Originally Posted by
unobtanium
Yea and you Aussies back home you guys give expats ( 457s ) a warm welcome and lots of love too? Don't get upset when a country actually values locals over foreigners. Japanese are a proud people, and above all they love their country, they support their local industry and products, and thus the "go back to where you came from" treatment, Mr gaijin.
While we're here, why do you call yourselves expats, when back home foreigners are called things like 457s, cheap labour.... Isn't that discrimination?
As an Aussie whom has walked the tightrope offshore I always obeyed the "it's their train set" dogma and it served me well.
On your assertion that we treat 457's poorly -
Most 457's are now holding Australian citizenship! Seems like a great deal to me. I'm yet to see any 457 holder treated in an unsatisfactory manner.