Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
My work here is finished, and I'm flying back to Nagoya on a flight tonight.
I end up going to Vietnam more often than you'd think, so I eat Vietnamese food.
When that happens, it gets pretty monotonous and boring, doesn't it? lol
It might sound like a luxury to get tired of eating, but I think people who travel abroad often will understand.
In a country where the food tastes so monotonous, eating really becomes a chore lol
I don't want to eat pho every day, and to be honest, bread tastes better.
So, the other night, I went out for okonomiyaki.
When you think about it, there’s a huge variety of Japanese cuisine.
And overall, there are really very few things that taste bad.
When you go out into the world, you really come to understand that country and that company.
The grass always seems greener on the other side, doesn't it? ^^
I spoke with a young person who had been in Vietnam as a technical intern and another who is about to go there.
Also, stories from a woman who became an interpreter after studying abroad.
Right now, from a global perspective, Japan is a mess!
No one wants to go to Japan as a technical intern anymore!
I hear that a lot, and the media really lays into us in the construction industry.
However, in reality,
Most people want to go to Japan!
That's what they say.
In particular, the parents say, “We’d love to send them to Japan!”
I hear Japan is still a country full of dreams!
According to a former technical intern, the average salary in Vietnam is currently around 50,000.
Apparently, they can't make ends meet.
Japan is cheap right now because of the exchange rate, but people say it's better to go to Japan than to Europe or Australia.
According to him, Japan is a safe and reliable country.
After all, safety comes first, right!?
This is true for people in every country.
He also said that his surroundings—whether at work or in other aspects of life—were stable.
I suppose this includes things like public transportation and so on, but—
I hear it's a good country for people who are very organized, lol.
Apparently, women really do value safety and a clean environment above all else.
I agree—I think this is something women just can't do without.
And above all, they said the desserts were delicious lol
Vietnamese people who have been to Japan are big fans of Japan!
However, Japan’s reputation continues to decline due to the media’s extreme selective reporting.
Well, since the news mainly covers incidents and accidents, it doesn't report on everyday life.
I wish people would finally realize that biased reporting on incidents and accidents is detrimental to the national interest.
(But aren't journalists all smart people, unlike us civil engineers!?)
Just as there are bad Japanese people, there are also bad Vietnamese people.
It's the same no matter which country you go to, isn't it?
By focusing solely on that, the situation in the construction industry is getting worse and worse.
The Technical Intern Training Program is currently being reviewed.
I don't know how things will turn out, but companies like ours that are working side by side with technical interns are being left out of the loop.
I guess it’ll be decided by politicians and commentators who don’t know a thing about the current situation and just have a few half-baked ideas, lol.
And with this ridiculous system where organizations like those created for retired bureaucrats make a profit, I wonder if special interests come first...
Even with the work-style reforms, the Vietnamese are grumbling about it, lol.
"I just want to work a little overtime to make some extra money!" lol
Japanese people are really getting dumber and dumber, and...
It seems to me that we're strangling our own progress, preventing technology from advancing further.
Have there been any reforms—even small ones—lately?
Some people comment that the construction industry should just disappear—citing the Technical Intern Training Program and other factors as the reason—but,
I just kind of assume that people who grumble when roads become impassable or get closed off are probably that type of person, lol.
Vietnam is a country with a population that has already surpassed 100 million, and there are lots of children playing there.
It's only a matter of time before Japan is overtaken.
Technologically speaking, we’ve already fallen behind China.
(There are lots of things that can't be made in Japan.)
My train of thought went all over the place, lol.
This time, I attended a wedding in Vietnam and visited other Japanese language schools, but,
I realized that Vietnamese people really love Japan!
And I love Vietnamese people, too! They're practically family to me! lol
Even at the wedding reception, several parents said they wanted to send their children to Japan after they graduate from high school!
They told me they’d like to let me work at your place.
I was truly happy, and I’m grateful to the former technical interns as well!
I hope that Vietnamese and Japanese colleagues will continue to work together, complementing each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
See you later.
