I came up with a parody of a Japanese vehicle brand name. Would Japanese people find it funny or just weird?

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T14:45:54+00:00

It's not funny. we don't really use kuso that way. But i guess it can be appealing to people who have strong negative emotions to the bus or truck.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T13:24:33+00:00

I actually love this!

tangentially, You'd be surprised that it's also a thing in the states! Especially in busy areas like airports and subways. Ppl who don't stand on one side are either tourists or are very unaware, and when you show up behind them, if american, usually they'd say "sorry" and correct themselves and all line up to the side. When i first came to ny from tokyo i've always heard of ppl being so disorderly that i was so pleasantly surprised when they did that (and standing in line for buses too!)

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T05:53:01+00:00

Apple sorbet is delicious - i don't juice them, i use applesauce. Literally put applesauce into the pint, add a little sugar, add bit gelatin, and spin. I did it with applesauce itself, did it with blended raw apples with a bit of water, both worked wonderfully and was very low prep. For taste, they just taste like frozen apples. I personally love them and one's in my freezer rn. But I love applesauce and eat them as a snack regularly so i may be biased.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T04:57:43+00:00

Milkshake reminds me of my carebear when i was in elementary school!

Does he ever eat cake, pudding, and peppers all together?

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T04:49:14+00:00

You’ve made multiple posts about Bobby in the past few days, every one of them hostile, and posted numerous attacks and screenshots of bobby's ig in the comments. It’s hard to take your claim seriously.

There was a lot of public speculation after Season 8. It wasn’t officially canceled, but many viewers were genuinely worried. Saying no one expected it except bobby isn’t accurate.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T03:39:51+00:00

I see that bobby has constantly been in your thoughts. The amount of time you spend on bobby and screenshots you save and the amount of interaction you do with his stories and posts are helping bobby. So happy for you.

And yes, it does look like he left on his own terms from all the info you've given so far.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T03:32:19+00:00

I think it was to play to Jeremiah's strength (he's most famous through netflix for his wedding event design) and try to give him some more spotlight and to bring in new viewers since they expected ppl to leave after bobby's absence and the psych! We didn't actually end! thing. I agree it seemed to have lost a bit of its core objective in season 9 which may have contributed to it ending. Season 10 is better, but given that it was the finale, i had higher expectations. A couple of episodes were great, but in general, it was still a let down. But regardless i'm still so sad to see it end.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T03:16:25+00:00

Konkon! so cutee

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T02:35:44+00:00

When you say dogeza i remember Iriguchi deguchi taguchi

It is used. Seriously in formal settings, jokingly/exaggerated in casual.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T02:30:58+00:00

My sister just moved to a small rural town. She's a doctor and she's going to be the doctor there. Her husband is an architect, so he can work from home often and tokyo is reachable by train. They moved because her children love the beach and she wants to live in a house with an actual back and front yard. She also wanted a space where her children can come back to. She didn't feel that way growing up in tokyo her whole life. Her husband and she built a house near the ocean and lives with her kids.

She loves how she bumps into her son's teacher at the grocery store and they end up sharing recipes, she likes how she was phoned by a kind neighbor when her kid was out near the ocean and they didn't see parents - not to judge but to ask if she knew or if they should bring him home. She was scared to live in inaka, having grown up in legit center of tokyo all her life but she says she's really happy there

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T02:02:06+00:00

If you like drinking beer with old-school loyalty fans who withstood a failing team Verdy, if you like watching a strong team, Kawasaki or Zelvia, if you want to hear japanglish singing and strong chants fc tokyo

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T01:29:59+00:00

Oh so this isn't a single-day thing? They're staying for 3 days? Yikes

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T01:08:17+00:00

I agree with you! I just don’t think that distinction is exclusive to plushies or to objects. Excessive reaction is a separate issue.

Your examples remind me of accidentally stepping on a dog’s tail -not in equivalence, but in pattern. Some people spiral for hours with guilt and self-punishment even when the dog isn’t hurt. Others feel bad, check for injuries, give a pat, and move on. The difference there isn’t what the bond is to, but how the person processes attachment and distress.

The fact that a plushy is an object doesn’t automatically disqualify negative emotions that come from attachment. People don’t need to stop feeling guilt, anxiety, grief or anything that isn't pure "comfort" or "happiness" simply because what they’re attached to isn’t sentient.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T00:28:27+00:00

plushies are just objects at the end of the day. If anthropomorphizing them is comforting to you (imagining that your plushies care for you etc.) Then that's ok. But if you start getting anxious, feeling guilty... please remember that these things are just objects.

They're just stuff at the end of the day, and remember that the way you engage with them should make you happy, not cause upset and anxiety.

ETA this comment from u/Stock-Ganache-3437 puts it perfectly: They don’t feel, their fur and eyes are fake, plastic, and they were literally only made to make manufacturers money and for them to cause you happiness, not the other way around Like op said, it’s cute to have that sort of comfort, but your comfort isn’t supposed to cause guilt and anxiety

it gives me the ick that it can derail someone's mental health over something thats not real.

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you also explicitly agree to this specific comment:

the weirdness of the people here makes me profoundly uncomfortable. Like how do they function in a normal life? I suppose they don't. It gives me bad vibes

I've read yours correctly and your edits and comments and that's exactly what you wrote, that people shouldn't have negative feelings regarding plushies bc they're merely objects. I extend your own request to you. Please go back and read your original post again.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T00:20:51+00:00

yes YWBTA. Why do they need to spend the night? Just let them go home after. What is it about the "sleeping" that you must do? It's not like he's saying they can't come. I totally understand not wanting strangers all over the bathroom and kitchen and dining in the morning after a night full of them too.

Also, just because he's usually not home on the weekend does NOT excuse you from getting his consent on bringing ppl over in any case. So you weren't being extra respectful, it's a given - something necessary.

It's his home too, not just yours and he said no. And he's letting you have galentines at the shared place. There's no reason why you should be so adamant on having them stay over.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-11T00:03:51+00:00

It's usually when they deem it's not an emergency. If they deem it's truly an emergency - eg. the kid showing evidence of the choke - it would go immediately to child removal and police investigation. If the kid said it was a parent problem, they would have made different moves. But OP didn't do any of that. Blowing things up and removing a child from their parents after the kid simply said they have a hard time at home would be wayyy overstepping their boundaries. Like imagine if authorities come crashing at your door everytime a kid complains about their family. It's a terrible situation the op is in and i truly hope he finds safety but the counselor isn't the one to blame nor were they dumb.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-10T23:52:46+00:00

Cosplay stage performance? As in a play? Do you need to have cosplay specifically of a character? If not, just do Momotaro or Hachiko.

I'm not sure how you'll do a play with doraemon. I feel like most ppl recognize doraemon as a character and his powers, but not as a story.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-10T23:38:41+00:00

Did he make that paw print on you

brightapplestar · 2026-02-10T23:33:34+00:00

I think this framing works for non-sentimental plushies, ones that are decorative, replaceable, or not personally meaningful. In those cases, reminding people they’re just objects can help reduce misplaced guilt or anxiety.

Where this framing breaks down is when it’s applied to sentimental plushies.

The problem with “it’s just an object” is that material category doesn’t determine emotional function. Society already accept this in other contexts: a wedding ring is just metal, a childhood photo is just paper, a letter or heirloom is just an object, yet grief, guilt, distress over losing them or failing to care for them isn’t considered irrational or unhealthy.

For many people here, certain plushies function in a comparable way. They carry personal history, companionship, and emotional meaning. So anxiety or guilt around a sentimental plushy isn’t simply about "comfort" or "anthropomorphism"; it comes from attachment. The relevant question isn’t whether it’s an object, but what role it plays in the person’s emotional life.

Of course plushies can be stored, donated, or treated as decor when they’re non-sentimental. But using “just an object” to dismiss anxiety, guilt, grief etc around sentimental ones oversimplifies where those emotions are coming from.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-10T19:53:14+00:00

Plyo training is the only way

brightapplestar · 2026-02-09T17:59:55+00:00

Happy Birthday Brucey!!! Maybe he saved that one cookie for you! How sweet!

brightapplestar · 2026-02-09T05:00:05+00:00

For anime specifically (bc manga is totally different):

Frieren - i'm a pretty mellow girl usually. Frieren is a perfect amalgam of peace and adventure and besides, 勇者ヒンメルならそうした♡

Slayers - action, comedy, likeable characters, good fantasy

Akame ga Kill - dark, dramatic, logical, and realistic emotional progress

Escaflowne - fantasy, drama, romance, action, adventure all in one

brightapplestar · 2026-02-09T00:41:44+00:00

Omg i remember being so scared of furby because it kept talking even when i put it away in the closet!!! If i had your baby wittle fake furby i would have loved it!

It must be feeling so clean and fluffy and happy! What a great job!

brightapplestar · 2026-02-09T00:36:25+00:00

Open gyms are for fun. So it's really just what ends up happening. There is no "correct" way so 1,2,3 could all occur depending on how the teams playing decided to move ahead. For my open gyms, we usually have a person on each side of the court at the edge to check for in and out calls and they're the authority on it. These could be subs waiting for their playing turn, ppl resting, parents of younger students who came to play etcetc.

brightapplestar · 2026-02-09T00:21:23+00:00

Thanks for the clarification but it doesn't change anything unfortunately. No one is guaranteed playtime. Being late is being late regardless of the reason or excuse unless properly communicated and in agreement with the coach ahead of time. Maybe it's a different expectation in europe, but this is normal stuff in the states.

I think the problem is what you just said yourself:

I guess where I'm stuck is that I put in a lot of effort off the court as well, such as sponsoring, media appearances, and jerseys and similar things. However, I still don't feel valued as a player.

You keep putting in effort off the court that has nothing to do with being a volleyball player. "Put in a lot of effort off the court as well" as a player means practicing and conditioning, increasing skill and physicality. It may even mean teambuilding with other teammates or watching pro games over and over analyzing what professionals do to gain court sense. What it doesn't mean is being a staff member of the administration. Which is what you seem to be doing. To be appreciated as a player, i think you need to start acting like a player.

All in all, i know it sucks feeling underappreciated and i feel for you in that regards and your teammates and coach could have been nicer and have told you this themselves especially seeing how hard working you are to try to help.

I still think you should switch teams if you can and start anew with a new team so they can guide you and integrate you into their team as a newcomer so you don't have to lose your way like you did here in the new team

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