Following are some readers' views on Dan O'Keeffe's June 16 Zeit Gist article " 'Discontinuous minds' block progress on discrimination":

Dan O'Keeffe has it all wrong. Japan, for most gaijin, is "the land of the lotus-eaters." There isn't much to teaching English if any ESL teacher was truly honest. And most teachers don't have to spend more than 10 or 20 hours in a classroom each week to make a fairly comfortable living.

Housing is affordable. Food is great. What's to complain about?