Been living here for 2.5 years, and I decided to try and make more friends by going out there and actually talking to people
I’ve tried bars, meeting through an internet forum, a couple other things. Sit down with someone on a counter or a cafe, talk, get to know each other, have fun. Trade Line, plan another day to meet up, go grab dinner again, nice. All good.
And then all of them are either 1. Business manager/proprietor or 2. Is trying to start a business/company and is learning about management from a friend. They’re like “oh you should read this book, and create a list of objectives about what you want to accomplish in life, your dreams, your hobbies” blah blah blah. Like, I just want friends, I don’t want to invest in something or join seminars that I have no interests in.
I don’t even know if it’s a scam or not, but I’m trying to stray away from it because it’s simply not what I’m looking for in a friendship. But I’ve met 5 people so far and 4 of them swerved the conversation into that topic on the second meeting.
Anyone have any experience with these particular types of people? What are they trying to achieve, and why do they seem to be so common in Japan?
by MonshiroParadise