Bad Communication

a weekly podcast out of Japan
08
Oct

Guests on the Show

  • Anonymous

    Ask Amanda, Loco or Kitsune a question for us to read on the show by leaving a comment here!

    • Thejapanguy

      @ Amanda. You’re going to love Japan, trust me.
      @ Loco. You’ve been teaching as an ALT for quite some time. When you first started teaching, what was the biggest challenge/problem for you? How did you deal with it?

    • Thejapanguy

      @ Amanda. You’re going to love Japan, trust me.
      @ Loco. You’ve been teaching as an ALT for quite some time. When you first started teaching, what was the biggest challenge/problem for you? How did you deal with it?

      • Anonymous

        Thanks for the questions! We’ll ask them on the show and see what he says.

  • Anonymous

    Any questions for Ed Ovett from the ‘Ed’s Mixed Bag Podcast’ out of Florida? If so, leave a comment here!

  • Anonymous

    If you have any questions for Sarah Nelson, a CIR (Coordinator for International Relations) in Tokushima, leave them here!

  • Anonymous

    If you’ve got any questions for Amy Chavez to be asked on the show, leave them here!

    • Adam

      I know this question has been asked by people interested in Japan before, but I would appreciate more information on how to travel to and explore the west–i.e. the Sea of Japan, and its many islands.

      • http://twitter.com/JapanLite Amy Chavez

        Thanks Adam. Do you mean the Inland Sea of Japan (ie: Seto Nai Kai) or the Sea of Japan? I live in the Seto Nai Kai.

      • Adam

        Yes, in fact I DID mean the Inland Sea of Japan: Seto Nai Kai

        Thanks for the clarification…for this (at times) geographically challenged soul!

  • Anonymous

    A question for Amy: Do we just accept that there are some corners of Japan that cannot be saved from the shrinking population / number of tourists, etc?

    I hope this question will make sense.

  • Anonymous

    A question for Amy: Do we just accept that there are some corners of Japan that cannot be saved from the shrinking population / number of tourists, etc?

    I hope this question will make sense.

    • Anonymous

      Thanks for the question. Is this in reference to a specific article Amy has written? We’ll be sure to ask her on the show.

    • Amy Chavez

      Great question Kyushudan, I’ll try to address it!

  • http://www.facebook.com/plawler Paul Lawler

    Hi, Amy. Do you think that Japan has/will become more friendly to foreign tourists? I’m thinking specifically of 旅館 or 民宿.

    • http://twitter.com/JapanLite Amy Chavez

      A loaded question! I’ll take a punt though.

  • Barun

    Question for Amy Chavez. Tell me just ONE reason why the Japanese are the most polite folks in the world?

    • http://twitter.com/JapanLite Amy Chavez

      No :)

  • http://twitter.com/jjwalsh jj walsh

    Question for Amy Chavez: What’s a recent culture shock or reverse culture shock you’ve had? After so many years of living on a small island in Okayama and traveling in and out of the country, you must have some great reactions of late, do tell…

  • Tim Fleet

    I get the impression that there numerous ways to be disrespectful and perhaps even insulting to the Japanese, either as a guest in their homes, as a host to them in your home, or simply as a casual acquaintance or a stranger in a neutral setting. Americans are essentially clueless about these customs, and we tend to be brash, to put it mildly.

    I would be interested in Amy’s insight as to how the Japanese typically respond to such transgressions. Are they generally forgiving? Do they find humor in our ignorance? Or are they deeply irritated, and just do not display it? – Thanks, Tim Fleet, Minnesota/Ohio, USA

    • http://twitter.com/JapanLite Amy Chavez

      Ok, thanks Tim, I’ll try to answer this.

  • ShellyItoh

    Although I know the answer for myself, I would like to know what Amy thinks about what makes Shiraishi such a magical place compared to the more exotic get a ways located so close by in the South Pacific. What makes people from all over Japan and the world trek to this little island in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea?

  • Anonymous

    If you have a question for Hikosaemon, leave it here as a comment and we’ll ask it on the show!

    • http://twitter.com/knf_jp Yon Kwon

      Why do you start making YouTube video?

      • Anonymous

        Thanks for the question!  We’ll be sure to ask it on tomorrow’s show.  We’ll be broadcasting live tomorrow at 10:00am (Sunday, June 19) and the finished show will go live the following day (Monday, June 20) on this site at around 12:00.

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