Real Gamers in Japan - Part 22 - Girls Play Dynasty Warriors?

Every story about gamer girls makes me a little bit happier. Is it common for people to live at home for a long time? Not that 25 is too long, seeing how I will turn 25 in just over a month and will still be living at home.

Also, the obligatory question...is she hot?

I'm about to be 28 and still at home. I love my tribe, sue me. And paying only the light bill makes it fairly cheap. O_o

Also are they hot? They should also try DW: Strikeforce on PSP. I loved the demo. I plan to get Crimson Gem Saga though so I don't know if I can fit it in my new, tighter game budget.

Ahh, I cover the family cell phones.

Hmm hot.. well she's pretty cute in the traditional Japanese way, straight black hair (not dyed). Not too skinny. Seems very sweet. Sorry, I can't tell you anything about what her sisters look like . Dunno if any of them have PSPs but I'll keep it in mind.

Living at home until your married is pretty common in Japan, which can lead to women still living with their parents well into their 40's and 50's (basically until their parents kick the bucket). Actually, one of the more depressing stories I heard was from a woman who basically had had a full time career all her life. She told me that her mother had become increasing frail such that her mother ended up having to be hospitalised. So then she suddenly had to learn how to cook and clean for herself for the first time. I would estimate her age to be about 60 (so her mum must be at least 80 or so). Freaky...

That's sad. But I guess it's more women in the world and some Japanese guys live the life of freakidom like your other post indicates. I mean if my parents kick the bucket, part of me would think new bachelors pad. I mean under all the grief.

That light bill is a monster in the summer time. I may have one more good month left.

Chris: that is an odd story to hear, but I gues it makes sense. I love hearing those strange thigns that are just normal in other cultures (especially Japan)

Xerxes...buy your parent some candles or an old gas lamp...who knows, maybe they will go for it

Nooooo, it's me. I need the A/C.

I find it sad to live at home so long and not learn basic skills about managing a household, whether you're a guy or a girl. I think both parties are at fault, the parents and the kid. The kid should certainly make an effort to be helping out around home more. Also, with parents having fewer children, they are spoiling their children more than before (a lot of different people have told me they believe this to be the case). So the days of washing the car or making dinner to get a hundred yen pocket money seem to be gone for most families.

I think both men and woman are at fault with regard to relationships these days. Some woman (not just in Japan) are content to play the passive role in seeking new relationships, basically waiting for their Prince Charming to sweep them off their feet. It doesn't help that aggressive man hunting behaviour is commonly seen as sluttish by their peers. Meanwhile, Japanese men are becoming more and more reclusive and introverted. The end result is single woman living at home in their 40s who can't even cook, and single men who spend all their time at home playing erotic games on their PC.

Guys, if you're still in the hunt in a few years, you can bet there are tons of gorgeous single women in their early 30s in Japan, still waiting for the right guy .

Consider it noted, oh and by the way you just made my day!

I read something the other day (and this could easily have been a hoax) about a new disorder among Japanese males that leaves them unable to orgasm when having sexual intercourse with a real live woman. Apparently sex and relationships are becoming too much effort for them or something?

I only learned how to cook and clean after leaving home. When I was living at home, I was afraid to cook in case I burned something. I didnt do cleaning because I hated it. When I started living in digs in university, I ate badly for a few months but then started to realize how easy cooking actually is, and how rewarding. Some years after that, I learned how nice it is to have a clean house, or at least a clean kitchen.

I have a limited amount of cooking skills. I try to get more, but I am lazy, so that doesn't help. Every so often I try to hang around the kitchen when someone is making something and I think I am slowly getting better. On the up side, I feel I can make anything straight from a recipie since that is a similar experience to what I do at work.

I don't seem like I'm ragging on you guys (or anyone else) for a perceived lack of skills at home. I mean, especially these days, we're living with our parents for longer with retarded student debt, high property prices and rent. I moved out at 24-25 but that was because I wanted to look for a job in another city. I'm sure if I'd found a good job in my home town I would have stayed with my parents for another few years to save money.

Ancalagon, sounds like you did a great job training yourself up, and I guess by being at Uni it means you didn't start so late in life!

Kielaran, you're doing fine! Just having a basis to go from is all you need. If you can follow a recipe correctly you're doing better than me and I've been cooking for myself for probably 6-7 years.

My parents were a little bit strict on me, I had a number of chores assigned to me and so did my sisters. Mine were mainly washing and wiping dishes and keeping the kitchen clean. My sisters would do stuff like laundry and cleaning around the house. Then occasionally I would be enlisted into tasks like weeding, washing windows, and cleaning the car. I was a bit lucky in that my Dad had a really old, dodgy lawn mower. So he always refused to let me use it for my own safety. Otherwise, I'm sure I would have been mowing the lawn once or twice a month.

For cooking, I would occasionally do the family meals from about 15 years old (again, as demanded by my parents). Very simple stuff like sausages, pasta, and salad. Still, my real conversion to a regular cook probably happened after my Mum went on a European walking holiday for 3 months. My sisters had already moved out and I came home to find my Dad eating cereal for dinner. I asked him if he planned to eat just cereal for 3 months, he said yup. So then I realised if he was going to eat anything other than cereal I would need to prepare it for him. Phew!

I own like $400 dollars worth of cookware in a box. Just waiting for me to move out. I have the heart of a cook but since my dad is already house chef and I don't even get off until midnight, I can wait.

I hate cleaning but can do it.

If I'm bad off as I am now, I'll go to Japan. Get them away from their parents. lol

You don't come off as ragging us (at least not to me). Student debt is huge. As of right now, if I pay the minimum on my largest loan, I am set to pay it off in 2026. Instead, staying at home for a few years means that I should have it nearly gone within 5 years. *crosses fingers*

I am a chemist for a living, so my life revolves around following recipies (though not ones you want to eat in the end ), so food wouldn't be any different.

As for being at home, I don't really do any cleaning, but I am the family work horse. There really isn't anyone else who could do most things reliably, like cutting the grass (all hills, huge pain in the ass). I think this is also one thing that would hold me back from moving. I work about 45 minutes from home and I have considered moving to be closer and save on gas, etc., but so many things saying now, I don't see myself doing that for a few years still. At least probably not for 2 years, when my car is paid off...unless I get a big promotion, though I'm not holding my breath.

(only just picked up on these comments, for some reason email notification hasn't been working on blog posts)

Xerxes, Japan will welcome you anytime .

Kielaran, I'm sorry about your debt situation, it seems a common story from a lot of my American coworkers, and even some Canadians. In fact, my next door neighbours, and also coworkers, have been busting their ass for about 3 and a half years now, doing tons of overtime and side jobs, and very little socialising. I believe, as of a few weeks ago, they've finally paid of their student debt. Sadly, it means they're now moving back to Canada but I guess they're ready to move on to the next phase of their lives.

My sisters a chemist too (or pharmacist as we say), and it's definitely quite a lucrative job in Australia (there's a bit of a shortage of qualified chemists).

I'm a little ashamed to say that my debt from university was a fairly mild $16,000 (even since my time, course fees have skyrocketed though). I paid it down to about $1000 through a standard government tax on my income but now I'm in Japan it seems like I'll have that debt forever unless I choose to pay it off (the interest is only CPI so there's very little incentive).

Keep up the good fight!