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Pros
The narrative is more laid back and conversational, not so much about teaching, as the many learning experiences the author had while teaching in two schools in yokohama. The writing pedigree and experience as a blogger shines through each story.
A good book for me is one that grabs you, entertains you and makes you think. Loco is an intelligent writer and educator. Yes it is a series of vignettes as most blog derived books are.
Baye mcneil's book is a must read for anyone interested in japan. Baye's relationships with his various coworkers and students demonstrate the complex and almost impossible to understand ways one must carefully interact with those around you in japane... Read More
Baye mcneil is a natural storyteller with a knack for dialogue and humour. This book confirms baye's credentials as not just a great writer, but a writer able to switch styles and settings and still pull off a great read.
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I found myself on many reading occasions laughing out loud with the thought “ huh it’s not just me”
I am going japan for the first time
After his first book i was left with the feeling of wanting to debate the author to argue the points he made until the wee hour... Read More
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Loco is an intelligent writer and educator
Baye is a natural storyteller with a knack for dialogue and humour
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loco, first, own, many and japanese. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 56 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 27 2023.
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Personally i dont know many japanese people
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Now i do look at them differently not in a bad way but i would say more cautious and skeptical
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The characters are not portrayed as japanese per se
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I picked up this book not expecting to find much to relate to given that i am not a teacher
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His failed attempt to persuade the japanese staff to include a larger variety of songs to their annual christmas list will make you laugh out loud
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Bayes relationships with his various coworkers and students demonstrate the complex and almost impossible to understand ways one must carefully interact with those around you in japanese culture
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I’m not the only black guy living here
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I was expecting him to bring us to some grand unifying theory of why life in japan is the way it is for foreigners but in the end it was his own life that he sorted out
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