Would you choose an US-made television or digitial camera over a Japanese counterpart that is $100-300 cheaper? How far does your patriotism goes? SrpskiVojnik
Japanese counterpart? Japanese made electronics are usually the highest-end of a series, (i.e., the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV) and are very expensive since they are made in Japan. Japan usually exports their manufacturing to other countries (Nikon exported their entire DSLR series to Thailand and only manufactures their flagship DSLR models in Japan). Japanese-made usually implies a much better quality product than anything available. I think you mean Chinese counterpart. Important to get your countries right.
To answer the question, no; I am actually scared of US-made products. Whereas with Chinese or Taiwan made products, I'm completely content.
Japan. America (the U.S.) is a terrible country, and I've grown up here and seen the worst and the best.
I'm minoring in Japanese and plan to relocate there after working here for a few years after college.
Pirate700
...Have you actually ever lived in Japan before? Because most people that think it's so great move there and come back within half a year because they can't take the lifestyle. And the fact that if you are a foreigner you'll never be truly accepted into their culture, no matter how long you live there. And if you plan on teaching, I know they don't give foreigners a tenure like they do local folk. Even if you live there for decades.Exactly. People talk about how "nice" they are there. As a foreigner many won't even give you the time of day, you have almost no promotion opertunities if you aren't Japanese and you are still seen as a second class individual. Japan is fun to visit as a Westerner but living there is all sunshine and giant robots.
The advantage to working with an investment bank at the Tokyo branches is that they employ mostly American workers (traders, M&A, analysts from international programs). That wall is dissolved.
Japan. America (the U.S.) is a terrible country, and I've grown up here and seen the worst and the best.
I'm minoring in Japanese and plan to relocate there after working here for a few years after college.
Lethalhazard
...Have you actually ever lived in Japan before? Because most people that think it's so great move there and come back within half a year because they can't take the lifestyle. And the fact that if you are a foreigner you'll never be truly accepted into their culture, no matter how long you live there. And if you plan on teaching, I know they don't give foreigners a tenure like they do local folk. Even if you live there for decades.
Yup, I've studied abroad there. I'm actually not planning on teaching but working for the Tokyo branch for an investment bank. And that thing about never being truly accepted into their culture is false, trust me.
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