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From a broken 75k piano to thousands of dollars wasted on these people, i get sick and tired of them easily. Going to boot camp is easier than taking care of them (which explains my prolonged absences from the realm of DC-land).
K from this point on, this is just pure observation, no more whining. ^^;
Last year, we brought our exchange guy to the best Japanese restaurant in town, he ordered the most expensive things on the menu, and complained that the food wasn't fresh. Not a single compliment or "thank-you" came from his mouth. (There is no such thing as fresh fish where i live.) We brought him to the 4th of July parade, which he didn't enjoy and spent the whole time saying how hot it was. (He got the shady spot and drank all the water in the cooler.) Day after day i had to deal with this type of attitude. He mocked the fact that i watch anime and read doujinshi. I learned a lot of bad Japanese words from him that i didn't know existed.
Moving on, the exchange girl from 2 years ago went wild (not loud and opinionated but walking around in socks and bikini wild) and got me in trouble in public more than once.
Human Lala, as i'm now going to call her, drew these types of things a lot. Not appropriate for under 18. She is now married to a 30-something year-old. Darn i wish i had a picture of her she looks like a kogal.
Beyond their spoiled-ness, they were fun to talk to and play with. This year's girl i never met, but she somehow managed to break my piano lid and a couple strings while i was gone. At least she enjoyed my parents' cooking. My sister said everyone secretly hated her lol.
The end! You have similar experience to share? :3
Kogal reminded me of this:
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Sounds rough and interesting at the same time. Interesting that you get to meet new people from another part of the world and all.
Rough seeing as most of them seemed to be a bunch of douches (Although the wild bikini girl I wouldve love to have met).
But ungrateful individuals are not limited to anywhere, Assholes are everywhere in this world sadly, and the younger and younger generations are falling into the range of being a douche. Hell even I am a bit douche-like.
Sad world....
damn... and I thought exchange students are ones who would be grateful that a foreign family are willing to provide housing and food for them. How ungrateful...
I don't have such unique experiences but if I ever somehow do and they're just as ungrateful and whine about their situation... *cracks knuckle*
j/k xD
Some of the wildest party-goers at my university are Japanese. So no preconceptions here. I think this is more of an age thing. I feel your pain, but from your description, it doesn't sound much different from how most kids act. I believe teenagers are ungrateful by nature (rebellious attitude, anti-establishment, etc). This sort of behavior should be especially expected from Japanese exchange students due to the sheltered lifestyle in their home country. It's great that you recognize their douchey behavior because that means you can avoid it.
Don't expect humility from teens/pre-teens. Just acknowledge that they don't have any and verify that you do.
Lol there are different people from different cultures. You just happened to meet those who are being globalized. At least you get to have a student exchange. I wonder when I can even get to go to Japan. >_<
Well I recall a friend of mine who hosted some japanese folks ordered really expensive stuff from the menu when they went out to eat too ^^; scary :P how in the world did that biatch broke your piano?! Did she try to hump it or somethin?! :P
I feel sorry for you and your piano. I get upset if someone even goes near my piano.
I don't understand rude and wild behaviour; people should be much more polite, especially towards a host family who is kind enough to take care of them!
@Mimi: Damn! Nahhh, no exchange-student psychos, but my ex-wife's little sister and her Boston Terrier have been living at my house for the last 6 months (thankfully paying rent).
Overall, they're fun and funny... but on rare occasions, Lisa dropped a plate which broke and tore the kitchen linoleum (gonna upgrade the house's flooring soon anyway), her fingernail polish spilled and somehow she scraped off a thumbnail-sized chip in the wood-tabletop polish (gahhh), and of course, her dog Guiness has obliterated her bathroom trashcan (spewing tissues and bloody tampons) twice and has thrown up on the carpet a few times (ewww)~ luckily all cleanable. But nothing like a broken piano... yet.
Here's a thought~ Introduce your soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend to these Lala-esque spoiled brats. He might find his perfect match. ^_^
@Bzou: Next time i give bikini girl to you? xD Part of the douchiness was because of the culture difference. Japanese people are usually very reserved, so being in America might've brought out their outgoing side.
@Z: I'd probably yell at them if i witness that kind of behavior again..
Dx
@Henry: Ugh even the worst teenagers where i live have humility. You're totally right about exchange students going wild after realizing their newfound freedom...
@Panther: I'm sure you'll go to Japan someday. There's so many opportunities out there to go and live there. For example there was a student ambassador program at my school where they went to Japan this spring. You just gotta look and find the opportunity. :)
@Chun: Yeah there's a lot of wealthy Japanese people out there who don't know much about saving money and stuff. :B I dunno but it looks like she slammed the lid down onto the lid-holder thingy and it snapped. That biatch! :x
@Doctor Fugue: My fellow pianist, i'm sure you understand my initial pain! My family hosts them cuz they're friends with their families back in Japan, and they sometimes take care of us when we go to Japan.
@xjaymanx: Ahh that must be quite an experience for you! Bloody tampons and all... xD Dogs do that kind of stuff unfortunately. Great idea, next year i'll do that and hopefully things work out. ^^
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