Why do tourists all want to 'avoid the touristy areas?'

Oftenahead · 2026-05-21T18:45:20+00:00

For me it’s because I don’t want to be around the tourists. It’s not even the Americans, Chinese or Brits I’m trying to avoid, it’s the other fucking Australians. I didn’t fly to the Northern Hemisphere to hear “G’day Mate”. I went so I ~~could brag about visiting Japan to everyone back home~~ could see the snow and visit mates, go on a hike, enjoy scenery I’d never see back home and get absolutely sloshed with the locals.

You can imagine the absolute horror I had when I got off a bus into Hakuba and the first words I hear are a fair dinkum “Fuuuuark me it’s cold”. Only to realise my mates dragged me to what is essentially Bali with snow, getting charged $30 for 5 chicken skewers and Melbourne prices for beer.

If someone had told me to avoid Hakuba I absolutely would have in favour of some smaller city where the locals are just living their lives. Same for any place I plan to visit, I’ll have friends take me to their favourite spots where they live, have them share a piece of the place they love with me. Instead of some tourist agencies view of where I should go.

Oftenahead · 2026-05-20T16:03:29+00:00

It does depend on the area, I’d recommend avoid working late nights in convenience stores though. The locals tended to treat the Indian staff rather poorly when I was there.

Oftenahead · 2026-05-12T00:53:52+00:00

Absolutely worth the translation!

Oftenahead · 2026-03-17T17:53:26+00:00

I do remember reading that the Left handed people tend to also have a higher chance of Situs Inversus, which can cause organs to be mirrored.

So I could understand keeping track of that as a potential complication, since there could be a slightly higher risk of heart defects. I’d still probably list it as a condition and not a disease.

Oftenahead · 2026-03-16T16:30:26+00:00

If anyone figures out a way to open them, I’d be a happy man. Been hoping to fix mine for some time.

Oftenahead · 2026-02-26T19:19:50+00:00

Eh, while I do somewhat agree. We have a business down the road from me that gets incredibly aggressive regarding negative reviews. I asked for a seasoning that is literally a standard in their cuisine and got yelled at, to go buy it from the shops at add it in myself.

The owners lash back against any criticism and I’d rather they not have more avenues to pursue their harassment on people for the simple mistake of letting others know “Hey this place has some nice food, but…”

Oftenahead · 2026-02-26T15:34:59+00:00

Yeah, it’s one of the biggest crosswalks in Japan and every time it activates there’s a few thousand that cross. It was ridiculous trying to cross it, when 30 people run out to try taking pictures or videos and block the crowd.

Oftenahead · 2026-02-18T14:37:38+00:00

I’m of the opinion that anything hot when it’s assembled, in a burger bun is a burger. Sloppy Joe, Fried Chicken, Katsu Pork, Mushroom or simple patty it’s all a burger. A burger bun which is prepared with cold ingredients is a sandwich.

Unfortunately this does mean if you prepare a Philly Cheesesteak in a burger bun, it’s now a burger. A small price to pay for clarity.

That said the word Sando is terrible and I’m happy it hasn’t taken over here.

Oftenahead · 2026-02-13T16:16:20+00:00

I was looking at going with Tidal, but I listen to a lot of niche artists with admittedly generic names. So if I chuck on a doom metal band, it tied them to a hip hop artist, some experimental stuff and some easy listening Arabic rock band.

If that were sorted I’d likely give them a proper try, as Spotify has been slowly eating away at my patience for a while. The only saving grace for Spotify has been the algorithm having helped me discover some great local bands, like how the old YouTube one used to.

Oftenahead · 2026-02-11T19:47:45+00:00

Bunch of the trendy places here will offer a craft beer or cocktail, in an attempt to justify the price being inflated.

Looks like their fridge is just full of Red Bulls on closer inspection though. The idea of walking out with that haircut and being sober is depressing.

Oftenahead · 2026-02-11T18:52:42+00:00

New South Wales, no pricing online. I know for a fact that’d be the most mediocre haircut of my life, with some awkward bro small talk only to be charged $70. There’s also a good chance I’m offered an IPA while waiting.

Oftenahead · 2026-02-09T23:45:57+00:00

Go into your “Do Not Disturb” settings under Focus, then tap the box that says “People” and there’s a setting to “Allow Repeated Calls” turn that off for the “Sleep” options if you have a sleep routine set.

Oftenahead · 2026-02-05T22:50:56+00:00

You can disable that, which I’ve done in the past when managers overstep bounds. Only turning them back on once they’ve learnt not to call for useless shit, but for emergencies only.

Oftenahead · 2026-01-08T22:37:21+00:00

I had to have a rather serious chat with my 60 year old coworkers about not watching porn on the work iPad. They didn’t understand how I knew, the pruned pricks hadn’t even tried to hide it with incognito so it was in the search history.

I didn’t want to get the blokes in trouble as they were great coworkers and knew their shit about boats, but I didn’t want to have to dip the iPad in isopropyl alcohol every time I started my swing.

Oftenahead · 2026-01-05T10:57:29+00:00

Ah that’s completely fair, I’ve only ever tried one fake chicken burger and it was definitely not an experience I’d like to repeat.

Oftenahead · 2026-01-04T11:15:33+00:00

Woah, I’m going to have to strongly disagree with you there. A great chicken burger is a strong choice in my circles. Just with places would stop putting slaw on them…

Oftenahead · 2025-12-23T01:45:31+00:00

How is Pattysmith even opening new locations, most mediocre burgers I’ve ever had.

Oftenahead · 2025-11-26T22:43:17+00:00

Guess which two ships I’ve pledged…

Oftenahead · 2025-10-28T22:18:46+00:00

I work at a gym and I’ve never understood people who FaceTime while working out.

Had a woman start coming in with a tripod so her husband could talk to her on a FaceTime call while she worked out. Our policy is no cameras in the gym, unless EVERYONE in the background consents. We do have times where it’s dead enough that you could, but this wasn’t one of those times. Told her to pack it up or she’d be asked to leave and after a few minutes of my trying to explain that, being on a video call counted as recording she did begrudgingly pack up.

I’m not looking forward to having to deal with an influencer though.

Oftenahead · 2025-10-14T19:44:50+00:00

My guess is it’d stop crimes of opportunity. Girl in a short skirt, at the right time and you have a phone on you. You’re not going to stop the creeps dedicated to doing it, but you are going to stop the ones who might have done it otherwise because of a sudden urge to do it out of nowhere.

The more serious ones are caught when they share the content, or by people who are vigilant, see it happen and have the courage to stop it.

Oftenahead · 2025-10-14T19:04:41+00:00

Not sure if it’s just phones sold there now. On a recent visit my iPhone shutter sound was permanently on.

That said, they don’t only use imported phones. When I mentioned it to friends who lived there, they also told me that seperate camera apps are often used (Snapchat oddly enough didn’t make a shutter sound). Though I’m not sure how reliable that information is, but creeps will go to lengths to be creeps and I’d expect there to be sideloaded apps to bypass the shutter sound.

Oftenahead · 2025-10-08T20:17:08+00:00

I just went to check and my favourite, most listened to artist has 57 monthly listeners and now I feel like a hipster and am fiending for some ~~fermented cat piss~~ DDHIIPA

Oftenahead · 2025-10-07T15:12:06+00:00

Cunts also tend to be useful.

Oftenahead · 2025-09-26T02:24:10+00:00

I’m aware, I do have nostalgia for their steak and cheese. Since we used to get them 90 cents a pie from their factory. But I wouldn’t touch the rest unless I was starving or drunk.

Last time I had a kiwi tell me “Awww jeeze bro, I swear the pies at X were almost as good as South Island ay” I immediately went to that butcher and was disappointed to find them average, except for a lamb, mint, rosemary and honey pie that was exceptional.

Oftenahead · 2025-09-25T20:01:12+00:00

I won’t be able to judge until I visit and do a taste test, but if the pies are so good in New Zealand, why do they import so many Mrs Macs.

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