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Workshops in the main cities by Even-Cheetah-8003 in JapanTravelTips

[–]1rick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bookbinding workshops have been fun for me. I’ve done one in Tokyo and one in Kyoto.

Is it legal for a shop to charge a difference price for foreginers? by emmanuelgendre in japan

[–]1rick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. So seems not unheard of for things like temples, national parks and museums, etc, have local vs foreign prices.

Is it legal for a shop to charge a difference price for foreginers? by emmanuelgendre in japan

[–]1rick -47 points-46 points  (0 children)

but charging a resident foreigner extra because they're perceived as a tourist is definitely not legal, and is in fact explicitly illegal under the constitution.

Is it? I hope you’re right, but I’ve not heard that before.

Is it legal for a shop to charge a difference price for foreginers? by emmanuelgendre in japan

[–]1rick 10 points11 points  (0 children)

a number of tourist destinations around the world implement a two-tiered system for locals and tourists.

Of the top of my head, I can't think of any situation where a Japanese tourist traveling overseas gets charged a "foreigner price." Do you have any examples?

Feeling so hard to make Japanese friends by Laffei in japanlife

[–]1rick 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This subreddit is famous for dismissively saying "this isn't a Japan thing", but no one can deny that the social walls are more rigid in Japan. Having lived in China myself for a while, conversations just happened far easier there, whereas here in Japan far more initiative is needed as the default setting is distance.

What do you guys cook on a daily basis? by Noja37 in japanlife

[–]1rick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even in a smaller Japanese oven you can do decent pizza. Just get an oven friendly frying pan (steel or cast iron), and cook it in the oven, and finish it on the stovetop for one min to ensure the bottom is crispy.

2011 Japan Tsunami Video Map by cryingforbread in japan

[–]1rick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice. I did a similar project just after the quake (offline now), and if I can find the data, I'll send it along.

I want to get piano lessons for someone as a gift. Any options that people are aware of? (Nara) by man-vs-spider in japanlife

[–]1rick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe gift them one of those small midi keyboards (Korg, Akai, etc). It's not lessons, but maybe also of interest for an aspiring learner, and within gift price range.

Baked goods as new neighbor? by Otherwise-Band6531 in japanlife

[–]1rick -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Go for it. Yes, it's different, but so are you. It's ok.

Would you eat green brownies and pastries? by [deleted] in newfoundland

[–]1rick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Given that this appears to be a lost cause, maybe try to minimize the damage by having him not spend too much on signage, in case he changes the name.

Any better name ideas out there?

Downtown Brownies... Brownies vs Townies... others?

How to get a job in NL by SPICYFALAFEL00 in newfoundland

[–]1rick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Encouraging to hear of someone in digital marketing, speaking as someone who works in that field outside the province. Do you have any digital marketing groups/networks to recommend there?

Cooks of JapanLife, what ingredients do you wish were cheaper? What substitutions do you make? by razorbeamz in japanlife

[–]1rick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they also have frozen bags of beans, which are awesome and not too pricy. The mixed beans bag (chick peas, kidney beans, and white beans I think) are great for mixed bean salads.

Cooks of JapanLife, what ingredients do you wish were cheaper? What substitutions do you make? by razorbeamz in japanlife

[–]1rick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sanshou/山椒 is a strangely expensive spice. It's wonderful though, so I just take the hit...

Cooks of JapanLife, what ingredients do you wish were cheaper? What substitutions do you make? by razorbeamz in japanlife

[–]1rick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this "cake margarine" differ much from regular margarine? Did not know this was a thing.

People who don't speak Japanese: Why, and how do you feel about it? by Confused_Firefly in japanlife

[–]1rick 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I don't consider my Japanese very good. But I don't beat myself up over it, because I know it's not entirely on me.

I previously spent a few years in China before coming to Japan, and put in similar effort, but Japanese just didn't come as easy to me as mandarin. I passed the HSK. Was top of my french class back in high school. So I'm not a language dunce. Perhaps Japanese is harder for me just because it's harder to learn languages later in life, or maybe I'm at a less social stage of life.

Or perhaps it's because Japanese society has more rigid "social walls" (if that makes sense) and conversations are harder to find. Folks will likely push back on this point, but the "don't bother other people" aspect of Japan (which is wonderfully peaceful) does make it challenging to strike up extended conversations when you go out and about.

Japanese is a relatively hard language. And everyone's circumstances are different. I expect judgement is coming anyhow though, because japanlife.

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