A little context, when I was job hunting in Japan I had a lot of specific criterias for the places I would want to work. After applying to 50 companies and 100s of interviews and written aptitude and math tests I finally managed to get 5 job offers. Now shortlisting them was kinda tricky because some of them were offering the same salary so I decided on the following conditions -:
1) Any place that receives a lot of snow or is cold most of the year is a no go.
2) Any workplace with a f**Ed up gender ratio, as most tech jobs are male dominated, I was afraid my opinions won't matter as a womam.
3) Any place with only Japanese residents.
Don't get me wrong, I love Japanese people, I already have plenty of Japanese friends and I speak Japanese comfortably but being the only foreigner would have been like a nightmare when it comes to finding friends who understand your struggles as a foreigner in Japan. Also atleast 1 or 2 friends from my own country so we can celebrate festivals together at each other's houses or plan to return together etc.
But when I met a few other people who were surprisingly working at the remote cities of Japan, I was shocked at their reasoning.
They wanted to be the only foreigner around. I am not judging them for their choices but it feels isolating to not have anyone around you who you don't relate to.
Are there people like that here? What is your reasoning behind this?
Please know that my question is out of genuine curiosity and it is not an invitation to ridicule anyone's choice.
by cynophobic_bitch