Thursday, August 23, 2007

Japanese People Aren't As Efficient As I Thought They'd Be

Wow. I'm so sorry about this. I thought, in this tech savvy society, that internet would be everywhere (trees would give off wireless signals - I imagined). But no. No internet. Anywhere.

So, I'm totally at the whim of my supervisor (who speaks no English), and he does things a certain way - and he's done things that way since the Edo period. The way he does things, it takes a month to get internet, because he calls in this guy (Yamada-san) who's even less efficient than he is. This guy has come to my apartment twice now - each time promising internet - and each time he brings more paperwork - that he fills out for me, because I can't write in Japanese.

According to him, I'll have it next week. And when (if) that happens, I'll do a proper update of the site - with, like, what I've been doing for the past month (I have it all typed out, I swear).

So, I'm at friend's, using his internet. But I'm the lucky one, cause it took him two months for Yamada to set up his internet.

4 comments:

Lina said...

GOOD Day!!
Beginning the day with visiting the blog of blogger because it appeals to a lot to read for case to me is found me in yours.
But with written sorrow I cannot read yours because I do not understand the language, I imagine chisà how many beautiful things you have written. I have three bloh and narrated an other to you I have postato the photos of all my family then that one of poetries
they are not young and therefore step the time writing
You want to visit ilmio blog? of I would be much happy one….I waited for to you….Thanks linen

Anonymous said...

Seth,
As someone in a similar field (film/tv/media) facing little to no job prospects, I too have been contemplating a visit to the land of the rising sun. In fact, I'd be willing to teach just about anywhere.
Alas and alack, my most ingenuitive Googling attempts have yielded only scam sites that want me to pay in return for being taught a foreign language.

Any helpful pointers for a fellow disillusioned graduate desperately wanting to board this transcontinental gravy train?

Much obliged,
Joe

Anonymous said...

what the hell? who's lina?

Anonymous said...

Hey Seth-

What up man. I want to meet Yamadan-San. He sounds cool. I wonder what he does between the time he drops off paperwork and comes back every week. Is there a Japanese circus? I like ninjas.

I hope you're doin alright over there getting settled and such. Have you started teaching? How's that going? How's the area that you're living in? You know...all those details that come with moving to Japan for a year that people are curious about.

I think I'm going to apply, so I'd really like to know as much as possible. It sounds like a cool opportunity. Ok, I'll talk to you later and check your blog

CATAN!!

Rosen