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Behind the Words Girl Talk Communicating in Japanese Nampa The Pattern Interrupts Mail Date Templates How to Kiss a Japanese Girl How to Take a Japanese Girl Home Sex
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1. Believing the myth that all Japanese girls are loose and easy Japans export culture (manga, anime, J-cinema, and, well, pornography) has a lot to answer for in its portrayal of Japanese girls. The deck is stacked with the submissive, eager-to-please, sexually-charged nymph archetypes. But as in any country in the world, the girls of Japan run the gamut from the sexually conservative, to the lusty, sexually adventurous types, with a full spectrum in between. We call out all the myths that circulate about Japanese girls, and find out the truth (and/ or lies!) behind each one, in the chapter Demystifying Japanese Girls. 2. Expecting things to just happen Between two people raised in Western cultures, a mix of alcohol, shared intentions, and the passage of time is often all thats needed to make sparks fly. With Japanese girls however, that same concoction will more often than not leave you dead in the water. Japanese girls respond to leadership. If youre not sure where you want things to go with a girl, or you arent prepared to lead the two of you in that direction, then youll likely find yourself waiting a long time or youll have to deal with seeing another guy step in to take the lead, and take her away. In the chapter Lead we go through exactly what it means to be a leader, right down to the finer details of personal conduct.
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3. Not transmitting clear signals Its natural to forget that while we strive to decode the cultural complexities of the Japanese girl, she is similarly trying to understand our own cultural quirks. Smoothly scoop her hand up in yours during a date, and you may hear Is holding hands normal in your culture? Shes not playing dumb - shes trying to gauge the degree of meaning in your actions. Playing it down will only cause confusion, so man up and tell her confidently: When youre on a date with someone you like, its nice to hold hands. Isnt that the same in Japan? Youre sending a clear signal that your actions are with romantic intent. In Breaking the Pattern, we look into how to break out of the repetitive protocol-driven interactions that have become a staple of socializing in Japan, and communicate your real feelings and intent.
4. Trying to act more Japanese to score points Japanese girls are prone to shower non-Japanese guys with praise when they do something quintessentially Japanese from wearing a yukata (summer kimono) at a masturi (festival), to singing a Japanese song in karaoke, or even just spitting out a few Japanese phrases. Its essential not to mistake this polite praise for admiration and attraction. Ask yourself this: Does a Japanese girl become more attractive to you the more she assimilates into your culture? In Japanese Girls - The Guides Japan and You chapter, we bust open the misguided thinking that causes many a foreigner in Japan to stray towards becoming something hes not.
5. Trying to get intimate in public places Spend any time in Japan and you should notice that you never, ever see couples kissing in public. While a hot make-out in a side alley, or a goodbye kiss in front of the ticket gates at a train station may be an appealing thought to you, a Japanese girl is more likely to be turning red from embarrassment rather than romance. Hold off for a more private moment. How to Kiss a Japanese Girl deals with the trials and tribulations involved in locking lips with a Japanese girl. The whens, the wheres, and the hows.
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6. Assuming its in the bag Theres a saying in Texas you dance with the one that brung you but Texas is a long way from Japan. Just when you start to relax and let your guard down, believing that everything is locked in and heading smoothly toward a sexy conclusion, your date with a Japanese girl can turn on a dime. The first part of your evening was amazing, but dont think you cant just as easily lose her in the second half. Kissing that girl in the club doesnt mean shes coming home with you or even that she isnt going dance/ kiss/go home with another guy. Shell abide no rules of decorum to spare your feelings, and often you wont see the warning signs until its too late. Keep your eyes on the road. The chapter How to Take a Japanese Girl Home will provide you with the map, and give you what you need to smoothly move things along to where you want them before social inertia catches up with you and chips away at your opportunities.
7. Moving too fast With girls from many cultures - particularly in the west - kissing, making out, and sex are milestones the two of you gravitate towards. If both of you have already made the decision that you want that to happen, the action itself is the only thing needed to cement it. Not so with the Japanese girl. Shared intentions or none, bulldozing ahead with physical intimacy can be the equivalent of shifting from first to fourth. A kiss is not a big step you take, its a point on a smoothly ascending curve. Japanese Girls - The Guide deals with this issue and others in a chapter as straightforward as its title: Sex.
8. Moving too slow Guys unaccustomed to the ways of the Japanese girl often find themselves stuck in limbo. Theyre not getting the flirtatious response they want from the girl, and so they choose to bide their time. In this often fatal stalemate, the girl is doing exactly the same thing, and with no leadership from the guy to follow, she too begins to withdraw. Waiting for a signal that means something to you is moving too slow. Make a decision as to what you want, and take the lead in that direction. Shes not going to lead for you! In Date Templates we draw out the anatomy of a good date, matching mood changes with location changes, and laying the pathway to move your courtship smoothly along.
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9. Relying solely on the gaijin novelty factor We will look at the gaijin novelty factor its pros and cons later on in the book, but for now, understand that the most important rule. Foreign guys dont have to try is the myth carved on the gravestone of so many Japanese girl-foreign guy interactions. Guys who believe that being from a foreign country means that they dont have to worry about being an interesting person, or make the effort with their appearance, soon discover the lie at the core of the myth. Japanese girls may flock to you and want to talk to you because you are a foreigner, but that is not why they will want to date you. To a Japanese girl, your foreign-ness is some tasty icing, but make sure theres a decent cake underneath. The subject of The Gaijin Novelty Factor comprises a whole chapter in Japanese Girls - The Guide: its advantages, its disadvantages, and the traps it causes so many nonJapanese guys to fall into.
10. Trying to drive a wedge through the wa (). Wa () means harmony, and it is also the old symbol for Japan. Foreigners often completely fail to understand the importance that the wa plays in a Japanese social context where groups are involved. You may have totally found that spark with that cute Japanese girl both of you have difficulty taking your eyes off one another - but for her that doesnt mean the rest of the universe fades away. The wa has to be upheld, and the two of you wont be able to proceed smoothly to being together in the way you want until the group dynamic has shifted as to naturally allow this to happen. Dragging her off to a corner of a bar may seem a confident and romantic gesture to you, but separated from her group, a girl may feel anxious and insecure. Executed more smoothly, a completely natural premise to break off from the group (such as going to the bar to get a drink) maintains the natural flow of the wa, and shell be able to relax with you. Throughout the section Places to Meet Japanese Girls, we look at the different types of group situations youll encounter in the course of your social adventures, and how to smoothly deal with all kinds of collective dynamics.
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COMMUNICATING IN JAPANESE
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f youre already at the point where youre quite happy conversing in Japanese, even just to a modest level, then youve already made life a lot easier for yourself. But, while you dont always have to be worrying about being whether or not you can communicate, conducting your interactions in Japanese throws up a whole new set of questions and complexities.
Levels of Politeness
One question that comes up most among learners, and even experienced speakers of Japanese, concerns appropriate levels of politeness. Japanese has clearly defined tiers of politeness, denoted in practice by choice of pronoun, word usage, and the endings of words and sentences. When opening an interaction with a Japanese girl, is it best to use polite Japanese, in the first instance? Or is it better to break the ice, and address her as you would a friend? Theres no single correct answer to this, and what is and isnt appropriate is largely defined by the context youre in. Youre not going to start off loose and casual with someone youve just been introduced to at a classy social function, just as you arent going to shout in super-respectful forms at a girl over the music at a club. If youve got to the point where youre at least semi-comfortable using Japanese in your interactions, then you will have already started to develop an instinct for this.
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COMMUNICATING IN JAPANESE
(chapter excerpt continued) For a Japanese person, this sends a clear signal that you have become closer that there has been a progression in your relationship. Going straight in with the casual, friendly form right off the bat may be received fine, but it denies any opportunity to demonstrate progression. Its a discreet display of acceptance that many foreigners arent aware of.
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The hidden nuances in Japaneses personal pronouns (I, you, etc.) Communicating without Japanese How to overcome any language barrier with JohnnyRocket Read the whole chapter in Japanese Girls - The Guide
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GIRL TALK
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We took four Japanese girls of different ages and backgrounds, put them in an izakaya, bought them dinner and all the drinks they could handle, and asked them to tell us their views on dating non-Japanese men. Megumi (19) - University student in Tokyo, studying economics. Sayuri (22) - spunky street-smart Shibuya gyaru. Chiharu (25) - artsy, creative young professional, embarking on a career in graphic design. Yukari (30) - OL (office lady) working for a Japanese company, and currently in a relationship with a non-Japanese (English) man. The focus group was conducted in Japanese, and has been translated into English.
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Yukari (Company worker) Sayuri (gyaru) SMASH (Interviewer) Sayuri (gyaru) Megumi (University Student) SMASH (Interviewer) Megumi (University Student) Sayuri (gyaru) Megumi (University Student) SMASH (Interviewer) Yukari (Company worker)
If were talking about face, eye-colour, and having a high nose is good. Also, height! Yeah - if its a tall guy, then Im happy! Okay how tall? Well compared to oneself. I am 168 cm, so if hes close to, say, 180 cm then thats a good thing. But most foreigners seem to be tall so height is never a worry! Everyone agree with that? Additionally, having broad shoulders, a bit muscular thats always good Latin guys have quite intricate, well-carved features it can come across as really strong. Too strong and its scary. Japanese guys have simple faces. I dont think Id even be able to talk to face I find even a little bit scary. Put next to each other, if were really so different, maybe we wont be a good match I read in another focus group similar to this one, that girls on the whole refuse to even consider guys who are shorter than them like its all weird having to lean down to kiss If you really like the person, height really wont matter
On Nampa
SMASH (Interviewer) Sayuri (gyaru) Megumi (University Student)
Have you ever gone somewhere with a guy who Nampa-ed you? Hmmm if it was a Japanese guy, I dont think Id ever go If youre a foreigner, doesnt that make nampa a whole lot easier? Just starting a conversation with someone, for example
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I met my current boyfriend when I nampa-ed him! *eeeeeeh?!* In the street, Ive been approached by foreigners asking for directions and even if theyre actually doing nampa, I never know whether thats the case, or if theyre really lost. What happens is, theyll start off by talking to me in English, asking where Parco is or something, and give the impression that they cant speak anything other than English. So I tell them that Ill walk them there, and on the way, they suddenly start speaking in fluent Japanese, asking me questions like whats your name? etc.! Which took me by surprise, and I thought it was kind of weird Eeeeh! So, what kind of approach do you think would yield a good result with you? With guys doing nampa, its like theyre fishing, isnt it I think timing is everything. It depends on the guy! The person, the time, the situation The looks. So, what were really getting at here, is that if hes a really cool, attractive guy, then it doesnt really matter what line he uses, or what he says? For me though, if theres a guy doing nampa, I dont think Id even look at his face. But lets look at our semantics for a moment. What exactly is nampa, in your view? Having someone you dont know start talking to you in the street I feel like thats nampa If youre at a party or something, and someone you dont know starts talking to you, thats not really nampa
Yukari (Company worker) SMASH (Interviewer) Yukari (Company worker) Sayuri (gyaru) Megumi (University Student) Sayuri (gyaru) Megumi (University Student) SMASH (Interviewer) Sayuri (gyaru) SMASH (Interviewer) Yukari (Company worker) Sayuri (gyaru)
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SMASH (Interviewer) Megumi (University Student) Sayuri (gyaru) Megumi (University Student)
Ah, okay I see. Its because theres some kind of connection in place, however loose Whereas in the case of someone approaching you in the street, its like they have an anyone will do attitude. You want to feel like youre the only one that theyre approached and started speaking to.
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NAMPA
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Rocket SCIENCE
hoose five women off the street and ask them to define nampa, youll get five different answers, all depending on what kinds of experiences they have had with impromptu solicitations from guys on the street, in cafes, bars, trains, or anywhere else the male voice is audible. One woman may tell you that nampa is defined as the lewd and innappropriate coercing of a woman into a love hotel so he can get some new material to upload to YouPorn. Another may tell you its just a bunch of friendly college kids hanging out on the street and looking for some girls with whom to pass the time and sing karaoke, all very innocent, hands above the table, G-rated, suitable-for-family-viewing type stuff. Its time to get out the scalpel and slice nampa open so we can fully understand what it is, and what we are doing, in any situation. Cajoling a woman into getting horizontal; going to a cafe; or simply chatting with you for a few minutes in a bookstore are widely variant end results, but they all begin the same. Each end-goal starts with a compartmentalized morsel of interaction - and this morsel has a very scientific label to describe it (get your pen ready): a situation. Each situation has three characteristics, and each involve intention on your part: 1. Your intention to establish a relationship 2. Your intention to gain her trust 3. Your intention to spend more time with her Simple, right? However, if you think about it just like that, then were still standing at square one with questions like, What do I say to her? There is another very important dimension, a dimension that is absolutely critical to communicating with Japanese women for the first time, a dimension that will clock you in under the radar, that will separate you from those unimaginative spiky haired nampa boys.
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Context
I hear guys say, Yeah, I was on the train and I saw this hot girl, so I went up and asked her out and she waved me away. What a bitch! How come J-girls are so cold? He was way out of context and likely just embarrassed her. Context reigns supreme. Thinking about every situation in context will dictate what you say to her to accomplish the above three objectives. In the train example, how can you establish that brief relationship? HEY! WHATS GOIN ON?! probably wont work, even if she is the only other person in the car. However, if you innocuously ask how to read something in Japanese, then youll get a response because that is completely in context. You have just established a small relationship in that situation. Asking for help on a subject like Japanese is completely in-context for the train. Now you can have a small conversation about the Japanese language, let her know that you are a cool guy (gaining her trust), and then you can inquire about gaining more of her time, thereby changing the situation, which puts you right back at the beginning of the three-part situation process. Only this time, you have a foundation from which to work. You have now spoken to her about Japanese, she can sense you are a decent dude, and so now, based on this amount of trust you have just gained, how much of her time do you think you can get to establish more trust? What will the context allow you? A. Can I ask you another question about Japanese? B. Care for a cup of tea with me? C. Shall we go get some dinner? D. Lets go back to my place and get it on. E. What are you doing for the rest of your life? Id like three kids. You can probably leverage more time to chat with her a bit. If you do that, then the trust you have earned may get you an impromptu half hour at a cafe. Do that, and who knows what could be after that. Keep working. The problem so many guys run into is assuming they have enough trust to skip ahead.
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(chapter excerpt continued) She spoke to me, so she must be into me. I think Ill invite her to my place for dinner... She says no. The guy gets pissed and suddenly Im getting an earful. He has made two mistakes in this scenario. The first, obviously, is that he didnt properly read the situation. The second is equally foolish: he assumed that because she refused him, the game was over. Japanese girls expect guys to do the work, they expect us men to keep serving up options for their whimsy, and if we fail to do this, then they take that as a sign we are not interested. Western guys are not comfortable in this situation because we look for some kind of reciprocity, some kind of sign. You may get it, you may not. If you are talking to a girl in context, and she refuses dinner, maybe you have exceeded the trust afforded by the situation. Rather than sticking your tail between your legs and bailing, back up and ask if shell sit with you for a few minutes more minutes to continue the small talk. If she stays, then you have both just survived an awkward situation, and that builds connection. When you think of nampa in terms of moving from situation to situation in context via trust, it becomes a very human exercise, full of sincerity and honest intention, you can continue it right into a caf or the bedroom - its your life, youre the architect (now ask yourself what the spiky-haired nampa boys are doing wrong and how they could actually succeed). If you remind yourself of these three intentions prior to engaging a woman in conversation, you will radiate a completely different energy, and she will sense it. JR
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THE PATTERN
(chapter excerpt) In the first minutes of an interaction with a Japanese girl, we see so many foreign guys in Japan get stuck in what we call The Pattern small talk that seems friendly enough, but is ultimately going nowhere. Amped up by an initially warm reception, they squander their 15 minutes of fame on an interview style Q&A, and with it their valuable opportunities at making a genuine connection. The girls polite smiles steadily harden, masking boredom and detachment. The Pattern is a sequence of conversational questions and responses that you will hear A LOT when meeting Japanese people girls and guys alike for the first time. Ive been there, JohnnyRocket has been there, and if youve spent any time in Japan interacting with Japanese people, then chances are youve been there too. It goes a little something like this:
You: Her: You: Her: [name] ~ ~ ()[name] You: Her: You: Her: You: [country] ~[country] ~ [country] ~ ~ ~ [country] konban wa! [name] desu! konban wa! Yoko desu. Yoko-chan desu ne~ yoroshiku~ (laughs) yoroshiku! [name]-san wa doko no shusshin desu ka? [country] kara! eeh~ [country] na no? sugoi~ itta koto ga arimasu ka? [country] wa nai-n dakedo, ikita~i zehi itte mite ne~ toku ni (fuyu / haru / natsu / aki) ga ii jiki da yo~ [country] no doko? Hey, hows it going? Im [name] Hi. Im Yoko Ah, Yoko-chan, yes? Nice to meet you. (laughs) Nice to meet you to. Where is [name]-san from? Im from [country]! Eeh~ [country]? Wow... Have you ever been? No, but I would like to go! You should definitely go. (winter/spring/summer/ autumn) is an especially good time to go. Where in [country]?
Her:
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[town] kara eeh~ sugoi~ etto, nihon ni kite nan-nen? X (nen / kagetsu / shuukan / nichikan) X (nen / kagetsu / shuukan / nichikan) de sonna ni nihon-go shabereru no? Ma, mada benkyou shiterun dakedo... eeh~ sugoi~ jouzu dayo ne iie iie [name]-san wa, o-shigoto? un, shigoto desu ne. (eikaiwa) de hatariteru, ima. eeh~ eikaiwa sensei na no? kakkoii! eigo o oshiete kudsai! Zenzen dekinai kara... (laughs) iie, sonna koto nai yo! [name]-san wa nande nihon ni kita-n desu ka? Ah, wakai uchi ni, sugoshi demo ryokou shitakatta shi, shikamo, nihon no bunka toka ni motomoto kyoumi atta. [name]-san wa ikutsu desu ka? [age]-sai. Yoko-chan wa?
[town]. Wow... How long have you been in Japan? X (years/months/weeks/ days). X years/months/weeks?! And yet you speak Japanese this well? Well, Im still learning... Wow, thats so impressive your Japanese is so good. No no, really... its nothing
So, [name]... do you have a job? Yes, Im working at an Eikaiwa school (for example), at the moment. Wow. An English teacher? Thats so cool. Please teach me English. Im very bad at it... Haha Im sure thats not true! Why did you come to Japan? Oh, I wanted to travel a bit, while Im still young and Ive always been very interested in Japanese culture. [name]-san, how old are you? Im [age]. Yourself?
Her:
Her: You:
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Her: You:
atashi wa [age older than you expected] desu. maji de? eh~ yori wakaku mieru kedo... (laughs) arigatou! sou itte kurete ureshii!
Me, I am [age older than you expected]. Really? Wow, you look considerably younger than that! Haha! Thank you! Im happy.
Her:
Seems like its going well, doesnt it? Hey, I guess it could be worse. But there are two key problems that we would be doing you a disservice by not warning you about.
The Problem
This exact same conversation is going on in hundreds - maybe thousands - of bars, clubs, restaurants, parties, every single night. Theres a reason why we call it The Pattern. When you get down to it, youll be frightened just how closely this scenario plays out again and again, almost word-forword (particularly in Japanese). The problems with The Pattern are fairly obvious: first, it sounds like an interview and, key here its small talk. While theres nothing wrong with wanting to get to know someone via the usual touchstones nationality, job, age there are better ways to communicate this information while making your interaction far more interesting and memorable.
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INTERRUPTS
(chapter excerpt) The Most Difficult Questions Youll Ever Get Asked An interrupt is a question or statement that seems innocuous enough on the surface, but the response you give has far more weight attached to it than even you realize. These are the sort of questions that come out of nowhere, and trigger a subtle interrupt in your flow of thought. Hence we refer to them as interrupts. You know the answer, but you cant help but hesitate that the thought that theres something deeper going on here.
[...] Interrupt 3:
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[your name] ~ [your name] wa pureiboi da ne Youre a playboy, arent you.
We see this one come up a lot, particularly in situations when things are starting to get sexual. Once youre in a situation where the two of you are alone, and are steadily getting more intimate, Japanese girls will throw out a lot of interrupts. Getting to this point, the cute Hello Kitty gloves are off. Shes testing you hard, and its time not to fail. What Youre Thinking: Oh no, she needs reassurance that Im not some smooth-talking sleaze-bag. Id best set her mind at ease. What Shes Thinking: Lets see how he reacts to this one. Ive already made up my mind that hes probably a playboy, but lets see if we can smoke him out. This one is quite confrontational, so start with the denying, and youre already on the back-foot. Its better to act just a little indignant with this one it is after all, a fairly rude question. And if theres one thing that throws Japanese people off balance, its the implication that theyve been even the slightest bit rude.
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INTERRUPTS
Responses
1. Light Interrupt the interrupt You:
Its not a direct response to the comment, but its enough to put her on the defensive instead. Youve neither confirmed or denied your playboy status, but youve turned her statement around to make an implication about her (hey, we told you the gloves were off!).
2. Medium Halt it in its tracks
You:
hidoi, ne~
You can let a smidgen of hurt creep in to your voice at this point. Only a tiny bit, mind. Now youve turn the dynamic around, and made it seem like shes picking on you. The onus is on her to do some back-pedaling now, and chances are the topic wont resurface.
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3. Heavy
This is a sober and serious answer, that we recommend for very extreme cases, when you know someone is pushing your buttons to try and get a reaction. It needs to be delivered very coolly, and calmly, with firm eye-contact - as a father to his child. I have seen this kind of response work wonders for me, personally. Typically the girl is not expecting a sudden shift to seriousness, and the subtle admonishment to her for making rash assumptions about you usually results in an apology. What you are communicating is: I know who I am. And so you have a choice: You can find that out for yourself, or you can keep making silly, childish assumptions.
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(chapter excerpt)
The nuance here is important. You reference the area where you live, rather than directly referring to your residence. Why? Because phrases like my house or my apartment set off alarms. If you put a Japanese girl in the position of having to directly agree to come to your apartment, the implication is that she is agreeing to something more - whereas if you keep the focus on the cooking, mentally she doesnt feel like shes being pushed into committing to anything more than that. The fact that its happening in your apartment just becomes a background fact. You could just as easily suggest watching a DVD, or maybe even playing Nintendo Wii. Just make sure to pay heed to the golden rule: when planning/inviting, base the date around the action and not the location.
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DATE TEMPLATES
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Notes: Starting off in a caf is a casual, informal way of starting things off. With less pressure of it being a full-blown date, it projects a comparatively non-threatening image of two people just hanging out which can be good for girls who seem nervous meeting you. Some girls with less dating experience on the whole may worry whats expected of them on a full-blown date, so scaling it down to an easygoing, familiar location can set them at ease. From there (and were assuming good weather here!) its on to a walk in the park. When walking around, you neednt focus too much on the conversation and interactions between the two of you - look outward to your surroundings and enjoy the day with her. Once youve enjoyed a walk around - have a sit down somewhere, and let yourselves become comfortable with physical closeness. Finally, with an appetite worked up from the activities of the day, its time to finish up with a nice slow burning restaurant visit. In contrast to dates where you start in an izakaya, you dont need to focus so much on keeping the energy high and fun. You should have already settled into a comfortable groove together, and so now you can shift lightly into a more intimate level of communication, engaging her on a deeper level.
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2 - Retrieve your strawberry, and, after a brief pause for effect, slowly - very slowly start moving it towards her lips. My thinking was this - if her lips started to pucker into a kissing shape as the strawberry brushed against them, then she was expecting a kiss, and was moving to reciprocate. This motion would linger in her face for less than a second, followed an equally short burst of confusion and (often) revulsion as her lips traced the domed shape of the strawberry. Then, a split-second of horror - That isnt his...? - causing her eyes to
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Body-image issues are far from uncommon among Japanese women. With the generally accepted standard for beauty in Japan being appallingly narrow (particularly when it comes to weight - its depressingly common to hear already plenty-slim Japanese girls complaining about how they need to go on a diet), the first time the girl disrobes with that other person can be a daunting prospect. Add to that the Japanese perception of foreign women as being exotically beautiful and well-endowed in the cleavage department, and its not difficult to understand how a Japanese girl could develop feelings of physical inadequacy in the intimate company of a non-Japanese man.
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2. Dont throw a pity party Its important that you dont allow her to dwell on any perceived physical shortcoming. A girl lamenting about the size of her breasts isnt looking for you to say: Well at least you have beautiful legs! No - girls dont think of their bodies in terms of an overall score. They are prone to obsess over small details, and you need to nip any and all self-criticism in the bud. Dont concede on any point:
XX XX-chan no oppai wa utsukushikute karada to pittari no saizu (size) da yo. ookisugite, karada ni awazu oppai ga dare-mo suki ja nai! Your breasts are beautiful, and perfectly sized for your body. Nobody likes these over-sized disproportionate breasts anyway.
Give no quarter in your crusade to make her appreciate her body for what it is!
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(chapter excerpt continued) To more clearly see things from the female point of view, one analogy that works for me is going on a metaphorical holiday. Lets suppose youre really into surfing (or visiting war graves, or whatever you want - its your metaphor), and you book a holiday to go to a highly recommended location for a week of catching the surf. Youd be pretty pissed if the travel agent suddenly told you that your package didnt include any kind of accommodation in a hotel or anywhere - or that there were no restaurants or bars in this recommended location. Perhaps youd protest that its a poor excuse for a holiday, to which the shifty travel agent would respond: But Im offering you the best surfing this side of the Pacific! Whats the problem? Is it that you dont really like surfing? Just as the surfing is just one part of the whole holiday experience, so for women is sex just one part of the whole package in being together with someone. So, in trying to decipher your sexual prowess, or lack thereof, with any particular girl, it pays not to focus on the sex, but rather to think more holistically. Adjust your thinking in this way, and it wont be long before youre riding the crest of that wave.
In Sex
Japanese Girls, Sex, and Societal Guilt Understanding Resistance Japanese Girls Say the Darndest Things (in the Heat of Passion) Read the whole chapter in Japanese Girls - The Guide
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Communicating in Japanese
A detailed look at the polite/casual forms of Japanese and when to use them in interactions with girls
Lead
In an age where the herbivorous male ( - soshoku-kei danshi) is becoming more prevalent in Japan, the modern Japanese girl prizes a man wholl take the lead. But what does take the lead really mean? We give you a manifesto and a roadmap to get behind the wheel of your relationships.
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Taking it further
How to smoothly cross that line from being friendly to something more - we tell all about our experiences, the things that weve found to work well for us - as well as the pitfalls to watch out for.
True Stories
real-life experiences of meeting, dating, and becoming intimate with Japanese girls of a range of ages and backgrounds.
All this and much, much more in Japanese Girls - The Guide
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