Abroad in Japan
Author: Broad, Chris
ISBN: 9781787637085
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 08 Aug 2023
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
From YouTube sensation Chris Broad, the hilarious and insightful memoir of a Brit trying assimilate into life in Japan as he unravels the wonders and eccentricities of one of the worldP#39;s most mysterious cultures.
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if heP#39;d made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in JapanP#39;s history?Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;Abroad in JapanPlt;/iPgt; charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the worldP#39;s most complex cultures.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Spanning ten years and all forty-seven prefectures, Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident, a mortifying experience at a love hotel and a week spent with JapanP#39;s biggest movie star, Plt;iPgt;Abroad in JapanPlt;/iPgt; is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.
ISBN: 9781787637085
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 08 Aug 2023
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
From YouTube sensation Chris Broad, the hilarious and insightful memoir of a Brit trying assimilate into life in Japan as he unravels the wonders and eccentricities of one of the worldP#39;s most mysterious cultures.
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if heP#39;d made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in JapanP#39;s history?Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;Abroad in JapanPlt;/iPgt; charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the worldP#39;s most complex cultures.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Spanning ten years and all forty-seven prefectures, Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident, a mortifying experience at a love hotel and a week spent with JapanP#39;s biggest movie star, Plt;iPgt;Abroad in JapanPlt;/iPgt; is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.
