The Daily Life Of A Certain NEET: It's fine if they think I'm pooping, isn't it?

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Moon Slayer: Jun 19, 2007

Japanese style bathtubs where you get clean before soaking rule.

# ? Aug 24, 2021 16:08

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# ? May 30, 2024 07:34

Mackerel Cornflake: Mar 26, 2021; Enami was able to
obtain that cereal
through illegal
channels.

Mackerel Cornflake posted:

Translator's Notes:

Enami's line in the first panel is especially strange in Japanese.

He says, 「すぐ下ネタの方向にいくメンバーだから女子が寄り付かない。」
"sugu shimoneta no houkou ni iku menbaa dakara joshi ga yori tsukanai."

This means something like "Since I'm known as the type of guy who immediately goes for dirty jokes, none of the girls would approach me."

And he's just admitting this bluntly to his girlfriend. No social awareness or filter at all. Amazing.

# ? Aug 24, 2021 16:36

yeah actually they will: Aug 18, 2012

Mackerel Cornflake posted:

He says, 「すぐ下ネタの方向にいくメンバーだから女子が寄り付かない。」
"sugu shimoneta no houkou ni iku menbaa dakara joshi ga yori tsukanai."

This means something like "Since I'm known as the type of guy who immediately goes for dirty jokes, none of the girls would approach me."

And he's just admitting this bluntly to his girlfriend. No social awareness or filter at all. Amazing.

this is the kind of mf original neet stared at thru the window thinking "loving normies... scum..."

# ? Aug 24, 2021 16:54

Gwyneth Palpate: Jun 7, 2010; Do you want your breadcrumbs highlighted?

~SMcD

Mackerel Cornflake posted:

He says, 「すぐ下ネタの方向にいくメンバーだから女子が寄り付かない。」
"sugu shimoneta no houkou ni iku menbaa dakara joshi ga yori tsukanai."

This means something like "Since I'm known as the type of guy who immediately goes for dirty jokes, none of the girls would approach me."

And he's just admitting this bluntly to his girlfriend. No social awareness or filter at all. Amazing.

Maybe he's just speaking of his reputation, rather than his actual personality specifically? Even if they are one in the same. Maybe something like "Since the girls in my class think I'm the type of guy who makes dirty jokes all the time, they wouldn't approach me."

# ? Aug 24, 2021 16:54

Brother Make: Jun 5, 2020; Post more NEET!!!

Brother Make posted:

# ? Aug 24, 2021 16:55

Aino Minako: Dec 16, 2007; Perpetual rage elemental

Brother Make posted:

The daily panel updates really set this joke up well

# ? Aug 24, 2021 17:03

Cobra Lionfist: Jun 4, 2013

I don't really like how this comic treats Princess. Considering the fairly nuanced way it seems to handle Neet's issues, although with the two timelines it's hard to tell what's going on. Earlier it seemed like he had severe depression. Now he's like "I can do it, hard work!" *Fist pump". Mainly though, Princess is treated as a punchline, and while earlier it seemed like Neet seeing his boss surrounded by stars and stuff was a commentary on his point of view on her, these last two panel's don't seem like that at all. It's just kind of off putting.

Preparing to be completely proved wrong in the next panel.

# ? Aug 24, 2021 17:45

big cummers ONLY: Jul 17, 2005; I made a series of bad investments. Tarantula farm. The bottom fell out of the market.

Just looking at my toilet calendar while I take a dump

# ? Aug 24, 2021 19:03

ALFbrot: Apr 17, 2002

Brother Make posted:

Oh my god, please let this mean that Amanuma is a big curling devotee, and that's why he was so good at sliding the chair to the exact spot

# ? Aug 24, 2021 20:15

Mafic Rhyolite: Nov 7, 2020; by Hand Knit

Cobra Lionfist posted:

I don't really like how this comic treats Princess. Considering the fairly nuanced way it seems to handle Neet's issues, although with the two timelines it's hard to tell what's going on. Earlier it seemed like he had severe depression. Now he's like "I can do it, hard work!" *Fist pump". Mainly though, Princess is treated as a punchline, and while earlier it seemed like Neet seeing his boss surrounded by stars and stuff was a commentary on his point of view on her, these last two panel's don't seem like that at all. It's just kind of off putting.

Preparing to be completely proved wrong in the next panel.

I mean the world is full of people who just kinda suck, mediocre people, and excellent people. The point of the comic so far has been to follow this dude on his journey to become somewhat mediocre from a starting position of being a piece of poo poo. His coworkers are someone who kinda sucks, a mediocre person, and two seemingly excellent people, people like you'd see at any workplace.

# ? Aug 24, 2021 20:29

alpaca diseases: May 19, 2009

Cobra Lionfist posted:

I don't really like how this comic treats Princess. Considering the fairly nuanced way it seems to handle Neet's issues, although with the two timelines it's hard to tell what's going on. Earlier it seemed like he had severe depression. Now he's like "I can do it, hard work!" *Fist pump". Mainly though, Princess is treated as a punchline, and while earlier it seemed like Neet seeing his boss surrounded by stars and stuff was a commentary on his point of view on her, these last two panel's don't seem like that at all. It's just kind of off putting.

Preparing to be completely proved wrong in the next panel.

Princess serves as the outlet NEET to fantisise about his base desires

murdering, loving, and now: making GBS threads

Mr. Steak posted:

# ? Aug 24, 2021 21:29

Mackerel Cornflake: Mar 26, 2021; Enami was able to
obtain that cereal
through illegal
channels.

Gwyneth Palpate posted:

Maybe he's just speaking of his reputation, rather than his actual personality specifically? Even if they are one in the same. Maybe something like "Since the girls in my class think I'm the type of guy who makes dirty jokes all the time, they wouldn't approach me."

That's possible. I think Enami's use of the English loan word メンバー (menbaa, "member", a participant) might be throwing me off. He's saying he's a "member" who "tends to go towards inappropriate jokes."

Maybe メンバー has some nuance to Japanese speakers that doesn't quite exist in English.

# ? Aug 24, 2021 21:39

Idle Amalgam: Mar 7, 2008; said I'm never lackin'
always pistol packin'
with them automatics
we gon' send 'em to Heaven

I forgot how much of a poo poo stain he was given how positive the part-time timeline is.

# ? Aug 25, 2021 00:40

simplefish: Mar 28, 2011; So long, and thanks for all the ~~fish~~ gallbladdΣrs!

Mackerel Cornflake posted:

That's possible. I think Enami's use of the English loan word メンバー (menbaa, "member", a participant) might be throwing me off. He's saying he's a "member" who "tends to go towards inappropriate jokes."

Maybe メンバー has some nuance to Japanese speakers that doesn't quite exist in English.

would class clown fit or is it different?

# ? Aug 25, 2021 04:54

Mackerel Cornflake: Mar 26, 2021; Enami was able to
obtain that cereal
through illegal
channels.

simplefish posted:

would class clown fit or is it different?

Different. My gut instinct tells me the "class clown" archetype probably doesn't exist in Japanese classrooms. In a society that tends to prize homogeneity ("The nail that sticks out get hammered down" and all that happy jazz) going out of your way to be disruptive in class would not only get you in trouble with teachers, but most likely fellow students as well. You'd probably be shunned rather than celebrated. Other students might ask "why is he acting like that?" or "is he stupid or something?"

But my impressions of Japanese classrooms are informed by popular media created by people who went to school thirty plus years ago. Maybe Japanese classrooms in 2021 are a little more lax these days.

After some googling:

The closest equivalent to class clown I've found is お調子者, ochoushimono. The definition is kind of vague and it has negative connotations. It refers to someone who is overly friendly with others and gets excited easily. A light-hearted, non-serious person. They can be fun to be around but are also sometimes considered foolish. It's the kind of term you'd only use with close friends, when you're playfully ragging on them.

Breaking down the kanji is kinda difficult. 調 (chou) has musical connotations and might be translated as "in tune, or in harmony". 子 (shi) means "child". 者 (mono) means "person". お (o) is just an honorary prefix a lot of Japanese words start with.

Enami is not お調子者. I get the impression he's a self-serious loner who mostly looks down on others. He's chuunibyou, if anything.

Mackerel Cornflake posted:

# ? Aug 25, 2021 07:16

Brother Make: Jun 5, 2020; Post more NEET!!!

Brother Make posted:

Aino Minako posted:

The daily panel updates really set this joke up well

This is the exactly why I always post at this pace. (Well, that or also when I'm too busy to keep up, haha.)

Also I went back and made very minor fixes to these panels:

Brother Make posted:

Brother Make fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Aug 25, 2021

# ? Aug 25, 2021 07:31

Ziv Zulander: Mar 24, 2017; ZZ for short

Brother Make posted:

That�s a curling puck next to amanuma�s bed, isn�t it

# ? Aug 25, 2021 07:56

Facebook Aunt: Oct 4, 2008; wiggle wiggle

Flared base.

# ? Aug 25, 2021 08:39

Hot Stunt: Oct 2, 2009

So does 'part-timer' just mean they are paid hourly instead of salary? Because they are pretty much all working 40+ hours a week.

# ? Aug 25, 2021 09:44

simplefish: Mar 28, 2011; So long, and thanks for all the ~~fish~~ gallbladdΣrs!

Brother Make posted:

See, I told you chill baldy Izawa was the game tester to be. He does fewer hours than the others but look at his smile.

Also, wasn't Miss Nishiyama the Team Leader? Always handing out the games and poo poo? Why's her pay so low?

simplefish fucked around with this message at 10:39 on Aug 25, 2021

# ? Aug 25, 2021 10:36

simplefish: Mar 28, 2011; So long, and thanks for all the ~~fish~~ gallbladdΣrs!

Mackerel Cornflake posted:

Thanks, I appreciate this

# ? Aug 25, 2021 10:40

champagne posting: Apr 5, 2006; YOU ARE A BRAIN
IN A BUNKER

simplefish posted:

See, I told you chill baldy Izawa was the game tester to be. He does fewer hours than the others but look at his smile.

Also, wasn't Miss Nishiyama the Team Leader? Always handing out the games and poo poo? Why's her pay so low?

With my limited knowledge of japanese workplaces I'd say it's because of sexism.

# ? Aug 25, 2021 10:42

Mr. Lobe: Feb 23, 2007; ... Dry bones...

simplefish posted:

See, I told you chill baldy Izawa was the game tester to be. He does fewer hours than the others but look at his smile.

Also, wasn't Miss Nishiyama the Team Leader? Always handing out the games and poo poo? Why's her pay so low?

I think it's like being an assistant manager at a fast food, it means more responsibilities for negligibly more pay. Also sexism

Also, it makes sense the bug tester ace would have the highest take home pay of the part timers

# ? Aug 25, 2021 11:29

Victis: Mar 26, 2008

I love that the Ace Bug Detective is just really into curling

Also it's still quite a leap from where Enami is to where he will end up as a hardened scammer. What a saga

Victis fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Aug 25, 2021

# ? Aug 25, 2021 16:09

CodfishCartographer: Feb 23, 2010; Gadus Maprocephalus; Pillbug

Mr. Lobe posted:

I think it's like being an assistant manager at a fast food, it means more responsibilities for negligibly more pay. Also sexism

Also, it makes sense the bug tester ace would have the highest take home pay of the part timers

At least in the states, an assistant manager should make considerably more than regular testers, and would never be part time / non-salaried. That being said, (assistant) managers rarely help with actual testing unless it's needed at crunch time - her role comes off more like a senior tester or a lead tester, which can be non-salaried, but still should make noticeably more than regular testers.

Bug-finding skill usually has little to do with pay, beyond it may help you getting promoted to a senior / lead position. Though Amanuma could easily be one of those. The only situation where bug-finding ability directly leads to more pay is when working for a company that pays by-the-bug, which always means you get paid and treated like poo poo, and the bug quality isn't much better.

As for how accurate the pay itself is, a no-skill-needed entry-level bug testing gig will usually pay not much more than minimum wage. I just checked the first company I worked QA for on glassdoor, and they currently seem to be paying brand new testers $11-12 an hour. Adjusting for inflation puts that at around $8 an hour in 2005 money (though I suspect it may have been lower at the time) so NEET and friends are getting paid pretty accurately - aka, like poo poo. A more reasonable pay is $18-20 ($12-14 in 05) for regular testers, with seniors making around $25 ($18 in 05). Most lovely QA places (like my first job) justify the low price by having almost zero barrier to entry being a high school diploma, and "offering" unhealthy amounts of (mandatory) overtime.

CodfishCartographer fucked around with this message at 16:36 on Aug 25, 2021

# ? Aug 25, 2021 16:31