I’ll think you’re a better country if you give me lots of money and comfort women.

Part of the reason why I may sound like such an old coot is because I am quite particular, while at the same time allowing for ranges to exist. This may seem quite nonsensical, and it probably is, but it’s what I do. Example, I might not like the 80′s rocker look that been happening while I’ve been here, a girl with big teased hair, huge sunglasses and similar things associated with that look (no hot tub limousines), and I may mention my dislike of this type of fashion, but I don’t mind it so much that I increase pressure on my eyeballs until they cave in. And besides, this isn’t really much of a complaint anyways.

There are some bigger complaints that I do have, such as the conformity and political apathy, but these are still understandable to me. The thing is, one cannot say that just by talking about these and expressing a want of change that I am indicating a dislike towards Japan, that would be manifestly untrue. The desire for change demonstrates the wish for that thing to become better. I recently heard a quote that talks well about this, but I have forgotten the quote and it’s location on the mass of tubes. Luckily, I still know what is essentially said: those who criticize do so not because they loathe that object, but because they like it and long for it to transcend these criticisms.

Furthermore, I stayed longer than a year, tried to get a different job (sooner than is realistically possible for someone in my position), and stayed even though I’m not really working and have no recourse for working in Japan unless if I pack up and move to another prefecture. So Japan is not a perfect country, but then nowhere is.

I’m leaving here in a week and it’s a much harder thing to do than I originally expected. How about that.