Originally Posted by
PotatoChip
Hey hey hey!
Plenty to see in Narita! The Cage?! Barge Inn!?
Honestly, to each their own, but I really like Narita. The rice fields surrounding the city are amazing for running. There are a few really good coffee shops. Several places I enjoy to eat at. Whisky is insanely cheap. The Temple is actually a very nice place to spend time. It's not Tokyo... and for that, I am thankful. However, if Tokyo is your jam, you can take the fast train direct to Shinjuku with a passport for like 1500Yen. There is a bus that comes back to all the hotels in Narita for 1000Yen.
Yes, I will take NRT over PVG any time.
The excitement will wear off in a couple of years, and then the reality of how underpaid and poorly treated you are will become clear. You will see your peers at other airlines exceeding your income by leaps and bounds as you slave away on the back side of the clock only to DH in a middle seat on Alaska on your 15:45 hour duty day...