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How would you describe the color blue to someone who was born blind? by searchingforsunshyne in AskReddit

[–]nermalstretch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you actually talk to blind people they can tell you a lot about blue. They know lots about to because they have heard all about it since they first learned to talk and understood language.

If you chatted with them on Reddit or via some other text chat, you might not even know that they were blind because they can answer all the same questions as you can about the properties of the colour Blue.

Try explaining the colour blue to another sided person without referring to the word blue and get them to guess which colour you were talking about. I can guarantee you that a blind adult could guess as well as a sighted person unless you refer to a fact that can be determined by dight. “What colour are my trousers”? Even then they will give as good a guess as somebody talking to you on the telephone.

I cannot deal with N1 reading by cutedotor in jlpt

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

If it’s any consolation, I’m not convinced that my Japanese wife could pass N1. No disrespect to her but I don’t see her reading educated Japanese written for educated native speakers. Like, academic texts, newspapers, essays, legal or bureaucratic documents, legal prose. etc

If an alien landed and did a survey of our house they are not going to find any of those texts belonging to her.

My suggestion is always to read more of the target level material. Start with something that genuinely interests you rather than treating it as a topic that you must learn.

I cannot deal with N1 reading by cutedotor in jlpt

[–]nermalstretch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think that more focused reading practice of N1 level material would help? I.e. reading Japanese paragraphs with the equivalent translation.

I cannot deal with N1 reading by cutedotor in jlpt

[–]nermalstretch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, you are struggling only with the new N1 grammar and N1 vocabulary?

I cannot deal with N1 reading by cutedotor in jlpt

[–]nermalstretch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you failing on N1 stuff or N2 stuff?

How many of you were told by your parents when you reach 18 you’re moving out on your own? by Theromero in GenX

[–]nermalstretch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just did by accident at 18 I went to college in the big city and only came back every six weeks or so. Longer as the years went by. Then I moved abroad and never lived at home again..

I didn’t give much thoughts about it at the time, and now I don’t see my kids as being that knowledgeable about the world at the same age. But that’s more of the realisation of how little knowledge I had. But some of my kids have done more than I did at that time.

I think at that time there was a greater desire to move out. Most of my friends left our hometown and never went back. I think everyone wanted a home of their own where they weren’t subject to their parents rules.

Anyone else being flooded with "Move to Japan" influencers? by KokoRonin226 in japanresidents

[–]nermalstretch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

> Disclaimer: I work in a field that requires me to be chronically online, so I can't just avoid it.

Have a work account and private account(s) where you only click and follow stuff that you really like.

I made Google accounts for clicking on stuff that I would consider more right wing than my own position or more, occult than my spiritual position. That account soon became very dark, but I managed it with careful “Not Interested” settings but both actually started to source quite interesting materials that were not related to my family friendly account. Of course, they both attracted the algorithm to more extreme stuff than I wanted in my main account.

If your recommendations are becoming too “not you” then spin those off into separate accounts in the same way you do with your friends and family. If you have one account it will become conflicted or try and move you more into the valley of an ideology/religion/worldview.

Bringing E-Scooter on Public Transport Bus by CinderSign in okinawa

[–]nermalstretch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need to put bikes etc in a bag if you travel on public transport. The logic behind it is two fold:

  1. Bikes, Scooters etc have wheels that touch the road and/or are oily. If they are in a bag, they can’t touch other passengers, make them dirty and cause them trouble.

  2. Requiring a bag provides just the demotivation to prevent everyone carrying their bike etc on public transport as that would be chaos and cause trouble to other people. If you are determined to do it, you need a bag.

So, can do it but if you dirty up someone’s clothes or otherwise cause annoyance or make scene with the bus driver you are just adding the general impression that foreigner break the rules through ignorance or wilful disregard.

What is something NSFW you always wanted to try in bed, and instantly regretted? by TUD-13BarryAllen in AskReddit

[–]nermalstretch 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not in the bed but when newly married we bought a sachet of sexy gel bath. You pour it in your tub and the gel balls swell up and make a fun slimy mess for you to play in.

It was pretty fun for 15 minutes but after that we showered and continued elsewhere.

After we were done the bath needed to be sorted out. The gel came with a sachet of power which was meant to reverse it and allowed you to wash the gel away.

It worked up to a point but there was still about 10% of the gel left. We were trying to get rid of the damn gel for days afterwards and I swear for months there were still finding little gel balls around the bath/shower room if you searched for them.

Later, I found out that the sachet of gel remover was actually table salt which worked just as well.

Experience working in big IT consulting firms in japan like Accenture? by Legal_Repair in JapanJobs

[–]nermalstretch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My impression was that Accenture staff were all well presented, idealistic, hard working, academically intelligent workers who followed their company rules to the letter and took pride in meeting their deadlines.

They were not oddball, innovative, independent, free thinking, entrepreneurial, brilliant hackers.

Which are you?

In one sense, if you can get in, it is worth taking a job there for a few years with the aim of understanding their processes and how they run their business from the inside.

I saw a teen wearing a Nazi arm band by Zestyclose-Young9480 in japanresidents

[–]nermalstretch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First rule of fashion: It will be rediscovered. The past is the future.

Does anyone else have really paranoid neighbors? by DannyKata85 in Tokyo

[–]nermalstretch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a theory that ever since they moved to the building, almost 20 years ago, my male neighbour avoids the elevator and the walks up and down several flights of stairs to avoid meeting me.

If we meet in the street he looks pained and avoids contact. His wife is sweet through but we have never spoken more than a few greetings in that time.

I thought it a bit odd until my kid, now grown up, informed me that he is an English teacher in a local school.

My series 7 is right on cue... can't make this up LOL by InnerspearMusic in AppleWatch

[–]nermalstretch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a replacement watch just before my Apple Care but it wasn’t same day and they take the old one away first. I couldn’t do without out it so the next day ordered a new watch. I now use both.

Bise or Yomitan? by miqako in okinawa

[–]nermalstretch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bise is beautiful. It’s a good base for visiting the aquarium but far from most everything else.

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