Under the 'Only in Japan' Category...

[Seeker]

http://japundit.com/archives/2007/10/17/7210/#comment-465997

Only in Japan would English conversation teachers:

A) Have a union

B) Have a union that gets press conferences and coverage





and finally, C) Attend said press conference cosplaying as a Pink Bunny.

[Riesstiu IV]

Actually I'm not surprised. Did you see the picture in the article? They're all westerners most likely under the JET program to teach in Japan. Nearly all people in the JET program are social rejects obsessed with anime. In fact, it seems Japan mostly attracts these types of visitors.

[VetLegion]

Not true! There was that black guy who wrote a diary about his attempts to evade being violated by kids . I wonder what happened with him.

[Barnabas]

The japanese wouldnt stop calling him "big dicku"

[Riesstiu IV]

I remember his web-page. When he complained to fellow teachers that his students were sexually harassing him, they were completely apathetic. What a disturbing nation.

[Ari Rahikkala]

Giant Squid was employed by NOVA until March. He moved on to a competitor in March because of an accounting scandal (looks like that company's not in a good shape). If you call him an anime-obsessed social reject, I will hurt you.

[Gibsie]

Originally posted by Riesstiu IV
Nearly all people in the JET program are social rejects obsessed with anime. In fact, it seems Japan mostly attracts these types of visitors.

Hey, that's one of my best mates from school you're talking about ...ok fair point.

[Riesstiu IV]

Originally posted by Ari Rahikkala
Giant Squid was employed by NOVA until March. He moved on to a competitor in March because of an accounting scandal (looks like that company's not in a good shape). If you call him an anime-obsessed social reject, I will hurt you.

Exhibit A: his journal profile avatar.

[Perfection]

Originally posted by Ari Rahikkala
If you call him an anime-obsessed social reject, I will hurt you.

He's an anime-obsessed social reject.

[Elok]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Not true! There was that black guy who wrote a diary about his attempts to evade being violated by kids . I wonder what happened with him.

Last I checked, www.gaijinsmash.com was his URL. It's been a while, though.

[Riesstiu IV]

Wtf. I'm not even sure what that is anymore. Is the same author running the website or has it turned into something else.

[Kropotkin]

I know a guy that I role-play with (the old pen, paper and dice form of role-playing) that's studies japanese and is going over there next semester. He actually look quite a lot like a anime character.

[Seeker]

Well we all know that Scandinavians are fictional.

[Riesstiu IV]

...and effeminate.

[DaShi]

It's a pity some English teachers couldn't do this in China. There were quite a few nasty English companies in Hangzhou. But it's always something to be wary of when looking for work outside your own country.