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Rich people love parking their stuff in USA through off shore accounts and all. If you read random newsbit about previous influential foreign leaders dying in a hospital - it tends to happen in an American hospital. I mean the American dollar is the world’s most stable currency But this kind of special treatment does not apply to goons or most Americans. Hence the usual complaints about the general state of US healthcare.
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Grand Fromage posted:The US has excellent health care... if you can afford it.
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Apr 28, 2019 19:28
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Which are of course correct complaints. I'm not defending the US at all, the best healthcare I've ever had was South Korea's government system. I'm just saying there are things the US does well, it's not all trash top to bottom.
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So I spent 4 nights in Kyoto and 2 nights in Tokyo. It was a super fun trip and I ate a lot of food, watched miyako odori. Ran along different rivers everyday and hung out with goons in Tokyo. I know I have been making GBS threads on Osaka all the time but its slowly growing on to me. I’m still too used to touristing kanto
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Apr 28, 2019 19:31
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It's just got a way different vibe imo Also exactly how bad is the dental?
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Apr 28, 2019 20:44
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I have read that most Japanese people don't get orthodontia and consider crooked teeth charming, which is why so many "cute" anime characters have a fang
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Apr 28, 2019 21:00
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Yeah I just mean like. General care and fillings and stuff
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Apr 28, 2019 21:01
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Gaman is the most powerful anaesthetic.
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Apr 28, 2019 22:37
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Johnny Truant posted:I told my partner all about the prevalence of bidets in Japan and she was as confused by me as them. I really hope she falls in love with them cause she sounded so horrified at a jet of water on your bum The analogy I like to use is, imagine if you were barefoot outside and you stepped in some poo poo. Would you want to wash your food or would you be good with just wiping it down with some toilet paper?
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caberham posted:I mean the American dollar is the world’s most stable currency That's incorrect, the Yen is the world's most stable currency. American dollar is just the defacto world currency tho
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I didn’t really experience any culture shock, at least none that I wasn’t prepared for. I knew about trash, TP, paper towels, no walking while eating, cash-society, toilet bidets. I’m actually surprised I didn’t have more trouble. The only issue I had was communicating, either in English or Japanese. My JP isn’t good enough at times and English is like pulling teeth depending on the person.
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Apr 29, 2019 15:23
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ntan1 posted:That's incorrect, the Yen is the world's most stable currency. That's also incorrect, it's the Swiss Franc or Cayman Islands Dollar apparently, according to my Google-fu
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Apr 29, 2019 15:36
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Pollyanna posted:English is like pulling teeth depending on the person. There's an art to speaking English in a way ESL people can understand and it's different for each person's native language. Once you get used to it, you start to figure out how to phrase your sentences in a way that minimizes confusion, to the point where it's easier to use somewhat-improper grammar.
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totalnewbie posted:There's an art to speaking English in a way ESL people can understand and it's different for each person's native language. Once you get used to it, you start to figure out how to phrase your sentences in a way that minimizes confusion, to the point where it's easier to use somewhat-improper grammar. this
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if you pronounce english words the way they do in animes they understand you better (seriously)
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Apr 29, 2019 23:37
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d0s posted:if you pronounce english words the way they do in animes they understand you better (seriously) One of the reasons why this is so funny. 
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Yep. In Korea you just add a shitload of extraneous syllables. Sprite? Nope. Seupeuraiteu? Yep.
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Apr 30, 2019 00:09
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Pollyanna posted:The only issue I had was communicating, either in English or Japanese. My JP isn’t good enough at times and English is like pulling teeth depending on the person. This is still culture shock, and probably the biggest possible. And as others pointed out, there’s a difference between speaking like a native to others from the same country and speaking the language to be understood. Vocabulary is a big part of it.
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Apr 30, 2019 00:45
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Doctor Zero posted:One of the reasons why this is so funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq01SLa6tFg
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Question! My brother and I were looking to tour the Asahi brewery in Suita when we go to Osaka. Apparently you need to call ahead for an English guided tour. A) Is it a worthwhile tour, and B), would any kind goons be willing to help me make that reservation? Please PM if the answer to both is yes.
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Apr 30, 2019 01:16
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Japan has a very very strong reservation culture so be prepared to make reservations!
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Apr 30, 2019 01:36
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I toured the Asahi Brewery in Saijo, Ehime but there's not much to see because the process happens inside huge metal tanks. If there's a tasting portion, go for it. I was with 60 kindergarteners so we just got cans of juice :/ (ps. yes Japan is a place where a Buddhist kindergarten goes on field trips to a beer factory  )
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Blackchamber posted:That's also incorrect, it's the Swiss Franc or Cayman Islands Dollar apparently, according to my Google-fu I'm not sure the Cayman Islands Dollar can really count, since its pegged to $1.21 USD (so it fluctuates in values against other currencies at the same rate the USD does)
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caberham posted:Japan has a very very strong reservation culture so be prepared to make reservations! I was very shocked that I needed a reservation to walk around the Yamazaki Distillery museum (not even the guided tour of where the whiskey is made). Of course I made a reservation and did the tour and promptly found out all the good whiskey is sold out...
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Doctor Zero posted:One of the reasons why this is so funny. please don't be mean to reina she's trying her best
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Apr 30, 2019 06:51
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MoofOntario posted:I was very shocked that I needed a reservation to walk around the Yamazaki Distillery museum (not even the guided tour of where the whiskey is made). Of course I made a reservation and did the tour and promptly found out all the good whiskey is sold out... its too close to stuff, to famous. go to yoichi up in hokkaido you just show up its free entry, no reservations and they give you like 4 glasses of whiskey. the sendai one i've also heard is good but i've not been. bought 2 bottles of coffey malt and 1 apple brandy was good. The only bad thing about yoichi was the ride there from Sapporo or Otaru. It the worst train ride I've ever ridden on, and I live in China. It was packed with tourists, and I think I was the only white person on that train not going to niseko to ski. Because everyone had skis and giant suitcases and poo poo and no idea how to properly store them on the tiny-ish train, every local stop when people who lived around there had to get on and off was a huge loving thing. I remember 2 high school kids pushed through everyone's poo poo to get off to go home or whatever and 2 aussie dudes swore at them for touching their skis that had been blocking the door.
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Apr 30, 2019 07:10
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The train ride to yoichi wasn’t so bad for me
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Apr 30, 2019 07:36
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Magna Kaser posted:its too close to stuff, to famous. go to yoichi up in hokkaido you just show up its free entry, no reservations and they give you like 4 glasses of whiskey. the sendai one i've also heard is good but i've not been. I didn't make it up to Hokkaido this trip.. Next time I will dedicate time for it for sure. That sounds awesome btw, I will add it to my must visit list
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Apr 30, 2019 16:59
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Speaking of whiskey in Hokkaido, Bar Gyu+ in Niseko is one of my favorite bars on the planet. Great whiskey, constant stream of jazz & hip hop on vinyl, and especially on snowy nights, the view out that window is amazing.
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caberham posted:The train ride to yoichi wasn’t so bad for me  I don't remember the train being that bad at all, aside from the large contingent of Chinese people that wouldn't shut up for the majority of the ride.
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highme posted:Speaking of whiskey in Hokkaido, Bar Gyu+ in Niseko is one of my favorite bars on the planet. Great whiskey, constant stream of jazz & hip hop on vinyl, and especially on snowy nights, the view out that window is amazing. Wow, I legit thought that window was a painting. Here's a random question: when visiting the Imperial Gardens/Palace, is there something to reserve ahead of time? I seem to recall goons saying you need tickets to see part of it, but can just kind of wander into other parts? I kind of peeked at the official Japanese website but didn't find much; I'm going to do a bit more research tonight but anything else is helpful! Next question: anything cool to do up around Itabashi? I'm meeting a friend of mine at her laboratory there, wondering if we should hang out in the area beforehand. I also realized we have like, nothing marked down for anything East of Sumida River, anything cool over there?
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Magna Kaser posted:It was packed with tourists, and I think I was the only white person on that train not going to niseko to ski. Because everyone had skis and giant suitcases and poo poo and no idea how to properly store them on the tiny-ish train, every local stop when people who lived around there had to get on and off was a huge loving thing. I remember 2 high school kids pushed through everyone's poo poo to get off to go home or whatever and 2 aussie dudes swore at them for touching their skis that had been blocking the door. 1. That shouldn’t be a shock going in winter anymore 2. Just call tell the Aussies “Move your facken sticks, ya deadset cunts”. That’s like politely asking them to clean up after themselves.
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Johnny Truant posted:Next question: anything cool to do up around Itabashi? Johnny Truant posted:I also realized we have like, nothing marked down for anything East of Sumida River, anything cool over there?
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Johnny Truant posted:Here's a random question: when visiting the Imperial Gardens/Palace, is there something to reserve ahead of time? I seem to recall goons saying you need tickets to see part of it, but can just kind of wander into other parts? I kind of peeked at the official Japanese website but didn't find much; I'm going to do a bit more research tonight but anything else is helpful! This might have the info you're looking for: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3017.html
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Bofast posted:This might have the info you're looking for: Perfect, thanks! Stringent posted:Nope!  Good to know!
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harperdc posted:2. Just call tell the Aussies “Move your facken sticks, ya deadset cunts”. That’s like politely asking them to clean up after themselves. please do this
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Anyone have any good recommendation for zoos in/around Tokyo? One of my friends' favorite animal is red pandas and I was thinking we could go to the Ueno zoo
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May 2, 2019 16:36
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If I lived in Japan, how likely would it be that I could date a Japanese woman?
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Define woman
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