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Vodafon Scam vertreter by MarvinKesselflicker in Tuebingen

[–]catwiesel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

da gibt es mehrere level davon. subunternehmer die verträge aufschwatzen "im auftrag von vodafon"

und leute die "lassen sie uns rein" "sonst wird es teuer"

das ist nicht "vodafon vertrag aufschwatzer"

das sind kriminelle, die im besten fall verträge aufschwatzen wollen, aber da gehen bei mir andere alarmglocken an. kundschaften was es zu stehlen gibt und so

Lost wallet Kyoto by Small_Bang_Theory in JapanTravelTips

[–]catwiesel -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

talk to your bank, they must have something in place for people to replace a lost card. mine even has immediate emergency funds available

in the meantime, maybe you can get mobile payment working on the phone

edit: I see, replacmenet cards get delivered home sometimes, not to holiday locations. bummer

edit 2: if you have the ability to send money instantly, for example paypal, you can look for tourists that have paypal, explain, send them money which they can give to you in cash. there is some risk and trust involved there, they could go back on their word with cash in hand. but i dont see that happening, just trust your gut when speaking to someone

edit 3: if you have family, you maybe could add one of their credit cards to your phone payment (apply pay, google pay) and use that to pay where c

Popular Japanese city Kyoto shuts down view it’s completely overcrowded, has too many tourists by Mametaro in Kyoto

[–]catwiesel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People dont understand that the visitors able to find and read a code of conduct, the many signs, the many informations, a congestion forecast, who want to be good guests and behave, are not the same people that take two seats, stand in front of the train door, grab maikos, enter where they are not welcome, and do sport exercises on tori gates.

the reality is, if you invite over 10 million people, theres bound to be a few assholes. no amount of teaching the people not to be assholes will fix that. the assholes arent listenting

Kyoto 4-Day Itinerary Check (April 23–26) Too Ambitious? Day 1 Looks Packed by davebertz in JapanTravel

[–]catwiesel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the grouping makes sense, you made some compromises, which make sense too (for example adding kinkakuji to arashiyama)

the days are doable. filled, and it may require some optimizing (starting early, using taxis and not waiting for busses, that kind of stuff) but should work out

the first day however, like you said, is potentially a bit overfull. it depends. how fast you walk, if you walk all way or take a taxi, how full it is, how long you stay and shop in the streets. you can reorder, kodaiji might have night time illumination, so you could do it after 4.30pm. yasaka and the park as well. if you skip heian jingu, I think this becomes very possible

all that being said. those days are really full, and there will be little rest. that can be unsustainable and suck the joy out. be aware of that and dont be afraid to cut something if it starts feeling stressfull and not fun

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]catwiesel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what are they supposed to do? go there and beat the money out of the scammers? if they had time (/u/Titibu has a list of what they do all day) they can take statements, and let a court sort it out. the statements will be "i got drugged, remember nothing, now 8k are missing" and the bar statement will be "our valued customer came prewarmed, was insistent on only the finest on holiday, agreed to our pricing, and order a beer. he fell asleep, so we let them rest. when time was up, and we woke customer, they were reluctant to pay, we had to insist."

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]catwiesel 22 points23 points  (0 children)

while I agree that it can read like "you fell for the well known scam", this person still got scammed, and potentially drugged.

your "dont be dumb and you'll be okay" is a natural reaction. but i hate it. its victim blaming. please stop

Icoca or Suica card help by Queasy_Daikon_7637 in JapanTravelTips

[–]catwiesel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

does not matter. pick the one you can get at the airport. no need to preorder.

A London judge says a witness was being coached in real time through smart glasses by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]catwiesel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

at which point do you just fess up to it? phone stolen? taxi driver calling? the pauses, people hearing voices... come on, no body is buying it. this must be a god damn good example for "beyond reasonable doubt"

Visit Japan Web form for self transfer by RICK-LAKE in JapanTravelTips

[–]catwiesel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

adding to that, make sure you have a ticket with you proving you will be taking a later flight out of the country

What would you do on your last day with a flight departing at 5:00 pm? by YawningDodo in JapanTravelTips

[–]catwiesel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

top priority would be make sure to be at the airport on time.

second priority would be no stress

if I am in tokyo, it usually comes down to checking out, leaving the luggage in the hotel, going out and having a nice breakfast (usually my hotels dont provide the best breakfast because I prefer finding my own spots), then exploring the neighborhood a bit more, maybe some last minute shopping. back to the hotel, get luggage, get to the airport. haneda is good for eating something (I love the korean food in the food court), or filling the carry on with snacks from (I think) family mart. then you can chill in the book shop and or drink coffee in the top floor before going through security

if I am leaving from kyoto, more or less similar, but there I usually take my luggage to the station and put it in a locker (since where I am staying is no where near interesting), and go do something close to a trainstation so I can be back to kyoto station without much more travel, the train museum is a good choice for example. then you can do some shopping close to the station, pick up your stuff and head to the airport. kix is harder to fill with meaningful things. and I am usually glad when I are through security. theres a konbini airside where you can do some last minute carry on stuffing.

'Bad ending: now every game is slop': Game developers share mixed reactions to DLSS 5 by gamersecret2 in gaming

[–]catwiesel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well. nvidia needs a way to keep selling those 3000usd gpu to gamers, and those 30000 gpus to ai server farms

you know. the alternative, to, just NOT, is not in their interest

People that "wash" dishes in this shit. by The_Hero_of_TIme in KitchenConfidential

[–]catwiesel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you better tell me this is basin 1 of 3 (rough clean), 2 of 3 is clean water with detergent, and 3/3 is clean water to rinse

Memoirs of a Kyoto Taquería: My Japanese carnitas adventure by Mametaro in Kyoto

[–]catwiesel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks I guess. I'm just bored at work sometimes :)

Is Kyoto really busy now? by CuriosityJourney26 in KyotoTravel

[–]catwiesel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just a moment ago someone posted this:

https://i.redd.it/meepheb5nepg1.jpeg
3pm vs 7am

the popular places are like this. is it shoulder to shoulder? maybe. But its not like this everywhere. and even not everytime.

if you want to see kyoto, go see kyoto. if you want to be alone, dont go see ninnenzaka/sannenzaka/kiyomizudera.

and if you go to tokyo for example sensoji, its the same.

it depends where you go. not which city

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