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Martytoof posted:In any event, I would go with the router every time. Last year I had three devices all sucking down data with no problem. I turned on WiFi calling on my iPhone since my provider supports it and I seemed to incur no extra charges for making voice calls back home either. Then again work pays for my phone so I didn't really scrutinize it that carefully. if work isn't paying then you should check your provider's terms and conditions carefully before doing this. some providers will hit you with full roaming charges if you use wifi calling overseas, because gently caress you that's why
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totalnewbie posted:Trains are extremely reliable. counterpoint: takarazuka line running like 25 minutes behind schedule the other day. and I just saw a nozomi arrive 2 minutes late and the driver didn’t even commit seppuku on the platform. o tempura o mores
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ok which of you was the goony-rear end american who decided to use his outdoor voice to ask the okami whether he should wear underwear with his yukata
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Apr 8, 2019 12:31
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the only reason that isn’t the most gaijin thing I’ve seen today is because of the german dude on the shinkansen who was trying to explain to the conductor that the station staff had totally said it was ok to sit in the green car without a reservation if you had a jr pass loving gaijin ruining japan. I of course am the exception, an educated foreigner who understands the true nihongo no kokoro (that means japanese spirit) and
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Apr 8, 2019 12:35
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on the bright side nobody on this trip has even come close to being as goony as the guy on my last visit who came and sat next to me on the bus so he could tell me the good news about the anime that changed his life
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remember to shout "dosukoi" at the correct moments. It’s probably best if you start screaming it the moment you arrive and don’t stop until your throat collapses
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Yatta! I’ve been coming to the country for years and my nihongo has finally been declared jouzu desu ne
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Kulex posted:I heard we're Fuji posting now. looks like japan is compensating for something
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Apr 9, 2019 11:20
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Doctor Zero posted:They tell everyone that no matter how terrible you are. HTH i know thank you. the joke, insofar as there was one, is that nobody told me it before so I must have been really very bad indeed unrelatedly, loving lol at google maps transit directions in this country. "sure, you could take the train ..... but have you considered this uber clone instead? it’ll take four times as long and cost 20 times as much, why not give it a try?"
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Apr 9, 2019 13:13
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Hargrimm posted:Most consumer electronics manufactured recently support 100-120 volts and 50-60 hertz so that only one type has to be manufactured and can be sold/used pretty much anywhere. Apart from, you know, most of the world
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Johnny Truant posted:Yooo these look fuckin DOPE! I can't find the second one's actual name though, Google translate just gives me "Korean style charcoal grilled chicken specialty store spicy" which... doesn't help narrow it down on Google maps, haha. Most of the Korean restaurants on Google maps are titled "Korean restaurant" followed by that in katakana, then all the kanji You’ve referred to the second one and then given google translate of the first one’s name and then appear to have linked a completely different place a block away from the first one If you go back to the four square links you will find that it gives the exact address for each restaurant. Try putting those in google maps if searching for names isn’t working
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Pollyanna posted:I don't really wanna go to that, that thing looks like a pain in the rear end. If you manage to run out of things to do in Tokyo in just a few days, you will deserve a special prize! Worst case there are always plenty of world class shops and cafes and things. Or head down to the river and take a boat ride. Or chill out in one of the many parks. Also can confirm that’s a good area for wandering the streets
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arisu posted:jesus christ i am going to gain 400 lbs when i go to japan chanko nabe every meal. you too could be the next gaijin sumo star japan status: chilling with tea and kotatsu. it’s not really cold enough for the kotatsu but I’m damned if I’m going to have a room with one and not use it
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Apr 13, 2019 06:57
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哀れなポリアンナの父、蟻を考えて死んだ
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Apr 13, 2019 22:22
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It’s a bit weird. Like everything says pseudoephedrine is strictly prohibited, you can’t bring it into japan under any circumstances. But you can just buy it off the shelf from any pharmacy in country.
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Apr 14, 2019 03:47
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Most meds you can bring up to one months personal supply as a tourist without further bureaucracy, just there are a few types that doesn’t apply to. Mostly stimulants iirc.
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Pollyanna posted:Dad got hosed over and is arriving 3 hours later than me. He says to wait for him at the hotel. this is your chance! hop on a shinkansen for hakata and make good your escape
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Pollyanna posted:Dad is loving fascinated, but he does more stuff that could piss people off (“we’re sharing a bowl”, “where’s the check”, “why can’t I fit three people in this hotel room”, etc.). and yeah sharing’s a no-no unless it’s something like nabe that’s explicitly all about sharing. order at least one thing per person. a lot of more touristy places are so fed up with gaijin trying to cheap out that they have signs posted about this please tell me at least he isn’t trying to tip  Pollyanna posted:I still don’t know if I should or should not try to speak Japanese. I kinda get the sense that I shouldn’t from you guys, but not everyone speaks English so I mean, sorry
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Apr 15, 2019 04:48
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anime cosplay to nampa the fujoshi
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May 3, 2019 09:37
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if arudo debito can do it, you can too!
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May 3, 2019 18:38
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LyonsLions posted:Goons are obviously the best source of life advice and you can never go wrong listening to random internet strangers telling you how to run your life rather than just deciding for yourself. probably alaska i think? maybe hawaii, i'm too lazy to actually check on a globe
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May 9, 2019 03:25
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british people think katsu is a kind of curry like half the time the chicken katsu isn't even breaded or fried, it's just chicken curry. and not even a particularly japanese style of curry.
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Jun 7, 2019 21:56
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britain is also a country where i have ordered yakitori and been served pork belly. you'd think there's a clue in the name but i guess words don't mean anything any more i could really go for some yaki-tory right now though
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d0s posted:as a weeaboo, I don't understand why anyone would be a koreaboo. am I racist? the people of japan thank you for your valiant service, and look forward to sending you to reclaim takeshima from the korean aggressors
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Jun 18, 2019 23:39
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youcallthatatwist posted:Aomori does sound cool but... this is a good point. For some reason I had it in my head that Kyoto etc. were absolutely inaccessible from Tokyo without the shinkansen. osaka has great cheap places to stay and eat, and is a nice friendly fun city, although if you've been living in tokyo it might be less exciting. nara is a day trip. uji is a nice day trip or half-day, less crowded, i liked it, there's a street full of tea-related shops that are rather pricy and tourist-focused but fun to browse and chat to staff if you're into tea. fushimi-inari is on the train from kyoto to uji and nara and is a must-see and also completely free, someone was saying itt you can even just wander up the mountain after dark which sounded fun. kyoto ... depends how much you like temples and crowds and shuffling slowly through crowded temples while everyone blocks your view with their selfie sticks. i guess there's some neat architecture around too and you can avoid the worst crowds by timing things carefully? i like the station building. honestly one of my favorite things i did in that region when i was out there in the spring was to hop off the train at shin-kobe and just walk up the mountain right behind the station. it's nothing mind-blowing, but there's some nice trails that hardly anyone goes up, and you can walk up a ridge underneath the cable car and wave at folks going past above you and get nice views of the bay and stuff. good antidote to spending too long in kyoto.
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The bottles/cans will normally say things like デカフェ or カフェインレス or カフェインゼロ fairly prominently, if they contain caffeine free tea or coffee.
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