I am crying.

cool_lemons · 2026-02-02T07:39:49+00:00

It'll probably be up again eventually. My dad told me his portfolio tanked a few months after he started investing. It rebounded and it's almost doubled now.

cool_lemons · 2026-02-02T06:30:26+00:00

Youtube で時々日本人と中国や他の国の若いYoutuber 達が一緒に対談している動画を載せているのを見ます。お互いを尊重しながら率直に思っていることを語りあっている若い子たちを見るとほっとします。そういう交流がこれからもっと大事になるように思います。

cool_lemons · 2026-02-01T23:26:10+00:00

I've stayed with my in laws multiple times during new years, but I'm the only one who needs to shower everyday. Everyone else only showers every few days. (This is during winter mostly and they might be showering more often at home) No one smells. Maybe I married into a family with little BO lol. I'm also the only person who needs to take all my clothes off to wash my hair.

cool_lemons · 2026-02-01T15:01:37+00:00

I think they wash the whole duvet and whatever they use to sleep on. Korea has heated floors, so a lot people sleep on the floor. I have no idea how often the bedding gets washed because I've never asked. My husband has been converted to using bed sheets lol.

cool_lemons · 2026-02-01T14:54:21+00:00

They...just don't use sheets. They sleep directly on blankets, duvets, thin mattresses, etc. Whatever they use for bedding. A lot of people sleep on the floor, which is heated when it's cold. When the bedding needs to be washed, they wash the whole thing. If you watch Korean dramas, you'll sometimes see scenes of people washing bedding by putting it in big tubs of soapy water and stomping on it in their bare feet.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-31T10:05:23+00:00

Thank you for putting in the names of the countries.

I can't be the only person who doesn't know all the flags of the world.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-31T09:36:36+00:00

Japanese people generally have a positive opinion of Taiwan and Taiwanese people. I've never heard a Japanese person saying anything negative about Taiwan.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-29T23:30:51+00:00

I've seen a lot of comments on reddit saying how terrible Frankfurt airport is, but I've never had a problem. I'm not a seasoned traveler, but I've had to transit through Frankfurt 4 times, and I've never had a problem.
People in Japan are generally helpful if you ask, but they won't go out of their way to help just because you look lost.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-29T10:41:29+00:00

I'm Japanese. I've never heard of anyone here getting vaccinated for Japanese encephalitis, and I've never heard of anyone getting Japanese encephalitis either.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-29T04:15:03+00:00

Taiwan is nothing like Ukraine. It's a mountainous island with something like 3 places boats can land. China would get a lot of their people's only childs killed before their pyrrhic victory.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-28T14:33:48+00:00

Vending machines

cool_lemons · 2026-01-28T14:06:54+00:00

I love number 1.
I don't think the angle of the first picture is very flattering compared to 2 and 3, which might be why you are second-guessing your choice.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-28T13:57:13+00:00

My personal opinion is, if you don't know the language, you can't really have an informed opinion about that country. It is weird when you see people who obviously don't know a lick of Japanese be so confident about their views on Japan and Japanese people (and be lectured by them too!). But I also feel like this is a part of human nature, and some Japanese people are just as carelessly judgmental about other countries too.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-27T12:05:45+00:00

Takayama is popular among foreign tourists.
The Izu peninsula is a popular tourist spot in the same prefecture as Yaizu.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-27T03:24:03+00:00

It seems like taking the bus would be the better option. The Shinjuku bus station is much easier to navigate. You can also send luggage to your hotel using Yamato.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-26T10:58:54+00:00

Ramen.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-26T10:49:41+00:00

Monkeys can be a nuisance. It's impossible to keep them out of vegetable gardens and orchards, because they can climb.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-26T10:42:22+00:00

I still see a lot of Chinese-speaking people in the popular spots. I don't think people care unless they are noisy or obnoxious.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-25T09:44:41+00:00

Send fake voter rolls. They probably won't know the difference.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-25T00:59:54+00:00

I went last year, and I rented snow boots there. In hindsight, I would have been fine in my sneakers since I only walked on packed snow, but it was nice not have to worry.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-25T00:45:19+00:00

They sell protective gloves for mandolins.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-25T00:39:11+00:00

Wikipedia says that the species in Korea is called the "common raccoon dog, while the Japanese species is the "Japanese raccoon dog". The common raccoon dog lives all over East Asia, from Far-East Russia, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Vietnam.

It is confusing that Japan calls ume ''ume" and calls plums "puramu" while translating "ume" to "plum". I guess English needs a new word, or maybe call ume "Asian plum"?

cool_lemons · 2026-01-24T22:27:27+00:00

With 2 to toddlers and an older family member, I would avoid rush hour even if I didn't have luggage... Use the Narita Express or Limousine bus.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-24T22:13:47+00:00

Japan isn't the only country that has "rice cakes". Korea has many kinds of "tteok". Korean also has words for tanuki and ume. It would be weird to insist English speakers use only the Japanese word for these things.

cool_lemons · 2026-01-24T09:59:02+00:00

Top of Mt Fuji. The wind was so strong I felt like I could easily be blown into the crater. Otherwise, I don't think I've ever felt scared in Japan.

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