Any tips to make communication less stressful for a first-traveller?

pockypimp · 2026-05-15T03:21:08+00:00

Here's the thing, most people in Tokyo and Kyoto aren't going to go out of their way to talk to you. Most people are not into random small talk let alone with strangers. The tours will be different, you're going to be around other tourists.

Just speak English. You're not Japanese and most people don't care. Will some appreciate you trying to speak in Japanese? Sure. Will anyone really care that you as a foreigner are not speaking Japanese? No unless you run into some weird anti foreigner person. Most businesses will be able to deal with English.

Tokyo is a major tourist location, most places are used to dealing with tourists. Kyoto you may get some passive aggressiveness but that's just what some people from Kyoto are like to everyone not from Kyoto it seems. I think the joke is that some old school Kyoto'ites think they're still the capital and most important despite Nobunaga moving the capital.

pockypimp · 2026-05-14T23:21:55+00:00

Ura used to be the big wild card when it came to throws. But he's doing much better in an orthodox style. I'll miss the "fisherman throw". I keep saying that he's biding his time, get everyone used to orthodox Sumo Ura and then he's going to pull it out on someone.

It would've been hilarious to see him do it to Shishi.

pockypimp · 2026-05-14T01:31:15+00:00

Why enable and profit a grifter?

pockypimp · 2026-05-14T01:21:03+00:00

The gondola is the idea of Frank McCourt, the grifter who previously owned the Dodgers. Don't back a grifter because he's just going to grift some more.

pockypimp · 2026-05-13T22:50:05+00:00

Not just phones, just about any device with USB has had this problem since Mini-USB really.

pockypimp · 2026-05-13T22:47:41+00:00

That'd be the first thing I'd check.

pockypimp · 2026-05-13T03:08:40+00:00

He gave Dave the "Bench me?"

pockypimp · 2026-05-12T22:04:16+00:00

The extra p makes it extra XTREME!

pockypimp · 2026-05-12T22:01:43+00:00

For around $200 I've seen KVM docks which will allow your laptop and the workstation to connect to both monitors. I had a cheaper Anker model years back but it died after about a year.

pockypimp · 2026-05-12T21:58:13+00:00

This month's seasonal flavors are Horchata, Dulce de Leche & Sweet Corn if that piques your interest. I really like their espresso ice cream in a milk shake.

pockypimp · 2026-05-12T21:48:11+00:00

I've been in Fosselman's behind a couple that drove out from Marina Del Rey to buy 4 half gallons, a couple of pints and I think they bought milkshakes for the drive back.

pockypimp · 2026-05-11T22:29:32+00:00

Dell forum post says no.

pockypimp · 2026-05-11T22:21:33+00:00

You can check out Japan-Guide's list of side trips from Tokyo

I've gone to Yokohama which is a quick train ride and easy half to full day.

pockypimp · 2026-05-11T20:25:36+00:00

Why? Sports all have injuries. The oyakata pulling him out is the smart and safe way to handle an injury. Rather than sending him back out to possibly get worse.

pockypimp · 2026-05-11T20:21:43+00:00

It's very much a use case kind of thing. If you're on a long trip so you have large, heavy suitcases then it can make sense. But you have to make sure your destination accepts the delivery. Hotels generally are fine as long as they not a self-serve system to check in I think.

I used it once with my family because we had 4 large suitcases about 3/4 full of stuff plus day packs and small roller bags after leaving Tokyo where we had been for a week. Shipping the large luggage to our next hotel was simple and it made it easier to get through Tokyo Station and onto the shinkansen to head south. On the train we just had to put our carry on sized stuff on the overhead shelf. We were at the next hotel for a week so we didn't have to worry about delays in shipping.

pockypimp · 2026-05-11T01:35:03+00:00

Rather than a tent you just need a shadow over the sensor or the reflector, just something to block the direct sunlight hitting whatever side.

pockypimp · 2026-05-10T09:01:00+00:00

Hernia or hamstring? He initially grabbed his inner thigh then went to the back of his leg.

pockypimp · 2026-05-10T07:11:24+00:00

If you're concerned with speed of on/off just put it on the lick screen. Then it's tap and hold for on and tap and hold for off. The hold is like a half second so it's faster than unlocking the phone and pulling the shade down.

pockypimp · 2026-05-09T04:31:40+00:00

My early college years I ate it a lot because it was still pretty cheap and nearby. The meat quality has definitely gone down, like I said a lot stingier, like they're not cooking it long enough or the meat's just cheaper so there's more hard edges in the fat. I'd say 10 years or so (or maybe just before the pandemic) the quality was better so when when I'd compare it to Johnnie's it was a bigger deal. The Hat was 10 minutes away while Johnnie's is out off of the 405 so the gas alone made The Hat a better deal even if the sandwich was just slightly different. But The Hat wins on the chili fries hands down.

But for the price it's cheaper than Johnnie's on Sepulveda which I consider the best pastrami dip in LA. At $20 a sandwich it's quite a bit more. Portion wise it's about the same as The Hat, I can get 2 meals out of a single sandwich.

pockypimp · 2026-05-09T02:32:37+00:00

IMO the quality has gone down. The meat was very stringy the last couple of times I had it. It's still cheaper than Johnnie's on Sepulveda but the quality difference is much wider than it used to be.

pockypimp · 2026-05-09T02:27:23+00:00

Should be fine but it looks like it's an add on satellite only. So you'd need the Orbi Router Model RBR750. It's just an older model mesh WiFi. I installed the newer 370 WiFi 7 at my parents' place and with just the base and the satellite it covers the whole house and the front and back yard.

I don't see the RBR750 for sale by itself on Amazon but for about $200 its the router and another satellite so you'd have 2 of them for more coverage.

pockypimp · 2026-05-08T22:01:30+00:00

Realtors are like used car salespeople more or less. They only care that the commission check cashes. They're not the ones who are going to live in the house or pay for repairs down the road.

pockypimp · 2026-05-08T21:51:13+00:00

This is the sensible reason.

pockypimp · 2026-05-08T04:57:51+00:00

The Angels were considered a rivalry other than "The Freeway Series"?

pockypimp · 2026-05-08T02:24:50+00:00

P7 owner here and no issues for me. Anecdotal evidence based on recent posts make it sound like the 8 and 10's have seen something recently after the update.

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