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A note about the writing style: Chris writes the way he talks. This makes sense since he's spent the last decade writing scripts, not books. When you are reading you'll hear the entire thing as though he's narrating it. I didn't mind this, although some areas of the books read like a video script, and could use some polish. 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 world's most mysterious cultures.

It’s exactly what I expected - full of fry humour mixed with cool facts about Japan. When I was reading it, it felt like Chris was reading it in my head (his audiobook is coming out in September). Natsuki Aso ( 阿蘓 夏樹, Aso Natsuki ) – presenter, amateur musician and owner of a beauty salon in Yamagata, Japan From wide-eyed exchange teacher to seasoned youtuber, Chris Broad explores Japan in all its quirky glory, surviving earthquakes, North Korean missile alerts, cat cafe allergies and Love Hotel evictions. Endlessly fascinating! Will Ferguson, author of Hokkaido Highway Blues acast (4 April 2018). "Abroad in Japan: Myths about Japan! | Abroad in Japan on acast". acast. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022 . Retrieved 21 December 2018.

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Anyway, the book is about his first ten years living in Japan. The guy just jetted off there one day to teach English despite having no teaching experience and knowing barely any Japanese. Journey Across Japan: The Lost Islands". Abroad in Japan. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021 . Retrieved 29 May 2021. Saunokonoko, Mark. "Japan wakes up to TVs being taken over as North Korean missile whizzed overhead". Archived from the original on 17 December 2018 . Retrieved 17 December 2018.