Who Criticizes the Critics? – My Dinner with Jonathan

Feminist culture critics, Feminist Frequency, have been back in the news lately after Intel partnered with them in order to increase diversity in the tech industry.  I generally think that was a very bad idea as the key members of this organization in particular have built their careers on speaking out against games which have … Continue reading →

Are Video Games Sexist Resources

I recently published a video discussing whether video games were sexist or not. Below are a list of the sources I used for my research and URLs. All materials are open source. Where materials are closed source, I referred only to their introduction or abstract so that others could follow my research. Damsel in Distress: … Continue reading →

Crime in Japan

Japan has an extraordinarily low crime rate. Living in Japan for the past 2 years I have never had a crime committed against me.  I will happily leave my shopping on my unlocked bike outside a shop while a pop inside, in the same way many others would leave their cars running outside. I have … Continue reading →

Are Vaginas Obscene?

Are vaginas obscene? That, I guess is the 2,5 million yen question. Genitals have always been a taboo for as long as I can remember. Whether you were a naive child playing “Show me yours, I’ll show you mine” in the alleyway behind your house, remembering the first time a kid told you what a … Continue reading →

Is Solo Female Travel Safe?

At some point somewhere in the sands of time, someone pointed out that women are often not as physically strong as men. Since then, hundreds of incredibly wrong assumptions have been made from this statement. One of the most absurd is that women have to be more careful than men when travelling.  As a result, … Continue reading →

Can You Make Friends While Teaching Abroad?

“I’m sick of being friends with people who I only have one thing in common with: my race.” This might sound like a quote from someone who is spending a long stretch in prison, but the situation this person was in was quite voluntary. She’s an ex-pat in Japan. When moving to the other side … Continue reading →

Why is Child Pornography still Legal in Japan?

Recently in Japan, a law was passed banning the possession of childhood pornography, bringing Japan in line with most other developed nations in terms of their child protection laws. This is good … but, Why is possession of child porn legal in a country that is so prudish that it pixelates out where the head … Continue reading →

The Extraordinary Thing about Rape

I live with my boyfriend, let’s call him Lando. This morning as he was preparing himself for work we had an argument. I had caught him visiting a disgusting website that I wished he would no longer look at. That website was Jezebel. I no longer like the term feminist. When I say I am … Continue reading →

Dating for Foreigners

This article is just a very general overview of what the dating scene is like for foreigners in Japan. Of course people have very different experiences while living in Japan. But this is just to give you a basic idea. The amount of female assistant language teachers in Japan is only around 30% which is … Continue reading →

Racist Advertising in Japan

I have written briefly about racism in Japan before, and I got hugely slated for it as most people told me that if I didn’t like being racial abused in Japan, then I should just go home. They have a point. I would like to firstly say that I don’t think that Japanese people are … Continue reading →

How to date Asian Women

Looking through my spam folder the other day there was something that caught my eye. Usually, I ignore automised messages from websites asking me to advertise, host a guest post, buy SEO advice etc but this one caught my eye. It was from the website http://www.loveinjapanese.net asking for an honest review. As a foreigner in … Continue reading →

5 Things That Are Better Than A TEFL Certificate

I have often voiced my opinions of TEFL certificates, in that I think they are basically a very expensive scam that prey on needy people desperate for a quick way to get into the industry. TEFL certificates may seem like an informed choice, but I am here to tell you that there are better things … Continue reading →

The Rebirth

I know that I have not written on the blog in a long time, I have my reasons. But this is the rebirth, the relaunch. There is much I have to tell you. I stopped writing George on the Go around July last year. This is also around the time that I started a deep … Continue reading →

How To Get the Most out of TEFL in Thailand

I haven’t TEFLed in Thailand myself but it’s something I definitely see myself doing in the future. Today, is a guest post brought to you by Robert Oakden on his experience in the Land of Smiles. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) gives you an excellent opportunity to travel, gain work experience, and earn … Continue reading →

Hotel, Hostel, Other

When planning a solo trip especially for the first time it can be daunting to think about and booking your accommodation. But accommodation can make or break a trip. There are hundreds of horror stories from bloggers, myself included, about scary almost holiday ruining accommodations. There is the Riad in Morocco which scammed me, there … Continue reading →

What it’s really like to TEFL in Japan

After the great response I got from Peter Lee’s guest post about TEFL careers in Singapore, I realised that there is a calling out there from people who want to see what it is really like working in various different TEFL destinations. Starting with what I know best: Japan. Japan is certainly tempting as a … Continue reading →

What can we learn from the Japanese school system?

People, myself included, are more than happy to cry out about the problems with the Japanese school system. There are the pressures of the system, with its constant tests and 12 hour school days, that have lead many Japanese children to turn to smoking or drinking to cope as well as the hikikomori who turn … Continue reading →

TEFL Trips on the Cheap: Cork

Despite being born so close to Ireland, it may surprise you to find out that I only spent 3 days on the emerald isle in total: 3 Guinnessy fun filled days in Dublin. Wages in the TEFL industry aren’t fantastic and while in general all the money I save is meant to go towards travel, … Continue reading →

Singapore as a TEFL Destination

Singapore has been rated as one of the best Asian countries offering lucrative opportunities for an overseas career in English teaching. With most of the national industries and MNCs being concentrated in this city-state, Singapore has emerged as the main trade and commerce center of the continent. With a wealthy and growing economy coupled with … Continue reading →

Ways to Improve the ALT System in Japan

People were really angry about my last post that I wrote claiming that I don’t believe the ALT system in Japan is working. I think mainly people thought I was attacking the whole idea of having foreign teachers in Japan, which I wasn’t, I just don’t believe how we are currently implemented is working. Here … Continue reading →

My Love: No Chance of Drowning

I’ve recently been reading the amazing Torre De Roche’s fabulous memoir “Love with a Chance of Drowning”, and apart from the breath taking journey of one sea sick women going love sick across the Pacific another story, within the story, struck me, that of her hero, Ivan’s, hero; the sailor Moitessier, a man who coming … Continue reading →

5 Things People Forget about TEFL

Today’s guest post is by Sean Lords. Teaching EFL abroad is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have. You get to see the world, learn about other cultures and help people learn, all at the same time. With that being said, there are a lot of things that people don’t stop to think … Continue reading →

Teaching in Japan: Eikaiwas

Forgive me for not being able to give as much info about the Eikaiwas as I don’t know too many people who have gone down this path, but it is the easiest way to get a job in Japan as companies are constantly hiring, and you can seek out work once you are on ground … Continue reading →