>Although if we move near my friends and family, I could just have one of my minions drive her around every day
Is she some kind of slave or something? Being in a place where you can't get around by yourself is not much fun, and doesn't feel very free. I can totally see why she wants to come back to Japan; you don't have to live that way here, and can easily get around almost anywhere (except the countryside) without a car. It's a totally different way of life, but it's something that most Americans I've found simply cannot comprehend at all. They simply cannot imagine life without a car (or a gun).
>Hopefully I can work out a way to earn $8k a month or so doing something online.
Good luck with that; most WfH jobs won't allow working internationally because of the taxation issues, though I suppose you could lie and just use your US address, though the company might notice that you always work through the middle of the night and have an issue, but I really don't know. I know digital nomads do exist; it's not much of a thing in Japan because there's no working visa that allows this, but a spousal visa probably would.
Yeah, it sucks man. I tried explaining this to her, but she's still scared to drive and spending most of her time alone
At this point I'm basically a nampa weirdo, hitting on all the Japanese housewives I come across to get their LINE info and try to arrange playdates for the wife
Is she some kind of slave or something? Being in a place where you can't get around by yourself is not much fun, and doesn't feel very free. I can totally see why she wants to come back to Japan; you don't have to live that way here, and can easily get around almost anywhere (except the countryside) without a car. It's a totally different way of life, but it's something that most Americans I've found simply cannot comprehend at all. They simply cannot imagine life without a car (or a gun).
>Hopefully I can work out a way to earn $8k a month or so doing something online.
Good luck with that; most WfH jobs won't allow working internationally because of the taxation issues, though I suppose you could lie and just use your US address, though the company might notice that you always work through the middle of the night and have an issue, but I really don't know. I know digital nomads do exist; it's not much of a thing in Japan because there's no working visa that allows this, but a spousal visa probably would.