Why Getting Rich in Japan Seems Impossible |  

49. did a lot of things in life but none of it was what i wanted to do. still unsure of what i really wanted to do but have 101 things to do to put food on the table and am good at it; what i DON'T want to do.

It's a bit cringy, that's what makes it fun and goofy though.

It’s fun hearing them laugh at each other doing their accents 😂

idk bro was kinda cringe,, but that's what the viewers wanted clearly so;; good for them lol

aint no way you talking about goofy with a furry picture and name this next generation is done

@@Justin-zl6dmhahaha 100% you're a teenager bro. No one asked you to comment on this dudes picture and no one cares about it. You're embarrassing yourself

What are you talking about? Now go get an expensive degree you won't get to use so someone missing 4 teeth can call you an idiot through a lip full of chewing tobacco.

I’m happy I survived the layoffs dude, the company probably likes me bc of how fast I work and wanted to keep me there for a while and have no plans on laying me off even tho I’m already like 2 years in for work there 😁

Men never will be satisfied in this dunya. Aim for Jannah.

​@@rimenahiso basically you're saying don't make Paradise in Earth

F.I.R.E movement

Is it like the West's one where the debt passes to the estate or u just get debt anyway

The amount of influence the chaebol families have over the government and the people here in Korea is massive and inescapable, yeah. The chaebol system is one of this society's great vulnerabilities

100 year mortgages too

Well, not quite everywhere. Here in Finland, and the rest of the Nordics really, it's still difficult to be anything but middle class. Though, Covid and then the war in Ukraine have dented the economy at least for the next few years.

In Cali i'm not surprised. Lower class in Cali is upper class in the rest of the USA. Except for like NYC. In Tennessee a nice house is like 1500 a month.

That’s your problem! You’re living in California. You’re gonna need to move to another state (not New York or Florida) to be in middle class comfortably.

⁠@@ThisisCitrustbh at this point cali is probably more expensive than most of NYC. Like yea places like Hudson yards exist, but that’s not most of NYC. You can still get an apartment in places like brooklyn for circa $1500(expensive in most of America but doable for many in NYC). The bay area and LA probably have outpaced most of NYC housing wise at this point. Def depends on the neighborhood though etc. Also not all of TN is that affordable lmao, my friend lives in Knoxville and pays a little over $1000 for an apartment monthly and that was a pretty good deal when he got it. Nashville is even worse from my understanding

@@jubileus4597this isn’t really true. I moved to MI for university and the standard of living is a lot lower in a lot of the state compared to NY, and they make a lot less money. It’s hard to maintain being middle class anywhere in the US rn inflation is just eating us alive

Only 20? You must have enlisted into one of the better companies. Legally they're pushing 40 hour overtime. A lot of companies illegally push 80 or more and legal enforcement is sparse.

If you look for a place away from the city center, you can find a number of places where rent is very inexpensive. (In Tokyo, there are many people who commute from Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba in neighboring prefectures.) And there are also systems in place where the company will subsidize the rent, as well as food and transportation expenses. It is true that there are still some old-fashioned places in Japan today, but unlike the past, things have changed considerably, and there are more and more places where working hours and holidays are better treated than in the west. Well, you have to work overtime but earn even more in wages lol. Taxes are high because they include deductions for medical care and insurance. The places that offer better benefits also have a higher percentage of applicants, and there is a very high possibility that not only job skills but also Japanese language skills will be required...

⁠@@noxnox7445yea but you could make these arguments about any urban center in NA as well. People commute from NJ to NYC for work, doesn’t make it not a massive pain in the ass. Most people would rather not have to commute 2 hours a day to go to a job with heinous OT requirements and social pressures unparalleled in the west. No one is going to get mad at you for taking your holiday in America(even with how short it is)and they aren’t going to expect you to bring them gifts back. You can say Japan has changed all you want, but pretty much every metric disagrees with you. They wouldn’t be facing a collapsing populace if they weren’t overworked.

Tech is a bad comparison as the US has disproportionately higher salaries in the tech industry than pretty much any other country.

@@noxnox7445 Of course there are exceptions, but in practical terms the only guaranteed subsidy that Japanese companies normally offer is for commuting expenses (and even then, there is usually a max amount and anything beyond comes out of your own pocket). The commuting expense is also based on a pre-determined cheapest route, so it's not like Japanese companies will pay for your Uber. The rent/food subsidies you mentioned are more likely to be offered by foreign companies who send people to Japan, or by Japanese companies who assign employees away to branch offices in other prefectures. Some traditional Japanese companies still offer company dorms (complete with curfews), but these are generally limited to unmarried employees under a certain age, and even those who fit the criteria can only live in such dorms for a set period (during which they are expected to get married and move out). You mention working overtime to earn even more in wages, but that is not always the case. Japanese laws limit the amount of official overtime a Japanese company can make an employee work, but it is not uncommon for people to put in those overtime hours while not officially on the clock. Also, the wages in Japan are so low to begin with (wages have not really increased in decades) that a lot of Japanese people have no choice but get those overtime hours to supplement their base pay and make ends meet lol. On paper, Japanese companies offer more paid time off than in those in the west, but you should also realize that not many Japanese people actually use their paid time off due to intense social pressure at work (fear of causing more work for coworkers, fear of missing out on face time with bosses that could affect their promotion chances, etc.).

Of course agreed but, I do wish FOR ALL OF US REGARDLESS OF NATION, CULTURE, COLOR, & SPIRITUAL BELIEFS to have the "Upper Middle Class Lifestyle". Which means a certain amount of "Material Wealth" but, not Super Rich either.

That will never exist as they keep raising the bar constantly

I would be happy with a place to live in a decent place. I am tempted to get a small piece of land and build a small home.

Even that's getting to be a challenge. The pie keeps getting smaller but the big shots still get half of it no matter what

Yeah but it's full of sweeteners. Pete was a bit misleading, a lot of these drinks changed their recipes around 15 years ago. The one good thing about the sugar tax is it's easier to find drinks that actually have sugar

Thanks for commenting here! 😁 Could you tell me where can I find the full story, yours and others involved? That whole bit seemed so alien to my world that it was really facinating.

Can you elaborate on this please?

@@jimbocho660 look up upward mobility sometimes called social mobility. It will show that while the UK is lower than most of europe it is still better than the US. That is if you were born in one economic class you are more likely to go higher in the UK than the US. And most of the US mobility is sports and entertainment related. Doesn't help that healthcare will wipe out a lot families equity.

@@MartinEB72 Thanks. People often say tech salaries are much higher in the US than the UK, which they are, but the cost of living is also much higher. Chicago, for example, is twice as expensive as Manchester. They're in a lot of trouble, but I think we're headed in the same direction.

Thank you, seemed like she did quite a few photoshoots! I never knew!

I think so. I was confused and wondering if I dreamed about that part, but going back to the audio podcast there were several minutes that aren't included in this video version. Shame cause that part was funny and you learn a bit more about the island camping video.

“As a country we're so broke we can't even pay attention.” That’s golden!!!!

speak for yourself. this outlook is kind of pathetic and just not really indicative of reality. Most zoomers aren’t viewing the world like this in the US. Also, you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about as it is illegal for hospitals to turn you away for treatment in America, regardless of your insurance status. America isn’t a monolith, it isn’t culturally static across the continent nor is the standard of living and economic opportunity static either. Please stop speaking for the entirety of us, your views aren’t necessarily reflective of reality

What do you mean spy cameras? They are literally in a video call 😅

It's not Japan's fault that salaries haven't changed over time, it's the company's fault. And it's also your fault for not changing jobs.

@@noxnox7445 my fourth company and I’m at the top of the pay grade for this job. Also work part time to get more cash. You don’t know what you’re talking about

I'm here

@@ninjaseikai wait, actually?!?! what happened in the censored parts? Plus what place was it? Do you know the location? Can we have the picture folder? Thanks!

@@kv4648 yeah. I can show you the unredacted email. Then you can decide what you want to see. Because I have videos from all of it. I was doing an ethnography at the time. I won't post it here. But if you send me a message I will put it there.

@@ninjaseikai sorry for not responding. Got busy for a couple days. How could I message you? I have discord, telegram, Instagram (idk how to use), gmail and probably others.

if ya'll wanna look it up, the name of the band was mentioned

trust me when I say no video you find on YT could prepare you for what happened at that show. the parts they left out in this podcast. Source: This was my story and I looked up every act on the bill before leaving the states.

What's the name? I couldn't find anything with "bidoku"

baidoku@@Yun-RuiChang

Woh 😮

That's the difference, if I'm not mistaken $30k is on the higher end in Japan. Plus, depending where you live, the cost of living is pretty low, even in Tokyo to a degree. I'm speaking as someone from NYC.

I make around 18k as a fulltime teacher in Tokyo and its alright. Rent is half what it'd be where I lived in the US. Still paycheck to paycheck, though.

Look at the average household debt of EU countries. It's absurd that it's higher than in the US.

No you don’t you can fine for an exception, horrible advice do more research. I worked there for 11 years filed every year and never paid a dime .

You have to file, but only have to pay US taxes if your income outside the US is over a certain threshold (foreign earned income exclusion). The JET salary by itself is nowhere close to exceeding that threshold, so please get your facts straight.