Shiru Hito Zo Shiru (Those Who Know, Know)

I went out to the Barley Pub for a couple of beers with a friend who is heading back to Japan to teach there for a couple of years. He has lived there before, so he has some idea of what he's getting into. He summed it all up just about as well as I've heard anyone sum it up before. He said, "It's a great place. It's a wondful place! It just sucks the life out of you."