One thing, though. Next time someone, me or someone else, posts something you don’t like, maybe you could ask them to explain why they don’t like it further, rather than dive in guns blazing. Honestly, it makes you seem overly aggressive and needlessly creates a whole lot of rage.

So it does sound like we agree on some points , but to go to the extent of making a video about the immigration dept… 3 minutes on google could tell you to get stamps before anything else and what to expect… unprepared is not a reason to shitbag the system.

No internet superstar , just pay for what I use, no mooching.

Let me explain “my skill to speak my native tongue surpasses everything that I am” … you went to university for I guess 2-4 years and you aspire to be a native tongue speaker in a foreign country… wow .. you impressed me.. wish my job was that good….

My domain name, I wouldn’t say self centered I would say a little vein and proud of my achievements thanks for asking, but thanks for dropping by… p.s. if you want a clue to what I do … he decode my geek block on my about page.

look forward to catching up for a beer sometime so we have a better understanding of each other.

Here we go again. This is fun!

“I wouldn’t say poorly written, I’ve already had several congratulatory emails on my diatribe”

No you haven’t. Who on earth would write ‘Dear Paul. Thank you for telling that nasty Mike off! You have saved mighty Japan’s honour!’

“BTW, you are a moocher as you admitted to stealing your neighbors internet last year”

Alright, you got me there. As I’m staying at the school I’m borrowing some net. Luckily, internet superstar Paul Hartrick is here to stamp out crime!

“Let me guess, back for a whole year … teaching english.. .wow!”
Bwahahaha. So, er, Paul? What do you do? I was invited to teach at the school, for no pay, because I love teaching and I want some experience in it before I take TESOL next year. How about you?

Your pointing out that I’m ’setting the world on fire’ suggests you ARE doing something very important and worthwhile. What is it? Trolling blogs that don’t line up with your naive fairy-tale beliefs isn’t really significant…

“my skill to speak my native tongue surpasses everything that I am” – What? What does that even mean?

“As far as the bureaucracy goes, I choose to live here so I accept the way it is, if i didn’t like it I would leave like you should, but no, you will bitch and moan, and come back for more. Typical tool like behavior.”

Hang on, woah woah. At no point did I refuse to live here because of the way it is! Infact, I’d say I’ve accepted the way things go down here pretty well – I’ve not been arrested!

“How long have I been here, 4 years, and no I am not the only proper foreigner here, there are many of us who now how to assimilate, and enjoy winding the likes of you transients up.”

Quote of the year right here. So do you have a team of people helping you troll people who don’t accept your “Japan is perfect sparkle sparkle” image?

Reguarding domain names, didn’t you choose your full name? If you’re going to play domain name analysis, doesn’t that suggest you’re a little, well, self centered?

In summary!

1. I like Japan. I like the way it is. That doesn’t mean I can’t parody and critisize it. If I hated it, I would leave.

2. I, just like you, can’t stand the “I’m coming to Japan to get a girlfriend and then leaving this hellhole” people who wash in and wash out. I get the feeling we may be on the same side here and just not making sense to each other.

Keep going though Paul, I have recieved several emails congratulating me on answering your comments! No really!

As far as the bureaucracy goes, I choose to live here so I accept the way it is, if i didn’t like it I would leave like you should, but no, you will bitch and moan, and come back for more. Typical tool like behavior.

How long have I been here, 4 years, and no I am not the only proper foreigner here, there are many of us who now how to assimilate, and enjoy winding the likes of you transients up.

BTW, check out the domain name you chose… kind of sums your approach to Japan…

“I am going to post an unfounded, poorly written attack on someone who complained about immigration! That way they are bound to admit everything they have done is a lie!”

Did you think that was going to work? Like, at all?

How long have you been in Japan, out of interest? “Angry, bitter ‘I’m the only PROPER foreigner in Japan’ man” really doesn’t suit you.

Oh, and “Stop bitching”? I’m pretty sure it was you who took so much offence to me parodying your precious immigration office that you stormed right on over and make an ANGRY INTERNETS POST?

p.s. I’ll be back in a year, for a whole year!