Life at a Japanese school AMA

[ABCGUY]

In Germany they talk a bit shit about you and thats it

Even if you tried to do anything you go directly to the school director

 

[Katsuya]

You don't normally date in Japanese schools. Yeah, it's funny how Japanese romcom mangas often portray boys and girls being romantic couples in class, but schools rules generally frown upon romantic relationships. Then again, most modern schools don't enforce the 'No Dating' rules due to the difficulty of determining whether an interaction is 'romance' or not. So it normally came to the prohibitions of 'don't kiss in school', 'don't fondle each other in school', 'don't get naked in school', 'don't fight over a girl at school' and 'don't have sex at school'.

A Japanese school year always start in April and always end in May. April because that's what the Japanese traditionally consider as 'new year'. In some places in the past, you would get a year older in April. April is also the time when the government declare the theme of the year.

Ohh~ I see, interesting. Thanks, Ai-chan~ :)

 

[Ai-chan]

Ohh~ I see, interesting. Thanks, Ai-chan~ :)

No problem, but Ai-chan made an error there. The school term ends in March, not May. Ai-chan was sleepy and didn't realize Ai-chan typed May.

 

[Ai-chan]

Because it is true

Stop. This is your last warning. This thread is to help those who want to write in Japanese school setting.

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[CarburetorThompson]

Favorite subject?

 

[Ai-chan]

Favorite subject?

For Ai-chan, it was Home Economics and Chemistry. Most hated subject was Literature.

 

[unlimitedpower]

For Ai-chan, it was Home Economics and Chemistry. Most hated subject was Literature.

Ironic considering this is a site of stories.

How would you consider the subjects to differ compared to say the U.S.A.? Were there a lot of subjects that they don't have in the U.S.A. or was everything generally the same?

 

[SakeVision]

are japanese bathrooms also a place of smoking, bullying and doing drugs?

 

[Bartun]

It's nice to read about other countries' schools, I don't have fond memories of third world school life.

 

[AliceShiki]

Technically, most of what the student council do are:
1. Enforce existing rules
2. Liaise with teachers to deliver student demands or requests
3. Acquire funding for school activities with the school board
4. Assign funding to the parties involved in events, such as for school festivals or school-sponsored trips
5. Suggest initiatives to make the school better, such as monitoring school meals (high schools don't have canteens/cafeterias), and beautification events

I've always wondered what the Student Council was even supposed to do, so thanks for sharing that!

Cooking meals - Ai-chan frankly has never had to cook meals for the class. Technically, that happened in elementary school, as the school provided meals in elementary school. But students didn't cook anything. What happened was, the class representative and a few assistants go out to the kitchen, specify which class they're front, how many students, and if any student has allergies, and then, they scoop the food into containers. The containers are then brought into the class, and are poured/given to students one by one.

On that note, what are class reps supposed to do?

Neither student council nor class rep exist in my country, so I have no idea what their function is supposed to be.

 

[CarburetorThompson]

While we have an Ai-Chan ama thread, though it is unrelated, I am curious why does Ai-Chan comment in third person?

 

[RainingSky]

About the hair dye, there is truth in it. As in most schools have rules about dyeing your hair. Basically, the more outlandish colours are against the rules, outlandish being unnatural colours for a Japanese such as bright blue, neon green, blood red or blonde. Yes, blonde hair is against the rules. The colours you're allowed to use are brown, black and very dark blue.

Wait a moment, as uncommon as it be, what are people with natural red or blond hair supposed to do when these colours are against the rules?

 

[LynaForge]

Wait a moment, as uncommon as it be, what are people with natural red or blond hair supposed to do when these colours are against the rules?

Nothing. So long as it's your natural hair color, you are fine.

There are a number of Japanese people with STRIKING red hair. They stand out a mile away but it's their natural color do it's fine.

 

[TroubleFait]

Wait a moment, as uncommon as it be, what are people with natural red or blond hair supposed to do when these colours are against the rules?

Cease to exist as soon as possible? They upset the natural Japanese order.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

In anime, it seems like they always bring their lunch from home. Can you buy lunch at school in Japan, or are you out of luck if you forget to bring your own? If you can buy lunch at school, what is it like? I got inspired by this video, and remembering how bad American school lunches are makes me want to pack my son's lunch so he gets better nutrition than that, but then again, if I have another kid, I don't think I'll have the energy to do that for him:

 

[AliceShiki]

makes me want to pack my son's lunch so he gets better nutrition than that, but then again, if I have another kid, I don't think I'll have the energy to do that for him

Can't you just cook it for them both in one go? It shouldn't be much more work than cooking for just one...

 

[Irl_Rat]

Can't you just cook it for them both in one go? It shouldn't be much more work than cooking for just one...

Maybe they have different diet specifications. And making packed lunch can be a bit exhausting in my experience. But that might be because my and I always do it at 5 a.m in the morning.

 

[AliceShiki]

Maybe they have different diet specifications. And making packed lunch can be a bit exhausting in my experience. But that might be because my and I always do it at 5 a.m in the morning.

Well, can't say I have any experience with making packed lunch, so I can't comment on that...

But yeah, making it at 5am is probably not the best of ideas.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

Can't you just cook it for them both in one go? It shouldn't be much more work than cooking for just one...

Maybe they have different diet specifications. And making packed lunch can be a bit exhausting in my experience. But that might be because my and I always do it at 5 a.m in the morning.

If I have another kid, I'll still be breastfeeding it by the time my son starts kindergarten, so my body will be making meals for one kid, and I'll have to make meals for everyone else another time. I also have large breasts, so I need to use a C-hold for the first six months at least, so that occupies one hand for about 6 hours a day.

Since taking care of my gestational diabetes took a lot of work, I've decided that I'm not going to go through another pregnancy until my son is at least three years old, completely potty trained, and generally more independent when it comes to entertaining himself, comforting himself, and things like that. Gestational diabetes means I have to take a walk after every meal, prick my finger in the morning plus an hour after every meal, and shoot myself with insulin before bed. Since I have to respond to my son on a moment's notice and he doesn't understand "Give Mom a few minutes" yet, we're definitely not ready for another kid.

I think making lunches the night before would be best. We (potential new baby and I) will be sleeping in as long as we can get away with, depending on how quickly we can accomplish the morning routine for my son, or if I can get my husband to handle all of that. I might be able to talk my parents into that because they live immediately next door, and my mom should be retired by the time my son starts kindergarten. The good thing is that the elementary school is a one-minute walk from our home.

I might even be able to talk my dad into making lunches for my son, now that I think about it, or we could do it together and make it a family activity.

 

[Mandark]

Older animes make it seem like High School is optional and mandatory education stops at Middle School. Is that real?

If it is, what job opportunities would someone who didn’t go to high school have? I mean specifically, could you have a trade skill (electrician/carpenter/etc) or would you basically only have very low level jobs to look forward to?