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JacksLibido posted:Well Fukuoka was the tits, figuratively and literally! Thanks Ned you're the best, highly recommend all goons hit him up for a good time. Hit up some milk bars?
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Came here thinking i'd see 60 new posts about milk bars and instead here I am reading about Ohio gently caress you thread
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Are there milk bars in Ohio?
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Aug 29, 2016 14:43
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Remember that time that friends was super popular in China and not blocked online, so people put new voiceovers over the old sound describing Tiananmen square and how the Chinese government killed people?
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Everything is easier with money. Most posts about packing up and moving are people saying they have few marketable skills or would accept a lower paying job and that makes life harder. Some people are trying to escape something (most probably), others believe too much in the 'grass in greener' perspective of pretty lights and opportunity in a foreign land or worst of all that being western and/or white means they'll be fine. Frankly I see those as bad reasons to move anywhere. Most of the difficulties and hardships of living in Asia evaporate once you're making a good salary.
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Sep 2, 2016 04:14
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Taking an Acela from DC to NY round trip one time is like $300 US, the prices seem very very reasonable
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Sep 2, 2016 23:44
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The history and architecture of chinese distilleries
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Knuc U Kinte posted:I like pretty much all Japanese food, but I never get my mind blown by it like I do other Asian cuisine. I feel like I am supposed to appreciate japanese food for certain intrinsic qualities (how it's made, it's history, some reverance for the craft) whereas other asian food is just outwardly amazing and kicks me in the nutsack
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Live among the rocks and birds
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Sep 12, 2016 02:17
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Welcome to Fukuoka, go Fukuoka yourself heh
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Sep 17, 2016 21:20
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That seems entirely reasonable for a family to see stuff and have fun without getting bored or tired. At this point you should also think about what activities and sights you are most interested in at each location, but you can fit a lot of stuff in I think.
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Oct 18, 2016 06:13
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I'd actually agree with only Tokyo/Kyoto only, especially to have an extra Tokyo day, but I would disagree with the Nikko onsen suggestions because a 7 year old will find that immensely boring. In Kyoto you have Shinkyogoku Shopping Arcade, the Kyoto Railway Museum, the Monkey Park and other stuff.
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Magna Kaser posted:yeah this is the biggest food thing I miss from my college years. It was always a step up from like wendys/bk tho. Real talk Wendy's is better than and cheaper than five guys
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You can be very popular with the ladies in Shammypants fucked around with this message at 03:46 on May 16, 2017 |
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I like to visit Tokyo with so little money that I beg porters carrying my bags for change. Ask me about eating discarded fish market bones for essential protein
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I travel to Asia between 4-8 times a year and Asians from Asia have the most baggage of everyone on average. So much poo poo that you regularly see them wheeling cardboard boxes of poo poo along with them. Americans generally have the standard set of items, 1.25 bags an average persons and carryon. Not sure where this weird Americans overpack thing is coming from
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totalnewbie posted:You don't tip in Japan. You can do what you want, tipping isn’t customary but if you’re not from a place and want to do something different that isn’t harmful then gently caress it, tip.
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ALFbrot posted:Strolling around Ponto-cho, my wife and I saw two being whisked by serious-looking men into waiting cars, and it was like catching a glimpse of a ghost or a celebrity or a celebrity ghost. It was awesome and lmao if anyone thinks "hey I should bother this person because My Instagram" Try to tip them
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Archer666 posted:Does anyone know what the gay scene is like in Osaka? I'm thinking of picking up some twinks in April and I'm curious whats the best way to do it. Tip every waiter until one fucks you, that's what I do
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I put my yen in my rear end
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Snobbery aside, there are no michelin star restaurants in Japan where you are going to be crowded in and receive bad service. So in a very clear way it helps alleviate the "public reviews don't correspond to the experience you have" problem.
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Stringent posted:Walkin' around congratulating Japanese ppl on the elevation of emperor Naruhodo. I'm going to tip double this week in honor of his emperor.
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prompt posted:Who needs to communicate daily? Not communicating is underrated. That's literally why I like traveling to Asia for work and spending time there. Don't need to chit chat and everyone gives you miles of leeway to do what you want without their ridiculous cultural expectations.
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caberham posted:If you want to feel alienated just move to a big bustling city with decent public transportation. There’s no need for a foreigner pass I live in one of the biggest, and there is too much talking let me tell you how.
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May 9, 2019 03:27
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Underlying many travelers questions and concerns in this thread is a fear that their trip to Japan will be underwhelming and not meet their expectations from years of Japanese media consumption. Unlike other countries where people are less thoughtful on their plans and considerations because they have no real expectations to meet.
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May 11, 2019 17:37
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Japan thread: "I want to make sure that I truly see Japan for what it is (in anime) and experience the culture, religion and values therein. I do not want any fake experiences, I want to really see the country. No minute can be wasted!" Every other Asian travel thread: "How can i be a cheap rear end western buffoon backpacker and find the nearest full moon party?"
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May 11, 2019 17:43
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The china thread has a few real winners. Guys who will fight you over how amazing China is for allowing fake drugs to be sold without oversight at corner drug stores and how they can raise animals in the halls and stairs of their apartment building.
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Question Mark Mound posted:Vending machines on the street were one of my big things that I missed when I got home, especially getting a canned hot choc on a cold night. Vending machines are litter
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Crazy thought but it's possible to like visiting Japan but not like Japanese food that much
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LimburgLimbo posted:Lol if you such a child that you don’t want to experience different food. Straight up just don’t leave your country. Like not liking certain things or whatever is fine but you’re a dumb rear end in a top hat if you flat out refuse to eat anything at all that’s not explicitly your home country/culture’s food. I'm actually on your side. Hell, I take it even further. When i'm in Japan, I immediately throw my iPod full of American music into the Arakawa river and hire an artisan to follow me around playing the Taiko drums.
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ntan1 posted:They do care they are just too kind to tell you it. Sounds like they know how to mind their own business, wonderful people the Japanese. Jokes aside, this is a forum that, ironically, creates standardized (low cost) trips for tourists to do stuff locals don’t ever do or did once years ago. A lot of the advocacy for foody purity as some form of personal growth is probably because so many trips to Japan, especially first trips, are nothing more than experiencing caricatures or romanticized elements of that culture. Eating “correct foods” somehow grants legitimacy to the travel in ways staying in a local suburb of Tokyo and visiting local supermarkets/movies/etc. far from Downtown somehow doesn’t.
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The place where you only tipped 20%? I'm still red in the face about it
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LimburgLimbo posted:Not everyone’s a teacher ya dumb gently caress Some people raise chickens in their apartment's hallways
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I've spent a good amount of time in Japan and creepy as gently caress japanese guys doing the whole weirdo aggressive street pickups are a thing. Lotsa creeps. Had a weird japanese guy follow our group around because he thought we dishonored him at a bar when he was getting too close and knocking people around.
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Sep 27, 2019 02:50
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No go to a milk bar
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Sep 28, 2019 01:40
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Maybe the rain will only wash away the current bad cast of Terrace House: Tokyo
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mikeycp posted:on a scale of BGND to aloha state how bad we talking? It's better than Aloha State but worse than BGND. For me personally I didn't like Aloha State at all. The rankings remain: BxGND (can never be the original of anything, especially when people fake storylines like crazy now) OND B&GITC (tie with Tokyo) Tokyo (tie with B&GITC, could improve as season goes on) Aloha State Shammypants fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Oct 12, 2019 |
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A lot of their prostitution is "prostitution for Japanese only" and then "for Japanese speakers only" and then "everyone else." From my experiences with speaking to older Japanese men, the former two are just services offered to good Japanese citizens and the third is the seedy part.
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The pope is pretty smart, in Japan he can't read all the headlines about Argentina, it's just funny lines
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