Hey,
So in midseptember i'll be moving from Tokyo, Japan to Dallas, Texas and to be honest I am freaking out. I have grown to love Japan and when I heard I was moving to Texas I involuntarily spazzed (overstatement). I have to try to act like its okay, to make it easier for the rest family but I am seriously suffering from depression now.
Anyways, the point is I NEED ALL THE ADVICE I CAN GET! Any tokyoites who have left Japan? And Texans who want to help out a kid who only knows the Texas sterotype... please reply. I will probably be asking countless amounts of questions on daily life, culture, and how things roll.
Thanks so much!
-Omi
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Dallas won't be so bad, I don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be
Are you going to Carroll?
Yea I think so. My school in japan was some tiny azz private one, and I heard that carroll is huge with two buildings and a shuttle bus and serious about football... I ain't no sportsman.
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My favorite sign at the entrance to a TX coffee shop:
"We Appreciate It If You Left Your Guns Outside"
welcome to texas. if u lived in california n liked it.....texas wont be much different. u will soon get driver learners permit n get urself a big pickup truck or suv. wont never be able to do thatin tokyo
(fell in love with Chipotle Mexican)
Football in the US is huge, especially in Big 12 country!
welcome to texas. if u lived in southern california n liked it.....texas wont be much different. u will soon get driver learners permit n get urself a big pickup truck or suv. wont never be able to do thatin tokyo
Chipotle is amazing, just wait till you try the real mexican food tho.... yummyyy
Ohh, and another thing-
I've never been to japan, but from what i understand, be ready to take a serious hit in internet speed...
If you're Japanese, I think the only Japanese friends you may find are in the odd person that works in a Japanese Restaurant, and if I recall, there aren't many.
Yea I think so. My school in japan was some tiny azz private one, and I heard that carroll is huge with two buildings and a shuttle bus and serious about football... I ain't no sportsman.
eek
(Removes grass straw from mouth) Holy Cow Bells! Glad you made the flight okay there pardner. Now don't you worry your pretty little head about livin' in the great state of Texas. Tarnation! all you need to fit in here is a good hat, some chaps, and boots. (Pauses to spit tobacco) Being a young feller, just focus on learnin' your three R's in school, you know, ridin', ropin', and cow rustlin'.
I hear you'll be driving soon so if you need to practice then my cousin Cletus has a John Deere that you can take for a spin around the ranch any time you like. (Adjusts gun belt) Once you get that license we'll help you find a good Texas sized truck and put some mud flaps on it.
Yee Haw! I'm just so excited you decided to move here from the orient. I don't see how you people live on all that rice. Now that yous is here we'll put some meat on your bones with lots of good ole' Southern cookin'. Bar-B-Q, steak, potato salad, baked beans, whooooo doggiee, I'm gettin' hungry and sweaty just thinkin' bout it. (pulls out kerchif and wipes brow)
The bottom line here son, is even though you weren't born here in God's country you got here as soon as you could. Now run along and play with that there computer contraption of yours while I make a list of what we need to get from town.
My favourite was a coffee/tea mug I bought which had - "Don't Mess With Texas" written on the side of it!
I'm sure it just meant "Please don't litter/trash the county"
But I read it as - "DON'T eFF WITH US!"![]()
If you want to blend in, you should get a big-ass gun and shoot a person with Downs Syndrome. I bet they'd love you.
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Seriously its like any large city, just more cowboy hats.
I still feel really sad though, because I know that i'll never be able to take the train into the heart of a massive city alone and do whatever i please.
Dallas is a big metro area, so while you will still see the big pickups and other signs of Texas-ness, it is a decent city.
Are Texans still allowed to shoot car thieves, or people they think are car thieves, after sunset - no questions asked?
I have driven around southlake using Google Streetview and it was shockingly empty! I can see the benefits of that (a good nights sleep is one, I live on a main street here).
Yeah right, and buy some guns and say "Yee Haw" a lot, that's something else you can't do in Tokyo...
And most of them are probably Chinese.![]()
Just thought I would throw it out there, we arrived today!
People are sooo incredibly nice, and...well... fairly large! lol
So far my mom is hating it... she keeps saying she hates the suberbs etc, but so far I think I have been taking it fairly well. woohoo.
To be honest, I do feel that America is really behind in tech,culture, and design. But we have not been in downtown dallas/southlake yet...you never know.
Missing Tokyo loads, but up for the adventure. Still *****ting my self about school coming soon though...
Will keep intouch with questions
-Omi
welcome to texas. if u lived in california n liked it.....texas wont be much different. u will soon get driver learners permit n get urself a big pickup truck or suv. wont never be able to do thatin tokyo
I've lived in North Texas for nearly 15 years, and I've yet to hear a single person yell "yee haw." You've been watching too many old western movies.