People in Japan who suck

June 2011

So I guess this is actually part 3 of People on the Internet who suck, if you count the page I created about my run-ins with those judgmental religious whack-o's last summer. And recently I had a few run-ins on YouTube with Mormons who defend their absurd beliefs and refuse to acknowledge that they belong to a total scam cult, but I digress.

So there is something very troubling with the idea of an entire generation of people growing up with the Internet. Before then, people didn't really communicate with each other to the same intensity and frequency as they do now. Back then, if you isulted someone to their face, you may have to deal with the consequences of your actions, particularly if they decide to punch your teeth out for mouthing off. But now we have a huge chunk of society who are complete cowards, who feel the need to denigrate others and treat them with hostility in the comfort of their chair in front of the computer, without fear of reprucussions for being a complete ass.

The English-speaking world does not hold a monopoly on this behavior. I have encountered plenty of assholes in Japan who do this as well. They can be extremely racist, hostile, offensive, and completely bellicose in their words. Many of them belong to the far-right wing fascist fringe of the Japanese political spectrum. In other words, people who go right along with the uyoku: the morons who drive around in big black vans (recently they've been favoring white vans for some reason), stand atop them, and shout out nonsense about "reclaiming the lost territories of Korea and Vietnam" and all that sort of crap. These people on the Net are extremely hostile towards foreigners (and Americans in particular) online, except the average individual hasn't the guts to say anything of the sorts to any of us in-person. These people actually believe that Japanese soldiers were in Korea and China minding their own business, just looking out for everyone's best interests, which just happened to coincide with Japan's best interests at the time. Because much of the footage in the war propaganda film used to inform people of what was happening with the Nanking Massacre was doctored due to a lack of filmed evidence of the actions of the Japanese army, these guys think that it never happened at all, and that it was all invented by the Chinese to make Japan look bad. They think that the Japanese army was in China and Korea to help, but poor old Japan was betrayed by these terrible countries. They sincerely believe that all of the photos of the Nanking Massacre were doctored, that the Japanese army did not abuse their P.O.W.s at all (which shows a complete lack of knowledge of their own country's history and the bushido code), that the Bataan Death March was nothing more than a nature walk in which the P.O.W.s were swimming and reclining and having a wonderful time, Korean "comfort women" never existed, and that Unit 731 never existed. They lash out at any Japanese person who believes that their country owes Korea and China an apology.

Well, I have recently encountered one Japanese asshole on YouTube, who goes by the name Novajoke. Think of that one character in that dumb cartoon Drawn Together who kept repeating ad nauseam, "I'm on a never-ending quest to save my girlfriend!" Only in this guy's case, it's "I'm on a never-ending quest to expose parasite gaijin for the cockroaches they truly are!"

To truly describe this guy, I must mention a bit about a company called Nova. In case you don't already know, Nova was a terrible eikaiwa (English conversation school) that excelled at hiring inept morons to come to Japan and teach. Nova was a very easy way for people to live in Japan, particularly because people didn't even need to know their ass from their elbow to be able to teach English. Places like Nova would hire some decent people, for sure, but they also had quite a reputation for hiring clowns. The company made some bad decisions, like making it so that their students could just show up for any class at any time they felt like it, causing mass confusion, students being turned away, and people getting very upset about paying for already overpriced classes that they were unable to attend. I think there was also some cocaine use and teachers fraternizing with their students outside of class as well. Nova claimed bankruptcy, and since they were one of the largest eikaiwa schools in Japan, there were suddenly a lot of teachers out of work and not receiving their final paychecks. They were claiming unemployment benefits, and the right-wing Japanese Nationalists were getting furious about this. Well, even if they were stooges, the taxes they paid into the system with their own tax money, and this entitled them to obtain unemployment pay.

So now there's a Japanese word I should introduce you to: zuzushii. Imagine you're in your car and you see road work ahead, and the orange road cones are forcing everyone to merge into one lane. The polite people merge as soon as possible, so as to prevent a traffic jam, but then there are other people who will accelerate to go as far as possible and them move over, because they can't be bothered to wait in line like everyone else. That is what it means to be zuzushii. One of the nice things about Japanese society is that they tend to be rather mild-mannered and respectful of others. Then imagine the stereotypical "ugly American" who will not hesitate to take advantage of this for their own personal gain. The "ugly American" is why the rest of the world doesn't seem to think much of them, but the "ugly American" is more likely to just flip them the middle finger and think that everyone else has a problem but themselves.

I have witnessed the zuzushii ugly American first-hand in Japan several times. Whether it is American military servicemen or retarded English teachers working for the JET or eikaiwa schools, their behavior is often akin to chimpanzees. Their inability to treat others with respect or to find appropriate outlets to deal with culture shock certainly makes the rest of us look badly. A year or so after I moved from Himeji to Arizona, I visited the city with my wife and mom-in-law. As we were walking along the shopping arcade, I spotted these two Americans pedaling their bicycles quickly up to random people, screeching their brakes in front of them, and shouting in their faces. I was so bewildered at this aberrant behavior that when they did the same to my mom, I didn't respond at all. Those guys thought that since they can get away with that sort of crap in Japan, they may as well do it. Incapable of dealing with their culture shock in a more mature manner, their behavior is more akin to chimpanzees. I have no idea if these imbeciles were teachers on the same Himeji teaching program I was once on, or if they were working for the local Nova or some other eikaiwa. They apparently had nothing better to do on their Saturday afternoon but to behave like total cretins.

But, there are far worse. Last April I interviewed for a teaching job in Japan with a company called Altia Central. My interviewer was a girl named Rachel and I met her at a Starbucks cafe in Beverly Hills. I have heard great things about this company, and they actually gave me a job offer, with a company car and everything. I ended up turning them down when a company offered me a job sooner, although I am sure I would've been treated much better at Altia. Anyhow, it was the best interview I've hever had. Very relaxed, personal, and conversational. Rachel told me of her first experience in Japan, with a homestay program in college. There were a couple of guys who went along on the homestay who did not respect Japanese culture or people at all, and they only came because they thought they could score with some chicks or something. She told me that it was a small town, and these two clowns managed to make an enemy of the entire town. Not only this, but naturally they gave the whole group a bad reputation. One time, they had attempted to shoplift a bottle of alcohol from a convenience store, but on the way out, it slipped out from underneath one of their shirts, fell to the floor, and broke. They ran off. Another time, they'd come home late at night after drinking at a bar, and when they arrived, they realized they did not have enough money to pay the taxi driver. So, one of them snuck into their host family's house and stole money from the family to pay the taxi. I have no idea why those two jerks weren't sent on a plane home after the way they treated everyone.

So anyhow, gaijin in Japan can be real apes, and that really fuels the fires of anti-immigrant bigotry in Japan. This brings me back to what I was about to say about this guy called Novajoke on YouTube. This one guy had uploaded a video a couple years back, a supposed "PSA," warning people not to come to Japan to teach because supposedly there are no jobs to be found. I think he had worked for Geos for about seven years or so and found himself out of a job. I tried watching his other videos, but his "Japanese language lessons" were terrible and full of errors, and his pronunciation was bad. The other videos were about witchcraft or something stupid like that, so there weren't many videos of his about Japan. because he had problems finding employment, he was saying in the video that teaching jobs in Japan are vanishing everywhere, and he was warning people to not bother coming to Japan for work. Well, I posted a comment to the video, disagreeing with him. I really don't want to even link to the guy's video, but here it is. Really, don't watch it though, because he doesn't deserve the number of views for the video. He's even turned off voting because most people would give the video thumbs down. So anyhow, here's how the conversation went:

Oh come on. This video is obviously fueled by culture shock. You look like you're at your wits' end. Perhaps Japan no longer has room for "English" teachers who don't know how to teach English, but there are still plenty of opportunities for those who have some real teaching experience (ie not the talking tape recorders on the JET Program). Japan needs teachers who are serious about Japan. They don't need screwballs partyboys who don't care about their students and just go there for sex.

stevethefishdotnet

As of right now, this comment has 20 thumbs up. Plenty of people agree with me, so yay for me at this point.
Interesting assumption, except I had been there for seven years by that point and was well over the culture shock phase, which usually takes 2 years to finish. I also had the qualifications to become a stock broker, which gave me the insight to determine the direction of an economy in a particular sector. The English language instruction industry is an industry in decline in Japan, thanks to increased competition from internet based schools and others.

CanadianoftheCoast

It was the way you paused what you were saying to rant about the kerosine salesman outside your window. I never once thought much of that, and it seemed that you were just fed up with Japan and wanted to tell everyone to not come. The English language industry is currently being shaken up, and I hope the insincere ones who can't teach get tossed out in the process. (I'm not assuming you are one of them, mind you). This may be a good thing for Japan.

stevethefishdotnet

Why are you acting so ignorant? Even if his warning was a bit over the top, and he does seem a bit stressed, he is stressed for a reason. Most likely because he can't find any good work.

And why are you commenting on teaching experience and ability without even knowing him or anything about him past this video? Go be delusional elsewhere, so you don't cause anyone harm.

ApocaRUFF

OK, so here enters Asshole #1. I had even made a point to specifically say that I did not assume that the video guy fit into the "insincere teachers" category. Sheesh!
"Ignorant." "Delusional." So I'm stupid because I don't believe that there are no more job opportunities for teaching English? Actually, I've recently received two job offers for long-running ALT dispatch companies with very low turnover and excellent benefits. I have had a lot of companies show much interest in me and I'm still living in the US. Maybe Eikaiwa is in decline, but elementary school teachers are on the rise. By the way, I'm moving back to Japan next month.

stevethefishdotnet

As of now, this comment received 10 thumbs up! Again, yay for me. Now here enters Asshole #2, Novajoke! Boy, this guy really takes the cake. Try to count the number of grammatical, punctuation, and misspelling errors this guy makes in all of his comments. Yet he thinks he speaks with authority on the subject of who is truly fit to teach English.
Hey what about bringing peopel from the Philippines and India to Japan?? They learned the English language. Despite of their so called "accents" Western companies don't seem to mind assigning them with call centers, various IT projects, etc. etc.

I believe more competition equals better results for JAPanese speaking the Engrish language.

novajoke

Bizarre, but I had no idea he was such a nutjob. Notice how he capitalizes JAP in "JAPanese," and misusing the term "Engrish." What's he trying to get at, anyway?
Actually, there is one teacher here I know from the Philippines. He speaks English perfectly, to the point where I couldn't even tell he was from there. I don't know if he's a good teacher, but his language skills are there. I've never met an Indian who didn't have an accent, though. In fact, I replaced an Indian who quit suddenly. From what I could tell, he wasn't a good teacher, and not well-liked. IMHO, Indians in general don't speak English well and shouldn't teach here.

stevethefishdotnet

So called "native" speaker is cliche these days with all kinds of so called "accents"? spoken all over the world from India to Africa...

You comments regarding Indians are same rhetoric that so called Whites used back in the days when they considered themselves as superior than other race. LMFAO since Indians in Canada, Britain, USSA and other Engligh speaking countries are well off despite so called "accents".

novajoke

In case you're a moron and don't know this, simply using "LMFAO" does not predicate a victory in an argument, ruh-huhrr.
Well, are Indians being brought to the USA to teach English? You sure seem to enjoy arguing, and that's surely why you're here. I posted here because I felt the guy who made this video is alarmist. I was hired to teach in Japan very easily last month, and I've already been hired to work directly for a city board of education. Jobs in Japan are available for those who are serious about teaching, not for those who sit on their hands all day and act as a tape recorder.

stevethefishdotnet

Well I've seen enough losers/Clowns from so called "native" countries teaching the Engrish language......

Well I believe Indians are brought to USA for their talent and brains despite so called "accent"...

So called "native" speakers are cliche..... LMFAO for for so called "native" speakers who thinks they are the only one that's qualified the English language..

Yes i like the word "serious" but don't you think the English language industry needs more diversity from native to non-native speaking countries?? Hey "diversity" is well preached in so called "native" countries right?? Some so called "native" teachers are really intimidating to my people whereas non-natives might be approachable..... Just saying just saying...

novajoke

It seems you and I agree in more ways than you think, but no, I don't think non-native people should teach English. If they speak it natively, that's great. If not, then no. Like I said, the Filipino guy I know speaks English perfectly. However, stereotypically speaking, Indians may have good grammar and such, but can't speak English worth crap. Japanese are in the same boat, so having Indians teach English is the blind leading the blind.

stevethefishdotnet

"Indians may have good grammar and such, but can't speak English worth crap. Japanese are in the same boat, so having Indians teach English is the blind leading the blind..."

You crack me up though....... Hmmm.... so why major corporations around the world outsource their call centers to India?? Why many so called "native" countries from USSA, Britain, Canada issue visas so they can work and live there despit eso called they can't speak English worth crap??

novajoke

Here's where he really shows his ignorance, pushing this issue like this. I won't mention any specific company names, but I have handled IT project finances for Fortune 100 companies and I have seen the bill rates of these outsourced resources. One company I worked at fired the majority of their project managers and replaced them with remote PMs in Argentina and Brazil. It would take 10 of these resources to do the work of one American project manager, but the company didn't care because they were still coming out ahead by saving money. It all boils down to making the board of directors happy and not giving a shit about fully capable Americans losing their jobs.
Because for a call center, you can pay an American $12 an hour, or pay an Indian $2 an hour. The American costs more because he doesn't live in a country where people spray diarrhea out their ass in the streets and toss dead bodies in the river. The corporation doesn't care about the USA worker because they want to save money. Indians can speak English, but their accents are broken. If Japanese want to work in an Indian call center, then they'd hire Indians to teach English!

So, if Japan wants their students to learn real English as spoken by native speakers, then it wouldn't be suitable to have teachers from India, Germany, Africa, etc unless they could truly speak the language natively. There's nothing racist about that, as you inferred earlier. But yes, there are plenty of jokers over here who can't teach worth crap (JET, etc) and they don't belong in Japan. They can drink and screw back in their home countries. Just come here to teach.

stevethefishdotnet

To say that India is a filthy country is not an opinion, but merely stating a fact. Even Indians have told me to stay away from their country. My point is, if Japanese people want to speak like me, they'd hire me as a teacher. If they want to sound like Apu from The Simpsons, they'd hire Indians.
I like your condescending attitude towards Indians...... You fit the typical so called "natives" that flocks to my country with your "I am a native" speaker so I must be qualified to teach when in fact you're probably out of job, did't fit well from his/her native country, lived in parent's basement making $10-$12 doing temp. jobs.......

Lol lol... You are some kind of character.... (aka mcEngrish Sensei Clowns).

Didn't I tell you that so called "natives" are cliche these days?? Tell that to millions of millions of English speakers around the world and tell him/her that your English is better because you've native........ Just to let you know that that's the same rhetoric used in the past to justify why minorities are inferior than Whites, Gringos, etc.

Ok. If you are just here? to teach......

novajoke

A conversation with this guy is futile. He seems to be able to process some of the things I say, but really, he is such a judgmental, condescending prick.
You're hardly someone to accuse me of being judgmental. I actually have had several high-paying jobs in the USA. I have a teaching certification and had a teaching license back home. So don't lump me in that category. Pure and simple: Japan needs native speakers who can teach. Not native speakers who can't teach, nor people who can teach but not speak natively. There's nothing racist about that, so relax. If I'm one of your "parasite gaijin," I don't care. You're belligerent.

stevethefishdotnet

The "parasite gaijin" comment was in reference to his YouTube channel, in which he declares that he endeavors to expose "parasite gaijin" for who they really are, except he doesn't use the word "endeavor" because he doesn't know English as well as he pretends to.
Didn't I tell you that "native" is cliche these days? Anyone can teach the English language as long as they're qualified to teach. Pure and simple. Your condescending manner towards other non-native speakers speak for themselves. Speaking of teaching don't you have millions of millions of illegal immigrants in your country that don't speak the English language?? Why don't you help out these people instead??

novajoke

I did, actually. I taught English as both a job and as volunteer to immigrant families. You really are just an angry, sad man, full of your own prejudices and you leap to too many wrong conclusions. I'm through talking to you.

stevethefishdotnet

Gee what did you say about Indians?? LMFAO because you probably lost your job to so called accent heavy Indians so that's why you came to my country right?? Nah you're the one that's full of crap because you keep using "I am native so I can teach" attitude. Yes I know I know. Your last defense as to why WT losers are qualified to teach over so called non-natives who learned the English language.

I like your chauvinism because you didn't seem to get attention back in your home contry it seems. ...... I hope where you teach do background checks since some Eikaiwa clowns are full of creeps......... That is not to say some Gaijins are genuine...

Yeah American corporations don't care about USA workers so you should've applied for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley or other Wall Street firms but I can understand they turned you down if you have BS in BS degrees......

novajoke

What the heck is a "WT loser"? This guy has a fairly good grasp of English, but his constant mistakes indicate that he really does not have authority to say who should and who should not teach. Here is where he really starts becoming neurotic. It's at this point where he inserts some news blurb about some foreigner attacking somebody, which I assume was in Japan. It had nothing to do with the conversation whatsoever, so I replied with this:
This has nothing to do with canadianofthecoast's video about teaching English. You are abusing his channel just to soapbox your anti-gaijin rhetoric, in a language that most viewers won't even understand. You accuse everyone of racism, yet you are full of vitriol towards non-Japanese yourself. Repeating yourself ad nauseam about white supremacy, yet you post this anecdote about some foreigner being arrested. You are angry and sad, and nobody cares about your stupid crap.

stevethefishdotnet

"in a language that most viewers won't even understand"

I understand loud and clear amigo. Your typical "I am native so I am better than other non-natives" speak for themselves....

Nah I get the last laugh because I am exposing Eikaiwa profession is full of losers and parasite Gaijins like yourself who couldn't usually succeed in his/her native country...

I laugh because you said you had so called "high paying" job.... Yeah typical parasite Gaijins line.. :-).

novajoke

If you must know, I made $66,000 last year. I swear, talking to you is like a dick measuring contest. You posted an article written in Japanese about some gaijin being arrested, which has NOTHING to do with this guy's video. You are full of anti-immigrant sentiment, blaming Japan's problems on foreigners. I heard the same thing in America about immigrants causing all of the crimes. You are a total hypocrite. I don't even teach Eikaiwa, you bigot.

stevethefishdotnet

$66,000 selling used cars or appliances perhaps????

LMFAO for your political correctness rhetoric. You must be liberal in your country right? No wonder your country have out of control immigration policy illegals running around USSA. See for your self in Cali. Florida, Texas, Arizona, Colorado......

You can't deal with reality so that's why you came all the way to my country right?? Yeah typical parasite Gaijin........

novajoke

This guy's assumptions are 100% incorrect every single time. And me, a Liberal. That's hilarious.
Illegal Immigrant Who Killed Nun In Drunk Driving Crash Gets 20 Years

MANASSAS, Va. (CBSDC/AP) An illegal immigrant from Bolivia who caused a drunken driving crash that killed a Benedictine nun and severely injured two others has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Carlos Martinelly Montano was sentenced Friday. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving without a license in the 2010 crash. He was convicted of murder

novajoke

So now he starts posting news anecdotes in English for a change. I'm no psychologist, but isn't there a word to describe this sort of behavior? It's like if I'm having a discussion on how MSG should not be used in barbecue sauce, and then suddenly I have a flashback to Easter when I was a little boy, when my older sister kept finding all of the Easter eggs and how I would inevitably start crying every Easter because of it, so I suddenly start stabbing myself in the crotch with a sharp object like the girl in The Exorcist or something. Weird city.
You're joke parasite Yankee. You seem to be ignorant about your country so I'll keep on pasting article about illegal losers in your country that are ruining your beautiful country. LMFAO for your sissy liberal rhetoric because you seem to the type that flocks to my country patronizing my country's beautiful culture. Mind your business before minding others. Oh yes I can speak, write, and express in English language, and I am so called non-native parasite Yankee.

novajoke

Yeah, but by this point, I've lost track of his grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors. Maybe he should have taken classes at an eikaiwa school himself!
You forgot a comma, thereby calling yourself a "non-native parasite Yankee." Ha! Ironically, I agree with you. There are too many assholes who come to Japan to teach English, and they aren't serious about Japan or teaching. I already said that, but you are too big of a moron to realize that. Not every gaijin who comes to Japan is a criminal. You are making illogical assumptions about gaijin, and you've been wrong about every assumption about me so far. Get a life.

Oh yeah, and I am not an American Liberal at all. I do not respect their political or social philosophies. Besides, you are hardly one to criticize American politics. How many prime ministers has Japan had over the past few years? Japan has gone through prime ministers almost as often as my wife goes through toilet paper. You really are a sad, lonely, angry young man. You're pathetic and I feel sorry for you. stevethefishdotnet

"Get a life"........ Gee aren't you the one came all the way to my country to teach Sesame Street Engrish??? Why don't you teach to illegals who only speaks Espanol back in USSA?? Your country's official language is English right??? Why do you have English or Spanish option when you go to ATM machines, documents, call call centers to choose English or Spanish???

Nah I feel sorry for you because you claimed you made $66,000 back in your good old USA (aka land of opportunity) before you came to my country to take a huge pay cut and you had to settle for teaching the English language to our previous little kids. I'll let that speak for themselves......

"Besides, you are hardly one to criticize American politics"

Gee killing, lying, torturing innocent human beings in the name of "freedom" in Afghanistan and Iraq when in fact it's just good old lame ass excuse to conquer oil and gas from those regions?? So where was WMD?? Where was Osama before you got him?? You're laughing stock to the entire world parasite Yankeee.... Your country no longer have ANY credibility anymore...

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novajoke

I have until this point confounded him every time, and I just don't seem to conform to his limited stereotype of what an English teacher in Japan is like. He has tried to second guess me and has been proven wrong each time, so he resorts to this. I already told him that I've taught English to immigrants (both legal and illegal), and he still continues to insult my previous work experience. He also criticizes America for having Spanish everywhere, yet he obviously hasn't taken a look at his own country, where train station names are listed in English, the stops are announced on the trains in English, and bank ATMs are also in English. Plus there is plenty of Korean and Chinese written in many places as well.
You are one non-sequitir after another. You know, if you'd spent more time studying simple words like "a" and "the" instead of "LMFAO," you'd be more intelligible. Instead, you come across as an angry asshole with a halfway grasp on the English language. That's why you can't get a job teaching English. I didn't even vote for Obama. I swear, shouldn't you be taking some sort of medication? PS: nobody gets offended by the word "yankee." There's even a baseball team called The Yankees.

I already told you I have taught immigrants in America. Both legal and illegal. Take a look at Japan. English is all over the train stations, announcements on the trains, and used in bank ATMs. NTT has an English-speaking department, too. Don't you live in Japan? Calm down and go see a psychiatrist before you have a brain aneurysm.

stevethefishdotnet

(This is where he posts some news anecdote, in Japanese, about some awful military serviceman named John Wilson who assaulted somebody with a beer bottle in a bar in Okinawa. The bar workers telephoned the emergency number, and he was arrested. As if this is a big shock to me.)

novajoke

Like I already said, I completely agree with you. I am on your side. but you're too stupid to realize it. Far too many foreigners (especially Americans) are a disgrace and their behavior is unacceptable. From the soldiers in Okinawa to the idiots polluting the Osaka Loop every year on Halloween, they think they can walk all over Japanese citizens and get away with it because they do not respect the country or culture. Their behavior is like chimpanzees. I'm not like that!

stevethefishdotnet

I don't mind Gaijins who respect our beautiful cultures and customs. Peace is a mutual respect so pleae go tell your fellow "Clowns" in my country to respect my culture...... Nah Gaijins (aka parasite loser Gaijins) do not respect anything these days including their own so called "native" customs and manners.

novajoke

Again, I completely agree with you. I endeavor to distance myself from gaijin who do not respect Japanese people or customs. And I do tell them to respect Japan or GTFO. The only time I disagree with you is the notion of importing non-fluent speakers to Japan to teach English, since they aren't any different than simply hiring Japanese people. If they don't speak and write fluently, there's no point. Many "native" idiots don't even know English natively anymore. It's sad.

stevethefishdotnet

You said you made $66,000 but I thought Americans teachers don't make that much money????? No wonder the State? of Cali. is going bankrupt with overpaid public employees..... Just to let you know that some cities/counties in Cali. are going to bankrupt or have declared broke....

novajoke

All this agreement got boring, so he went right back to trolling!
Once again, you make WAY too many assumptions. I taught English part-time at night. I was an IT project coordinator/project manager back home. I took the pay cut because all that money could not replace the experience of working with the great kids of Japan. You've denigrated teachers, call center employees, car and appliance sales workers, and gaijin, but your emphasis on money shows that you don't understand what is truly valuable in life.

stevethefishdotnet

Ok. if you say so........ Yeah they must've tortured you to death it seems.... I know a lot of IT people are party animals, alcoholics, druggies, no life outside of work since some of them consider work as "hobby" just like JAPanese salarymen.

Gee didn't you denigrated Indians by making mockery out of their accents? So you definitely lost out to Indians with H-1/Gree Card holders back in the STates it seems..

novajoke

You're a belligerent cretin, aren't you? I wasn't tortured to death. You've no idea about the lives of those I worked with. And no, I didn't make a mockery of Indian accents. I just said that for the majority of them, their inability to overcome their accent prevents them from being good teachers. I just mentioned how filthy India is (FACT, not opinion), thus the lower quality of life, thus the tiny bill rates. I've handled project finances, and I see how much they are paid.

stevethefishdotnet

So, along comes some reinforcements!
>making anti-Iraq/Afghan war comments

>blaming Obama for said wars

Are you retarded?

BexRanner

This guy might not be retarded, but he needs a psychiatrist at least. He seems to have some sort of chemical imbalance and has a one-track mind. He just hates foreigners who come to teach, yet for some reason he was kind to the guy who made this video. Maybe because he left the country. Novajoke is essentially the Michael Savage of Japan.

stevethefishdotnet

@BexRanner

I believe the retards are lots of parasite Gaijins like yourself and countless others that flocks to my beautiful country because they are usually losers from his/her native countries, usually men and women who are incapable of "assimilating" in their own country......

Undisputable fact that most Gaijin hates Engrish speaking Asians who understands everything about his/her countries from Australia to Canada to USSA (United Socialist States of America),.

novajoke

>Engrish speaking Asians

>Engrish

>Engrish

Fucking wow. Way to go.

BexRanner

You obviously didn't the meaning of sarcasm...

You are so called "native" right???

novajoke

You obvious no english proper good. You are try joke make yes????

BexRanner

@BexRanner HA! Much the funny! BexRanner is play joke now.

@novajoke No, "Engrish" is what we call the poor English with lots of mistakes as written by Asians, particularly Japanese. In other words, you. You're using the phrase incorrectly and you fail to realize that the joke's on you.

stevethefishdotnet

@BexRanner LMFAO... Stay away from my contry bro... Do you flip burgers or make burritos for a living???

novajoke

Orthodontist, actually. You do know what that is, yeah? Do you sell cheap trinkets to BAKA GAIJIN for handfuls of my American cents? That would explain a great deal of your xenophobia.

BexRanner

@novajoke If you really think Yankee is such a terrible insult, then keep on using it. Also, keep calling people "bro" while insulting them, spelling "Japanese" as "JAPanese," spelling "English" as "Engrish," and constantly assuming that people who disagree with you are minimum-wage burger flippers also makes you look like a retarded asshole. Keep it up. All you have to lose is your credibility, and you've already lost it with your fascist uyoku rhetoric.

stevethefishdotnet

I believe you don't understand the word "SARCASM" bro...... Hey I am just using your country's slang "bro"... So people who use the word "bro" have no credibility... If tha'ts the case, there are lots of Gaijins in my country that do not have any so called credibility then....

Engrish = "sarcasm"

JAPanese= "sarcasm"

English = correct spelling

Minimum wage- burger flippers = MOST GAIJINS IN JAPan were ex- burger flippers(aka losers from their native countries)

novajoke

We use "bro" when addressing friends, not when trolling people on YouTube and insulting their vocations because of an obvious inferiority complex. Again, you attempting to use "Engrish" sarcastically shows that you truly fail to find the humor in it, since it describes your own weak grasp of the English language yourself with omitted words and errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The only "Engrish" around here is coming from you. I am not your bro.

stevethefishdotnet

Why would I be happy?? As long as parasite Gaijins stay in his/her native countries, I am banzai with that... I don't mind genuine Gaijins who respects Japanese cultures and customs unlike immigrant losers that flocksto your country (aka MEXIcans in California to immigrant losers who do not respect American values and customs...

Thanks for pointing out my grammar... I always strive to improve my writing but this is the internet so chill "bro"... Speaking of interiority complex, coming all the way to Asia to teach Sesame Street ABCs??? What about bunch of illegals in your country who do not speak the English language?? You might want to learn Spanish since the English language in your counry will be useless... See for yourself in La la LA land next time you go back.

Here he basically admits to being a perpetually unhappy cretin.
1. You're a moron.

2. I'm not your "bro." Anyone who calls someone "bro" while insulting them is a retarded asshole.

3. I did teach English to immigrants in America, as I've told you before THREE TIMES ALREADY.

4. Sesame Street is awesome. Grover is awesome. Only a non-parent would mock Sesame Street. For you to be a parent, it would require female interaction. Judging by your behavior, you must be extremely sexually frustrated. Maybe your only female interaction is playing Tokimemo.

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After this, I told him, in Japanese, that I've been arguing with him for a week. I said he was a big lump of prejudices, totally cynical, insulting, racist, an expert complainer, and a sarcasm monger. I told him he's pathetic and that I was fed up with him and said bye.

So now, I am completely satisfied with letting this turdpole respond with the last resort. I saw a response from him in my YouTube inbox, but I deleted it without reading it. I am ready to just let him have the last word, since there really is no use in arguing with a psychotic moron with a chemical imbalance. It's not worth the stress. I had already decided to give up on arguing with him long before I actually did, but it was just too amusing how he just automatically lumped me into the category of the type of rude, zuzushii gaijin who wipes his ass all over Japan, merely because I don't see the point in having non-native English teachers fill the roles that are currently available, unless they have truly mastered the language. Otherwise, they may as well just employ Japanese people as English teachers (and of course they already do) since there really is no difference. His point that a Japanese face makes students here more comfortable indicates that he is missing a crucial point to having people of different ethnicities come to Japan: to break down the barrier between Japanese and foreigners. Having people like me teach school children and play with themhelps to soften the image of foreigners, to help eliminate fears and to help them be more comfortable with people outside of their ethnicity and nationality. Moreover, the way he denigrates appliance salespeople, car salespeople (although they tend to be sleazy jocks, at least in my opinion), and teachers speaks volumes to how big of a snob he is, and how he places such an emphasis on making money shows how truly unhappy he is in life. Making the money I made as a project coordinator for big companies cannot replace the truly incredible experience I am having as an English teacher at elementary schools, and making the kids laugh and enjoy their studies.

Moreover, Novajoke is living proof that he should have been educated by a native English speaker. His mistakes are too many in his writing(although he is far more intelligible than a typical 14 year old American kid these days, I must admit), yet he boats how he can communicate in English. He commonly uses the word "Engrish," completely failing to realize that the term "Engrish" is used to describe the mistake-ridden English as written by people in Asia and such. This guy has nothing better to do than lash out at people, stereotype them, and judge them. He's pathetic. He really needs to just relax. Maybe he's tried getting teaching jobs, but was turned down. I think that considering how angry and bellicose he is, he must be a sexually frustrated twerp. Perhaps he hates gaijin eikaiwa teachers so much because he's jealous that they seem to find girls easily in Japan, and the closest he can get to female interaction is playing Tokimeki Memorial. Maybe he could be charming, if he didn't spend all of his free time crusading against gaijin on YouTube (and probably 2ch as well).

The Internet: full of people who suck.

UPDATE:
OK, I admit. About two weeks later, I actually went back to see what he'd written me. Here it is:

1. You're moron because you came all the way to my country to teach something that's easy and practically any Joe below the average can teach the English language from his/her so called "native" countries.

2. Gee I did I offend you "bro"? Don't cry "bro" >_<

3. Hmm.. show me the proof but you can't so prove it "bro"

4. See coming all the way to teach the English language to my naive people speak for themselves "bro".

4. Sesame Street is awesome if you're thirty something-fifty something native losers who pray on naitve Japanese people since they don't know better how to learn the English language. So you're divorced and left your kids behind in the STates right? You left because you're trying to dodge child support payments it seems.. You're trying to find new wife?? You're the one that's sexually frustrated because you didn't EVEN COME CLOSE TO SCORING WITH YOUR OWN KIND!!

novajoke

This dude is one huge pile of prejudices. Notice how he lists #4 twice. Those were between two seperate comments, but still, it's bizarre.

As always, all your assumptions are WRONG. I can't prove to you that I taught ESL to immigrants no more than you can prove your tiny dick is longer than 7cm. I've been happily married for 11 years. If English is so easy, why are all of your comments full of English errors? It amazes me how people like you have nothing better to do than to insult and troll others on the Net. You hate gaijin so much, but you are a desperate coward who's too scared to provoke one of us in-person!

stevethefishdotnet

OK, so the comment pertaining to penis size was a bit out of character for me, but this guy was really offending me. I only make mention of it because of this guy's characterized Napoleon complex.

It's around this time somebody else came along and rebuked him, and I made mention how obviously sexually frustrated he is and that he has nothing better to do with his life than to sit at his computer and curse others.

I believe parasite Gaijins like yourself that are sexually frustrated sir... I'm wondering if they confiscate your Viagra at the airport since a lot of them can't "get them up"..

Sounds like you're the one that's sexually frustrated since you couldn't score with your own kind since parasite Gaijins are not MAN enough in their so called native countries.

Wayyyyyy tooooo easy parasite Yankee!!!

Gee you're the one that had nothing better to do so you came all the way to my country to teach lame ass ABCS??? You should be spending time preparing for classes but you make your lame ass points so I'll let that speak for themselves.... Speaking of insult, please don't insult Asian cultures with notion that we don't speak Engrish very well....

novajoke

This guy is like the Phantom of Krankor. "He has defeated us numerous times before. What makes him think he can do it again?" ^_^

"Speaking of insult, please don't insult Asian cultures with notion that we don't speak Engrish very well" LOL! There are three grammatical and spelling errors in this sentence alone, and one HUGE LOL at the irony of what you just typed. You're a moron, so I'll make it easy on you. I'll be your English teacher:

"Speaking of insultS, please don't insult Asian cultures with THE notion that we don't speak EngLish very well."

Again, you embody the essence of why we call it "Engrish."

stevethefishdotnet

LMFAO for your notion that we the JAPanese males don't score much as Gaijins since loser Gaijins like yourself couldn't SCORE WITH REAL WOMEN so they brag about how many j-girls they banged but they leave the scene if she becomes pregnant. Yah REAL LOSER abandoning their child just like ghetto brothas back in the States having multiple kids acting tough and trash talk but in relaity they're COWARDS...

Ah I've scored at Womb so nice try parasite Yank.

novajoke

Sheesh! This guy's prejudices are as numerous as his grammatical and spelling errors. Why does he insist on capitalizing JAP in his sentences? Nobody's using that slur against him. Notice how the word "womb" is mysteriously capitalized. This guy tries so desperately to fit me into some convenient stereotype of what he thinks an American English teacher in Japan is like. All along, I could've been accusing him of being a scumbag Japanese guy who stalks women and gropes them on trains, but I refuse to stoop to that level. But here he not only insults foreigners, but Japanese women in general! Here's where I really lay into him:
OK, so according to you, Japanese girls are not "real women" and I can't "score" with my "own kind." Dude, my "own kind" is the HUMAN RACE, which you apparently have a huge problem with! There is no "race card" being played here. You are a bigoted, racist, malevolent cretin. Not only do you insult Japanese women, but you are against international relationships. I swear, the worst thing about an international marriage is dealing with half-wit, racist psychopaths like yourself.

Moreover, the fact that you refer to having sex as "scoring" speaks volumes to the fact that you'll never understand what a loving relationship is about. Women are not a sports game, and the fact that you fail to realize this shows how truly lonely and pathetic you are. I've been married for 11 years and have a kid. Lumping me into the category of divorcees abandoning their families shows your psychotic, illogical persistence at stereotyping people. So far, you've been DEAD WRONG.

And finally, you are the one who has been on the offensive this whole time, to me and others. Not only on this video, but numerous others. I've only been responding to your shit. The fact that you persecute me, even though I agree with you on disrespectful gaijin who need to piss off, shows what an imbecile you are. You're on a crusade to "expose parasite gaijin," but you've only exposed yourself as being a hate-filled, racist, fascist, bigoted asshole. The joke's on you, Novajoke.

stevethefishdotnet

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention how I witnessed him arguing with another user on YT in the comments of a different video. The guy was from the UK, and Novajoke kept accusing him of being an American. The guy from the UK had even volunteered his money and time to help victims of a natural disaster in Japan (it wasn't the Sendai 3/11/2011 earthquake, but some other disaster), and Novajoke kept insisting on him providing evidence. The guy had done much to help Japan, but Novajoke was bragging about how he had donated money to the Red Cross, an organization internationally notorious for pocketing much of the donations they receive for administrative costs, while very little is actually given to those in need!

So, I've pretty much had enough with Novajoke. It's useless to convince him of his prejudices and logical fallacies. He's only making a fool of himself, and refuses to realize how incredibly stupid he is. He's assumed that I made $12/hr at a call center, a burger flipper, a car dealer, a Liberal Democrat, a divorcee, impotent, and a fornicator (not sure how being impotent and a fornicator can go together, but it just shows how desperate he is to categorize me).

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