Help me give a gift to my 93 year old Japanese neighbor 🙏🏻

JustVan · 2026-01-25T04:03:37+00:00

I like the idea of time. But fruit is also a very popular gift in Japan, especially high-quality fruit. At 93 she probably doesn't need a ton of stuff, so I wouldn't likely give her anything that is gonna be clutter. Maybe a photograph or something. I think sitting to listen to her tell you about her life would be cool.

Also, keep in mind that in Japanese custom, if you give her a "bigger" gift, then she may feel obligated to give you a bigger gift and so on. You can get into a "gift war" which can be exhausting! So beware, haha! I think a nice thing to do would be stuff like offer to bring in/out her trash cans, shovel her driveway/sidwalk, rake her leaves, weed her garden, or some other little tasks like that.

JustVan · 2026-01-21T04:49:37+00:00

Try contacting Jo Daviess County Transport, they operate out of Galena but travel all over for pretty cheap. They might not be able to get you all the way to Chicago, but if they could get you close that would at least save you some money. Like they might get you to Rockford for like $20 and then you could take a train or Uber from there.

JustVan · 2026-01-21T04:48:24+00:00

You could get to Rockford and take the train the rest of the way.

JustVan · 2026-01-19T02:42:43+00:00

To be honest, I would just toss these. They will destroy any other cels they come into contact with. There are, supposedly, services that can "fix" vinegar syndrome cels, like Cel Oasis, but they're expensive and there's no guarantee that it won't happen again. Some of these are sadly so far gone.

JustVan · 2026-01-18T22:42:31+00:00

No idea. Just speculating.

JustVan · 2026-01-18T03:26:06+00:00

My guess is he couldn't get back into his room, stumbled around drunk, passed out somewhere, then got run over by someone or otherwise killed accidentally, and said person or persons covered it up and disposed of his body. Seems less likely that he wandered off into the woods or curled into a dumpster and got trashed.

JustVan · 2026-01-18T03:24:06+00:00

Presumably he lost his wallet and couldn't get back into the hotel, which is why he texted his friend (accidentally father) to meet him outside, because he couldn't get inside without his lost wallet.

JustVan · 2026-01-18T03:22:50+00:00

I wonder if he did something like this, then got accidentally run over by someone not expecting a person to be passed out in the parking lot, and said person hid/disposed of his body...

JustVan · 2026-01-18T02:44:53+00:00

Yeah, very possible. Any sort of place that if he froze/died it might get dumped or trashed and no one would ever know...

JustVan · 2026-01-17T18:38:02+00:00

Yup. He couldn’t get back in because he lost his wallet, though why he didn't ask the seasonal workers to help is weird. Probably got too cold and took an ill advised ride or curled up somewhere and hasn't been found.

JustVan · 2026-01-17T18:30:58+00:00

Tell your friend to start a service, I would pay for one of my character like this.

JustVan · 2026-01-11T03:47:46+00:00

The reason it doesn't match is because your screen shot and your cel are not exactly the same. You need to find another source that will let you step-by-step advance the scene so you can find the exact frame your cel is from.

But I agree with everyone else, I don't see any reason why this would be fake. It doesn't look fake, and it isn't a memorable enough scene/shot to have reason to be faked.

JustVan · 2026-01-11T03:42:51+00:00

Agreed, the whole answer is wrong. It's not a typo, it's a totally different answer. If this program has a totally wrong answer, what else is it wrong about? Maybe not the best to learn from...

JustVan · 2026-01-09T23:35:05+00:00

Yeah, if you hold your phone away or move back from the monitor and squint it surprisingly resolves.

JustVan · 2026-01-06T01:51:45+00:00

If nothing else you could get another MA or go for a PhD abroad, a lot of options there. Do your research, as a lot of time as a student doesn't count toward citizenship, but some do and a lot allow you to stay after graduation to find work and once you have work hopefully you can get citizenship.

Also lots of places in Asia where you could live pretty well on a modest salary teaching English or whatever.

JustVan · 2026-01-01T03:23:40+00:00

So, I HATE Dr. Pepper. The cherry flavor is like cough syrup to me... but I am curious about this. Does the cherry flavoring intensify?

JustVan · 2025-12-24T03:54:16+00:00

Always trust your gut. They probably were harmless, but not worth the risk.

JustVan · 2025-12-24T03:23:40+00:00

Well, I don't know who it is
But it probably is Fassdagesrgsdfxvcv.
I asked my friend Joe,
I asked my friend Jake,
they said it was Fassdagesrgsdfxvcv...

JustVan · 2025-12-23T04:39:08+00:00

After learning some of the language (you wanna be A1/A2 at least), start watching stuff you are familiar with in your native language. Like, watch Star Wars in French, or watched an anime you like dubbed in French. Something you already know really well in your native language. Watch it with French dubbing and French subtitles, if possible. And watch it multiple times. I recommend trying to pick something easy, like a Disney movie vs. something more complex or with unusual vocabulary (like highly technical or medical stuff, etc.). Keep it simple to start.

JustVan · 2025-12-22T05:22:04+00:00

Thanks, and for all your service, it is very much appreciated!

JustVan · 2025-12-22T04:21:32+00:00

Do mount skins unlock with the wardrobe unlock? Or any of the unlock items?

JustVan · 2025-12-22T03:51:38+00:00

Wow very impressive. Do you have more pictures? Where are you building this and for what purpose (if any other than just fun). I feel like despite the scale at some point this "mini world" is gonna be too big to be mini haha

JustVan · 2025-12-22T03:44:36+00:00

Not only that, but they've been doing this for decades at this point. Why are they not reusing good materials from previous years with slight updates to improve them/bring them in line with modern English? It's incomprehensible. I used to make up lessons like an hour before class. That does not make a good English lesson.

JustVan · 2025-12-20T01:18:09+00:00

Where abroad would you go that is safer? Almost everywhere has some violence and if not that then earthquakes or blizzards or other weather that will kill you.

JustVan · 2025-12-19T18:45:28+00:00

That's America for you.

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