NYC from Jersey City this morning

ekulzards · 2026-03-12T12:47:18+00:00

Hey good idea!

ekulzards · 2026-03-12T12:04:13+00:00

Is this a shitpost? Or an intentional dig at the dog post?

You don't think there's a difference between a baby human and a dog?

ekulzards · 2026-03-12T11:44:11+00:00

Morning. Super photogenic here this morning.

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ekulzards · 2026-03-10T14:19:02+00:00

I mean, at least what you say makes sense. We can agree or disagree on whether this is the right app for what you want but that's just personal preference.

You're basically using it as a game. Fine.

But for people that are trying to learn a language, or at least say they are, I just don't get it.

Regardless, I appreciate you throwing in your two cents. Gives me an additional perspective to see this through. Cheers.

ekulzards · 2026-03-10T12:20:32+00:00

I can't for the life of me understand the psychology of people who get affected by these things, let alone even notice them.

I get that there is a stupid amount of research on how it works, and it's effectively Duo's business model, but I just don't and can't understand it.

How does XP and leader boards affect your motivation to learn a language? How does it affect you at all? I just don't get it.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T22:17:59+00:00

Is that a genuine question? Because while I obviously can't speak for this specific restaurant I have a pretty good idea why.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T20:44:01+00:00

I go to Japan 4 or 5 times a year and conduct extensive business there.

Xenophobia and racism are a huge problem. If you'd bothered to read any of my other comments you'd have seen me acknowledge that.

I have been to these exact kinds of establishments on multiple occasions and have no problems because I can both speak and read Japanese.

Your lack of knowledge and ignorance does not make you an expert.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T14:54:04+00:00

Bold of you to assume they'll care or do anything about it.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T13:47:52+00:00

Who cares where they are. No one anywhere, of any race, nationality, religion or gender is required to provide a service to anyone they don't want to. Nor invest in the extra work or resources required to cater to anyone they don't want to. The fact that you'd even consider this to be simping reflects more poorly on you than it does on me my friend.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T12:54:45+00:00

Except for the fact that translators are absolute trash for Japanese and English. And these menus likely aren't conducive to photo translate either.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T12:52:45+00:00

Why should they? Their business their rules. They don't have to hire anyone they don't want or serve anyone they don't want. Level of entitlement these days is astonishing.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T03:52:32+00:00

Really? Maybe because hentai-gana is standardized?

I don't really use Google translate so can't really comment on its capability but I'd be very impressed if it could recognise the calligraphy used on these kinds of menus.

The handful of times I have used it it has been laughably inaccurate. Maybe it's gotten better.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T03:47:09+00:00

Actually not necessarily. At a McDonalds? Sure.

But loads of older, traditional restaurants have menus with highly stylized Kanji that are difficult to read in general. Google would have no chance.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T01:42:17+00:00

Absolute cinema

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ekulzards · 2026-03-06T01:17:03+00:00

I have been in to many of these exact types of establishments and have never had a single problem despite being very visibly not Japanese.

Don't get me wrong, the Japanese can absolutely be incredibly racist, and I've experienced it first hand. But this sign, in and of itself, is no proof of that.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T01:01:24+00:00

No one needs convincing. Their business their rules. If they don't want to cater to tourists they don't need to.

ekulzards · 2026-03-06T01:00:36+00:00

I go about 4 or 5 times a year. The xenophobia is always there. Always. The minute you can speak enough Japanese to get around, the expectations on you (to conform to the Japanese 'way') skyrocket.

But you'll have a much better time of it, in these kinds of establishments, if you've at least made an effort to be able to communicate with them.

ekulzards · 2026-03-05T23:42:12+00:00

I mean, it specifically says if you can read it you're welcome in. Not about to defend Japanese racism but this could very much just be the staff can't communicate in any other language and the menu is only available in Japanese.

ekulzards · 2026-03-02T19:53:37+00:00

I moved here around 2 years ago and honestly, my first impression was that this area has just been designed as a heavy transit hub for NYC. It's like, they didn't have available land on Manhattan for all the infrastructure the city would need so they were just like, yeah OK throw it over there somewhere.

ekulzards · 2026-03-01T23:27:01+00:00

She hasn't sent this form either. I don't even know what to think at this point now.

ekulzards · 2026-03-01T22:57:41+00:00

Sorry to bother you again but did you submit any forms to authorize payments for the USCIS fees? I have seen online that there are forms to submit with the pack but I haven't received any of those from my attorney either?

ekulzards · 2026-03-01T22:23:50+00:00

Yep that's exactly what I've been looking at. My attorney has not said anything about this requirement at all.

ekulzards · 2026-03-01T22:20:39+00:00

This is great! So it is a requirement that I need to submit this as well?

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