I've never actually been to Japan so I don't know if I'd like being in the country. I'm not even going to say I currently like Japan as a nation, I do however immensely enjoy certain things originating in and with ties to Japan. I like Japan the same way I like China, which doesn't mean I like rampant nationalism or communist dictatorships, I just enjoy select aspects of their cultures and often they overlap, as do they with the other countries I 'like'; Korea and Vietnam.
As an example: I would say I like anime but I don't necessarily like something just because its anime *clenches fist and holds back tears while thinking of the Golden Time ending*, as do I like video games even though I actually dislike Mario platformers, GTA, Destiny etc.
Living in Japan would be unnecessary and inconvenient for me. Maybe I could live in the Hokkaido countryside, hot summers and big cities don't appeal to me. Maybe this is cynical but as I'm a shut-in, it doesn't matter where I live. Besides, I doubt the Japanese authorities would give me disability pension like the Swedish ones do. The only plus I could think of would be that I'd have easier access weeb shopping if I dared going outside to travel to Akiba and Zen priests I could consult for meditation guidance, assuming I learned the language fluently.
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I've never actually been to Japan so I don't know if I'd like being in the country. I'm not even going to say I currently like Japan as a nation, I do however immensely enjoy certain things originating in and with ties to Japan. I like Japan the same way I like China, which doesn't mean I like rampant nationalism or communist dictatorships, I just enjoy select aspects of their cultures and often they overlap, as do they with the other countries I 'like'; Korea and Vietnam.
As an example: I would say I like anime but I don't necessarily like something just because its anime *clenches fist and holds back tears while thinking of the Golden Time ending*, as do I like video games even though I actually dislike Mario platformers, GTA, Destiny etc.
Living in Japan would be unnecessary and inconvenient for me. Maybe I could live in the Hokkaido countryside, hot summers and big cities don't appeal to me. Maybe this is cynical but as I'm a shut-in, it doesn't matter where I live. Besides, I doubt the Japanese authorities would give me disability pension like the Swedish ones do. The only plus I could think of would be that I'd have easier access weeb shopping if I dared going outside to travel to Akiba and Zen priests I could consult for meditation guidance, assuming I learned the language fluently.