anybody upped sticks and moved abroad?

[alan partridge]

don't keep harping on about how "that's not how we did things in England

best advice of the lot. so many people do this. its dull and utterly pointless.

and to guinness, i hear you on the beers you can't get in japan. luckily for me , i don't really drink them much. i'm just being selfish really

i love in summer though, those big frosted glasses of lager you get in izakayas. with a head! much better with a head

 

[Juan Albion]

Like most places it looks a lot better in photographs than reality.

Not true. These don't do the place justice - except Niagara Falls, admittedly that town is a hellhole. Were you by any chance a city dweller?

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Not sure what it is about Asahi, but I can't even get through a six pack without having to wobble off to bed. Shocking behaviour given I can easily reach double figures of Stella back home. Very nice all the same though.

 

[Lord Cornwallis]

Some people will do anything for membership to the OVERSEAS BARMY ARMY.
As has been said already, make sure your partner is totaly with you, and talk it through. Women tend to have more in the way of ties to family and this could lead to homesickness, which can be a very depressing thing.
If you're 100% ready to give it a go, again, keep an open mind and look forwards not backwards. Embrace the challenge and you'll have a fantastic adventure.
Life is simple. You get out what you put in.
Best of luck, wherever you end up.