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When we westerners think of Japan, we see cherry blossoms next to Mount Fuji, hear the never-ending nightlife in Tokyo, and taste sushi, of course. We idolize this country and its unique culture, dreaming of visiting it one day or even moving there, if only for a little while.
But as the online project Japan On shows, living in the Land of the Rising Sun can take some time to get used to. While sharing pictures and videos submitted by the locals, it reveals all the (little) things that are normal in Japan but rather unusual in other places around the world. Continue scrolling and check them out!
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Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
When I was a kid, streets in the U.S. used to be filthy. They're very clean these days. Friends tell me California and Washington are disgustingly filthy, though.
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Jo Choto 4 years ago
Everywhere is clean, because from an early age, children are taught to respect shared spaces. Japanese schools do not hire janitors. The children are responsible for keeping the place orderly.
Dan Buczynski 4 years ago
The streets here in Pittsburgh, PA (USA) are an embarrassment. I can't believe people still litter. It's deplorable.
Zophra 4 years ago
Noooooo....we visited 4 yesras ago and it was my most favorite US city I ever visited - friendly. clean. organized. Maybe you need to see Philadelphia for a comparison? It's awful.
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Mindy Keys 4 years ago
I wish all the "USA Proud" gung ho Americans would actually take pride in America. The kids and I go to our local river every week or two and bag up at least 8-9 contractors' bags of garbage. It is shameful.
Camilla Koutsos 4 years ago
I think clean streets are normal. I've never been to Japan, but I've travelled a fair bit.
Dorothy Cloud 3 years ago
I see the dirty dirty streets & parking lots in America & I cannot understand why people throw trash down!!
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InfectedVoice 4 years ago
Or just go to restaurants on your own where you live.
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Julie C Rose 4 years ago
It’s not stigmatised in Western countries either. People way overthink how much people will give a damn about it.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
I'm definitely overthinking it! Until now I've only managed to have a drink or coffee alone but I'm sure noone really cares! I need to find the confidence to eat alone too
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Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
I eat alone in restaurants all the time and prefer it. Half the people I see are also alone. Granted I'm probably not "normal" but this would be one of my least abnormal traits .
Burs 4 years ago
I do it too as well. I don’t eat out very often but when I do half of the times I am alone.
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Robert T 4 years ago
This used to be the norm when I was travelling for work. It was a case of eat alone or don't eat, so I ate alone. :)
Calypso poet 4 years ago
When I had foot surgery and couldn't make lunch for my husband anymore I got sick of him eating fast food. He was too embarrassed to go to any of the sit down places by himself. I had to remind him he is a grown man and when I had to travel for work not only was I terrified of flying, I did it alone and then had to go find a restaurant to eat alone. I was not going to eat crap food in a stressful situation. I wanted to sit down and be served. Now he realizes it's nicer to sit in Bob Evans for a club sandwich and iced tea alone than to eat Taco Bell in the car when it's 90f out.
Load More Replies... Mindy Keys 4 years ago
I was blissfully single for 10 years - I ate alone a lot. People though it was odd and I can't figure out why. I am hungry, it's cheaper to go out than to cook for 1, and I could get whatever I want. I do not understand a lot of American customs at all - and I was born here.
Calypso poet 4 years ago
I was a waitress and bartender since I was 18. We had a lot of young men and women in the pubs for cheaper food come in by themselves. So it was easy for me to see it as normal.
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To learn more about Japan, I contacted the person behind Japan On, Vazer, and Gina Bear, a travel blogger who taught English in this mysterious country.
Vazer said they have been to many places around the world but no country amazed them as much as Japan. "It is very difficult to point out a moment in my life where my fascination for Japan started but I can say that I was interested in Asian culture since I was very little when watching anime, movies and having many Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Philippine friends who introduced me to many things from traditional to pop culture things from these countries," they told Bored Panda.
When Vazer came to Japan, they were supposed to be there for three months but one week before leaving, they ended up in Kyoto during the cherry blossom season.
"Walking through the Gion district and the famous temples ... filled with cherry blossoms as well as watching the energy and happiness of people enjoying Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) was the most beautiful scene I have ever seen. So a trip that was supposed to be 3 months ended up being a permanent stay."
After moving to Japan, Vazer traveled to many places but they kept getting surprised every time they went somewhere they had never been to before. "Even though it is the same country, every prefecture and city has its own uniqueness (food, architecture, history, traditions, festivals, etc). Also, since Japan (mainly in bigger cities) keeps changing day by day and it has many small and hidden things that most people around the world do not know about, it is very difficult to get bored in Japan if you keep exploring every corner."
Vazer said single-handedly running Japan On (with the occasional help of their friends) has been a fun, interesting, and extremely busy ride.
"I never expected that this small project which is just filmed from my phone would become so big, especially in a short time, so I am very thankful to everyone that has supported JapanON. Everyone's support is what keeps me going, even though, currently, I have been focusing on Instagram and TikTok only. I have bigger projects coming that will be revealed in time to give my supporters a better experience of Japan.
#3
Gareth Graham 4 years ago
Tipping is saying 'this job is so low you can't possibly be paid well enough' so yeah...pretty bad
Ara Noguera 4 years ago
No tipping in Italy either. When I first arrived I left 20% of the bill as a tip and the cashier followed me thinking I forgot to pick it up. I tried to explain but she didn't take well my "gratitude for great service". Lesson I learned: when I visit, I have to adapt.
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Karl Baxter 4 years ago
Outside of the US, most servers are actually paid a living wage. Something the US might take on board sometime…
CindyLouWho1209 4 years ago
Restaurant owners are too greedy. They would rather the patrons pay their staff!
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Lily Robertson 4 years ago
When you tip in Japan, you're telling your wait person that they did such a bad job, you're willing to contribute to their continuing education to become a better server. In areas with high rates of tourism or places near US bases, it's acceptable because that's just what Americans do.
Eddie Yoo 4 years ago
In Asia, tipping is equivalent to "donation". We do appreciate the money, but we prefer if you could give that donation to someone else who need it more. Those waiters/workers already have job and earn money from salary. There are more people out there who have none of those.
Michael Merrick 4 years ago
I hate tipping. Seems dehumanising. Please me and I might give you some change. Should just pay them a decent wage. But am I a bad person if I don't tip? Adds nothing to the dining experience except awkwardness.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Tipping is rude. Why the US continues this humiliating practice is beyond me. Pay waitstaff a living wage and pass the cost onto the customers. Such a stupid practice that far too many diners just don't understand - if you can't afford to tip, stay home.
Gina Bear was 12 years old when she fell in love with this special corner of the world. "I was surfing the internet after I realized the animations I was watching were from Japan," Gina told Bored Panda. "I went to my local library and checked out a travel book on Japan. I was amazed by all the beautiful places in the country and fell head over heels in love with the Land of the Rising Sun."
"When I was 17, I had a student economics teacher who told me about the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. He told me they invited teachers from all over the world to live and work in Japan. I set my sights on university and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in TESOL. After graduation, I was invited to teach English on the JET Program and lived in Okinawa from July 2012 to July 2015."
During her 3 years there, Gina had noticed so many differences between Japan and the Western World. "I lived in Okinawa and even though it was the cheapest prefecture to live in, Japan is still very expensive. Since it is mostly a 'cash is king' society, it's also a bit harder to keep track of your expenditures," she explained.
"Another big difference is with so many cultural and societal expectations, I often felt like a bull in an expensive China shop."
"I was also not okay with some of the safety precautions that didn't exist," Gina added. "Okinawa constantly gets hit with typhoons. We had a typhoon so bad one year it blew over cars, knocked down trees, killed people, destroyed power lines, and caused landslides. But the logic behind going to work is, 'If the buses are running, we should go to work.' That was one of the most dangerous times I had to walk to school and even then, it was still storming. Honestly, I feel in America, if a situation was that bad and people had to go to work in those conditions, that is a lawsuit waiting to happen."
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Alex Bailey 4 years ago
My experience (UK) is especially during rush hour - we commuters like silence as first thing in the morning we're asleep and coming home we're knackered. It's the non-rush hour travellers and tourists who are chatty.
Evil Little Thing 4 years ago
Most US cities that have strong rail systems have silent cars.
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Jennifer Gould 4 years ago
In MA (near and into Boston) we have a train that has a passenger car that is the Quiet Car so you can use that one if you do not want to chat. You're expected not to use your cell as well in the Quiet Car or you will be asked to move to a different passenger car.
Rita De Swaef 4 years ago
Which is normal since Japanese people try to catch some sleep wherever and whenever they can. They work so long and hard that they are exhausted.
Craymoss 4 years ago
It’s considered disrespectful in Japan to be loud on trains. Making phone calls, having loud conversations, all the crap you see on public transportation everywhere else is a HUGE 👎🏼 In Japan. It’s just hugely disrespectful. Everyone is quiet. Not even headphones blaring..
Steven Meyer 4 years ago
The Japanese are brought up to respect one another space, and part of that respect means that you be quiet when you’re on public transportation of any kind.
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Lauren 4 years ago
There is 1 vending machine for every 43 people in Japan. You can get pretty much anything from one. Maybe not pets or friends but those are not hard to get otherwise.
K.Kobayashi 4 years ago (edited)
Where in Japan is that true? I've lived in Tokyo and all I ever saw in vending machines were drinks (which does include soups and beer) and ice cream.
Load More Replies... PandaGoPanda 4 years ago
and fruit, knickers, pancakes, flowers, beer - anything that fits, in fact
Ahimsa Soul 4 years ago
This would be a huge success in Portugal we need soup and coffee as much as oxygen 😄
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Ivo H 4 years ago
There are lots of things that I'm glad are not like in japan. But this certainly isn't one of them.
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PandaGoPanda 4 years ago
If train A is due in at platform 1 at 9:28 you are fine to book train B departing at 9:32 from platform 3. Don't try this in the UK.
Sian Edwards 4 years ago
There wouldn't be a train in the UK. Instead you'd hear the 3 words commuters fear the most: Replacement Bus Service.
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mulk 4 years ago
But trains in Switzerland aren't always in time... perhaps like "clockwork in Japan"?
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Uber Mensch 4 years ago
Also, in the stations, you will see marks on the floor where the door WILL be when the train stops.
Brian Brown 4 years ago
If you are the reason for a train not being on time (suicide for example) your family may be sued...
magnadar 4 years ago
That means they also close second-accurate and don't wait for passengers 3m away, right?
Marianne 4 years ago
Yes, it does. But metro trains leave every couple of minutes, so japanese people do not normally rush to the waiting train.
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When it comes to romance, Gina said something that immediately reminded me of Earthquake Bird, a 2019 movie based on a novel of the same name by Susanna Jones in which Alicia Vikander plays a young Swedish female expat living in Tokyo.
"As a foreign woman, dating in Japan was a major culture shock to me. I came to find Japanese men aren't very assertive," the travel blogger recalled. "They also prefer to date Japanese women (not all, but most). If you didn't fit the bill of a stereotypical very thin foreigner, with blonde hair and blue eyes, they also weren't interested. Dating in Japan as a foreign woman is a huge nightmare."
#8
Whitney Anderson 4 years ago
Tbh if someone was noisily slurping noodles next to me it would kind of gross me out
Shona 4 years ago
so do the opposite of what your parents told you when ever you had spaghetti?
Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
I don't think the main reason is politeness or to display pleasure. It's just the best way to get the most flavor when eating ramen, because the broth gets sucked up into your mouth alongside the noodles. If a ramen shop spent days making a great broth, it just makes sense to eat it in the best way. You don't make slurping noises just for the heck of it; the sounds are just a byproduct of using chopsticks to orchestrate vertical noodles into becoming a vehicle to simultaneously deliver broth into your mouth. It's a technique that's actually takes some time to get right.
Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
So don't randomly slurp or smack while eating, because Japanese people will probably find that just as annoying as you might. Probably first observe how other people are eating ramen, and try to imitate that.
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ivan bolitekurac 4 years ago
Wait,people are displaying real food somewhere?
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bumble bee 4 years ago
These are usually made of wax, and you can watch a video on how they do it. Very interesting.
Pualani Dalton 4 years ago
It's out of wax and it's an art! I prefer this to restaurants that have poor quality desserts that are melted and droopy they bring on a tray to show what you may get. Why not get a high quality wax one that will last?
Ahimsa Soul 4 years ago
I loved these when I visited Japan as kid. They are soo beautiful (and useful for tourists).
Lisa Chambers 4 years ago
My dad has photos of the fake food displays from Japan when he and his ship made port calls there in the 60's. I was always fascinated by the displays.
#10
Kitti B. 4 years ago
Very true. Surprisingly littering is almost non-existent and the streets are very clean.
Virgil Blue 4 years ago
It's expected you take any wrappers etc with you for later disposal. I wish we were used to doing that.
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Susie Elle 4 years ago
Isn't this partially a leftover from a nerve-gas attack in a subway station some decades ago?
Joley Hidaka 4 years ago
You are expected to hold onto your trash until you find a place to throw it away. That's a great habit to get into.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
My parents were on holiday in Japan, they'd had some chewing gum and asked the guide where the bins were. She replied that there weren't any - they take their rubbish home
Lindy Mac 4 years ago
It's not that hard to put the paper or wrapper in your pocket and take it home. I don't know why so many cultures don't get it.
helen gray 4 years ago
I've been doing it (taking rubbish home) all my life (UK) but I have seen people drop rubbish on the ground less than a metre away from a waste bin - they don't even bother looking!
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DrBronxx 4 years ago
Generally, trash cans are for drink bottles and snack wrappers that you eat on the go. Japanese people don't do that. But trash cans are not that hard to find. Every single convenience store has them. And convenience stores are everywhere, if you live anywhere slightly urban.
Christine Down 3 years ago
Because people take their rubbish home with them and dispose of it there.
Another thing Gina couldn't get used to as a woman was if she wore tops (like she normally would in America), passers-by would look at her "as a piece of meat."
"Most Japanese women cover their tops to their necks and cover their shoulders," she explained. "In addition, they also wear very short shorts. I didn't feel comfortable dressing like this and I could never find clothes that fit me in the country."
Throughout her stay, Gina could also never get used to people refusing to get involved in a dire situation. "One time, my 16-year-old sister and I were being followed by a perverted old man at a public festival in Kyoto. Every time we walked away from him, he would come closer and closer. There was even a point where he was breathing down my back and it was super traumatizing because people created a ring around us to distance themselves from the situation, but never helped," she said.
"It would have helped us greatly if someone had told the creep to back away from us and not be so close."
#11
Mojones 4 years ago (edited)
If you want, you can even hire Kim Jong-un it seems. He's smiling from that ad in the lower left corner. I'm sure he'd enjoy a chat about politics and human rights (( it's just a joke, people, don't crucify me))
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Who would want him though! I upvoted you for your observatory skills!
Load More Replies... Joonscrab 4 years ago
You can rent boyfriends, girlfriends, or even a family. Asian boss on YouTube made videos on all of these.
Troux 4 years ago
No sex, just someone who is attractive, well-dressed, trained in conversation, and constantly flirty and charming with you. You can rent them for a night out on the town, or even just go to bars/lounges that have a menu of boys/girls who will sit with you.
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Michael Merrick 4 years ago
Yep! Bottom left. All those J-pop boyband types and Kim Jong Un.
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Bob Belcher 4 years ago
Only if it leads to the bedroom. Otherwise, it's just people hanging out.
Load More Replies... Gareth Graham 4 years ago
It's literally for a boyfriend experience. Dinner,flowers, Convetsation
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#12
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Are car stackers not common around the world? They're pretty common in Australia too.
Whitney Anderson 4 years ago
I live in the US and I've never seen one of these, I didn't even know they existed.
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Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Maybe safer too, as the public aren't milling around the area where the cars are parked but wait for their own to be brought to them?
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Johan Plane 4 years ago (edited)
Is that some sort of car roulette? Put one car in, spin, and see what you get? xD
Jim Wyatt-Lees 4 years ago
Someone built one in Birmingham, UK, but for some reason never bothered to measure a car that might use it. There was a huge amount of damage and nobody ever mentioned it again.
Richard Liu 4 years ago
They're everywhere around the world. Culture shock only for Americans.
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PandaGoPanda 4 years ago
And almost always you'll find a shrine on top of department stores (which bought the land the shrine was originally built on)
Joshua Seaman 4 years ago
In the US, every mall is a shrine to capitalism and materialism. All hail the golden calf! 🙌
Aunt Messy 4 years ago
I've seen this shrine! It was there long before the buildings around it.
Caro Caro 4 years ago
Isn't this a SE Asian thing. I saw this in Thailand, Laos and Indonesia.
Troux 4 years ago
I saw numerous shrines in a Vietnamese theme park, but I've also seen churches in US shopping malls and airports.
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kat lia 4 years ago
I think here in US a church or a religious structure is considered offensive if you found it a mall or i. A random place
Viviane 4 years ago
Would it depend on the area? When I stayed in Harlem for a week, I was struck by the number of places of worship in commercial buildings, often above stores. Lots of places... And I'm Montreal where Mark Twain remarked "...you couldn't throw a brick without breaking a church window."
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Now that she has had time to reflect, Gina thinks being quiet was actually what took her the longest to adapt to. "Japanese speak very quietly even at pubs and izakayas. Even in public, you're expected to keep your voice down so you don't disturb others. At first, it really freaked me out Japan was so quiet, but I eventually got used to it and I learned to like and appreciate the consideration Japanese have for others."
The traveler also remembered how the Japanese save energy. "When I arrived at Narita International Airport, I didn't expect there not to be air conditioning in certain places in the airport. Also, at my school, instead of running the A/C as most buildings would in America, they would turn it off when they weren't in the room. This meant that when it finally came time to use the classroom, they would turn on the air five minutes before and we would all melt during the morning meeting."
If you want to learn more about Japan, visit Gina Bear's blog where she has extensively described her experience of living there.
#14
Bethan Coleman 4 years ago
London has these on the Docklands Light Railway. It is a disconcerting at first.
Honu 4 years ago
BART, the monorail in the San Francisco Bay Area, actually does drive itself, on a system designed almost 50 years ago. There is a "driver" but they're really there to keep an eye on things. They aren't actually driving.
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Richard Liu 4 years ago
Most modern metro systems around the world build in past two decades are driverless. Wakeup Americans.
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Lenka Smetanová 4 years ago
we actaully have vendings here in Czech Republic that the local brewery put their local made beer in there and you can actually draft the beer
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Kenny Kulbiski 4 years ago
It'll take a lot of broth to wash one of those down.
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Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
Huh... The more you know... I always thought "bug" was a colloquial term. Learned something new today.
Load More Replies... K.Kobayashi 4 years ago (edited)
Yes, these are insect-based snacks for human consumption. It's a novelty thing, this may be the only one in Japan. More info in this article: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/insect-snacks-vending-machine-in-japan-a-hit-with-locals
Alex Boyd 4 years ago
Ah, thanks. My guesses were 1) Fishing bait/Pet food, 2) Snacks, 3) Pets, in that order. (I'm fairly sure I have seen a live-bait vending machine or two in the US, at some point....)
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aaaggg hhh 4 years ago
All of those english words on that machine may as well be saying "NOPE! NOPE! NOPE! NOPE!" to me.
Goth mouse (they/them) 4 years ago
Model ones or real? i collect model bugs from japan but are these real? To eat? 🤢
Issac (he/him) 4 years ago
They aren't sold alive, don't worry! Lots of places and people tend to eat bugs or insects because they're rich in proteins, have other healthy things, like a good amount of iron and calcium, and are low in carbs. I know a few folks who eat them regularly here in the US, including my dad, but between you and me, half the time he does it just to creep us out haha
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Mangaboi 4 years ago
From personal experience and the rest of my fiends that used to live there, this is just made up.
Ueda 4 years ago
This. A friend of mine got robbed in Tokyo. And it was not for the lack of warnings. I told him numerous times not to think of Japan as a 100% safe place. Alas, many tourists have a very idealised idea of Japan.
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PandaGoPanda 4 years ago
Yep - if I leave my cards, phone or something by mistake they're always either still there or been handed in to lost property when I go back for them. (Between my scatter-brained son who takes after his Mama and me we have a LOT of experience of this!)
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Julie C Rose 4 years ago
“Most” is stretching it big time, although I lived outside major urban areas when I was there, so it could be a city vs non-city thing.
md sensei 4 years ago (edited)
Nah, you're right. I live in a major urban area. Most things opened 24 hours can be categorized into fast food, conbinis, and Donki as if the U.S. and Canada don't have have 24 hour fast food, gas stations, and Walmart.
Load More Replies... K.Kobayashi 4 years ago
Convenience stores and fast-food places in urban areas. That's about it. Most supermarkets close at night.
Maneki Neko 4 years ago
Most places in Tokyo closed around midnight. We were walking around Harajuku with a baby in a stroller at night while baby got used to the time difference and almost everywhere it was dark and quiet.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Nice that businesses recognize that people work at all hours and the difficulty of shopping on their off-hours.
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Daria B 4 years ago
Evangelion themed anything, really. It's an iconic anime and a modern classic. Also, not only Evangelion. So many anime get this treatment.
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Megan Nordwall 4 years ago
This is all about perspective! It's a corner of the building which is shaped like a triangle...
Miss Cris 4 years ago (edited)
It's triangle shaped. They exist in Europe, too.
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Marco Aimone 4 years ago
We have an historical one in Turin Italy, the Antonelli's architect house. https://buildingcue.it/vivere-fetta-di-polenta-casa-scaccabarozzi/13334/
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Don't know what annoys me more! How thin it is or the fact that it is not straight
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Nicolas Schirvel 4 years ago
It's not thin, it's rectangular... Not the same... They have a policy on efficiente using of space since they don't have so many (80% of Japan is mountain)
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Orval Visje 4 years ago
how to take a yolk with chopsticks without damaging it?? I want to learn!!
md sensei 4 years ago (edited)
I posted under another comment, but here you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN-evYDPXQg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuoaCYZmnyU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b8dVCifjWw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJaeHyH4CEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2svQyby0OXk
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Stephen Branley 4 years ago
And the EU. Hens in the EU and UK are all vaccinated against salmonella.
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Monday 4 years ago
the "fried" in your sentence indicates it is not, in fact, raw. Rare and raw are two very different things.
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Petros Vrasivanopoulos 4 years ago
its safe everywhere, the bacteria on the shell have salmonella and e.coli, thats why in the states the wash the shells
Fora Nakit 4 years ago
But when you wash the egg, you remove the natural protection of the egg, and it gets spoiled much quicker. That's why in EU, they don't wash it. You can always wash it before you use it.
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Christina Eneroth (Eneroth3) 4 years ago
Safe in Scandinavia too. How would you even make icecream or carbonara without raw eggs? I think the US is the one that stands out here.
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Q B F T 4 years ago
Is it? In Japan, it's not like a multi level parking lot that you drive into and park. You put your car into a machine, leave, and then the machine moves it up to say, slot 32 on floor 5. When you want your car back, the machine brings it down to the ground level. I've only seen it in Japan, but it's been a few decades since I've been to the US
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Daria B 4 years ago (edited)
Japan is beautiful indeed, seriously, it's an amazing place. But please, please, please.... Stop assuming no other country in the world has the same or similar perks. Also, do not generalise. A "foreigner" in Japan can also be a Korean, for example, different culture, yes, but with enough similarities to make many of these things no big deal. Also, some places in Europe, a.k.a "The Western World" are surprisingly similar to Japan as well. I repeat, I do love Japan, but I'm tired of this trend of putting Japan on a pedestal. It gives us non-Japanese people a bad image, really. Because all this romantisation makes us all seem naive and oblivious. End of rant.
Ueda 4 years ago
Yep, Japan is a very idealised country. It’s no worse or better than most places really.
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NotMe 4 years ago (edited)
Why is it always Japan in these type of lists???? I don't understand. Look I love Japan, I've been there and I dream of going back, but please stop romanticizing it like it's the dreamland or something. I'd love to see "Cool things about Finland" or literally any other country.....
PandaGoPanda 4 years ago
I feel the authors left out a whole load of things that are normal in Japan!
Anony Mouse 4 years ago
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Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
I'm spending way too much time trying to guess what type of US spiders BP censored. Badarsse Spiders?
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Alex Boyd 4 years ago
Safety of raw eggs largely depends on health and living conditions of birds that lay them--maybe Japan has different standards?
Load More Replies... Daria B 4 years ago (edited)
Japan is beautiful indeed, seriously, it's an amazing place. But please, please, please.... Stop assuming no other country in the world has the same or similar perks. Also, do not generalise. A "foreigner" in Japan can also be a Korean, for example, different culture, yes, but with enough similarities to make many of these things no big deal. Also, some places in Europe, a.k.a "The Western World" are surprisingly similar to Japan as well. I repeat, I do love Japan, but I'm tired of this trend of putting Japan on a pedestal. It gives us non-Japanese people a bad image, really. Because all this romantisation makes us all seem naive and oblivious. End of rant.
Ueda 4 years ago
Yep, Japan is a very idealised country. It’s no worse or better than most places really.
Load More Replies... NotMe 4 years ago (edited)
Why is it always Japan in these type of lists???? I don't understand. Look I love Japan, I've been there and I dream of going back, but please stop romanticizing it like it's the dreamland or something. I'd love to see "Cool things about Finland" or literally any other country.....
PandaGoPanda 4 years ago
I feel the authors left out a whole load of things that are normal in Japan!
Anony Mouse 4 years ago
26 Neato Things About Japan; 34 Beautiful Facts About Belgium; 19 Quaint Inns in the Irish Countryside; 54 Reasons Americans Are Fat Trash And Should Die Slowly From B******e Spiders; 23 Italian Beaches To See Before You Die...
Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago
I'm spending way too much time trying to guess what type of US spiders BP censored. Badarsse Spiders?
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Safety of raw eggs largely depends on health and living conditions of birds that lay them--maybe Japan has different standards?
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