Wah! Won't it b expensive to bring whole family there QQ

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hi ther, do u know is there any student xchange / work& travel programme offer in japan ?
FYI, im graduating my degree this yr end.. so nt sure if im qualified for student xchange programme..
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Hey there!

I guess it is expensive to bring the whole family especially if u have a big family. My seniors last time, they came under JPA so they receive cost of living allowance around 175000yen/month...If i`m not mistaken, they had to top it off with their own savings to bring their families here tho

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Yup I do know some exchange students here...but since u said u`re already graduating soon I guess u wont be able to make it for the exchange student program! BUT i guess its possible if you try applying for a 3 or 6-month internship programs here.

but internship couldnt support my "livin" within tat 3-6 months there right?

I heard from my senior that you still get paid...but how much you will get, that, I dunno I`ll try asking her again hihi hmmm normally exchange students programs are the ones that you goyang kaki coz everything is paid for you but its ok..we`ll find away together...how abt doing masters here?

Kobe daigaku replied my email.

I'm asking about professor in certain department of my interest in pursuing master. The email said usually classes will be conducted in english but I also need to have fair knowledge of japanese language. Because professors there are busy with research, classes, other work etc. so maybe they'll have not much time to entertain me.

So the person asked me to try for other university also.

kinda sad actually but well....guess I need to find harder.

Cku87-san!!

Wow! They replied...congratz for that! urm just tell them U`re learning japanese in malaysia now and your fairly good at it! I think when they said fair knowledge...it means..basic survival skills...daily conversation skills...u told me u were pretty good right? so just tell them confidently...should be fine! Because the classes will be conducted in english anyway...besides last time my malay seniors all could barely speak japanese hahaha and yet they were still admitted...hmm...how about kyoto daigaku?

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 10 2011, 08:50 PM

=/ why am T so "old" for the student xchange programme..
cos havin budget prob... if the pay ther couldnt cover the basic living den i don think i can go..
master is too much for me.. hav to start learning japanese indepth sommore.. tat takes a long time..

Haha u`re not old...we are all still sweet seventeen hahah...anyway, I`ll try asking around for you...gotta call my working seniors about this! Daijoubu!!

how do you consider the social climate of japan as?

Sweet 4 seasons i guess

Awesome and special I should say☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆Therce are interesting things u do here according to the seasons... For example, hanami or cherry blossom viewing in the spring, obon festival and just hanging out at beaches in the summer, hiking while watching the autumn leaves change to orangy red yellowish color in the autumn and snowboarding or skiing during winter...They take christmas and new years seriously(eventhough they dont belong to any religion LOLZ) so they decorate the streets with lights and if u go to disneyland during christmas, it will look really pretty with christmas decoration(BUT the tix r really expensive!!!) anyway, i really like Spring!!!!! Everything looks so lively and colorful!! Weather is just nice too!!

Suteki!!!!

It would seem pretty awesome for most Malaysians who has never went there before, no doubt.

But lol guys, not geographical climate, social climate as in what is the current mindset of the Japanese and how do they socialise with others (including foreigners)

Hey there cheecken!

Haha lol I just saw the word climate lol and I totally misunderstood u sorry! Hmm if I were to talk about Japanese people`s mindset, it`ll take me a whole day to finish haha but I can say this...it varies according to which prefecture you`re in. People in Tokyo are basically like New Yorkers busy ppl...rushing everywhere not having time to even take a breath really They come off as polite people when you first meet them, which is good but u`ll realize that they build this wall around themselves making it hard to really get to know them...it`ll take months for them to really show you their true colours They are just this kind of people...as how do they socialize with others, well, that too depends on what nationality you are....Ok it is for a fact that Japanese people DIG Americans like hell! They love Americans or anyone WHITE Well, when it comes to us asians, they are well, ok ok only....If u listen to my podcast...u`ll hear me talk about them thoroughly from A to Z about what I think of them haha but to write it here, like I said, it`ll take me a whole day really haha

This post has been edited by ifana: Oct 11 2011, 07:21 PM

Oh my bad...i didn't knw social can b used with climate and I just saw climate lol.

Hmmm then tell us how do they behave to us and how shld we to them. It'll help some Malaysians who wanna go there and adapt to japan . I'm sure the rest of their culture can b learnt once we're there.

Yo thar ifana!

Like what you say, japanese have a different mindset as malaysians do. Malaysians tend to appreciate the fact that people are getting to know us and we will be very courteous to them often making long term friends if possible. But that doesn't work for them it seems.

Being the experienced TS you are, hopefully you can clear the mist of how japanese communicate especially towards foreigners, specifically malaysians.



Actually climate denotes conditions around an area for prolonged periods of time, and yes social climate is a legitimate word. Same goes to academic climate, sports climate etc.

This post has been edited by cheecken0: Oct 11 2011, 11:12 PM