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Which do you find you ask yourself more often...
"WHAT could I have been thinking?!?"
Or锝?br /> "WHY didn't I think of this sooner?!?"
...and why?

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That is a very good question sweety! For me, I would say...30% the first one and 70% the last one!

I have been here 10 years. Three of those years were very bad (couldn`t stand it, totally frustrated and wanted to leave). the other 7 years have been A OK! But honestly, I think I would have felt the same way had I stayed in the USA, so I can`t really blame the country itself. I think it has been more the job, the people around me, the circumstances than the country itself.

All in all I think I have really grown up here a lot, come to terms with the fact that both cultures have good points and bad points and I don`t have to choose one over the other. I can appreciate and accept both of them for the good and for the bad...well....you know. You ignore what you can, you try to cope with what you can`t an you can always have a sense of humor about the rest (mind you, this goes for the States too!!)!

BTW, I am pleased to see Japan is changing in many ways, like allowing more imports from other countries...and FINALLY starting to find clothes and shoes that I can wear. HALLELUJA!
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I would ask myself why I didn't think of living in Japan sooner. I love it hear! The people are so nice, great food and beaches! Why not live hear? Everything is so great!
I came I seen and I conquered and I am still here . What do you think my answer will be?
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I probably think "What could I have been thinking of?!?" more often, especially when I find things don't turn out the way I wanted them to.... after of course considering if I should have done it or not.
The question: "Why didn't I think of this sooner?" I rarely worry about, because I think everything in this world has its own time and order, so some thing will only be able to happen after an order!
Well, I recently finished my life in Yokohama, adn am now living in Seoul.
When I went back to Tokyo last March, I took a look around and thought, "What was I thinking???" "What was I complaining about???"
I loved my time in Japan, but I do remember complaining about the scarcity of western traditions and food, especially around the holidays.
But I got off that train last march and wanted to kiss the subway wall it was so clean. (again, remember , I am in Seoul now) I went right to revolving sushi at Omatosando in TOkyo adn thought "I am HOME!"

Maybe someday, I'll be living in Bangalore, and when I come back to seoul to visit, I'll say "What was I thinking??? This is great!"
I'm Japanese and I live in U.S. I was like a Beth when I started to live in U.S.; it was really hard the first few years. I shouldn't be this answer but after I read what Beth wrote, I felt I wasn't alone and same feeling now what Beth mentioned. Thanks, Cyn, for a this Q. Thanks, Beth, for what you wrote down.