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Even After X amount of years in Japan I'll never get used to____

Hanger rack indoors.
 
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I will never get used to idiot pedestrians (and cyclists). They will walk out in front of an oncoming vehicle not so much because they are oblivious, but more because they stupid. They think that because they having the right of way is like a suit of armor; they never think that the vehicle may not see them, or that the oncoming driver thinks that he is more important than some pedestrian.
 
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Along those lines I sometimes find myself muttering "WTF, is it National Ride Bicycles on the Right Hand Side of The Road Day again?" after having dodged the 3rd mamachari coming from an unexpected angle.

Other thing I still haven't quite got used to is being thanked or apologised to by random old guy with illuminated baton for walking or riding past his construction site.
 
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The narrow streets in most residential areas. The use of mirrors at many intersections. The tiny parking spaces.
 
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SugoiBoy said:
The narrow streets in most residential areas. The use of mirrors at many intersections. The tiny parking spaces.
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Yeah some parts of setagaya are insane. You can hardly get 1 car down a street and they arent even 1 way.
 
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The narrow streets in most residential areas. The use of mirrors at many intersections. The tiny parking spaces.
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The mirrors are bloody awesome. After you get used to using them it's impossible to drive without them.

The best side road I ventured got narrower and narrower until both of my side mirrors touched the walls at the same time. Pushed them back in and managed to get through so perfect road building!
 
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The narrow streets are not a problem when I’m driving my Nissan Cube. When I’m driving the Toyota HiAce, though......
 
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I think the main thing I never got used to in Japan is the amount of businesses that don't want to take your money. I'm from Europe where I'm used to people going out there way to make a customer happy or to get customers so seeing Japan being often the opposite confused me.

In Europe:

Me: I'd like to give you my money!

Business: And we would like to take it sir! Our services are completely there for you anytime you need us.

In Japan:

Me: I'd like to give you my money!

Business: Oh sorry, our services are only for a very small, very select group of people and you do not fall into the correct category. Your money is not needed here.

That or stuff people mentioned like Japan being so inflexible. Everything is done one way and if you suggest ways to improve how things are done or dare to ask for some simple changes at dinner people look at you like you just pissed on their dog.
 
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What I can’t get over is that if you run a successful business, the tax fuckers feel the need to audit you every 3-4 years. But if you are just a cruising along business, barely making a profit, they don’t give a fuck.

why the fuck don’t they realize that successful, growing companies give way more to the community by paying more taxes and giving more people jobs, stimulating the economy on a small scale.

you know one reason why Japan has been in the doldrums for so long....
They try to screw successful companies
 
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Rusty Trombone said:
What I can’t get over is that if you run a successful business, the tax fuckers feel the need to audit you every 3-4 years. But if you are just a cruising along business, barely making a profit, they don’t give a fuck.

why the fuck don’t they realize that successful, growing companies give way more to the community by paying more taxes and giving more people jobs, stimulating the economy on a small scale.

you know one reason why Japan has been in the doldrums for so long....
They try to screw successful companies
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I agree, that's why I run my business in Japan as a subsidiary , you get a lot of tax credit when you apply a foreign tax to a subsidiary. The only pain is applying as KK.
 
Rusty Trombone said:
What I can’t get over is that if you run a successful business, the tax fuckers feel the need to audit you every 3-4 years. But if you are just a cruising along business, barely making a profit, they don’t give a fuck.

why the fuck don’t they realize that successful, growing companies give way more to the community by paying more taxes and giving more people jobs, stimulating the economy on a small scale.

you know one reason why Japan has been in the doldrums for so long....
They try to screw successful companies
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That and most cruising along business are probably very profitable and hiding money in a different set of books.
 
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Rusty Trombone said:
What I can’t get over is that if you run a successful business, the tax fuckers feel the need to audit you every 3-4 years.
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I think you just got lucky. I have worked with a lot of companies that get audited once and then never again. And some I know that have existing already a decade and never got audited.

Agree that they can be fuckers, but they are straight as arrow fuckers. Unlike in other Asian countries were the findings in the audit depend on how thick was the envelope you handed over or who do you know.

And still this far the Japanese tax office has been the only one for me that has actually helped me to pay less taxes. I have to admit that is one of the things I probably never get used to here in Japan.
 
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Just attended my third funeral that required I attend the cremation service. Wow. wow in a I'll never get used to it way, wow.
 
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Taylorjp said:
Just attended my third funeral that required I attend the cremation service. Wow. wow in a I'll never get used to it way, wow.
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Never get used to the cremation or the funerals in general? I started last year with three cremations in the first three months. Fortunately after that the pace went down, most probably because I am running out of friends not because they live longer.
 
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Well these are the same people that will walk super slow in front of you then suddenly speed up when you try to get around them. Logic does not apply to these people.
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Same when they drive in the expressways. Almost died today.
 
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Just attended my third funeral that required I attend the cremation service. Wow. wow in a I'll never get used to it way, wow.
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Burn- Deep Purple
 
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After the first couple i got the hang of it.
Actually after being to a few bone-pickers here, funerals back home just feel like they have no closure.
I must be turning japanese!
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I must say, picking up my mother-law’s femur with aunt Katsuko and deftly dropping it into the box does feel like an accomplishment....Closure... that’s also a huge thing. Plus everybody gets an anatomy lesson...
....perhaps not getting used to it is the whole point.
 
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Taylorjp said:
I must say, picking up my mother-law’s femur with aunt Katsuko and deftly dropping it into the box does feel like an accomplishment....Closure... that’s also a huge thing. Plus everybody gets an anatomy lesson...
....perhaps not getting used to it is the whole point.
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Did it with a grandma in-law and... a dog
I think we can all agree its not an absolutely necessary experience in a life well lived...
 
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Christmas decorations, even the gigantic extravagant ones at hotels and shopping areas are all completely gone the morning after Christmas and replaced by New Years decorations.

Coming back to Hawaii afterwards we still see Christmas decorations everywhere until at least the end of January.:LOL:
 
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