Why ALL Foreigners Leave Japan

Talking about my experience abroad in japan and why I think most foreigners end up leaving.

[imbritish]

Of course if you set out for the sake of hedonistic pleasure and fun, that shallow foundation will crumble within a matter of years. Of course if you set out with an idealized view of a place, reality will invariably crush it. The solution is to not harbour these misconceptions in the first place, and then it can work.

It's often said too that 'people who are running away from their problems will fail in Japan'. Well, it depends on the problems. When I went travelling in Australia, the hardest part was missing my mates back in England that I'd go out with every weekend. But as we get older, our friends move on, get busy, have kids ect. So then, it's easier to leave and stay gone, because everything that kept you there has long since faded away anyway. Ultimately, it's a question of maturity and being in the right life circumstances and momentum to take the jump and make it stick.

Not everything is about 'running away from' something. Sometimes we should allow for 'going to' also.

[ShikokuFoodForest]

The statistic that 95% of foreigners eventually leave Japan and return to their home country is not surprising. I’ve been living in the countryside of southern, Shikoku for going on 12 years. After planning on applying for Permanent Residence and staying forever, I finally decided I was no longer willing to accept the social isolation, lack of career opportunities and low salaries. Planning to return to Canada next year.

[Lol-wois]

My boy Daniel had a spiritual awakening, he’s evolved.

[DaddyDuckTown]

I think the problem is that people waste too much time on the internet which they use as a hugbox, so they lash out and blame where they live. But with that being said, even if you ditch your home country for a new one, you're going to find that you miss things about where you lived before, even if it was objectively terrible. Because humans hate change.

[eurotrash]

Honestly daniel i like this sort of content. I think if you do more researched and analytical videos like this consistently you can gain a youtube following

[caplife]

I think a lot of people use moving abroad and especially moving to Japan, as an escape from their reality. But it doesn’t help whatever is causing that need to escape internally.

[fabricioteixeira]

You forgot to mention that you already had a confortable life setled in England...
Lots of people(me included) live in poor, corrupted countries and find in Japan a place where the can worthly live their lives.

[butwait]

That's not exclusive to foreigners in Japan, that's the reality of being an expatriate anywhere. Fact is, its simply harder to live outside of your own country because its harder to deal with yearly visas, the feeling of never having more than one foot on the floor in terms of stability and other cultural & language based issues. Having lived an expatriate life for just about half of my life I understand those problems all too well. But unlike the expatriates in your story I never returned 'home'. Home is here now. I simply assimilated.

[ThanatosXIII]

Your BEST VIDEO in years!!!

very reflective and neutral at the same time without judging others personally for life-choices

[factoriesandmachines]

Some people are nomads at heart.It is not sadness they are escaping from their home country, it is freedom they are seeking.To explore and when they are tired and old will be back home to reflect.

[friendlywobbly]

This video was nice. I have always lived on a sail boat and plan to move to Japan, but as somebody with lots of exposition to foreign cultures, I notice that the biggest cause of leaving new places are misconceptions, so videos like these that shine the light on the negatives too, are very helpful.

[awman]

I live in a country that turns in a north korea a little by little, I want to move away because I don't want to work 24/7 at the factory to be able to afford a piece of bread

[beatOmaniac]

As soon as the entry restrictions are lifted dboi is going back for sure.

[JoeyXSmith]

It's a very racist country. I use to love Japan but when I found that out, it put me off. Even towards Chinese and Koreans. I still love the food and art but I will never go there. Heard so many bad stories from people who did live there for years.

[fangsclaws]

Most people don't know what they want. They only have things they think they want. Actually knowing what you want is not an easy task, but a must for a fulfilling life.

[shadower]

This is actual good content. You should do more of these videos.

[summerisonthursday]

Yeah I want to escape to the Greek Islands for the scenery, the food, the heat, the culture and it feels like going back 30 years in time when dogs roamed freely and sometimes people even ride donkeys to go up and down the steep hills. I've always lived in the same place my whole life. It's sad 😔

[UltimateMoralizer]

One thing you need to understand Daniel is that a partner can compliment but never complete you. As for me I gave up on females many years ago, and no longer look outside of myself to feel complete. I’m satisfied as a single male, but I just don’t like living in London. I’m also miserable here. I’m studying to be an English teacher abroad. I’d love to live in Greece or Cyprus!

[SierenH]

Domt trust anime when it comes to moving to Japan

[iSugarHeart]

I did same thing .... I moved countries few times and you can't escape yourself but a different place helps you try different ways of being yourself and when you come back you're no longer have same fears you had it's a strange feeling =)