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Life In Japan - The Low Points

Kitty Carr said:
AHHH! THIS! I cycle most places, and this drives me absolutely INSANE. Sometimes I'll be going along at a pretty fast pace and have another cyclist turn out of a side street and come towards me on the wrong side of the road, with no room for us to pass each other with the cars in the road. It's so, so dangerous. Amsterdam was an absolute paradise for cycling, with the specific lanes and traffic lights and everything...
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A mate of mine gave me a present from blighty yesterday.... an Air Zound pneumatic horn. I had occasion to try it out on one of these pests on the way home last night, and all I can say is WOW. Stopped them dead in their tracks.

With one of these, Kitty, you can hand out an entirely different kind of blowjob...
 
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Sudsy said:
A mate of mine gave me a present from blighty yesterday.... an Air Zound pneumatic horn. I had occasion to try it out on one of these pests on the way home last night, and all I can say is WOW. Stopped them dead in their tracks.

With one of these, Kitty, you can hand out an entirely different kind of blowjob...
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It would be almost as satisfying to give, but I'm sure the recipient wouldn't enjoy it as much :D
 
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For me the epiphany I had after the first decade was how impersonal it is, how difficult it is to get to people's real selves in everyday transaction, but all you get is their role.

As one of those gaijin who did his best to learn and try to understand how things work, the cultural intricacies, and respectfully observing them, I found I "lost myself" in the process, and that elements of my character were sidelined to allow for being better understood, or not upsetting the Wa, sarcasm, offbeat references that would go over heads, etc.

It came to me on a trip back home during a casual conversation at at store with a complete stranger, and how naturally and easily we connected, then never saw each other again. I miss that.

And of course that's just one such example.
 
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High points: The women. And the women. Oh, and did I mention the women? :)

Low points: This whole nihonjinron thing. I mean yes, it is a rich culture, and many aspects of it are wonderful. But do we really have to spend every frigging day, every TV program and every pub conversation navel-gazing?
On the plus side, since this population is thoroughly busy with their religion of "being Japanese", they are partially vaccinated against other religious fanaticism.
 
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Right now on TV, they are hunting down gaijins on Tokyo streets, asking them the usual questions, plus if the TV crew can spend a night in their apartment. With a cackling bunch of geinojins in the background, making comments like "wow, she takes a Japanese ofuro".... I think my head explodes if I don´t change channels. :)
 
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psd said:
When I ring my bicycle bell it means, you fuckers that are walking 4 across need to walk on the left side, and don't wander all over the place.
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That made me laugh. And that's true. And sometimes, as they are walking 3 or 4 across, the one on the end isn't looking forward as he or she is talking to their pals. I keep walking straight (and as there is no room on the sidewalk) and give such silly people a wake up moment, as they bounce off of me and go backwards.
 
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Sudsy said:
A mate of mine gave me a present from blighty yesterday.... an Air Zound pneumatic horn. I had occasion to try it out on one of these pests on the way home last night, and all I can say is WOW. Stopped them dead in their tracks.

With one of these, Kitty, you can hand out an entirely different kind of blowjob...
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GIMME! I want one! :D
 
ThatsGnarly said:
Hey! I'm glad I found this site
I'm new to Japan, been living here just 8 months. One of the cons I totally agree with is the clothing sizes. It's hard for a big fella like myself to get anything good.
Also, since I get paid hourly and not salary, I don't get paid on holidays. This is unheard of in America and it was a big surprise.
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...and shoes ans socks... most sizes are 25 to 27...but I'm 27.5...and I really need that extra half.
 
Solong said:
That made me laugh. And that's true. And sometimes, as they are walking 3 or 4 across, the one on the end isn't looking forward as he or she is talking to their pals. I keep walking straight (and as there is no room on the sidewalk) and give such silly people a wake up moment, as they bounce off of me and go backwards.
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They can't possibly be talking... everyone out there are smartphone zombie walkers these days, it's really pathetic.
 
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TAG Manager said:
They can't possibly be talking... everyone out there are smartphone zombie walkers these days, it's really pathetic.
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To be fair this is not only the Japanese people, but more current modern society. I went on a weekend trip with a small group of friends from Europe, and was shocked to see them looking at their phone, tweeting, instagraming all day long. I mean 2 of them are going out together, when I arrived for dinner I found both of them sitting in front of each other both looking at their phones not even talking to each other. Pathetic is what I thought. Also probably not the type of people I want to travel again with
 
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Like others have mentioned, buying produce here is pretty insane in terms of cost. ~1900 for a mango, jesus. I know you eat with your eyes and that Japan is pristine on presentation, but sometimes I don't care for such details - The quality is a high point.
 
Low points: The senpai system where respect is determined by age not earned

How most Japanese people will "hate you forever" over the most trivial mistakes

How saying "hai" to my wife's parents is never considered an answer...to yes or no questions lol

How the world views Japanese as being more polite when in fact, they are just like all other people.

High points: The J women

The superior world of adult entertainment

Japanese cuisine

Clean and safe country with efficient transportation systems
 
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The JP girls are amazing looking
Okinawan food is awesome extra brownie points for habu-shu
Convenient to get around with the trains


Cons
Racism
Sexis
Ridiculous work hours
 
Another low point:

When you are searching your wallet or bag for exact change and the Japanese clerk/waiter/etc. assumes you just don't understand the currency system in Japan. I usually have to explain in Japanese that I'm trying to get rid of all my small coins (1/5/10 円).
 
Women are the definite low point as far as I'm concerned. It never ceases to amaze me how despite being essentially a cold-blooded, heartless creature, the Japanese woman can display an uncanny ability to emulate what, to the untrained eye, would bear a striking ressemblance to actual human emotions.
 
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Remember, like the shark, they can smell fear and desperation. :eek:

Good luck on your quest. :droid:
 
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The quest is over for me. I've just accepted that I would have to pay for sex in this country. It's not the same of course but given my success rate with dating so far, it's cheaper, more honest and less time-consuming.
 
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Des Esseintes said:
The quest is over for me. I've just accepted that I would have to pay for sex in this country. It's not the same of course but given my success rate with dating so far, it's cheaper, more honest and less time-consuming.
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This may seem strange as well, but although I'm married...I feel the same way lol. I can't take women to my place because my wife is there. I can't invite myself to their places...and the mention of going to love hotels with like 99.99% of Japanese women makes them too uncomfortable to even be an option. I have had some interesting flirtations with women I passed on the streets, but it never leads to any sex lol. They always are "busy", "already have a boyfriend, husband" and sometimes they just aren't interested.
 
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