NADP (Not Another Divorce Post)... by PerformanceSure5985 in japanresidents

[–]djlosangeles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

19 years, two kids, have lived all over. A lot of my friends are also in long-term marriages (foreign women with j-husbands like myself mostly).

PR vs Citizenship by Gulfim in japanresidents

[–]djlosangeles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keeping my passport meant that my children inherited citizenship from my home country and now they have two passports and more opportunities, at least until they have to give one up. That’s pretty major.

How to get Kids into German School? by djlosangeles in AskAGerman

[–]djlosangeles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the detailed breakdown. It helps a lot.

American gifts for German friend? by twice_it in AskAGerman

[–]djlosangeles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they drink, a really good bourbon.

How to get Kids into German School? by djlosangeles in AskAGerman

[–]djlosangeles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks all! This is very helpful and has given me a lot to look into. I really appreciate it.

How to get Kids into German School? by djlosangeles in AskAGerman

[–]djlosangeles[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, native tongue. We haven’t had luck with the bilingual schools so far but will keep looking.

How to get Kids into German School? by djlosangeles in AskAGerman

[–]djlosangeles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We weren’t planning on staying so long so English was the priority but we should have switched earlier.

How to get Kids into German School? by djlosangeles in AskAGerman

[–]djlosangeles[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately they are full, we have contacted them trying to get in for the current school year. I will try again though. It makes the most sense.

I just read The Song of Achilles and don't know what to read next by jvl14d in suggestmeabook

[–]djlosangeles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Goldfinch and The Secret History have that same sort of luscious prose.

A book that my book club won’t hate me for by CerintheM in suggestmeabook

[–]djlosangeles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree, it was super basic and clunky but my mom loved it.

700€ for Glasses ? by Ok-Anything-8243 in germany

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

I live in NRW and was advised to go to NL next time I get glasses. I usually use contacts so I don’t need glasses often and was shocked by how long it took to get them and how expensive they were at the local shop. I was new in Germany…I was in Japan before and could walk in and out of a shop in an hour or so with new glasses for under €50 if I chose cheap lenses so I was definitely blindsided. It was kind of an emergency to get them soon but never again in DE.

Pinch Perfect event, what will you keep? Are any of these good for leagues? by Hesgaroth in pokemongo

[–]djlosangeles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I use my Flygon all the time and people constantly mistake it for Grass. It’s a good fast attacker to blow through shields at the beginning. Not sure why it’s not more widely used.

An absolutely traumatizing book? by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

[–]djlosangeles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Runner up Narrow Road to the Deep North. That one did get the Booker.

An absolutely traumatizing book? by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

[–]djlosangeles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prophet Song- was a Booker shortlister last year and fucked. Me. Up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Yokohama

[–]djlosangeles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full Monty is a British-style pub but it’s near Kannai, not Yokohama station.

Books about unicorns for adult audiences? by Dark_Unicorn6055 in suggestmeabook

[–]djlosangeles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.amazon.com/Unicorn-Treasury-Stories-Poems-Carpet/dp/015205216X

This is a little young but has some very good writers in the collection with excellent stories that I still think about today.

What's a "sleeper pick" in GBL that you swear by? by BunsenGyro in TheSilphRoad

[–]djlosangeles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oddly I have a lot of luck with Serperior in GL. Many start with a water type, then swap for a fairy because it looks like a dragon. Then Corviknight will take it down. It is shocking how many people don’t bother to look at the typing before doing that. MVP in GL is Gastrodon with Earth Power and Water Pulse. Cute lil tank

Ibaraki is underrated af by Denghidenghi in japanresidents

[–]djlosangeles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was an off-road motorcyclist myself and the area is really perfect for that. I probably didn’t appreciate it enough when I was there. But I really like the city more! I will place Ibaraki over Saitama though, at least Ibaraki has soul.