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pocky
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24 Apr 2008, 11:00 pm

Hi- the name's pocky (just like the snack sticks). Haven't received an official diagnosis, but I suspect I may have AS- well at least the online tests seem to back me up.

I'm an American living in Japan, where I teach English to adults. You might be wondering why I'd put myself through all this overseas living stuff, but I've been moving around my whole life and it's what I'm used to- I can't imagine staying put in one place. Also, at least here in Japan, because I'm a gaijin, I'm strange no matter what I do, and that can be very freeing. I love the 'increasing and imparting of my knowledge' part of my job, and I even manage to be friendly with the students. Looking back, I guess I've developed A LOT of coping mechanisms to get and stay where I am right now.

Don't know if I'll be an active poster or only a lurker... maybe I'll just be both.

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24 Apr 2008, 11:04 pm

Hello. You are my hero. :geek:

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24 Apr 2008, 11:07 pm

Nice to meet you, pocky.

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24 Apr 2008, 11:17 pm

Hi Pockey, Welcome to Wrong Planet

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25 Apr 2008, 12:00 am

Hey, welcome -- Out of curiosity, how have you been received in Japan? I've heard there's a lot of xenophobia and racism over there...

pocky
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25 Apr 2008, 12:23 am

- wrote:

Hey, welcome -- Out of curiosity, how have you been received in Japan? I've heard there's a lot of xenophobia and racism over there...

There's some, but it's mostly from older Japanese. Caucasian foreigners tend have an easier time here, more so than, say, Africans, Koreans, or Filipinos. As for my own experiences, I haven't experienced any overt prejudice (well, I don't think I have). Younger Japanese tend to be a lot more open to outside cultures- some even prefer them to their own culture. My students are always asking me about the US, and they're genuinely surprised when I tell them that Japanese culture is popular around the world, especially with anime/manga and foods like sushi.

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25 Apr 2008, 7:31 am

Welcome on in.

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25 Apr 2008, 8:31 am

Welcome to WP!

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25 Apr 2008, 11:05 am

Hi, Pocky!

Welcome to Wrongplanet!

I hope you enjoy posting here!

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25 Apr 2008, 5:13 pm

hullo :D love your name. :D

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Ryn
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25 Apr 2008, 5:54 pm

Welcome to WrongPlanet! I like your name and I think it's cool you live overseas in Japan. Hopefully you'll have a good time here.

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25 Apr 2008, 6:02 pm

Ryn wrote:

Welcome to WrongPlanet! I like your name and I think it's cool you live overseas in Japan. Hopefully you'll have a good time here.

you live in Japan? that is so cool :D greetings from Alaska! :D

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25 Apr 2008, 7:07 pm

To WrongPlanet!! !

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Thomas1138
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26 Apr 2008, 12:55 am

I've heard about those programs before. They sound pretty cool.

pocky
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26 Apr 2008, 7:52 am

Nice meeting all of you, too!

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larsenjw92286
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26 Apr 2008, 8:37 am

Absolutely!

Yes, nice to meet you!

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