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https://www.friendly-outsider.com The Friendly Outsider is Jay Friendly, a Canadian who left his homeland in the year 2000, and has just returned home after twenty years living in Asia and Australia, and traveling around the world. This podcast will explore his thoughts on returning to his homeland after such a journey, and his perspective on the world, Canada, and otherwise, as someone who is coming at it from a different perspective, the perspective of an outsider, and now an insider as well. Having spent 17 years in Japan, first working in Japanese companies, then starting his own IT company, Jay learned both the language and the culture, and how to adapt to living and life in Japan. This has led to an interesting perspective, and a different way of seeing things. Join Jay on his journey back to his homeland, and his re-integration into Canadian society, and take a trip through life in his eyes, and those of the people he meets. This is the Friendly Outsider. Welcome Inside! en ©2026 The Friendly Outsider The Friendly Outsider The Friendly Outsider contact@friendly-outsider.com no https://www.friendly-outsider.com/episodes/amputee-true-story The Friendly Outsider This a story. It's not a happy story. It's not a sad story. But it's an interesting story. And it''s mine. 00:29:18 yes Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:15:23 +0000 61f01148-850b-4f5a-9e24-fc20ac324394 https://www.friendly-outsider.com/episodes/3-living-uncertainty The Friendly Outsider Note - I've been holding off on doing a podcast during this time of uncertainty with covid, until and unless I had something I felt was relevant to say. I've recorded a few different casts, but have held off on releasing them for now. I feel this one however is perfectly relevant now in this time of extreme uncertainty the world has suddenly found itself in. On the afternoon of March 3, 2011, I was sitting in my office talking on Skype with a colleague, when a massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Tohoku (東北) region of Japan, causing a massive tsunami that killed nearly 20,000 people, and displaced hundreds of thousands of more from their homes. The resulting tsunami caused a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant. I had a new business, and a wife and young child to take care of, and had to make some major decisions, in a time of uncertainty. In this podcast, I discuss that time, and the lessons I learned in making decisions in times of uncertainty. Peace to you all. 00:50:20 no Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:50:55 +0000 0d22ac96-902d-4e2e-abbb-cb4bf17b0060 https://www.friendly-outsider.com/episodes/tek-tok-1-about-podcasts The Friendly Outsider Technical level: layman In this first of his Tek Tok series, Jay talks about podcast technology. What is it? How does it work? How is it going to change the world as we know it? Jay talks about these issues and more, opening up the world of tech a little more to the rest of you. The Friendly Outsider: Website - https://www.friendly-outsider.com/ Podcast: The Friendly Outsider (if it's not the place where you listen to podcasts, let me know) Twitter: @TheFriendlyOut1 Instagram: @therealfriendlyoutsider Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriendlyoutsider/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtz_Xz7GmU06FTlisli1QRg 00:46:22 no Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:48:53 +0000 6b3dbf81-e283-40d3-b9d5-9889c0cfd27c https://www.friendly-outsider.com/episodes/2-whats-all-about The Friendly Outsider In this episode, Jay talks about what The Friendly Outsider is all about. Jay discusses the ideas that this podcast will discuss - identity, nationality, internationality, growth, and tech. Jay also discusses his re-integration into both Western and Canadian society, and the reverse-culture-shock that comes along with these changes. He also talks of a somewhat jarring welcome into a new group, due to the world having changed and Jay not necessarily having kept up. The Friendly Outsider: Website - https://www.friendly-outsider.com/ Podcast: The Friendly Outsider (if it's not the place where you listen to podcasts, let me know) Twitter: @TheFriendlyOut1 Instagram: @therealfriendlyoutsider Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriendlyoutsider/ 00:27:13 no Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:48:46 +0000 0cd63dd4-9043-48a4-a46d-046ec439be97 https://www.friendly-outsider.com/episodes/1-story-so-far The Friendly Outsider Who am I? How did I get here? Why am I here? Why should you care? This is the introductory episode of The Friendly Outsider. It discusses my reasons for returning home, the calamity it has been in doing so, and is a story of rolling with the punches to have a good time even when plans don't go as intended. 00:53:06 no Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:03:21 +0000 c2c640a6-f2cc-46ce-b460-49f6f224f7f4 https://www.friendly-outsider.com/episodes/0-being-canadian The Friendly Outsider A pre-episode of The Friendly Outsider. After a few days into his journey into returning to Canada, Jay gives his thoughts on being Canadian. Welcome inside, to The Friendly Outsider. 00:09:20 no Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:55:38 +0000 f08db08f-0bcc-44cc-8d4e-41f404c482f2