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For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan:
"An interesting collection of a Englishman's slice-of-life tales as a teacher in Japan. My journey to Japan went much as Mr Baldwin's - in fact our times here probably overlapped by a year!
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"This is probably one of the early books in what has become a common trend - go to teach English in Japan, spend a few years there, and then write a book about life during that time. I typically would have skipped the book, but what caught my eye was "
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"Well written with a generous dose of humor. I am Slovenian and he sure did hit most of what makes Slovenia culturally unique. Sadly lacking is a commentary on religion."
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"Great book that covers various regions of Slovenia. As a Slovenian descent person learned more interesting information about my heritage."
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“There are apparently three phases to Culture Shock. Phase 1 is the ‘Honeymoon Phase’ – where everything is new, exciting and fascinating. Phase 2 is the ‘Negotiation Phase’ when feelings of excitement give away to frustration and anger; everything is difficult and even depressing. And Phase 3 is the ‘Adjustment Phase’ where things become more normal, and you accept both the positive and negative differences that exist between your home and adopted country and are able to feel comfortable. There is also ‘Reverse culture shock’ that happens upon your return”
― For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan
― For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan
“Well, they say that ‘paradise is a time not a place’.”
― For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan
― For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan
“Japanese trait of gaman – endurance and perseverance through even the most uncomfortable situations. It was something that I would become very familiar with, and occasionally infuriated by, in the months to come.”
― For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan
― For Fukui's Sake: Two Years In Rural Japan
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