> Please take anything you see on the Japan-related subreddits with a container ship full of salt. The people who hang out on there are even worse than the Amer

> Please take anything you see on the Japan-related subreddits with a container ship full of salt. The people who hang out on there are even worse than the Americans you'll see on NextDoor. Half of them seem to absolutely hate their life in Japan and are obviously bitter about their life choices, and most of the rest are just plain crazy. /r/japanlife is the absolute worst; I recommend staying far away from there. I think it's pretty easy to start out doing English teaching or whatever and before you know it you've been out of school 5 or 10 years and have basically the same level of earning power and marketable skills as any generic new grad, so it's easy to see how people would end up feeling trapped