tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post5242723559842565375..comments2023-05-18T03:08:41.920-07:00Comments on 1000 Things About Japan: Random Thoughts: Reverse Culture ShockUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-57921902011224300672014-02-12T08:50:47.448-08:002014-02-12T08:50:47.448-08:00What a kind thing to say, arbiter! Thank you! I do...What a kind thing to say, arbiter! Thank you! I do incude links, but, so far, no fish have gone for the bait on my hook. However, I truly appreciate what you said. It gives me confidence for some future pay-off. :-)Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-17989475477344933342014-02-11T15:17:06.771-08:002014-02-11T15:17:06.771-08:00Regarding your job search: If all of your posts ar...Regarding your job search: If all of your posts are as good as this one, you should definitely include your blog address on your resume!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-4759298300227772282013-10-19T11:07:08.146-07:002013-10-19T11:07:08.146-07:00I have found that some people never adjust to livi...I have found that some people never adjust to living back home after living in Japan. They may return, try it out for awhile, but ultimately end up going back to Japan because they prefer it there. I really can understand that sort of thinking and feeling. <br /><br />Job searching is worse than I expected because of the global market and modern searching techniques. The pool of applicants is Orchid64https://www.blogger.com/profile/07132543155589881288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-1095420789954892082013-10-18T11:43:28.819-07:002013-10-18T11:43:28.819-07:00I returned to the states after living in Japan for...I returned to the states after living in Japan for almost five years this August. I agree with a lot of what you wrote, especially the "seen" but not "heard" thing. It's been tough job searching and at the same time trying to readjust to a country that isn't quite my home anymore. It's good to know there are other people who have survived the same thing. Thank Dave Reilinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977566589162742659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-74301811654157431752012-06-13T06:23:55.921-07:002012-06-13T06:23:55.921-07:00I returned to my native country after a decade in ...I returned to my native country after a decade in Japan, Took a great deal of willpower. Constantly reminded myself that there was something as "the point of no return", so I was always on the lookout.scorpiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018859694041206704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-54313563838652746502012-05-06T05:09:55.784-07:002012-05-06T05:09:55.784-07:00I'm moving back to North America after a decad...I'm moving back to North America after a decade in Japan and I realized I don't know how to be an adult there. I'm quite worried about re-immersing myself in the "friendliness" after being cocooned in silence for so long. I feel some comfort in knowing I'm not the only one out there who feels this way.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786669389478482525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-34428175390520698692012-04-16T15:00:17.183-07:002012-04-16T15:00:17.183-07:00Suteisi, I had the same experience after being in ...Suteisi, I had the same experience after being in the UK for only a week... the first few times I pulled out of my driveway in a car, I actually COULDN'T REMEMBER which side I was supposed to be on! After seven days! I also caught myself bowing to people after two weeks in Japan.<br /><br />So after 23 years, I can only imagine how difficult it must be. Good luck.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314855088553037492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-77337597316852993192012-04-16T06:55:41.053-07:002012-04-16T06:55:41.053-07:00Have you been bowing to people yet? When I returne...Have you been bowing to people yet? When I returned to the US after two years in Japan in the early 90s, I found that I had picked up a habit of bowing (actually more of a nod) which got me a lot of strange looks.<br /><br />I can't imagine how tough it might be after 23 years. I went through a couple of reverse culture shock experiences, when returning from Korea in the USAF, and the above Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435915677126518313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-16472772794512001572012-04-16T04:42:36.408-07:002012-04-16T04:42:36.408-07:00I can only imagine what it's like to come back...I can only imagine what it's like to come back after 23 years! To think that I was in Japan for only 2 weeks and when I came back home I was automatically walking on the left side of the street rather than the right!<br /><br />Great writing, it's really interesting to read about re-ajusting back into your home country.Suteisi ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/01376888764229301899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-38668131532500459612012-04-16T02:46:19.267-07:002012-04-16T02:46:19.267-07:00I've been living in Germany for the last 22 ye...I've been living in Germany for the last 22 years, working in the economy and with few english-speaking friends here.<br /><br />As Amanda has said, you develop a lack of common perspective and experiences. I don't know the TV shows folks back home are talking about; I don't recognize 75% of the cars on the road; I don't know why people are rolling their eyes at a song I've John F. Opiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445399643146235960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103914919249706024.post-3267841583535268572012-04-15T20:40:29.230-07:002012-04-15T20:40:29.230-07:00I wonder if the woman you read was me! - Germany f...I wonder if the woman you read was me! - Germany for three years was my last stop before home, preceded by a year in Slovakia and two years in Japan. In any case, definitely reverse culture shock is worse when the cultures are more different, although I think the key part is that you can't fit back into "normal" society - that might be even more a function of the length of time you&Amanda Kendlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178108297108834609noreply@blogger.com