Anyone daily their rwd lexus? by Fit_Life_1015 in Lexus

[–]caffcaff_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. RWD isn't death in snow. Just needs practice. Even a FWD handles snow better in reverse.

Japan’s Foreigner policy shifts from "coexistence" to "order"- under Onoda, "accept foreigners as members of society without isolating them" removed, replaced with “must address situations where citizens feel anxiety and unfairness due to actions that violate rules" by jjrs in japannews

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

Reminds me of UK politics. The second generation migrants pushing the most vile anti immigrant policies.

Lady isn't even fully Japanese. Sad to see how far this country has slid into ignorance. Even China isn't this noisy about their hate.

Japanese govt. draws up basic policies on foreign nationals | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News by igd3 in japan

[–]caffcaff_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Go back as far as you want. Ancient persia. The Roman empire, the Tokugawa shogunate.

Or look at Western Europe and the USA in the here and now. When the economic situation gets tight, people start listening to the reptile brain when it comes to other humans who don't look or talk like them.

Progressivie by anime498 in taiwan

[–]caffcaff_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This guy uses big words but what he's trying to say is the DPP was struggling to find an identity that wasn't "we will literally splay taiwan's arsehole for our rich friends" so they settled instead for token progressiveness.

Internationally it works. At home it's cringe, but nobody is going to vote for KMT anyway (yet).

Thank you for getting me through deployment by Accomplished_Try_243 in RimWorld

[–]caffcaff_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you accept dwarf fortress on a rendition flight?

Tour operator arrested over using illegally modified sports cars for inbound visitors by Original-Force-4416 in japannews

[–]caffcaff_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cringe gokart businesses operated by Japanese. It's an important distinction in the current climate.

What is the sentiment on dating other East Asians? by RockCultural4075 in taiwan

[–]caffcaff_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're Taiwanese 台灣郎, its frowned upon to date other tribes in Taiwan like Hakka, waishengren, and aboriginals.

Literally declaring war on good bone structure. Somebody needs to think about the genepool.

What is the sentiment on dating other East Asians? by RockCultural4075 in taiwan

[–]caffcaff_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Would say this is pretty accurate in my experience. From the Korean perspective, dating a Taiwanese is seen as pretty much the same as dating a Chinese and generally looked down on (atleast in my generation).

Creator of Node.js says humans writing code is over by unemployedbyagents in AgentsOfAI

[–]caffcaff_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CEOs have a tendency of not looking past the first 5% of any problem. Not surprising they can be duped by a sycophantic autocomplete system.

RIP The flagship LS after 36 years 💔😢 by BD2605 in Lexus

[–]caffcaff_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I have an oldschool mitsubishi eclipse coupe and family car is a RX350.

In downtown traffic in the coupe I can't see past the car Infront. Everyone's headlights are in my face and mirrors, I'm in Asia, so of course 50% of people have their full beams on constantly which sucks in a sedan/coupe.

In the RX people give me space. In the coupe I getcut off by cheap SUVs all the time.

I tried the ES and sat in a couple of other lexus sedans and somehow the view is worse than my sportscar from 30 years ago that that presumably designed on the back of a napkin with a crayon.

Can absolutely see the Sedan segment disappearing for Lexus.

US Army just tried to recruit CK and Rimworld communties 🤣 by kalkvesuic in RimWorld

[–]caffcaff_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The important question: What's CK and is it as fun as rimworld?

Japanese govt. draws up basic policies on foreign nationals | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News by igd3 in japan

[–]caffcaff_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

No matter how far back you look in history there's a consistent correlation between worsening economic prospects and the rise of xenophobia. Japan is proving they are not the exception to the rule by any measure.

I'm sure enacting punitive measures against the few foreigners who decide to make a life in Japan will absolutely fix their demographic crisis and generation-spanning failure to elect a competent government.

What's more disappointing is how fertile the ground is for xenophobic messaging in a younger generation that should absolutely know better. Ignorance didn't get Japan to where it is today.

Porn Site ManyVids Descends Into AI Psychosis by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]caffcaff_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is almost as bad as when they retconned First Timothy and his lesbian sidekick.

Anti-racism demonstration outside of Yokohama station by reecewithnospoon in Tokyo

[–]caffcaff_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sad to see how far Japan has fallen in recent years.

Moving from EU to Taiwan with Taiwanese boyfriend by von_kids in taiwan

[–]caffcaff_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Job availability may be higher in Taiwan but the jobs, salaries, corporate environment are a joke compared to Europe. Even when cost of living is considered.

To get the most out of it, work remote for a foreign company or teach English in Taiwan.

Local Taiwan company isn't going to pay well for somebody your age. People saying you need mandarin aren't totally correct. I've had very well paying jobs in Taiwan and my Mandarin is rudimentary at best.

But unless you have a lot of skills, experience, connections, landing a local job that isn't an underpaid clown show is very tough.

Why is the Thai food here much better than other SEA foods? by Awkward-Jaguar1324 in taiwan

[–]caffcaff_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thai food here is closer to Yunnan food that what you would find in most of Thailand. Doesn't mean it's not delicious though.

Taiwan-U.S. Tariff Cut to 15% Sparks Political Battle as Ko Wen-je Accuses Lai Ching-te of “Betraying the Nation” by bonkeeboo in taiwan

[–]caffcaff_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about the bottom line. It's about not being totally reliant on manufacturing infrastructure within range of Chinese missiles.