us where and whom to donate to, instead of making the choices ourselves (not unlike our current administration, who knows how to spend our money better than we do ourselves...) This just gets better and better...
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Nope but we donate at least twice the amount of food any other country sends. We pay 22%of the U.N. bill when we should have told them to piss off long ago.
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I tried all links provided and all said : This page not available. You've been sabotaged! I've seen those numbers before. You're correct!
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I was going to answer your question, but your comments already contain most of my arguments. The idea of the most generous country in the world is a fantasy that will live on forever in the minds of most americans. Your comments are well informed and correct. The other fantasy is the idea of a freedom loving and democratic country. South America has been devastated in the sixties, seventies and even eighties, by american supported dictatorships, resulting in executions and disappearance of thousands of people.(Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, Guatemala,etc) The US Congress, especially Senate, is a corrupt millionaire club. The turn over rate in the US Senate has been confirmed to be less than in the old Soviet Politburo. Robert Byrd,a senator who fought against desegregation and is an old KKK member, almost 90 years old and mentally disabled, has no problems with re-election. Harry Reid is by far the largest land owner in Nevada. As I was told many years ago: You will only get get respect in this country if you have money.
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America is the most generous country in the world, Commie twit. How much does YOUR country give, Eurotrash?
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First, using Jimmy Carter to back you up makes you look as stupid and unhinged as that old fart is. Second, consider this: Americans (individuals) give far, far more money to charitable organizations, relief funds, etc than ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. You think the French, or the Danes opened their wallets when the tsunami hit? Were THEY collecting millions and millions of dollars to help those people? No. We did. And no, we didn't make money off of it. Furthermore, it was the American Navy that sent ships and provided supplies, food, and medical care to those people. How many ships did Denmark send? Norway? Hmmm? Whenever there is a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis in the world, it's America and Americans who send most of the aid, not the Danes, not the Norwegians. As far as what the UN wants, who cares? It exists solely to drain the American pocketbook, while giving third world sh*tbags a forum to denounce us. Anyone who cares about the goals of the UN is an *sshole.
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Let us assume for the sake of argument that everything you said is the gospel from on high. So! I don't know anyone personally who is in favor of giving foreign aid at all. I'm not saying there aren't any but I don't know them, maybe they just don't live around here. Your expecting us to get all emotional because the government doesn't give as much as you would like or to those you think should get it. That they confiscated (oh sorry taxed from us to start with). If we had anything to say about it the money would still be in our pockets. As for the UN. I have yet to figure out what we need them for. And I really don't care what they suggest or want. I think they should move their headquarters somewhere else. Siberia maybe. Oh well we all have our dreams.
Americans are regularly told by politicians and the media, that America is the world's most generous nation. This is one of the most conventional pieces of 'knowledgeable ignorance'. According to the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the US gave between $6 and $15 billion in foreign aid in the period between 1995 and 1999. In absolute terms, Japan gives more than the US, between $9 and $15 billion in the same period. But the absolute figures are less significant than the proportion of gross domestic product (GDP, or national wealth) that a country devotes to foreign aid. On that league table, the US ranks twenty-second of the 22 most developed nations. As former President Jimmy Carter commented: 'We are the stingiest nation of all'. Denmark is top of the table, giving 1.01% of GDP, while the US manages just 0.1%. The United Nations has long established the target of 0.7% GDP for development assistance, although only four countries actually achieve this: Denmark, 1.01%; Norway, 0.91%; the Netherlands, 0.79%; Sweden, 0.7%. Apart from being the least generous nation, the US is highly selective in who receives its aid. Over 50% of its aid budget is spent on middle-income countries in the Middle East, with Israel being the recipient of the largest single share. The purpose of 99% of foreign "aid" is to create foreign markets for US products, especially arms sales. Foreign aid aids the giver (America), not the recipient. The leaders get the money, not the people. Giving money to the people is both not useful to the US as well as rather impossible. There are no people driving up to villages with cash and handing townspeople money making sure to distribute it evenly. They give it to the government and or the rebel leadership to allot. Richer nations receive the most aid. 1 third of all American aid goes to Israel and Egypt. After that it goes to places like Columbia, Pakistan, Jordan etc... not Rwanda or Burundi or Botswana. When looking at how it's allotted by the US, it's clear that strategic considerations, political alignment and drug policy are the biggest considerations while the poorest nations receive the least if any aid. The U.N. Voting Record doesn't even count, if you can't do anything for the US. Sweden spends the majority of it's aid on places like Sierra Leone, Gaza & the West Bank and Liberia and the rest of Africa. When will Americans come out of their government / media induced coma and realize the propaganda that is fed them? Of course America doesn't give money to poor people. They don't even give any to poor dying Americans, why would they give it to a Botswanian? http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articl… http://www.networkeurope.org/feature/swe… http://www.vexen.co.uk/USA/foreign_aid.h…
Politics - 30 Answers
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Keep furthering your political agenda on Yahoo! Answers. That way, everybody will take you seriously.
2 :
We dont give money we give food
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hell no
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No i dont, i think they give a fraction to other countries or nations, but really they horde a lot of it
5 :
Americans give PRIVATE aid you ninny. We don't rely on our government to give money to charity; that's an individual's decision. Private aid given by individual citizens in 2006 was in excess of 295 billion dollars, so go fucк yourself.
6 :
Yes. Wow, this is impressive. You really spent a lot of time and effort hating on Americans. Congrats.
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yes we give cash b/c we're turning socialist. Tell me how this make sense: Each year, our debt increases by a bigger percentage each time, but yet we still give away free money. Go figure. Obama Logic!
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Don't be silly. We give them weapons.
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No, American CHARITIES are the most generous in the world. The government doesn't organize trips to Africa to give them mosquito nets.
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No we just send them empty envelopes and then sit in the bushes and laugh when they open it. WTF do you think, of course we do!
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i actully dont think they give to to other poor ppl in other countries. they hardly give the poor in our country!!!!! i think the poor may make a living because of american companies, but i dont think the us gives money to them. if they did, that would rly explain the recession.
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i believe we give everything from money food and aide
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here's a website for you http://www.usaid.gov i don't like em but they do exactly opposite of what your question implies
14 :
I'm sorry but you are incorrect. Sounds like you listen and read too much anti american propeganda. Just look at your local church. multiply that by the millions.
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how about if we stop giving and see who starts starving first? Then we'll know for sure.
16 :
Dude, if we gave money, then the poor country would use the US dollars to buy Chinese goods. Why would we support that? I think it's fantastic that we provide support in terms of US made goods that support/bolster our economy. All other countries do the same. If you had a better understanding of economics, you'd get the picture of why this is done.
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does it matter whether we give money or assistance ...we try to give a helping hand...it's also a good way to keep those country's on our side..scratch my back and i'll scratch yours
18 :
I believe that people are told by politicians and the media that the US is the most generous nation not only in the country, but in all nations except Denmark, Sweden and all those who are more generous than the US.
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We ARE the most generous nation, because we give an enormous amount of wealth in PERSONAL contributions. People willingly give their money to people instead of have it taken in taxes. The first link I have provided shows you that we give more in charity in terms of GDP more than any other nation.
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Ok, you are correct, the U.S. sends less money than it should for foreign aid. What contributes more are charities. but you know what is also part of the problem? the less developed countries are partly to blame. We send them aid and their leaders take all the money. The people don't even revolt, and when U.S. soldiers are deployed the people protest. We send them food, we send aid, maybe not enough but the ignorance of the people of the poor countries causes them not to use the resources they get wisely. If progress is to be made they need to also help themselves, because the developed nations can't do everything for them.
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I hope not
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Seriously, you must research what you espouse. The United States offers more to every other country who suffers more than any other nation in our world. I understand why you're confused unless you research. The United States of America supports Botswana with food and medicine as we support every American citizen and even give food and medical support to people who are here illegally. What more shall we do? How much more shall we give? Our citizens are suffering silently most times. What more can we do, I ask you.
23 :
Yes, those poor- rich Jews in Israel are eating caviar and drinking Perrier thanks to America's dime (s) every year. Yet they're showing their tails at the current American President. Don't they have a nerve! Pfffft !
24 :
Unbelievable... You forgot one little item: Americans PRIVATELY donate close to $300 BILLION (with a "B), which overwhelms ANY other country. Not to mention the additional volunteer time Americans donate which eclipses European efforts. "Q. Are Americans more or less charitable than citizens of other countries? A. No developed country approaches American giving. For example, in 1995 (the most recent year for which data are available), Americans gave, per capita, three and a half times as much to causes and charities as the French, seven times as much as the Germans, and 14 times as much as the Italians. Similarly, in 1998, Americans were 15 percent more likely to volunteer their time than the Dutch, 21 percent more likely than the Swiss, and 32 percent more likely than the Germans. These differences are not attributable to demographic characteristics such as education, income, age, sex, or marital status. On the contrary, if we look at two people who are identical in all these ways except that one is European and the other American, the probability is still far lower that the European will volunteer than the American." Of course much of this it to the poor IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, where (I always thought) charity begins... However, the Libs believe entities such as the U.N. should be dictating to us where and whom to donate to, instead of making the choices ourselves (not unlike our current administration, who knows how to spend our money better than we do ourselves...) This just gets better and better...
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Nope but we donate at least twice the amount of food any other country sends. We pay 22%of the U.N. bill when we should have told them to piss off long ago.
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I tried all links provided and all said : This page not available. You've been sabotaged! I've seen those numbers before. You're correct!
27 :
I was going to answer your question, but your comments already contain most of my arguments. The idea of the most generous country in the world is a fantasy that will live on forever in the minds of most americans. Your comments are well informed and correct. The other fantasy is the idea of a freedom loving and democratic country. South America has been devastated in the sixties, seventies and even eighties, by american supported dictatorships, resulting in executions and disappearance of thousands of people.(Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, Guatemala,etc) The US Congress, especially Senate, is a corrupt millionaire club. The turn over rate in the US Senate has been confirmed to be less than in the old Soviet Politburo. Robert Byrd,a senator who fought against desegregation and is an old KKK member, almost 90 years old and mentally disabled, has no problems with re-election. Harry Reid is by far the largest land owner in Nevada. As I was told many years ago: You will only get get respect in this country if you have money.
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America is the most generous country in the world, Commie twit. How much does YOUR country give, Eurotrash?
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First, using Jimmy Carter to back you up makes you look as stupid and unhinged as that old fart is. Second, consider this: Americans (individuals) give far, far more money to charitable organizations, relief funds, etc than ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. You think the French, or the Danes opened their wallets when the tsunami hit? Were THEY collecting millions and millions of dollars to help those people? No. We did. And no, we didn't make money off of it. Furthermore, it was the American Navy that sent ships and provided supplies, food, and medical care to those people. How many ships did Denmark send? Norway? Hmmm? Whenever there is a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis in the world, it's America and Americans who send most of the aid, not the Danes, not the Norwegians. As far as what the UN wants, who cares? It exists solely to drain the American pocketbook, while giving third world sh*tbags a forum to denounce us. Anyone who cares about the goals of the UN is an *sshole.
30 :
Let us assume for the sake of argument that everything you said is the gospel from on high. So! I don't know anyone personally who is in favor of giving foreign aid at all. I'm not saying there aren't any but I don't know them, maybe they just don't live around here. Your expecting us to get all emotional because the government doesn't give as much as you would like or to those you think should get it. That they confiscated (oh sorry taxed from us to start with). If we had anything to say about it the money would still be in our pockets. As for the UN. I have yet to figure out what we need them for. And I really don't care what they suggest or want. I think they should move their headquarters somewhere else. Siberia maybe. Oh well we all have our dreams.
Friday, November 1, 2013
I want to start a fundraiser for Japan, but where do I start?
I want to start a fundraiser for Japan, but where do I start?
Yeah, I have the idea, and I think the idea will get lots of money for Japan, but I've never held a fundraiser before, and I don't know where to start. Like who do I give the money to? And questions like that. Someone help me, not even me! Do it for Japan, because we've all lost something important in us, and it makes no difference when they lost something! Please help!
Japan - 4 Answers
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You would have to find a charity in japan for the same cause and message them or ask for there details to send the money into there fund
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Do you mean you have an idea for a fundraiser? If not go to this link to help - http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/DIY/ If you do please fill me in, and tell me if i could help in any way. What you could do is , there are a few charities that I know of helping japan right now. They are UNICEF - http://www.unicefusa.org/news/releases/unicef-humanitarian-aid-japan-earthquake-tsunami.html?gclid=CNGau-fq0KcCFaRa7Aody2jGDA World Vision - http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/eappeal.nsf/donation-item?Open&amt=50&num=371&campaign=113655219&cmp=KNC-113655219 Mercy Corps - https://www.mercycorps.org/donate/japan?source=55400&gclid=CIKi86Tr0KcCFcZi2god-iG_CQ You could give the money you raise to one of them or some to each.
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The best idea is to give the money to an agency that is already set up to help in Japan, such as the Red Cross. The link below will give you some other ideas. Without knowing what your idea is, it's hard to offer more advice. Generally you need to join forces with others who want to do something. Then you need to get permissions, a place, whatever. If you are a minor, enlist your parent's help.
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i have no idea how to start a fundraiser. and its my first time doing this and i have no clue. i don't what to do. and i feel like i wanna do a change something in my life. i really want help that's all i ask for.
Yeah, I have the idea, and I think the idea will get lots of money for Japan, but I've never held a fundraiser before, and I don't know where to start. Like who do I give the money to? And questions like that. Someone help me, not even me! Do it for Japan, because we've all lost something important in us, and it makes no difference when they lost something! Please help!
Japan - 4 Answers
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You would have to find a charity in japan for the same cause and message them or ask for there details to send the money into there fund
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Do you mean you have an idea for a fundraiser? If not go to this link to help - http://www.fundraising-ideas.org/DIY/ If you do please fill me in, and tell me if i could help in any way. What you could do is , there are a few charities that I know of helping japan right now. They are UNICEF - http://www.unicefusa.org/news/releases/unicef-humanitarian-aid-japan-earthquake-tsunami.html?gclid=CNGau-fq0KcCFaRa7Aody2jGDA World Vision - http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/eappeal.nsf/donation-item?Open&amt=50&num=371&campaign=113655219&cmp=KNC-113655219 Mercy Corps - https://www.mercycorps.org/donate/japan?source=55400&gclid=CIKi86Tr0KcCFcZi2god-iG_CQ You could give the money you raise to one of them or some to each.
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The best idea is to give the money to an agency that is already set up to help in Japan, such as the Red Cross. The link below will give you some other ideas. Without knowing what your idea is, it's hard to offer more advice. Generally you need to join forces with others who want to do something. Then you need to get permissions, a place, whatever. If you are a minor, enlist your parent's help.
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i have no idea how to start a fundraiser. and its my first time doing this and i have no clue. i don't what to do. and i feel like i wanna do a change something in my life. i really want help that's all i ask for.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Who make more profit in this case?
Who make more profit in this case?
A Japanese electronic company designs an Audio/Video gadget and have it assembled in a developing country. The components of the gadget are come from Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The workers of the developing country mainly responsible for assembling the components and ship the final products to the USA. The Japanese firm chose this country because of its cheap labour and unenforced environmental regulations, Most people from this developing country keep telling me that they make more money from this product than the Japanese firm. How can that be?
Economics - 5 Answers
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The gain of the economy is not one round. The main important thing is jobs.Jobs mean income for many.Based on the high MPC, the multiplier effect will function significantly.The host country might have to trade many things in order to get the cooperation project rolling, including tax holiday, infrastructure, exemption of immigration law etc. The Japanese company will earn money for sure. But it has to teach its workers to improve skilled, and be and think like Japanese, that means loyalty and efficient. That is the gains the host country is counting.
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lower wages much lower executive compensation, lower cost of capital, less greed , that is about it i think. ergo my vote goes to the country other than japan
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WHat you should be looking at is the 'value added' and the difference between cost and revenue; a cost to one is a revenue to another. Teh manufacturing industry basically turns raw materials or semi-finished goods (rm/sfg) into goods fit for consumption. The rm/sfg go through a series of processes that move them towards the finished goods state; and every stage of the production process value is being added to the rm/sfg; it is this value added that determines, to a large degree, who benefits most; it's basically who contributes most to the value added. In your example, the value added will be even clearer than if the product was manufactured only under one roof, since the value of imports and exports are clearly stated - at least should be for customs and excise purposes. When the components come from Japan/Korea/Taiwan, they cost something. The assembly and packing is added in the developing country, and the final product shipped to the USA. Where the value added is highest is an empirical question. It is obvious that assembly takes place in the developing nation because it is cheaper for the firm to do this that in Japan. However the cost needs to be defined. USA tariffs duties and quotas The USA often has quotas for products from different countries. And it is actually possible that the gadget gets into the USA at a preferential rate since it came from a developing country than if it had come directly from Japan. In such cases, there often is a minumum % of value added that needs to take place in the developing country before it can benefit from the preferential treatment. Hence it could be possible that the developing nation's Vaue Added is higher than Japan's. Add to this the fact that Japanese production often takes place in developing nation in factories run and managed by Japanese expatriates, you will understand that it is not unlikely. Environmental Regulations As you mentioned, the developing nation has unenforced environmental regulations. It is possible that the production process requires some discharge of pollutants either into the atmosphere or into the sewerage system. In Japan for example, there are quality controls on such effluents. The cost of cleaning the waste before it goes out of the factory can be prohibitive. Hence moving the 'pollution causing' part of production into the developing economy makes sense, given that the huge costs of pollution control are circumvented. The higher the costs of pollution control, the more likely it is for a larger part of value added to take place in the developing nation. Taxation It is possible that the taxation regime in the developing economy is very generous to the firm. SOme economies, in need of investment even offer fixed period tax holidays for the investor. Hence the Japanese firm would prefer to shift as much of value added to the developing economy so that they have tax free revenues rather than have to pay taxes on production processes that take place in Japan. The larget the taxation gap, the more likely is it that your friends are right. In sum, there are many reasons why it could be possible for the developing nation to be contributing more to the production process than the Japanese firm. ALso you should also remember that your friends see the Japanese firms expenses in the economy (wages, local taxes...) as money made by the developed nation, and the Japanese firm only looks at its profits. Hence the more competitive the market for the product, the lower are the margins, and the more likely it is that your friends are right.
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Take motor bike. All the part except engine are make locally. Engine said Japanese only Japan can make which they sell at very high price to their sub-company at developing country. Therefore they shift all their profit back to Japan.
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Let us say, the total cost of the item is $10. Assume that Japan sells the item to US at $12. So Japan makes profit of $2. Now, if they pay $3 to the labourers in the developing economy, definitely, they make more. Is it not? This can happen even when 3 or 4 countries are involved and only one country is involved. Suppose, X (of Japan) buys steel from Y of Japan at 6 $. He makes it into some component (say sheets) after spending $2 extra. So his total cost is $8. If he sells at $10, he makes a profit of $2. Let us look at Y. If he buys iron ore at $2, spends $1 and makes it into steel, his total cost is $3. His profit therefore is $3. This way, Y makes more than X, sitting in the same country. This journey of the product from iron ore to steel sheet is called a value chain. Many players will be involved in the value chain. The profits of each player will differ. It is not necessary that the final person will make more than the previous persons. I HOPE the above answers the question.
A Japanese electronic company designs an Audio/Video gadget and have it assembled in a developing country. The components of the gadget are come from Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The workers of the developing country mainly responsible for assembling the components and ship the final products to the USA. The Japanese firm chose this country because of its cheap labour and unenforced environmental regulations, Most people from this developing country keep telling me that they make more money from this product than the Japanese firm. How can that be?
Economics - 5 Answers
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The gain of the economy is not one round. The main important thing is jobs.Jobs mean income for many.Based on the high MPC, the multiplier effect will function significantly.The host country might have to trade many things in order to get the cooperation project rolling, including tax holiday, infrastructure, exemption of immigration law etc. The Japanese company will earn money for sure. But it has to teach its workers to improve skilled, and be and think like Japanese, that means loyalty and efficient. That is the gains the host country is counting.
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lower wages much lower executive compensation, lower cost of capital, less greed , that is about it i think. ergo my vote goes to the country other than japan
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WHat you should be looking at is the 'value added' and the difference between cost and revenue; a cost to one is a revenue to another. Teh manufacturing industry basically turns raw materials or semi-finished goods (rm/sfg) into goods fit for consumption. The rm/sfg go through a series of processes that move them towards the finished goods state; and every stage of the production process value is being added to the rm/sfg; it is this value added that determines, to a large degree, who benefits most; it's basically who contributes most to the value added. In your example, the value added will be even clearer than if the product was manufactured only under one roof, since the value of imports and exports are clearly stated - at least should be for customs and excise purposes. When the components come from Japan/Korea/Taiwan, they cost something. The assembly and packing is added in the developing country, and the final product shipped to the USA. Where the value added is highest is an empirical question. It is obvious that assembly takes place in the developing nation because it is cheaper for the firm to do this that in Japan. However the cost needs to be defined. USA tariffs duties and quotas The USA often has quotas for products from different countries. And it is actually possible that the gadget gets into the USA at a preferential rate since it came from a developing country than if it had come directly from Japan. In such cases, there often is a minumum % of value added that needs to take place in the developing country before it can benefit from the preferential treatment. Hence it could be possible that the developing nation's Vaue Added is higher than Japan's. Add to this the fact that Japanese production often takes place in developing nation in factories run and managed by Japanese expatriates, you will understand that it is not unlikely. Environmental Regulations As you mentioned, the developing nation has unenforced environmental regulations. It is possible that the production process requires some discharge of pollutants either into the atmosphere or into the sewerage system. In Japan for example, there are quality controls on such effluents. The cost of cleaning the waste before it goes out of the factory can be prohibitive. Hence moving the 'pollution causing' part of production into the developing economy makes sense, given that the huge costs of pollution control are circumvented. The higher the costs of pollution control, the more likely it is for a larger part of value added to take place in the developing nation. Taxation It is possible that the taxation regime in the developing economy is very generous to the firm. SOme economies, in need of investment even offer fixed period tax holidays for the investor. Hence the Japanese firm would prefer to shift as much of value added to the developing economy so that they have tax free revenues rather than have to pay taxes on production processes that take place in Japan. The larget the taxation gap, the more likely is it that your friends are right. In sum, there are many reasons why it could be possible for the developing nation to be contributing more to the production process than the Japanese firm. ALso you should also remember that your friends see the Japanese firms expenses in the economy (wages, local taxes...) as money made by the developed nation, and the Japanese firm only looks at its profits. Hence the more competitive the market for the product, the lower are the margins, and the more likely it is that your friends are right.
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Take motor bike. All the part except engine are make locally. Engine said Japanese only Japan can make which they sell at very high price to their sub-company at developing country. Therefore they shift all their profit back to Japan.
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Let us say, the total cost of the item is $10. Assume that Japan sells the item to US at $12. So Japan makes profit of $2. Now, if they pay $3 to the labourers in the developing economy, definitely, they make more. Is it not? This can happen even when 3 or 4 countries are involved and only one country is involved. Suppose, X (of Japan) buys steel from Y of Japan at 6 $. He makes it into some component (say sheets) after spending $2 extra. So his total cost is $8. If he sells at $10, he makes a profit of $2. Let us look at Y. If he buys iron ore at $2, spends $1 and makes it into steel, his total cost is $3. His profit therefore is $3. This way, Y makes more than X, sitting in the same country. This journey of the product from iron ore to steel sheet is called a value chain. Many players will be involved in the value chain. The profits of each player will differ. It is not necessary that the final person will make more than the previous persons. I HOPE the above answers the question.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Work in Tokyo Japan, do I need a working visa?
Work in Tokyo Japan, do I need a working visa?
I'm a full-time college student and i'm planning to work over the summer. What do I need to do? I would like to work in Tokyo Japan just for this summer, maybe as entertainer because I heard they make a lot of money over there. Any tips?
Embassies & Consulates - 4 Answers
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i think you need to have a permit for working - especially as an entertainer. i know that the japanese government recently became stricter with policies regarding working as an entertainer in japan. you might want to visit your nearest japanese embassy or even the labor office nearest you. they could help. =)
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html
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If you have been granted entry for the purpose of study, you are not permitted to take paid employment, except where work experience forms part of the course involved, and while we are on this matter, why did you not find out about this before taking this course,( if that, in fact, is the studying you are doing, your explanation is not clear on this point ), taking a job now, without permission from their home affairs department could see you disqualified for life, from entry, as well as not being permitted to finish your course, I suggest that you contact the dept concerned and very nicely explain, that you need this work and you will not be taking someone else's job to do it, and it would help broaden your understanding of their culture and language to participate in their wonderful democracy, be very humble, and expect it to take forever to find the right people to talk to, they are not a people who are direct in their dealings, but usually take the time ( a lot of time ), to know the person first, before directing them to the person who can deal wiith this, also expect to drink a lot of teas, and make a lot small talk , the beaurocracy is enormous and cumbersome, and bound by social rules, do not get aggressive or annoyed, public anger displays are not welcome, you have been warned. RESPECT IS EVERYTHING, IN JAPAN..;. If you are not yet working there then you can get work if you are reasonably skilled and dexterous, as a cropupier on the cruise ships, or as cruise staff itself, making beds entertaining, bar staff, etc, the cruise lines often make the visa application themselves, for you, but be warned if you have a criminal conviction or record you will not be welcome here at all, or try the "Singapore Cruise Line" for vacancies, as they do a grand tour of the far east, including Japan Burma, Thailand, etc, many Americans have taken this route for summer work, and the cruise length is ideal for a full vacation season, from college, and is mostly various nations tourists, one tip, though, do NOT take any drugs, and I mean ANY recreational drugs the penalty for even a small amount is death by hanging, in these nations, Japan included, (if, of course, that is whaty you meant by, "any tips ?" otherwise yes you do get "cash tips" for doing this work, I would suggest that you work on your communications skills old man, as well, by the way...... Lastly, check all your luggage, and do not carry parcels or packages for friends through any customs area, any one wanting to pass stuff through customs, should never find you an easy mule, also, leave your address tags inside your bags as an outside one is easily spotted, and a quick phone call to someone at your home base, may find you having to explain to your insurance company how the thieves knew you were away, and I really mean check "everything" and lock it with a good lock, not a cheap one, and do not let your luggage escape your side for a moment, once this is done, mark it in order to recognise it in airports or stations but if asked it may be better to deny all knowledge of this belonging to you, or being uncertain, about it being yours after all, people carry similar luggage around the world, and I for one would rather not commit to any thing if a customs or police officer says "is this bag yours sir ?, in a land where I have no legal rights...Put any items with your I.D. in an inside the trousers pocket, that can only be accessed from the waistband, and which does not show from the outside...... I do not mind having to replace my undies, or a few shirts but I can not get my life back, so I do not even carry an address label inside ( or my name, or any I.D. or even anything with my writing on) , personally, it is your choice, but I have seen too many caught out by sly policemen looking for a bribe, slip a "little something" into a bag after opening it, to trust any one, any more, but the choice is yours, and your embassy may be a long way away, and they may not believe too much in your innocence on this matter, if it is not politically sensitive to do so, all they may do, is negotiate a long sentence, rather than a death sentence, and you certainly would not enjoy their jails, if you ever came out, even without a venereal disease, or a death sentence from one or another infection....
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http://educationjapan.org/visas/work.html Foreigners are not allowed to work in Japan without a work visa. Obtaining a Japanese work visa takes some effort in that all application materials must be presented in person at an embassy or consulate. The paperwork required varies based on occupation, so the applicant is advised to speak with a Japanese official before submitting an application for a work visa. How to Obtain a Japanese Work Visa Find a position and a Japanese employer who is willing to sponsor an application for a work visa. The majority of work visa applications require the applicant to submit documents certifying his qualifications to perform the work, such as a diploma, and outlining the activities that he will be involved in while in Japan. In some cases, these documents must be certified by the organization the applicant intends to work for. In other cases, the process can be streamlined by the company officials, who can handle the work visa application for the applicant. Locate the nearest Japanese embassy or consulate. Contact the consulate to find out more about the paperwork that will be required to apply for a work visa. Work visas are split into many different categories in Japan, and it's important to find out what category an occupation falls under and submit the appropriate application materials to the embassy. Ask about any fees that must accompany the visa application. The applicant may also have to make a trip to the embassy or consulate to obtain a copy of the work visa application. Obtain a Certificate of Eligibility, if possible. Certificates of Eligibility can only be obtained in Japan, and usually eliminate the need for additional materials certifying the reason for the visa. They also make the application process move much more quickly, as the application won't be forwarded to an office in Japan for screening. Gather together and photocopy all essential documents. Besides the specific documents required for an occupation, each visa application must be accompanied by a copy of your passport, two passport photos taken in the past 6 months, payments to cover any fees and two completed applications. Bring all original documents to the embassy or consulate in addition to the copies, just in case. Wait for the application to be processed. When applying for a work visa from outside of Japan, the process can take several months, especially if a Certificate of Eligibility is not submitted along with the application. If approved, the work visa will be issued and the applicant will be cleared to enter Japan. http://www.ehow.com/how_4623427_obtain-japanese-work-visa.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art
I'm a full-time college student and i'm planning to work over the summer. What do I need to do? I would like to work in Tokyo Japan just for this summer, maybe as entertainer because I heard they make a lot of money over there. Any tips?
Embassies & Consulates - 4 Answers
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1 :
i think you need to have a permit for working - especially as an entertainer. i know that the japanese government recently became stricter with policies regarding working as an entertainer in japan. you might want to visit your nearest japanese embassy or even the labor office nearest you. they could help. =)
2 :
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1148.html
3 :
If you have been granted entry for the purpose of study, you are not permitted to take paid employment, except where work experience forms part of the course involved, and while we are on this matter, why did you not find out about this before taking this course,( if that, in fact, is the studying you are doing, your explanation is not clear on this point ), taking a job now, without permission from their home affairs department could see you disqualified for life, from entry, as well as not being permitted to finish your course, I suggest that you contact the dept concerned and very nicely explain, that you need this work and you will not be taking someone else's job to do it, and it would help broaden your understanding of their culture and language to participate in their wonderful democracy, be very humble, and expect it to take forever to find the right people to talk to, they are not a people who are direct in their dealings, but usually take the time ( a lot of time ), to know the person first, before directing them to the person who can deal wiith this, also expect to drink a lot of teas, and make a lot small talk , the beaurocracy is enormous and cumbersome, and bound by social rules, do not get aggressive or annoyed, public anger displays are not welcome, you have been warned. RESPECT IS EVERYTHING, IN JAPAN..;. If you are not yet working there then you can get work if you are reasonably skilled and dexterous, as a cropupier on the cruise ships, or as cruise staff itself, making beds entertaining, bar staff, etc, the cruise lines often make the visa application themselves, for you, but be warned if you have a criminal conviction or record you will not be welcome here at all, or try the "Singapore Cruise Line" for vacancies, as they do a grand tour of the far east, including Japan Burma, Thailand, etc, many Americans have taken this route for summer work, and the cruise length is ideal for a full vacation season, from college, and is mostly various nations tourists, one tip, though, do NOT take any drugs, and I mean ANY recreational drugs the penalty for even a small amount is death by hanging, in these nations, Japan included, (if, of course, that is whaty you meant by, "any tips ?" otherwise yes you do get "cash tips" for doing this work, I would suggest that you work on your communications skills old man, as well, by the way...... Lastly, check all your luggage, and do not carry parcels or packages for friends through any customs area, any one wanting to pass stuff through customs, should never find you an easy mule, also, leave your address tags inside your bags as an outside one is easily spotted, and a quick phone call to someone at your home base, may find you having to explain to your insurance company how the thieves knew you were away, and I really mean check "everything" and lock it with a good lock, not a cheap one, and do not let your luggage escape your side for a moment, once this is done, mark it in order to recognise it in airports or stations but if asked it may be better to deny all knowledge of this belonging to you, or being uncertain, about it being yours after all, people carry similar luggage around the world, and I for one would rather not commit to any thing if a customs or police officer says "is this bag yours sir ?, in a land where I have no legal rights...Put any items with your I.D. in an inside the trousers pocket, that can only be accessed from the waistband, and which does not show from the outside...... I do not mind having to replace my undies, or a few shirts but I can not get my life back, so I do not even carry an address label inside ( or my name, or any I.D. or even anything with my writing on) , personally, it is your choice, but I have seen too many caught out by sly policemen looking for a bribe, slip a "little something" into a bag after opening it, to trust any one, any more, but the choice is yours, and your embassy may be a long way away, and they may not believe too much in your innocence on this matter, if it is not politically sensitive to do so, all they may do, is negotiate a long sentence, rather than a death sentence, and you certainly would not enjoy their jails, if you ever came out, even without a venereal disease, or a death sentence from one or another infection....
4 :
http://educationjapan.org/visas/work.html Foreigners are not allowed to work in Japan without a work visa. Obtaining a Japanese work visa takes some effort in that all application materials must be presented in person at an embassy or consulate. The paperwork required varies based on occupation, so the applicant is advised to speak with a Japanese official before submitting an application for a work visa. How to Obtain a Japanese Work Visa Find a position and a Japanese employer who is willing to sponsor an application for a work visa. The majority of work visa applications require the applicant to submit documents certifying his qualifications to perform the work, such as a diploma, and outlining the activities that he will be involved in while in Japan. In some cases, these documents must be certified by the organization the applicant intends to work for. In other cases, the process can be streamlined by the company officials, who can handle the work visa application for the applicant. Locate the nearest Japanese embassy or consulate. Contact the consulate to find out more about the paperwork that will be required to apply for a work visa. Work visas are split into many different categories in Japan, and it's important to find out what category an occupation falls under and submit the appropriate application materials to the embassy. Ask about any fees that must accompany the visa application. The applicant may also have to make a trip to the embassy or consulate to obtain a copy of the work visa application. Obtain a Certificate of Eligibility, if possible. Certificates of Eligibility can only be obtained in Japan, and usually eliminate the need for additional materials certifying the reason for the visa. They also make the application process move much more quickly, as the application won't be forwarded to an office in Japan for screening. Gather together and photocopy all essential documents. Besides the specific documents required for an occupation, each visa application must be accompanied by a copy of your passport, two passport photos taken in the past 6 months, payments to cover any fees and two completed applications. Bring all original documents to the embassy or consulate in addition to the copies, just in case. Wait for the application to be processed. When applying for a work visa from outside of Japan, the process can take several months, especially if a Certificate of Eligibility is not submitted along with the application. If approved, the work visa will be issued and the applicant will be cleared to enter Japan. http://www.ehow.com/how_4623427_obtain-japanese-work-visa.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art
Monday, October 7, 2013
Did you donate money to help recover from the disaster in Japan?
Did you donate money to help recover from the disaster in Japan?
If you'd like...you can text "REDCROSS" to 90999 and it adds $10.00 to your phone bill which will be donated... Me - Yes I did...My mom doesn't know about it yet...But helping to help make a change feels awesome! :P
Polls & Surveys - 4 Answers
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Nope, and won't.
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Yup :)
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not yet i will when i get my allowance
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Today, you would like to give money to the Japan earthquake relief, and that is a good thing. If you do that, good on you. HOWEVER--if, next week, the home next to you burns down, the Red Cross CANNOT use your donation to help that family. Why? Because you specified that your donation had to go to Japan. The Red Cross spends donated money in or near a disaster area, to purchase necessary supplies from local businesses. This means that these businesses can continue to pay their employees, who already affected by the disaster. Otherwise, they would lose their jobs on top of everything else that has happened. Donating money keeps people going in ways far beyond immediate supplies. Also--the earthquake happened on Friday. The Red Cross and other relief organizations already existed, right? So before the disaster hit, they had offices in place to get information and coordinate their responses. Relief agencies need stuff independent of any specific disaster. Agencies need vehicles to get to disasters. These are usually vans and trucks. These need gas, oil, tires, inspection, maintenance, and insurance--all of which costs money. Agency offices need electricity, water, computers, Internet access, phones, phone service, printers, paper, toner--and people. People need to be paid living wages and have healthcare insurance in full-time jobs. (You want that, right?) All of that already had to be paid for, so when disasters occur, the agencies are ready. Without unrestricted donations not tied to any event, relief agencies cannot have any of these necessities--and can't respond as effectively as necessary.
If you'd like...you can text "REDCROSS" to 90999 and it adds $10.00 to your phone bill which will be donated... Me - Yes I did...My mom doesn't know about it yet...But helping to help make a change feels awesome! :P
Polls & Surveys - 4 Answers
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Nope, and won't.
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Yup :)
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not yet i will when i get my allowance
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Today, you would like to give money to the Japan earthquake relief, and that is a good thing. If you do that, good on you. HOWEVER--if, next week, the home next to you burns down, the Red Cross CANNOT use your donation to help that family. Why? Because you specified that your donation had to go to Japan. The Red Cross spends donated money in or near a disaster area, to purchase necessary supplies from local businesses. This means that these businesses can continue to pay their employees, who already affected by the disaster. Otherwise, they would lose their jobs on top of everything else that has happened. Donating money keeps people going in ways far beyond immediate supplies. Also--the earthquake happened on Friday. The Red Cross and other relief organizations already existed, right? So before the disaster hit, they had offices in place to get information and coordinate their responses. Relief agencies need stuff independent of any specific disaster. Agencies need vehicles to get to disasters. These are usually vans and trucks. These need gas, oil, tires, inspection, maintenance, and insurance--all of which costs money. Agency offices need electricity, water, computers, Internet access, phones, phone service, printers, paper, toner--and people. People need to be paid living wages and have healthcare insurance in full-time jobs. (You want that, right?) All of that already had to be paid for, so when disasters occur, the agencies are ready. Without unrestricted donations not tied to any event, relief agencies cannot have any of these necessities--and can't respond as effectively as necessary.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
international money order from usa to japan?
international money order from usa to japan?
I need to get an international money order from usa that's $800... and i'm thinking about getting it from the usps. I know that I'll have to get a $700 and a $100 since the max. amt for one international money order is $700. But i just want to make sure that this international money order will go smoothly once my friend receives it in japan and that she will be able to deposit the check for japanese currency in return. So if anyone knows anything about this, please tell me about it... where would she go to exchange the money order for cash? if you've done it before, how difficult/complex will this be?! thanks guys
Japan - 3 Answers
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Remember when you purchase your money order at the US Post Office, that it is the INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER, not the standard Postal Money order (the USPS has two types). Once you get it be sure to double check that it says 'INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER As long as it is the INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER, then once your friend gets it, they should be able to cash it at the Japan Post Office, there shouldn't be much problems if they do it at the post office. Sorry I have to stress INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER, because if you send the standard "MONEY ORDER" they will not be able to process it in Japan, some post offices might not be too familiar with international postal money orders depending so be clear when you ask for one.
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hsbc premier.
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Have you thought of a Fund Transfer, (bank to bank) You will need their bank SWIFT numbers, that they use in Japan. Once you sign the Transfer here, they will usually receive the money in 3 days, in their bank account. If you use a Money Order their bank may hold the money for up to 10 days, (until the check clears in the USA). I live in Japan and this is how I transfer my funds... very safe and no chance of the letter being late.
I need to get an international money order from usa that's $800... and i'm thinking about getting it from the usps. I know that I'll have to get a $700 and a $100 since the max. amt for one international money order is $700. But i just want to make sure that this international money order will go smoothly once my friend receives it in japan and that she will be able to deposit the check for japanese currency in return. So if anyone knows anything about this, please tell me about it... where would she go to exchange the money order for cash? if you've done it before, how difficult/complex will this be?! thanks guys
Japan - 3 Answers
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Remember when you purchase your money order at the US Post Office, that it is the INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER, not the standard Postal Money order (the USPS has two types). Once you get it be sure to double check that it says 'INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER As long as it is the INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER, then once your friend gets it, they should be able to cash it at the Japan Post Office, there shouldn't be much problems if they do it at the post office. Sorry I have to stress INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER, because if you send the standard "MONEY ORDER" they will not be able to process it in Japan, some post offices might not be too familiar with international postal money orders depending so be clear when you ask for one.
2 :
hsbc premier.
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Have you thought of a Fund Transfer, (bank to bank) You will need their bank SWIFT numbers, that they use in Japan. Once you sign the Transfer here, they will usually receive the money in 3 days, in their bank account. If you use a Money Order their bank may hold the money for up to 10 days, (until the check clears in the USA). I live in Japan and this is how I transfer my funds... very safe and no chance of the letter being late.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
What are some affordable places to live in Japan?
What are some affordable places to live in Japan?
I make good money, but I just need to know where to live. I like cool weathered places, nothing REALLY hot. So, any suggestions? Dont say something like, "Nowhere" or "on the streets" An good quality apartment. Nothing big nor fancy. Just decent
Japan - 7 Answers
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Make good money? Doing what? Do you speak Japanese? Do you have a working visa? Are you ready to renounce your current citizenship?
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that's a rather big question and rather broad since you could practically say anywhere. And everyplace gets quite hot and humid in summer except Hokkaido so perhaps that might be a good area to look. as for apartments, many of them you have to pay what's known as key money which is basically a gift to the landlord - usually one month's rent. So be aware of this and try to find ones that don't have this practice.
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Karuizawa is a famous summer resort. It was made by the British, much western culture is there. Most of inhabitants are rich, and can speak English.
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small villages and farms areas are cheap and the weather is always ok
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Hokkaido's not bad. There's more space, bigger apartments, fewer people, less demand, lower prices. Cold though.
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if you want to live in Japan, learn Japanese first! A new way to learn Japanese, The system of learning is just like playing a game, earn EXP, gain Level, and get Ranked! Just check it out at: http://www.JapaneseClass.jp/ The idea of the website is to enrich your Japanese vocabularies and Kanji by answering repeated questions. By answering repeated questions you will earn EXP to measure your level and ranking among others. Each level will have new challenging questions. It is FUN and CHALLENGING! and also effective! The best of all, it is 100% FREE! Thank You
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Yoyogi Park :-D . But seriously, nowhere if you don't have a visa. And if you don't speak Japanese well, act polite, and find a non-racist realator (they are the most racist people in Japan, probably because they've had plenty of other idiot foreigners thinking they could just pay the rent and put up an American flag and say To each his own), you are going to get ripped off in all kinds of ways. If you somehow manage to handle all this, its basically just the further away from the city and the further away from a station the cheaper. There are nice and crappy places everywhere but nice or crappy are both much cheaper in the country side or if your willing to walk 40 minutes to the station. Most foreigners in Japan have to resort to living in guest houses which are kind of like a combination of a hotel, a hospital and a prison for at least their first few months until they figure out how things work.
I make good money, but I just need to know where to live. I like cool weathered places, nothing REALLY hot. So, any suggestions? Dont say something like, "Nowhere" or "on the streets" An good quality apartment. Nothing big nor fancy. Just decent
Japan - 7 Answers
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Make good money? Doing what? Do you speak Japanese? Do you have a working visa? Are you ready to renounce your current citizenship?
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that's a rather big question and rather broad since you could practically say anywhere. And everyplace gets quite hot and humid in summer except Hokkaido so perhaps that might be a good area to look. as for apartments, many of them you have to pay what's known as key money which is basically a gift to the landlord - usually one month's rent. So be aware of this and try to find ones that don't have this practice.
3 :
Karuizawa is a famous summer resort. It was made by the British, much western culture is there. Most of inhabitants are rich, and can speak English.
4 :
small villages and farms areas are cheap and the weather is always ok
5 :
Hokkaido's not bad. There's more space, bigger apartments, fewer people, less demand, lower prices. Cold though.
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if you want to live in Japan, learn Japanese first! A new way to learn Japanese, The system of learning is just like playing a game, earn EXP, gain Level, and get Ranked! Just check it out at: http://www.JapaneseClass.jp/ The idea of the website is to enrich your Japanese vocabularies and Kanji by answering repeated questions. By answering repeated questions you will earn EXP to measure your level and ranking among others. Each level will have new challenging questions. It is FUN and CHALLENGING! and also effective! The best of all, it is 100% FREE! Thank You
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Yoyogi Park :-D . But seriously, nowhere if you don't have a visa. And if you don't speak Japanese well, act polite, and find a non-racist realator (they are the most racist people in Japan, probably because they've had plenty of other idiot foreigners thinking they could just pay the rent and put up an American flag and say To each his own), you are going to get ripped off in all kinds of ways. If you somehow manage to handle all this, its basically just the further away from the city and the further away from a station the cheaper. There are nice and crappy places everywhere but nice or crappy are both much cheaper in the country side or if your willing to walk 40 minutes to the station. Most foreigners in Japan have to resort to living in guest houses which are kind of like a combination of a hotel, a hospital and a prison for at least their first few months until they figure out how things work.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Where can I get some details about Paypal Japan And register with it?
Where can I get some details about Paypal Japan And register with it?
Its a nice way to make some money. So please help me guys.
Japan - 2 Answers
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Well here you can get nice details on Paypal Japan and also how you can use Paypal Japan to make money from it.
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1. Go to PayPal.com 2. Look for a list of countries at the bottom of the main page. Japan is not in the primary list, so click "More". 3. You will now be on a page that says "PayPal Offerings Worldwide". Select Japan from the list. 4. Click "Sign up now!"
Its a nice way to make some money. So please help me guys.
Japan - 2 Answers
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Well here you can get nice details on Paypal Japan and also how you can use Paypal Japan to make money from it.
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1. Go to PayPal.com 2. Look for a list of countries at the bottom of the main page. Japan is not in the primary list, so click "More". 3. You will now be on a page that says "PayPal Offerings Worldwide". Select Japan from the list. 4. Click "Sign up now!"
Saturday, September 7, 2013
My new Girlfriend is in USA and jobless, wants to make money by doing Live Cam thing, what should i do?
My new Girlfriend is in USA and jobless, wants to make money by doing Live Cam thing, what should i do?
She's Japanese studying english in the USA. She doesn't speak English well,, she's just a beginner. She told me she wants a job and said somthing about "Do you know Live cams?" .."But i just do chat.." meaning she won't do video. Oh but i dont' trust her though. Maybe she's a nympho girl ?? But when we do voice chat it's always nice friendly chat. I help her with english and we just have normal conversations in English and Japanese. She doesn't look like she's sex crazed or something. Could she really be worse than i she makes me think? Perhaps she has even done this kind of Virtual Sex before. I actually met her before when she used to be in Japan 1 year ago. She doesn't know that because it's been long time ago and she doesn't know that in the Chat program we use , we can View History..meaning we can see the chat's we've had. Well, that time in 2008, she had a different screen name and when she met me she asked something like "What's your cock size?" This has me thinking that she did sex voice chats with people since long time ago. I'm kind of disappointed because we just met 2 weeks ago and she seeems really nice and never talks about any sex so she had me thinking she was a nice girl. But i'm starting to worry. What should i do? Is it totally ok for her to do Live cams..or should i tell her that if she's going to do that, i don't want to ever meet her again. By the way, we have a long distance relationship. We haven't met face to face but we will meet in 3 months. She's in the USA close to my city but she's just an international student doing homestay so she can't travel till the semester ends. What to do? I'm 29 she's 24. Sherry i'm not white and i'm poor. I told her this already and she still said it's ok
Singles & Dating - 1 Answers
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repost this with a more dramatic name and you will get more answers. "My Japanese girlfriend wants to do Live Cam for money...isn't that prostitution? Please help!" or something. But I'll answer here...hmmm...I think she does do the video thing because Japanese are known for being reallly wild, but we stereotype asians as being polite, shy, and quiet...which is far from the truth! The girls act sweet because they have the "lolita" culture...but that culture there also has high school girls going on dates with old men for money and much more... I think you should speak with her about this, but she might still not be open about it since you two have only been seeing each other for a couple weeks. Also...I studied abroad and u can always visit her if she lives so close plus if she is here for the semester only, then she will go back to japan...not stay here....or at least not for long... Its a well-known fact that white guys (im assuming u r) are a status symbol for asian women and even tho she might like u...she is trying to uphold that stereotype of the good, sweet, shy asian girl although she needs money...but since she is doing homestay...i bet the money is just for clothes and makeup and stuff since the family is supposed to provide free shelter and food and stuff. Yea...^^ How about YOU send her some money (just a little)...if u trust her.
She's Japanese studying english in the USA. She doesn't speak English well,, she's just a beginner. She told me she wants a job and said somthing about "Do you know Live cams?" .."But i just do chat.." meaning she won't do video. Oh but i dont' trust her though. Maybe she's a nympho girl ?? But when we do voice chat it's always nice friendly chat. I help her with english and we just have normal conversations in English and Japanese. She doesn't look like she's sex crazed or something. Could she really be worse than i she makes me think? Perhaps she has even done this kind of Virtual Sex before. I actually met her before when she used to be in Japan 1 year ago. She doesn't know that because it's been long time ago and she doesn't know that in the Chat program we use , we can View History..meaning we can see the chat's we've had. Well, that time in 2008, she had a different screen name and when she met me she asked something like "What's your cock size?" This has me thinking that she did sex voice chats with people since long time ago. I'm kind of disappointed because we just met 2 weeks ago and she seeems really nice and never talks about any sex so she had me thinking she was a nice girl. But i'm starting to worry. What should i do? Is it totally ok for her to do Live cams..or should i tell her that if she's going to do that, i don't want to ever meet her again. By the way, we have a long distance relationship. We haven't met face to face but we will meet in 3 months. She's in the USA close to my city but she's just an international student doing homestay so she can't travel till the semester ends. What to do? I'm 29 she's 24. Sherry i'm not white and i'm poor. I told her this already and she still said it's ok
Singles & Dating - 1 Answers
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repost this with a more dramatic name and you will get more answers. "My Japanese girlfriend wants to do Live Cam for money...isn't that prostitution? Please help!" or something. But I'll answer here...hmmm...I think she does do the video thing because Japanese are known for being reallly wild, but we stereotype asians as being polite, shy, and quiet...which is far from the truth! The girls act sweet because they have the "lolita" culture...but that culture there also has high school girls going on dates with old men for money and much more... I think you should speak with her about this, but she might still not be open about it since you two have only been seeing each other for a couple weeks. Also...I studied abroad and u can always visit her if she lives so close plus if she is here for the semester only, then she will go back to japan...not stay here....or at least not for long... Its a well-known fact that white guys (im assuming u r) are a status symbol for asian women and even tho she might like u...she is trying to uphold that stereotype of the good, sweet, shy asian girl although she needs money...but since she is doing homestay...i bet the money is just for clothes and makeup and stuff since the family is supposed to provide free shelter and food and stuff. Yea...^^ How about YOU send her some money (just a little)...if u trust her.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
How much would an English as a Foreign Language teach make abroad (please give a range depending on country)?
How much would an English as a Foreign Language teach make abroad (please give a range depending on country)?
I know that it's different everywhere. I'm not really sure where I'd like to teach. I think I could be happy in Japan, maybe China, maybe Europe. I might like other places, too, I just haven't looked into those places as in depth. The amount of money I could make as compared to living expenses might help me decide.
Teaching - 4 Answers
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A quick and easy way to find out the answer to this question is to look in the Chronicle of Higher Education, which is available in most university libraries. It has job listings in ESL from many countries overseas, with salary ranges stated. You might also contact the international TESOL organization in Washington, DC (They have a website). They will be likely to have a lot of information on this topic as well.
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How about Russia. I know this girl is teaching overseas. First, Japan, now in Russia for two years teaching English.She loves her life also she save enough money to retire.
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It's pretty well impossible to answer this question accurately since there are so many variables. Firstly, what qualifications do you have? A degree or a degree plus TEFL certificate? Secondly, where do you want to teach? In a village, in a city? Where would you be happy? Thirdly, do you have experience? How many years? I would personally approach this from a different angle and look at what you can offer and then see where you would like to go. Do you want to live in a hot country? A cold country? I think you'll find that wherever you end up the money you earn (certainly in a basic teaching job) will be enough to live on reasonably well - depending on the kind of lifestyle you have of course - and be above the local wage. You'll have enough to rent a small apartment, get out a couple of times a week and save something for the holidays. If you start to take on private lessons then this obviously goes up. But the bottom line is that people don't generally get into teaching English for the money. It's not about that. Other jobs pay better but English teaching lets you see new parts of the world and travel. By the way, if you don't have a passport from a European country don't bother with Europe as visa issues will mean you don't get work.
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This post might help you. Language teaching abroad: http://babelanmicroblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/language-teaching-abroad.html
I know that it's different everywhere. I'm not really sure where I'd like to teach. I think I could be happy in Japan, maybe China, maybe Europe. I might like other places, too, I just haven't looked into those places as in depth. The amount of money I could make as compared to living expenses might help me decide.
Teaching - 4 Answers
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A quick and easy way to find out the answer to this question is to look in the Chronicle of Higher Education, which is available in most university libraries. It has job listings in ESL from many countries overseas, with salary ranges stated. You might also contact the international TESOL organization in Washington, DC (They have a website). They will be likely to have a lot of information on this topic as well.
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How about Russia. I know this girl is teaching overseas. First, Japan, now in Russia for two years teaching English.She loves her life also she save enough money to retire.
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It's pretty well impossible to answer this question accurately since there are so many variables. Firstly, what qualifications do you have? A degree or a degree plus TEFL certificate? Secondly, where do you want to teach? In a village, in a city? Where would you be happy? Thirdly, do you have experience? How many years? I would personally approach this from a different angle and look at what you can offer and then see where you would like to go. Do you want to live in a hot country? A cold country? I think you'll find that wherever you end up the money you earn (certainly in a basic teaching job) will be enough to live on reasonably well - depending on the kind of lifestyle you have of course - and be above the local wage. You'll have enough to rent a small apartment, get out a couple of times a week and save something for the holidays. If you start to take on private lessons then this obviously goes up. But the bottom line is that people don't generally get into teaching English for the money. It's not about that. Other jobs pay better but English teaching lets you see new parts of the world and travel. By the way, if you don't have a passport from a European country don't bother with Europe as visa issues will mean you don't get work.
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This post might help you. Language teaching abroad: http://babelanmicroblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/language-teaching-abroad.html
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
How To Donate to Japan?
How To Donate to Japan?
I'm going to have a huge Sweet 16 in June, but instead of asking for presents I'm asking for my guests to bring money for Japan. My plan is to donate all the money, but where exactly do I send all the money? I want to make sure it goes to the Japan Tsunami fund. Thanks :)
Community Service - 2 Answers
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You can contact the Red Cross Foundation or bring it straight to one of their centers. Good luck! <3
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the red cross has a fund especially for that. i donated to it when it happened.
I'm going to have a huge Sweet 16 in June, but instead of asking for presents I'm asking for my guests to bring money for Japan. My plan is to donate all the money, but where exactly do I send all the money? I want to make sure it goes to the Japan Tsunami fund. Thanks :)
Community Service - 2 Answers
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You can contact the Red Cross Foundation or bring it straight to one of their centers. Good luck! <3
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the red cross has a fund especially for that. i donated to it when it happened.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
If I become a physical therapist and move to japan......?
If I become a physical therapist and move to japan......?
Do you think I'll have a higher chance of getting a job in japan? Do you think I'm going to be able to make enough money? I plan to move to japan after college. Also I'm studying to become a physical therapist. I'm beginning to learn japanese because I know i'm going to need it.
Japan - 5 Answers
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yes
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In Japan a physical therapist is called a "rigaku ryohoshi." If you're qualified overseas you can transfer your foreign qualification to Japan, but you have to pass level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, which is pretty hard (900 hours of study are recommended, but in practice you'll likely need more). There are also some specific requirements about the nature of your education (minimum credit hours, etc.) Unless you meet those requirements you couldn't legally work as a physical therapist here.
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I think you would have a lower chance of finding employment in Japan. It would be very difficult to start your own practice, and it will take a long time to get your Japanese to a level in which you could treat Japanese clients. Most likely years. If you have a prestigious education or excellent experience you could try to treat foreign and English speaking customers in areas such as Roppongi or Harajuku though. It would be a good idea to come to Japan and enroll in a fulltime language program for at least one year. There are many good ones in Tokyo.
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I'd say it's worth a try, but remember, the Japanese are veeeeeery parochial and 9 times out of ten if they have a choice between an old Japanese guy with a friendly "fellow Japanese" disposition and low skill, and a skilled foreigner who they feel a little shy of and maybe can't communicate with so easily, guess who they'll choose. If you do set up here, it's probably better to set up in an urban area where the people are more cosmopolitan and used to foreigners.
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you need to be proficient in Japanese!! keep studying, you'll do great!
Do you think I'll have a higher chance of getting a job in japan? Do you think I'm going to be able to make enough money? I plan to move to japan after college. Also I'm studying to become a physical therapist. I'm beginning to learn japanese because I know i'm going to need it.
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yes
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In Japan a physical therapist is called a "rigaku ryohoshi." If you're qualified overseas you can transfer your foreign qualification to Japan, but you have to pass level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, which is pretty hard (900 hours of study are recommended, but in practice you'll likely need more). There are also some specific requirements about the nature of your education (minimum credit hours, etc.) Unless you meet those requirements you couldn't legally work as a physical therapist here.
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I think you would have a lower chance of finding employment in Japan. It would be very difficult to start your own practice, and it will take a long time to get your Japanese to a level in which you could treat Japanese clients. Most likely years. If you have a prestigious education or excellent experience you could try to treat foreign and English speaking customers in areas such as Roppongi or Harajuku though. It would be a good idea to come to Japan and enroll in a fulltime language program for at least one year. There are many good ones in Tokyo.
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I'd say it's worth a try, but remember, the Japanese are veeeeeery parochial and 9 times out of ten if they have a choice between an old Japanese guy with a friendly "fellow Japanese" disposition and low skill, and a skilled foreigner who they feel a little shy of and maybe can't communicate with so easily, guess who they'll choose. If you do set up here, it's probably better to set up in an urban area where the people are more cosmopolitan and used to foreigners.
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you need to be proficient in Japanese!! keep studying, you'll do great!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Trump/Japan/money....lol just read it please?
Trump/Japan/money....lol just read it please?
So my girlfriend about three months ago started to question our relationship...So she tried to break up, i fought to get her back....then again she tries to break up...i get her back...its happened like 4 times now in these last three months....she is a few years younger than me, she's just 24...she says she needs to be single and figure herself out...and doesnt see a future with us, etc. yet 4 months ago we were going to move to Europe for 6 months and maybe move in together when we got back...and to this day she says she loves me...I'm seriously confused, i want to be with her but it feels like I'm a yoyo and it's starting to make me a bit coocoo..Does anyone have any suggestions or advice that may help me out...? When I let her go she always ends up back and we go through it all again...ahhhh Anyway thanks for reading:) Ok, fine, and I love Japan!
Marriage & Divorce - 6 Answers
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Listen, if you are going to mention Japan in the header, you had BETTER mention it in the details as well. You hear!? Edit: You love Japan andddd _____? Who else do you love? I'll give you a hint: Her name starts with "Sally"
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She may love you, but clearly she don't want to be tied down with you. Stop being the coocoo yoyo. RUN.
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Trump would probably advice you that you need to invest in property if you want to ensure your choice of female companionship. And I think Trump has more of an issue with China than Japan. In the long run woman look for security when we are evaluating men. Are you a safe bet?
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just let her go if she does it again
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You guys can't continue to go through this cycle, but you are allowing her to leave you, and you allow her to come back. You need to put your foot down. If she breaks up with you again, you shouldn't let her come back. Why would you want to be with someone who keeps changing her mind about you?? The girl is only 24...let her go. Find someone your age who is ready to settle down...you'll be much happier.
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I think that she is one of those, I have to have someone every minute people. I have a sister like this. She has been married 5 times now if that helps you any. She pretends to be happy so that she will not be alone, but then she's always looking to upgrade. She will drop someone after years together because a new guy showed some interest. Life is truly fair with these people though because she is often left by the new person because they played her like she played the one she left. If I were you, I would set her free because if you think that it is an age thing from being immature, you could be wrong about that. My sister's first husband was when she was 18, fifth husband is now at age 55, new guy is now being checked out. I definitely would not move in with someone when you are that far from home in any case though. You need to put an end to this now and move on to greener pastures. Here's a good line for you to use, I support your need to figure things out and you're right, you need to be single because I've already figured you out. Good luck, sweetheart and please remember that when you are with the right person, you always want to be together, that's why people get married.
So my girlfriend about three months ago started to question our relationship...So she tried to break up, i fought to get her back....then again she tries to break up...i get her back...its happened like 4 times now in these last three months....she is a few years younger than me, she's just 24...she says she needs to be single and figure herself out...and doesnt see a future with us, etc. yet 4 months ago we were going to move to Europe for 6 months and maybe move in together when we got back...and to this day she says she loves me...I'm seriously confused, i want to be with her but it feels like I'm a yoyo and it's starting to make me a bit coocoo..Does anyone have any suggestions or advice that may help me out...? When I let her go she always ends up back and we go through it all again...ahhhh Anyway thanks for reading:) Ok, fine, and I love Japan!
Marriage & Divorce - 6 Answers
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Listen, if you are going to mention Japan in the header, you had BETTER mention it in the details as well. You hear!? Edit: You love Japan andddd _____? Who else do you love? I'll give you a hint: Her name starts with "Sally"
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She may love you, but clearly she don't want to be tied down with you. Stop being the coocoo yoyo. RUN.
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Trump would probably advice you that you need to invest in property if you want to ensure your choice of female companionship. And I think Trump has more of an issue with China than Japan. In the long run woman look for security when we are evaluating men. Are you a safe bet?
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just let her go if she does it again
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You guys can't continue to go through this cycle, but you are allowing her to leave you, and you allow her to come back. You need to put your foot down. If she breaks up with you again, you shouldn't let her come back. Why would you want to be with someone who keeps changing her mind about you?? The girl is only 24...let her go. Find someone your age who is ready to settle down...you'll be much happier.
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I think that she is one of those, I have to have someone every minute people. I have a sister like this. She has been married 5 times now if that helps you any. She pretends to be happy so that she will not be alone, but then she's always looking to upgrade. She will drop someone after years together because a new guy showed some interest. Life is truly fair with these people though because she is often left by the new person because they played her like she played the one she left. If I were you, I would set her free because if you think that it is an age thing from being immature, you could be wrong about that. My sister's first husband was when she was 18, fifth husband is now at age 55, new guy is now being checked out. I definitely would not move in with someone when you are that far from home in any case though. You need to put an end to this now and move on to greener pastures. Here's a good line for you to use, I support your need to figure things out and you're right, you need to be single because I've already figured you out. Good luck, sweetheart and please remember that when you are with the right person, you always want to be together, that's why people get married.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Best way to exchange money in Japan?
Best way to exchange money in Japan?
I am going to Japan in one week. I was wondering what's the best way to exchange my money? Traveler's checks? Use my atm card over there? Exchange over here and take it? Take all my cash over and exchange there? What do you guys think? Right now I am thinking of just taking my Wamu card. They only charge a 1% foreign transaction fee. I hear the post office ATM's also don't charge too much to make a withdrawal. Or, if I get a citibank account, I only get 3% foreign transaction fee, and that's it, as long as i do it at a 7 eleven, which there are 3 of in the city I will be staying in. What do you guys think?
Japan - 3 Answers
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put it in a cannoe and wait for it to was upshore.
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Use banks whenever you can. Exchange in Japan
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7/11s in Japan they have atm machines and are open all night. Just take out as much as you'll need for the following day. Also, Japan is a low crime cash society, it's safe to carry around a wad of cash with you, no joke. Though when I went I only carried around two hundred dollars at a time.
I am going to Japan in one week. I was wondering what's the best way to exchange my money? Traveler's checks? Use my atm card over there? Exchange over here and take it? Take all my cash over and exchange there? What do you guys think? Right now I am thinking of just taking my Wamu card. They only charge a 1% foreign transaction fee. I hear the post office ATM's also don't charge too much to make a withdrawal. Or, if I get a citibank account, I only get 3% foreign transaction fee, and that's it, as long as i do it at a 7 eleven, which there are 3 of in the city I will be staying in. What do you guys think?
Japan - 3 Answers
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put it in a cannoe and wait for it to was upshore.
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Use banks whenever you can. Exchange in Japan
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7/11s in Japan they have atm machines and are open all night. Just take out as much as you'll need for the following day. Also, Japan is a low crime cash society, it's safe to carry around a wad of cash with you, no joke. Though when I went I only carried around two hundred dollars at a time.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
do you think comic relief should change the target of raising the money to help japan?
do you think comic relief should change the target of raising the money to help japan?
don't mean to offend anyone here, but let's face it, it always seems to go to 3rd world countries and we don't see what that money got those countries, they make promises that it went to get malaria nets or whatever (obviously cheryl cole forgot hers :P) but we don't see the outcome on TV, if you are skeptical like me, seeing is believing and i want to see it done. but a year on, there is still suffering still sob stories. but this whole thing in Japan seems devastating, and they need the funding, because it has literally made the country a wreck. it's just a one of change of target. to help aid work over there, help build new homes. they could do with the money right now, and we will be able to see the outcome. and just so the message gets across I DO NOT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE WHEN I SAY THIS.
Current Events - 3 Answers
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Good idea. But, to do so would be depleting much needed aid from elsewhere. Japan has the third largest economy in the world and give it time, the nation will emerge stronger. Aid going there now will assist in the weeks and months after and then the nation will be able to stand on its own two feet.
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I would be happy if Comic Relief give a percentage of the money raised to help the people in Japan
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I agree with you.
don't mean to offend anyone here, but let's face it, it always seems to go to 3rd world countries and we don't see what that money got those countries, they make promises that it went to get malaria nets or whatever (obviously cheryl cole forgot hers :P) but we don't see the outcome on TV, if you are skeptical like me, seeing is believing and i want to see it done. but a year on, there is still suffering still sob stories. but this whole thing in Japan seems devastating, and they need the funding, because it has literally made the country a wreck. it's just a one of change of target. to help aid work over there, help build new homes. they could do with the money right now, and we will be able to see the outcome. and just so the message gets across I DO NOT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE WHEN I SAY THIS.
Current Events - 3 Answers
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Good idea. But, to do so would be depleting much needed aid from elsewhere. Japan has the third largest economy in the world and give it time, the nation will emerge stronger. Aid going there now will assist in the weeks and months after and then the nation will be able to stand on its own two feet.
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I would be happy if Comic Relief give a percentage of the money raised to help the people in Japan
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I agree with you.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Is it wise to study international business in Japan?
Is it wise to study international business in Japan?
I'm a Japan fanatic and if I major in business it would be international in Japan. But people are always suggesting Chinese. I'm Chinese but I only speak Cantonese and I can't stand the sound of mandarin, so I probably really really hate to learn it. Also, I can't read or write in Chinese. I'm very interested in learning Japanese. I know studying in China is better because it is such a mast trading partner to the U.S. I find Japan's goods way more interesting. I'm afraid that I'll make way more money if pick China..
Studying Abroad - 2 Answers
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Follow your heart.
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First if you have native fluency in Cantonese and English you have a head start already. Japanese business pay very well for those who can speak English and Japanese. So really to be successful there really depends on your ability to speak Japanese. I would recommend perhaps studying a year or transferring to a university in Japan. Perhaps the best program for you is Sophia University in Tokyo. They have an English set of courses and degrees that they offer and I believe international business is one of them. Plus they are really famous for their international programs, have lot of foreign students and professors, and is one of the top universities in Japan. You might want to also to look at Oberlin as well. But, I recommend Sophia. Its a pretty easy university to transfer to if you have completed two years at an American university from my understanding. I spent about a year there, but was a research associate and think this might be the best place fo you if you are really serious about going this route. Hope this helps
I'm a Japan fanatic and if I major in business it would be international in Japan. But people are always suggesting Chinese. I'm Chinese but I only speak Cantonese and I can't stand the sound of mandarin, so I probably really really hate to learn it. Also, I can't read or write in Chinese. I'm very interested in learning Japanese. I know studying in China is better because it is such a mast trading partner to the U.S. I find Japan's goods way more interesting. I'm afraid that I'll make way more money if pick China..
Studying Abroad - 2 Answers
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Follow your heart.
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First if you have native fluency in Cantonese and English you have a head start already. Japanese business pay very well for those who can speak English and Japanese. So really to be successful there really depends on your ability to speak Japanese. I would recommend perhaps studying a year or transferring to a university in Japan. Perhaps the best program for you is Sophia University in Tokyo. They have an English set of courses and degrees that they offer and I believe international business is one of them. Plus they are really famous for their international programs, have lot of foreign students and professors, and is one of the top universities in Japan. You might want to also to look at Oberlin as well. But, I recommend Sophia. Its a pretty easy university to transfer to if you have completed two years at an American university from my understanding. I spent about a year there, but was a research associate and think this might be the best place fo you if you are really serious about going this route. Hope this helps
Sunday, July 7, 2013
How do you know that the money you give to a Company like yahoo actually goes to the Japan Relief?
How do you know that the money you give to a Company like yahoo actually goes to the Japan Relief?
How do we know their not just making profit?
Other - Yahoo! Products - 5 Answers
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you don't thats the problem allot of folks are having. Most of the time it goes into someones pocket and they buy a yacht with your coins
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U never know unless u are the actully taking there ur self
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how do you know that the money you give to cashier at the bank actually goes to the right account?
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Well, the real question is how do you know that the money you give to a company like NETWORK FOR GOOD, or the American Red Cross actually goes to the Japan Relief? Yahoo does not collect the donations, their links take you to charities which receive referrals from many other companies besides Yahoo. Usually, organizations like that have to disclose their financial activities. I can't vouch for them personally, but I doubt they are buying yachts and champagne with donations.
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When you donate, you are not giving money to Yahoo!, you are actually donating through the "Network for Good" (http://www1.networkforgood.org/about-us), to a specific organization or charity that you select via a link. The main Yahoo! article on how to donate to relief is: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20110311/wl_yblog_newsroom/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-how-to-help. Each charity has its own specific link in the article, each charity also has a 'View Full Report on this organization' link on the donation page, so you can check out their specific financial information.
How do we know their not just making profit?
Other - Yahoo! Products - 5 Answers
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you don't thats the problem allot of folks are having. Most of the time it goes into someones pocket and they buy a yacht with your coins
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U never know unless u are the actully taking there ur self
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how do you know that the money you give to cashier at the bank actually goes to the right account?
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Well, the real question is how do you know that the money you give to a company like NETWORK FOR GOOD, or the American Red Cross actually goes to the Japan Relief? Yahoo does not collect the donations, their links take you to charities which receive referrals from many other companies besides Yahoo. Usually, organizations like that have to disclose their financial activities. I can't vouch for them personally, but I doubt they are buying yachts and champagne with donations.
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When you donate, you are not giving money to Yahoo!, you are actually donating through the "Network for Good" (http://www1.networkforgood.org/about-us), to a specific organization or charity that you select via a link. The main Yahoo! article on how to donate to relief is: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20110311/wl_yblog_newsroom/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-how-to-help. Each charity has its own specific link in the article, each charity also has a 'View Full Report on this organization' link on the donation page, so you can check out their specific financial information.
Monday, July 1, 2013
tap dancing solo song for Japan relief fund?
tap dancing solo song for Japan relief fund?
my friend is organizing a talent show where all the money we make is going to Japan for relief and I'm doing a tap dance. I need a good song that maybe says something about helping people or begging people to help them. I've been tap dancing for ever so it can be a fast or slow song.
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Upside down-Paloma Faith Sorry I only gave you one, my iTunes isn't working so i can't look through for ideas
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let love live from cirque de soliel is a good one for your theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58JaiyGQzLc these are good songs for a tap dance Straight up –Paula Abdul Stomp to my beat—DDR Pacman techno mix Oscar G & Ralph Falcon - Dark Beat (Murk Monster Mix) Delirious—Prince Starting Something—Michael Jackson Man with a hex—Atomic Fireballs Hit me up—Gia Farrell In the mood—Glenn Miller What I like about you—The Romantics Walk this way—Aerosmith Crazy on A Saturday Night—David Hasselhoff Give me something Real-- David Hasselhoff It don’t mean a thing—Ella Fitzgerald Yankee Doodle dandy—James Cagney Stagger Lee—Bill Haley & the comets Bottle of wine—Tom Paxton Rocky Top—Ricky Skaggs
my friend is organizing a talent show where all the money we make is going to Japan for relief and I'm doing a tap dance. I need a good song that maybe says something about helping people or begging people to help them. I've been tap dancing for ever so it can be a fast or slow song.
Dancing - 2 Answers
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Upside down-Paloma Faith Sorry I only gave you one, my iTunes isn't working so i can't look through for ideas
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let love live from cirque de soliel is a good one for your theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58JaiyGQzLc these are good songs for a tap dance Straight up –Paula Abdul Stomp to my beat—DDR Pacman techno mix Oscar G & Ralph Falcon - Dark Beat (Murk Monster Mix) Delirious—Prince Starting Something—Michael Jackson Man with a hex—Atomic Fireballs Hit me up—Gia Farrell In the mood—Glenn Miller What I like about you—The Romantics Walk this way—Aerosmith Crazy on A Saturday Night—David Hasselhoff Give me something Real-- David Hasselhoff It don’t mean a thing—Ella Fitzgerald Yankee Doodle dandy—James Cagney Stagger Lee—Bill Haley & the comets Bottle of wine—Tom Paxton Rocky Top—Ricky Skaggs
Friday, June 28, 2013
How to make £2000 within 3 years?
How to make £2000 within 3 years?
Ok, so me and my friend really wanna go to Japan, we dunno why, we just do. Only problem is were broke and were not old enough for jobs (Full time). How can we make money? And where should we work? We also want to get the cheapest flight we can, the one we found is £2000 for the 2 of us. ANy cheap airlines that have nice seats ect? BTW we like in the U.K Thank you my darlings :)
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easy - make 13 a week for 156 weeks if 2000 only covers the plane flight, what are you going to do? sleep in alleys and eat out of trash cans? and plane tickets will probably be even more expensive in 3 yrs - what airlines have right NOW is totally irrelevant to what they will offer in 2013
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If you stuff £56 a month into your mattress, you'll have £2,016 in three years. Unfortunately, it sounds like you don't have an income so that is your first problem. I would suggest that you offer your parents and your neighbours to clean out their attic/basement/garage for them in exchange for being allowed to sell some of their unwanted junk on eBay, Craigslist and at garage sales and flea markets. Of course, they have the option of choosing what to keep. Once you have some money, you can scavenge the Salvation Army resale shops for choice items to post on eBay and Craigslist at a profit.
Ok, so me and my friend really wanna go to Japan, we dunno why, we just do. Only problem is were broke and were not old enough for jobs (Full time). How can we make money? And where should we work? We also want to get the cheapest flight we can, the one we found is £2000 for the 2 of us. ANy cheap airlines that have nice seats ect? BTW we like in the U.K Thank you my darlings :)
Personal Finance - 2 Answers
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easy - make 13 a week for 156 weeks if 2000 only covers the plane flight, what are you going to do? sleep in alleys and eat out of trash cans? and plane tickets will probably be even more expensive in 3 yrs - what airlines have right NOW is totally irrelevant to what they will offer in 2013
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If you stuff £56 a month into your mattress, you'll have £2,016 in three years. Unfortunately, it sounds like you don't have an income so that is your first problem. I would suggest that you offer your parents and your neighbours to clean out their attic/basement/garage for them in exchange for being allowed to sell some of their unwanted junk on eBay, Craigslist and at garage sales and flea markets. Of course, they have the option of choosing what to keep. Once you have some money, you can scavenge the Salvation Army resale shops for choice items to post on eBay and Craigslist at a profit.
Friday, June 14, 2013
does this make me a weeabo?
does this make me a weeabo?
I was told that a weeabo is someone who is obsessed with Japan and anime, acts like their favorite Anime character, uses Japanese speech in their everyday lives, and constantly whines about their native country because It's not like Japan I was just wonder if the things I like and do make me a weeabo: - I don't cosplay, nor do i act like an anime character - I do read manga, but i do not go out to the bookstore to buy every manga off the shelves [in my life, i have only read 1 manga series, which is angel Diary] - I am learning Japanese, but it's not because I want to speak like an anime character or because i want to be Japanese, I am learning it because i wanted to try out a new language and The Japanese language is interesting and not too complicated - In my life time, i have only watched Sailor Moon, Inuyasha, Marmalade boy, and Ranma 1/2 [i don't watch them because they're from Japan, i watch them because they are interesting] - I think the Japanese culture is very interesting and I would like to visit Tokyo and Hiroshima [the only reason i want to visit japan is because from what friends have told me, Japan is a great place to visit, and they told me the food there is to die for] - The only Japanese word i use is "Ossan" because i dont like to say the word "dude", because dude sounds like something only a guy would say - I Love J-rock [The only Japanese thing I'm obsessed with] The only Bands I actually like from Japan is BUCK-TICK and Malice Mizer, I checked out other J-rock groups too, and a couple of their songs are my favorite, but Those 2 bands are the only 2 bands i really like from Japan. - I want to make my own band because BUCK-TICK inspired me and my friend to, and we thought it would be a good idea to travel to Japan with the band and meet BT in person. We aren't doing that just to make money off of Japan. we will be writing our songs in english and maybe, just to mix it up, put a bit of Japanese in there [the way t.A.T.u put Japanese in their song "Gomenasai"] - I love to draw Manga, but only as a hobby, not a job. I am making making my own comic book, the setting does take place in Japan, but the only reason i made it take place there is because that's where most of the Anime and manga series are coming from. I'm not making this comic book just so that i can go pro and make my own anime, i only do it for fun. - I am antisocial, but i don't devote every second of my life to Reading/watching manga/ anime. As a matter of fact, the only times i watch Manga/ anime are when i have free time, or when i want to find something fun to do or just when i want to watch something interesting - i don't dress like a "kawaii"japanese girl i dress like every girl does here in America. well, i dress a bit gothic, but that has nothing to do with the question - i write the Japanese version of my name "Alison" on all my things because in the case that something gets stolen, i can point out "You don't even know what that represents" and because i dont like my name, Alison sounds a bit average, i always wanted the name "Sophie" or "Charlotte" (too off topic!) overall, i do not use the Japanese version because i want to be japanese or have a japanese name - When i type messages to my friends, i use these emoticons: "^.^" "-_-" "XD xD" "Y.Y" "T^T" because i like them, they have nothing to do with me liking anime, i don't really like using ":)" ">:(" ":'(" or ":D". I use them sometimes, well, i use ":D" and ">:[" most of the time - I think Japan is cool, but i will always Love The USA - i spend alot of time on the comp, but not for watching Anime. Most of the time for FB and Yahoo Do these make me a weeabo? even tho I'm not obsessed with anime? [I do love J-rock tho] P.S.- Kurutta Taiyou is an Album by BUCK-TICK
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Weaboo: is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga, and video games. I personally do not think you are a weaboo. A weaboo is someone like me, who is obsessed with anime, says things like Kawaii, Baka, and other japanese in conversations. I also cosplay, so I do consider myself a weaboo. Also, you don't really seem obsessed with anime or manga, even if you do draw that style. Learning Japanese doesn't mean your a weaboo, unless you learn it to watch animes in japanese.
I was told that a weeabo is someone who is obsessed with Japan and anime, acts like their favorite Anime character, uses Japanese speech in their everyday lives, and constantly whines about their native country because It's not like Japan I was just wonder if the things I like and do make me a weeabo: - I don't cosplay, nor do i act like an anime character - I do read manga, but i do not go out to the bookstore to buy every manga off the shelves [in my life, i have only read 1 manga series, which is angel Diary] - I am learning Japanese, but it's not because I want to speak like an anime character or because i want to be Japanese, I am learning it because i wanted to try out a new language and The Japanese language is interesting and not too complicated - In my life time, i have only watched Sailor Moon, Inuyasha, Marmalade boy, and Ranma 1/2 [i don't watch them because they're from Japan, i watch them because they are interesting] - I think the Japanese culture is very interesting and I would like to visit Tokyo and Hiroshima [the only reason i want to visit japan is because from what friends have told me, Japan is a great place to visit, and they told me the food there is to die for] - The only Japanese word i use is "Ossan" because i dont like to say the word "dude", because dude sounds like something only a guy would say - I Love J-rock [The only Japanese thing I'm obsessed with] The only Bands I actually like from Japan is BUCK-TICK and Malice Mizer, I checked out other J-rock groups too, and a couple of their songs are my favorite, but Those 2 bands are the only 2 bands i really like from Japan. - I want to make my own band because BUCK-TICK inspired me and my friend to, and we thought it would be a good idea to travel to Japan with the band and meet BT in person. We aren't doing that just to make money off of Japan. we will be writing our songs in english and maybe, just to mix it up, put a bit of Japanese in there [the way t.A.T.u put Japanese in their song "Gomenasai"] - I love to draw Manga, but only as a hobby, not a job. I am making making my own comic book, the setting does take place in Japan, but the only reason i made it take place there is because that's where most of the Anime and manga series are coming from. I'm not making this comic book just so that i can go pro and make my own anime, i only do it for fun. - I am antisocial, but i don't devote every second of my life to Reading/watching manga/ anime. As a matter of fact, the only times i watch Manga/ anime are when i have free time, or when i want to find something fun to do or just when i want to watch something interesting - i don't dress like a "kawaii"japanese girl i dress like every girl does here in America. well, i dress a bit gothic, but that has nothing to do with the question - i write the Japanese version of my name "Alison" on all my things because in the case that something gets stolen, i can point out "You don't even know what that represents" and because i dont like my name, Alison sounds a bit average, i always wanted the name "Sophie" or "Charlotte" (too off topic!) overall, i do not use the Japanese version because i want to be japanese or have a japanese name - When i type messages to my friends, i use these emoticons: "^.^" "-_-" "XD xD" "Y.Y" "T^T" because i like them, they have nothing to do with me liking anime, i don't really like using ":)" ">:(" ":'(" or ":D". I use them sometimes, well, i use ":D" and ">:[" most of the time - I think Japan is cool, but i will always Love The USA - i spend alot of time on the comp, but not for watching Anime. Most of the time for FB and Yahoo Do these make me a weeabo? even tho I'm not obsessed with anime? [I do love J-rock tho] P.S.- Kurutta Taiyou is an Album by BUCK-TICK
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Weaboo: is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga, and video games. I personally do not think you are a weaboo. A weaboo is someone like me, who is obsessed with anime, says things like Kawaii, Baka, and other japanese in conversations. I also cosplay, so I do consider myself a weaboo. Also, you don't really seem obsessed with anime or manga, even if you do draw that style. Learning Japanese doesn't mean your a weaboo, unless you learn it to watch animes in japanese.
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