akaifox 5mo ago • 100%
Necro post, but I was in the UK at the time of writing
Back near Ikebukuro now and am a frequent visitor of many authentic restaurants :) It's often funny as the staff don't even speak Japanese in some of these places xD
akaifox 10mo ago • 100%
So am I to expect 1000円 bottles in the summer?
akaifox 10mo ago • 100%
Went back for a bit and at first it was great, especially: "I can talk to people in my native language!"
But it didn't last long before I was missing my 麻婆豆腐 🤣
akaifox 10mo ago • 100%
I've lost my system!
1000 -- おしゃれ男
5000 --- 女
10000 -- お祖父さん
akaifox 10mo ago • 100%
My family went wild with messages -- yet I didn't feel a thing in Tokyo
akaifox 10mo ago • 92%
I can identify with what the OP was feeling
Flying back home and at Heathrow I honestly thought "why is everyone fat?" Then I got to enjoy someone's 30 minute speakerphone call on the train's 'quiet coach'
Cross post from reddit that just got locked: /r/japanlife/comments/18ycbqu/returning_back_to_europe_after_45_months_in_japan/ I have been on on exchange living in Japan and I must say I have been impressed and felt very very very welcome here. Have never felt this way in any country (maybe not even my own). I am heading back now unfortunatly. Apart from all the good food, nature etc. The things that I have noticed and really appreciated was: * Never had a conflict with anyone here. Not a single one (yes, it is obvious I am not Japanese, so I guess locals will be more accepting, but still). * Everyone seems to be very mindful of others and things are so clean and orderly. No one is loud, take up space etc. And no one minds you (people dont stare at you or comment on what your doing). * Japanese people would ask if I needed help on train stations etc. * Very kind people ! It has been very easy to meet locals and I have made good friends (maybe not on tatemae level?). * Overall, sitting in the airport, I already feel the European/western loudness, taking up space, clumsiness etc. ... Very uncharming to observe actually comming straight from Japanese living. I know I probably have some of the traits myself (as I grew up in it) but I am almost a bit affraid to return to all the random people creating conflicts, loud and obnoxious people etc. Anyone who can comment on things that might help ? I have already tried to find Tonkotsu ramen places (hahah!) in my city and other Japanese things that might make me feel more at ease. Non the less, thank you Japan for an absolutely amazing experince here !
akaifox 12mo ago • 100%
Reminds me of my first weeks in Japan....
I took my Kona Private Jake with me (nowhere near that bike, but $2-3k) which I would expect to be gone in an instant in the UK. I kept placed my bike on the balcony of the monthly apartment in Roppongi, which was only on the 2nd floor, and would check it at night as I thought someone would nick it
This shortly progressed to leaving it outside when going to the conbini, etc
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
a native RAR app
It better come with a "Trial Expired" pop-up or I am not using it
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
From the generation before this, I always thought the "mobile generation"'s computer savviness had been overrated. Mobile phones (especially iOS) are like a walled garden compared to using a PC and Windows. It was easy to shoot yourself in the foot on Windows 98, etc so you learnt to be careful very quickly. Likewise, there's no jumping into the registry or terminal, no built in zip/rar handling, warnings from the OS, built in Malware protection, etc
The internet was a wild place in the 90s and this generation never really experienced that. Forums had lax moderation and could be full of troll links to "I am an idiot", goatse, etc. Files could be hosted on random webpages and the downloads could contain anything: often a virus alongside the actual file, etc
I remember not using an antivirus as Norton and co would crush your machine, so you just had to tread extremely carefully
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
This is why I dug out my Crafty+
After dabbing I also find joints have lost their charm. Just waiting out after a wisdom tooth extraction!
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
I don't think they are thinner, but Elements are worth a try
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
Really in to Raw Black's and can't go back to regulars, but you are spot on about the gum!
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
Not the Volcano, but I've had multiple vaporizers: Magic Flight, Arizer Extreme Q, Crafty+
I never got the same high with them and end up using similar amounts chasing the high. For me a one hitter ended up more efficient (never owned a bong). Interestingly, dabs worked for me which seems odd as it's very similar
akaifox 1y ago • 83%
I expect the same outcome, similar to Smalling he'll thrive under a different system
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
It will be like where I was working. On that project there were ~12 people. You could've cut in in half easily:
- AFAIK the project manager did nothing but create meetings (tbh they had no clue what they were doing)
- The QA was incompetent and instead I wrote all their tests and taught the junior dev so he could too
- 2 User Researchers set up various sessions -- but the business told them all their findings were wrong (turns out the researchers were right)
- Architect went to some meetings and never spoke to the devs about anything (turns out they were responsible for multiple projects at once, which obviously makes things hard)
- The Lead Developer seemed to be on holiday every other day, dealing with some personal issue, or in meetings
- One Dev was fresh out of a scheme (for non comp sci students, so was slow but that's understandable)
I ended up working overtime into burn out to get the project through the door (and hit issues due the architect should've informed us of). It would've honestly been easier as just me, one other developer, and a BA
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
Interesting, back on that other place many thought £80m would be enough
I wouldn't be surprised if WH were holding out an extra 5/10 million or a loan on top
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
Someone probably dumped the contents of a "small drink" from the cinema in there
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
I know we can have multiple accounts (and I am sure apps will help the experience), but I almost signed up for Beehaw as it was big and chose here
I am glad I didn't sign up and will probably unsubscribe to anything I was subbed to there as I can't post, maybe I'll signup so I can just in case there's anything interesting...
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
Wow I almost joined yeehaw instead of here... They seem too quick to block other instances
It's not a surprise people joined those instances -- yeehaw required approval. To many people that means "wait 24 hours" so they went elsewhere
akaifox 1y ago • 100%
That's how I learned to roll. Even if I were to roll a pure joint, I'd still put a touch of tobacco at the end followed by a cardboard filter