thats crazy! omg! I wanna go to tokyo & or anywhere on that beautiful island of japan but I never imagined an evil host family! I mean Japan has had there times but most Japanese people I encounter or see r really nice!... unless there pretending...? uh oh
same thing happened to me when i just got to Norway.. i got lost after buying all the food in the grocery store and it was freezing and the road full of ice and i walked up the hill for like 2 hours..... but seriously.. whats wrong with that people???
I went to Japan last summer for a week . We had a little bit of everything and got lost ALOT lol so we ( 3 girls ) would spend hours walking through Tokyo very late at night. I would get a little creeped out when i heard strange noises but wouldnt worry too much about it. One thing im very thankful for are the people who helped us out by their own will, amazing people~ even tho we arent good with Japanese they would really try to help us. I also encountered Yakuza, thats another story XD
What kind of things were the mean policemen saying? Wow...I can't believe those people would be so rude and discourteous to you. Congrats on making it out of such a situation.
Actually I don't remember- that was about a year ago now, but yeah...that sucks. When I got mad at them I think they realized I was serious. Looking back, I wonder if they didn't think I was serious at first cuz I had said that I didn't think it was safe to walk alone at night by myself, but after living in Japan, I know that it is now.
yes...but bad things still happen. 2 people were killed while I was there-- one was a school girl who was lost on a school field trip- they found her will her head cut off several meters away. The 2nd was an elderly women in my area who was found with her head, hands, arms and legs all cut off. I SAW a 下着泥棒 outside my apartment (running off holding underwear). +There was the teacher from England who was killed in Chiba where I was. Then there's all the 痴漢 (i was groped 7 times).
I do feel safer alone at night in Tokyo than I would in New York, but I was still approached by creepy men to take pictures for hentai magazines twice. I would tell people not to be afraid, but they should still be careful if they are a foreigner. I think Japanese women probably get harassed less. What have your experiences been like?
Hello, there. Excellent videos! Um, what....town did you live in where you were creeped out? I wanted some advice because I'm planning on studying abroad there...and would love to know where not to go.
even when i got to my college this weird couple looked after me it took about a week just to get properly settled, and i did nt get a real meal for about 10 days as noone pointed out the dining hall, whenever i asked anyone they just looked at me like i was crazy, (strong NE english accent), but i got that alot in america, not to mention one of the first students i met wanted to fight me because i asked for my basketball back in the gym, there is always bother when you more to new places.
When i moved out to america to go to school, i got up to the BBC news in a hotel in london telling me that all airports were on a RED alert for terrorism, heathrow was a nightmare, long story short i was on the road for close to three days without food or sleep, most the time i sat on the floor in the airports that i was in, not to mention getting frisked every twenty minutes for being foreign, cont.
what a mental story, to be honest first impressions usually are a snapshot of whats to come, i would have probably started to loose my temper after about an hour, but they d proably just lock me up, but then again you give people shit you get it back, right.
Thanks so much for posting these informational videos. I was planning to enroll in a program this summer where they pay a host family to house and feed you. I'm now seriously considering other options for my living accommodations, just in case.
^_^ You're welcome! I wouldn't worry too much about it actually. It works out well for most people. I would strongly suggest trying to talk to your host family before you go though. Most will send you pics of everything, but if they don't, even after you send them pics, then you should watch out. A family with a messy house or other problems won't send pics usually.
Incredibly informational. I'd hope you were having a safer time. I don't mean to sound too apathetic but I'm actually glad you took your surroundings seriously.
I was just speaking with an old classmate that will be starting her exchange program in a few days and she is entirely too optimistic about not only where she will be living, but also what she'll do if she's in a pinch.
Nice choice on YUKI by the way at the end. I couldn't get her メッセージ single out of my head all Christmas.
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REDZAKO 1 year ago
ahhhhhh stories like this really scare me about homestay!! You never know what your family is going to be like...
hatti369 2 years ago
u could also have tried catching a cab since the driver would know the area or have a gps or something
Jameelah265 2 years ago
^_^ they don't all do, but it would be worth a shot!
midori1 2 years ago
wtf @ yakuza. They would probably use you as a prostitute. Glad you got out of that house!
MNSEbisumaru 2 years ago
I' so sorry ur host family was evil, that room and hallway was a fire hazard. Hope you got a new place ASAP!
xoxoSarahLynnxoxo 2 years ago
thats crazy! omg! I wanna go to tokyo & or anywhere on that beautiful island of japan but I never imagined an evil host family! I mean Japan has had there times but most Japanese people I encounter or see r really nice!... unless there pretending...? uh oh
anbmjj 2 years ago
ever heard of "Minnesota nice"? The Japanese are minnesota nice. That said, of course there are lots of very kind people too.
midori1 2 years ago
so true
UncleHobbysHobbys 2 years ago
@midori1 So true, I'm from Minnesota and when I was there we had "nice" battles... they won ^_^
wigg0035 7 months ago
you did a good choice... :D
TguyR14 2 years ago
did you even get a refund? sux that u can't sue them lol ^^
jengkiesville 2 years ago
well i did stay at there place & use their electricity, water etc. so I gave them a little money but not nearly as much as was planned per week.
midori1 2 years ago
same thing happened to me when i just got to Norway.. i got lost after buying all the food in the grocery store and it was freezing and the road full of ice and i walked up the hill for like 2 hours..... but seriously.. whats wrong with that people???
motalinda 2 years ago
Your 1at host families house was a mess
supatoker420 2 years ago
what was the neighborhood?
xXxPaMixXxUKxXx 2 years ago
are you in a closet?...
peaceandloveinaction 2 years ago
^ ^ maaaaaaybe
midori1 2 years ago
haha, wise choice, something I'd randomly do too. :D
peaceandloveinaction 2 years ago
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jmp51985 2 years ago
I went to Japan last summer for a week . We had a little bit of everything and got lost ALOT lol so we ( 3 girls ) would spend hours walking through Tokyo very late at night. I would get a little creeped out when i heard strange noises but wouldnt worry too much about it. One thing im very thankful for are the people who helped us out by their own will, amazing people~ even tho we arent good with Japanese they would really try to help us. I also encountered Yakuza, thats another story XD
kizume8 2 years ago
the yakuza thats not another story tell me now please? :D
pandabard 2 years ago
What kind of things were the mean policemen saying? Wow...I can't believe those people would be so rude and discourteous to you. Congrats on making it out of such a situation.
xvarietyx 2 years ago
Actually I don't remember- that was about a year ago now, but yeah...that sucks. When I got mad at them I think they realized I was serious. Looking back, I wonder if they didn't think I was serious at first cuz I had said that I didn't think it was safe to walk alone at night by myself, but after living in Japan, I know that it is now.
midori1 2 years ago
@midori1 japan is safe, one of the safest in the world! waay safer than america. dont let this first bad experience give doubt on japan.
jukio02 1 year ago
@jukio02
yes...but bad things still happen. 2 people were killed while I was there-- one was a school girl who was lost on a school field trip- they found her will her head cut off several meters away. The 2nd was an elderly women in my area who was found with her head, hands, arms and legs all cut off. I SAW a 下着泥棒 outside my apartment (running off holding underwear). +There was the teacher from England who was killed in Chiba where I was. Then there's all the 痴漢 (i was groped 7 times).
midori1 1 year ago
@jukio02
I do feel safer alone at night in Tokyo than I would in New York, but I was still approached by creepy men to take pictures for hentai magazines twice. I would tell people not to be afraid, but they should still be careful if they are a foreigner. I think Japanese women probably get harassed less. What have your experiences been like?
midori1 1 year ago
i would of got my shit and left fuck that
helloimtank 2 years ago
Scary.........i had a similar exp while traveling
exiong25 2 years ago
really? what happened with you?
midori1 2 years ago
No street signs? oh my goodness, poor thing! You're really patient, though. I would go insane if I got lost.
Lizarda18 2 years ago
Hello, there. Excellent videos! Um, what....town did you live in where you were creeped out? I wanted some advice because I'm planning on studying abroad there...and would love to know where not to go.
=3
Lizarda18 2 years ago 4
poor you... I'm hoping of getting into a program like this, but I just hope I don't get a family like yours.
whats yakuza?
duhastmesh94 3 years ago
yakuza is the gangster group in Japan- known for full body tattoos & missing fingers
midori1 3 years ago
thats comforting O_o
duhastmesh94 3 years ago 2
omg i would of been so scared if i were u omg i felt so bad watching the vid and what a werid family.
sweetsugargirl28 3 years ago 2
it sucked at the time, but everything's cool now. ^_^b
midori1 3 years ago
r u sure u saw yakuza?? wat area r u in tokyo? Cuz they usualy wear color suits like blue and green and stuff
AuzzieJun 3 years ago 2
even when i got to my college this weird couple looked after me it took about a week just to get properly settled, and i did nt get a real meal for about 10 days as noone pointed out the dining hall, whenever i asked anyone they just looked at me like i was crazy, (strong NE english accent), but i got that alot in america, not to mention one of the first students i met wanted to fight me because i asked for my basketball back in the gym, there is always bother when you more to new places.
englishredraider 3 years ago
When i moved out to america to go to school, i got up to the BBC news in a hotel in london telling me that all airports were on a RED alert for terrorism, heathrow was a nightmare, long story short i was on the road for close to three days without food or sleep, most the time i sat on the floor in the airports that i was in, not to mention getting frisked every twenty minutes for being foreign, cont.
englishredraider 3 years ago
what a mental story, to be honest first impressions usually are a snapshot of whats to come, i would have probably started to loose my temper after about an hour, but they d proably just lock me up, but then again you give people shit you get it back, right.
englishredraider 3 years ago
Thanks so much for posting these informational videos. I was planning to enroll in a program this summer where they pay a host family to house and feed you. I'm now seriously considering other options for my living accommodations, just in case.
kabukiqueen85 3 years ago
^_^ You're welcome! I wouldn't worry too much about it actually. It works out well for most people. I would strongly suggest trying to talk to your host family before you go though. Most will send you pics of everything, but if they don't, even after you send them pics, then you should watch out. A family with a messy house or other problems won't send pics usually.
midori1 3 years ago
Damn....what a crappy homestay place...
Eeek...the window thing was creepy too....
Glad you got out of that place!
BusanKevin 3 years ago
haha yeah that was actually funny- i mean just to see that on top of everything else
midori1 3 years ago
Great story, keep it up
mrfetchfetish 3 years ago
Incredibly informational. I'd hope you were having a safer time. I don't mean to sound too apathetic but I'm actually glad you took your surroundings seriously.
I was just speaking with an old classmate that will be starting her exchange program in a few days and she is entirely too optimistic about not only where she will be living, but also what she'll do if she's in a pinch.
Nice choice on YUKI by the way at the end. I couldn't get her メッセージ single out of my head all Christmas.
shrgnatlas 3 years ago