@RedneckYachtClubber That is a an often-asked question. It's an "assistant language teacher" in the Japan Exchange Teaching program (which I belonged to from '99-'02 in Osaka City). The lyrics are a kind of "a day in the life of an ALT," and you kinda have to be there to get it. I hope that helps.
@wondercast You are very correct, as cheap and unfunny as it seems to me now, that's what I was after when I wrote those lyrics more than ten years ago!
Well is nice you got hired quickly after getting a College degree!. That's cool man, but I know some people in Japan, who know English pretty well, are awesome ALTs, have a college education, but no degree and still they got hired!. And no man! they are not illegal in Japan! They are 100% legal why?? because they are part Japanese that's why. And about the OnegaishimASS, ummm.... is your JET called Shim or something?. Anyway nice try dude.
ALT = Assistant Language Teacher and JTE = Japanese Teacher of English (both JET Program terminology), and douzo yoroshiku onegaishimASS! (which is incorrect pronunciation, of course).
WTF is an ALT?
RedneckYachtClubber 1 year ago
@RedneckYachtClubber That is a an often-asked question. It's an "assistant language teacher" in the Japan Exchange Teaching program (which I belonged to from '99-'02 in Osaka City). The lyrics are a kind of "a day in the life of an ALT," and you kinda have to be there to get it. I hope that helps.
I like your screen name by the way.
veloboy 1 year ago
@veloboy Oh ok then, cool, thanks ^_^
RedneckYachtClubber 1 year ago
i freakin' love this rap~!!!
:D i wish i could still dl it from the podcast- but i haven't seen it up :/
sevychan 2 years ago
Thanks sevychan!
It's still available in .mp3 as well as .m4a or .mov format over at News From The Other Side.
Also, there is a MySpace channel that features different versions of this song.
I'll send the links to ya in a message in just a bit.
veloboy 2 years ago
wow! hey, thanks :D!!
sevychan 2 years ago
You're welcome!
veloboy 2 years ago
Absolutely awesome.
porj1984 2 years ago
very nice.
definitely not enough gaijin semi-bilingual english-teaching rappers in japan these days. although i hear it might become a new grammy category.
next, we might have to open up the enka-gospel fusion market. who's with me?!?
TheRaUsCh 2 years ago
dozo yoroshiku onegaishiMASS?
sounds like your ass needs to take a japanese class
hillsonn 2 years ago
please don't make me have to kick your ASU.
veloboy 2 years ago
ASU just doesn't have the same ring does it?
veloboy 2 years ago
@hillsonn I'm sure he needed to say it that way to rhyme MASS with ASS.
wondercast 1 year ago
@wondercast You are very correct, as cheap and unfunny as it seems to me now, that's what I was after when I wrote those lyrics more than ten years ago!
veloboy 1 year ago
Best Osaka post ever....it never gets old.
nodahanshin44 3 years ago
didn't get bored. got married and it was time for some different scenery. i'll be back!
veloboy 3 years ago
haha good to hear it :)
rainbowpencil27 3 years ago
This is amazing :D
your in new zeland now?
did you get board of Japan? haha
Well i hope your doing well :D
did i mention this song was amazing?
rainbowpencil27 3 years ago 2
lol! that was awesome.
.... you should do a japanese version. oooh!
seamonkeywater 3 years ago 2
i'm in new zealand now, and have been thinking about doing a song about the experience so far... it's only just begun!
veloboy 3 years ago
SOOOOO FUN!!!!
JamieDanger 3 years ago 3
glad to know people are still getting a kick out of it!
veloboy 3 years ago
abc's with your ALT. XD haha
hndrxmn 4 years ago 3
HAHA HILARIOUS! 5 stars
JustSujC 4 years ago 3
gracias!
veloboy 4 years ago
meccha omoroi nen de! :)
knightyaccha 4 years ago 3
merci beaucoup!
veloboy 4 years ago
Go, Go, Hanshin Tigers!
kensuzukivideos 4 years ago 3
まいど！
veloboy 4 years ago
Hey Rob sup???
I liked the song.....muito legal!!!!
Estou te devendo uma visita....esse ano ainda vou ate Tokyo
Abraços
nursejapan 4 years ago 3
yeah, please come visit. i'm kind of stuck here at the moment...
um abraço!
veloboy 4 years ago
it wasn't my first job out of college by any means (i'm an OSSAN), but i was speaking on behalf of quite a few JETs who were fresh out of college.
veloboy 4 years ago
Well is nice you got hired quickly after getting a College degree!. That's cool man, but I know some people in Japan, who know English pretty well, are awesome ALTs, have a college education, but no degree and still they got hired!. And no man! they are not illegal in Japan! They are 100% legal why?? because they are part Japanese that's why. And about the OnegaishimASS, ummm.... is your JET called Shim or something?. Anyway nice try dude.
Otakucrema 5 years ago 3
i've done a lot worse!
veloboy 5 years ago
he was ok
Maxula 5 years ago
yeah uh we're not ready.
tdrehfal 5 years ago
What's an ALT? And a JTE? ): It sounded like you were saying "Dozo yoroshiko onegaishimass."
KioVideos 5 years ago 2
ALT = Assistant Language Teacher and JTE = Japanese Teacher of English (both JET Program terminology), and douzo yoroshiku onegaishimASS! (which is incorrect pronunciation, of course).
veloboy 5 years ago
yaa...the world is not yet ready
heheheheahhhh 5 years ago 2