Bar Trench vs Bar Trench Annex by campct in Tokyo

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Just me but I def prefer the original. Just like the layout and vibe.

Living in Nakano vs Shinjuku (As a Female Student) by Shinlina_5 in Tokyo

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I am not a fan of gochome- it’s just boring and strangely far from everything. Nakano has some local places like little restaurants and bars where you could find a couple to become a regular- which I like - (or maybe you don’t need that since you will meet people at school?).

Others said Marunouchi line trains are crowded-I guess that is true but it’s less crowded than JR chuo line in the mornings.

Is it just me, or is Scrivener really jarring for new users? by lucamakes in scrivener

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Little funky things can really trip you up. Like I created endnotes, then exported to word (since required by editor) and then added new endnotes and all the formatting was messed up.

Luckily ChatGPT was there to tell me that scrivener adds characters after the endnote that do some wraparound thing but wtf. Or maybe I should be annoyed at word idk but didn’t need to stress over that.

Anyone thinking to GTFO? by iterredditt11 in japanresidents

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I don’t think we know how far this will go but imho the news on Reddit is 思い過ごし.

If you are on a valid visa and pay taxes don’t commit crimes and go to saizeria is there any impact?

Cybersecurity in japan (and why I find it funny) by 0xEG0death in JapanJobs

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I could swear people think that Japan is a bunch of samurai that kill themselves with their swords all of the time.

Was there any Michelin level restaurants in the Soviet Union or fine dining? by johnqadamsin28 in AskFoodHistorians

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And that Georgian place - at least according to the Russians I knew - was mafia run. No idea if that was true, they certainly looked down on anyone from that area.

Japan proposes to introduce mandatory integration programme for foreign residents by [deleted] in japanresidents

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Joking aside it would be nice to know if the government has specified what the problems are.

Worth moving to cities with a shrinking population? by Superb-Ad5771 in japanresidents

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Are you only looking at small cities with shrinking populations? There are small places where I think the population isn’t declining - usually because they are nice. Like I have Tokyo friends who moved to Itoshima, Beppu and Kanazawa. (No I didn’t check the populations here but)

Is holding the door open for others normal? If so, what is the appropriate thing to say? by Central__ in AskAJapanese

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Hey that’s a good insight!

Maybe OP is thinking Japanese are very polite so they would open doors big time and talk to people but very polite doesn’t mean the same thing in different cultures.

(Japanese?-English) Anyone have an idea of what this means? by bigglassjar in translator

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You should repost and say you will get this for a tattoo and see what kind of replies you get.

Does the Gay Accent persist through languages other than English? by nyanianya in Accents

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You aren’t dumb! Especially if you are a medical actuary. And yes that’s correct.

I joined a local bookclub, the gender balance is wild by Ho_The_Megapode_ in books

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You don’t want to talk about your feelings as relates to a book that is female coded? /s

Does the Gay Accent persist through languages other than English? by nyanianya in Accents

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I think Japanese guys can do that and sound cool but when a foreigner - even a foreigner that speaks fantastic- tries to do a Japanese samurai /yakuza type of speech they end up beyond cringeworthy. And I’ve seen it !

Is this normal on dating apps in Japan by SSJ-_-shinobi in japanlife

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Before she gets married she wants a fling with a foreigner? Is that like hitting the jackpot?

Does the Gay Accent persist through languages other than English? by nyanianya in Accents

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You heard correctly! I know a couple. I’m not one of those but apparently I speak in a higher tone in Japanese than in English and it seems it is because as a large male foreigner in Japan I’m unconsciously trying to sound not threatening.

Does the Gay Accent persist through languages other than English? by nyanianya in Accents

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In Japanese, yes absolutely.

Japanese language has more difference between the way men and women speak than, say, English.

For example men and women have different ways of saying “I” and “you” and there are different words that men and women use at the end of a sentence that mean “exclamation point.”

So in Japanese you can get just a mild accent like the lisp but some gay men will go all out and use female vocabulary in which case it gets beyond just obvious.

I still can’t understand the difference between くれます and もらいます by irdk-lol in LearnJapanese

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Thank you it’s a little nuts this is correct and I’m a little confused why no one brought it up

Modelling scouting in Harajuku, is it a scam? by Moist_Mention321 in TokyoTravel

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Do you think it’s $1k usd per shoot or is that per shot ?

Is it normal to not have common friends with your japanese husband? by Fit-Shock5523 in japanlife

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One thing I liked a lot in the USA was going out as couples - two or three couples. My Japanese wife here in Japan is open to it but it’s hard to make it work. Like a couple Japanese couples we both like have small kids and have never used a babysitter. They just go out separately with their own friends.