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In Need of Repatriation Advice?
kir asks: "I've been living in Japan for the last 10 years -- 6 in the USAF, 4 in 'freedom'. My wife and I recently decided to move to the U.S. (back for me, not for her). I am wondering what advice the vocal Slashdot minority might give me. I'm most interested in tips on finding a job from here and gauging a proposed salary based on a location of which I know nothing. I'd also find helpful tips on preparing for culture shock (both my mild case and my wife's possibly severe one). Thanks!"
Don't work in IT!
The US is not the same place it was 10 years ago. Lately it's become a rather unpleasant place to live.
I suppose some people would say this isn't sudden change but rather a slow change but the end result is the same: There are a lot of nicer places in the world to live... Move to one of those places instead.
Seriously!
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maybe you and your wife should watch the Japanese version of Lost in Translation!!
If you don't like it, you can GEEET OUUUUT!
Karnal
Here's a fun one : unless her Engrish is already really, really good (ie, you guys speak English at home all the time) she will go through a phase during which she is thinking in her native language, translating on the fly back and forth to English during conversations. Discussions will be quite a bit slower with people not familiar with her accent (and with whom she isn't used to either.)
... after about three years you can count on a radical change in life at home. Everybody says 'no way, not my wife' and three years later everybody says 'damn, Glo was right.'
Then comes the worst part - after about a year of speaking nothing but English and thinking in English she will forget some of her native language. She won't realize it until she calls home or goes back for a visit - but that's a freaky issue to deal with.
Finally, the first three years will be great - she will be the same wonderful person she is now. Your friends will see how happy you are and you know they just have to screw it up - Americans can't stand to see an obedient wife. Between subversion from your friends (esp your friends' wives) and watching Oprah while you are at work each day
Finally, if she doesn't already drive - send her to driving school. Those guys are professionals that can keep order in a car full of 16 year olds, they are calm enough to handle teaching her to drive (which would send you into a daily freak-show panic, introducing discord and unharmonic vibes into the family.)
Glonoinha the MebiByte Slayer
That sounds like a "lose, lose" proposition - not one, but two dates to forget!
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