This is because great value is placed on the wife staying at home to look after her children, husband and house. These factors combine to reduce the marriage prospects of the male freeter.įor the female freeter, however, their marriage prospects are – to a degree, elevated by their position. Unfortunately, for the freelancing male freeter, they do not have the backing of a large organisation, they do not show personal sacrifice and neither are they perceived to be part of a formal working group. The membership of the individual to their organisation and their life-long loyalty elevates them in the opinion of those around them and makes them positive marriage material. The concept of the salary man is deeply respected in Japan. The needs of the company will be given precedence over their own sacrificed, personal aspirations. The salary man typically feels great loyalty to their company and will work long hours (usually six days a week) in a bid to help their company succeed. With development for these positions starting in a strict education regime as children, following graduation, the salary man joins a company and then essentially stays with them for life.
This term refers to white-collar middle management male staff. This is expressed well in the concept of the ‘salary man’. Japanese people are generally very committed to their community, family, education or sports groups and are happy to sacrifice their own desires for their group’s sake. They are a small cog in a large wheel – which turns easily when all group members are carrying out their obligations. The Japanese generally accept that they have assigned roles and responsibilities. This isn’t case however, in Japan as the Japanese are typically group-oriented as opposed to individualistic. In fact, people who choose to ‘go it alone’ and freelance earn extra kudos.
They have the freedom to pursue their individual objectives, for which they are typically applauded, and they are not defined by their membership to particular groups or organisations. In most Western cultures, people place great value on individualism. The reason comes down to our cultural values. However, the perception of freelancers in Japanese culture is not so generous. It’s generally appreciated that freelancers are essential to an ever-changing peak and trough economy which relies on the flexibility of its workforce. It’s clear why the marriage prospects of someone poorly paid or unemployed would be limited – this pattern prevails the world over.įor those of us living in Western cultures, as long as the individual has a stable income, then we’re unlikely to discriminate between a freelancer or employee. The freeter may also be low paid, or, most interestingly, be a freelancer. However, if you want to understand Japanese culture, this word can give you some great insights into the Japanese people's values and attitudes.ĭating back to the 80’s, the word freeter was coined from (it’s believed) the word ‘freelancer’ and the German word ‘Arbeiter ("worker").įreeter describes someone who isn’t in full-time employment or who didn’t move into a career role after graduation. That's all, maybe longer than you needed, but it's my best shot, I'm not sure if I got it right.Unless you’re well-acquainted with Japanese culture, then it’s unlikely you have come across the word freeter before. :-PĪt Giant Crush :Leader also said he didn't remember saying that and Maru imitates Leader scolding him and says he still stayed drinking instead of going home thinking about his role :-P BTW Maru totally guessed it right and Nino confirms it because he knows Leader's habit and then Leader pretends to be mad. Maru asks him if he's mad, he says no, but when Maru says "then let's go drinking again" he says "I have to think about it". This episode seems to turn out as damage for Leader. When they were drinking together, Maru was worried about the Freeter role and Leader told him : "If you're worried about the role then you shouldn't be here drinking/if it were me I wouldn't be here drinking" and Leader scolds him for saying weird stuff. I think that Learder scolded Maru, MatsuJun said that in 11 years he'd never scolded them (Arashi), but he scolded Maru. He says Maru is a baka ( stupid) and Maru plays cool and says it's ok to let him say it. Leader said that they have the same birthday and they acted together. I'm not sure, my Japanese is not that good, but I'll give it a try.
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