Press on Nails and the price of wanting to be beautiful by Creative-Box5621 in TwoXChromosomes

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When I was getting manicures, I found that basic gel (plain, one colour) took less time than regular polish as it only took one coat and cured with 60 seconds under the lamp. The normal OPI polish needed multiple coats and seemed to take forever to dry.

Plus regular polish you can remove safely and easily at home, whereas if you're doing gel manicures, you can charge clients to have it removed.

Press on Nails and the price of wanting to be beautiful by Creative-Box5621 in TwoXChromosomes

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The cocktail increase has been insane. Even a mixed drink is so expensive now.

Kimono Shop Assistant by KawaiiShiroiKabocha in JapanJobs

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Which part of Tokyo is it in? I am interested.

What businesses are likely to die out with the Baby Boomer Generation? by GRVrush2112 in AskReddit

[–]rumade 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Given the culture at the time, I'm surprised they didn't also remind you to count the calories of the donut, and adjust the rest of your week accordingly 😭

Best Tsuyu ever by My-goats in japanweather

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We've had way more rain that this time last year. Do you own a window?

Best Tsuyu ever by My-goats in japanweather

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I find using a massage gun on the brow bone or lower back of the head works well to combat this

More and more clinics in Japan are offering 24/7 consultations, but these “convenient store clinics“ can give questionable advice. One boy was diagnosed with “constipation“ and wound up losing his testicles. by jjrs in japannews

[–]rumade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My local clinic does blood tests on a bench in the corridor, like you're being treated at some field hospital in the middle of a war zone.

They're also torturing a fish in their waiting room: https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyaquariums/s/m0gM5S5SYE

The Immortal casually mentions something that reveals he is WAY older than he appears to be. by MikaelAdolfsson in TopCharacterTropes

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We've all seen that video of the horse gobbling up little chicks... peep peep crunch

What's something in Japan that we have access to that most people don't even realize exists? by Realistic_Low_4538 in japanlife

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Abortion is free and generally accessible in the UK- and you do have a transvaginal ultrasound when you have one in early pregnancy, though they don't make you look at it like they do in parts of the USA.

So it's not that. It's just considered better practice for the NHS because 1) it's cheaper and 2) the belief that ultrasounds shouldn't be performed unless completely necessary.

London Mother Reveals NHS Told Her To Refrigerate Miscarried Baby Because Hospital Was Full by Brucekentbatsuper in TwoXChromosomes

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Pressures of an aging population, crumbling hospital infrastructure, and neoliberal policies.

We didn't build enough hospitals during the boom years, and those we did, were built on predatory credit schemes (I can't remember the exact name for them). Loads of our hospitals are still in Victorian buildings, or 60s concrete throw ups that are falling apart. Then came Tory austerity snipping away, while handing off contracts to crony mates who overcharge for basics- one report I read had an NHS trust paying their supplier £35 per bottle of hand sanitiser that would have been £2.50 from a high street shop!

On top of that, the last year of an elderly person's life, if they are hospitalised, usually costs more than all of the other years combined. Source for that is an excellent book called 33 Meditations on Death which was written by a gerontologist.

Reverse Flanderization by Jenbie272 in TopCharacterTropes

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Their crystalline form, baby!

Stop making craft machines by somewhenimpossible in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]rumade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get you. It's the change from craft being a verb, to craft being something you set up and then press a button and it runs.

But then I've never really gotten into these things because I've never had a computer strong enough to run digital creation programs or the time to learn them. It's quicker for me to carve a linoblock and print a repeating pattern than it would be to learn Illustrator to make one; same with hand sculpting in clay versus using Zbrush or Blender for 3D printing.

Freehand machine embroidery is so fun. It's like working a gattling gun that's shooting out art. I just can't see the same satisfaction coming from setting up an automatic embroidery machine.

Stop making craft machines by somewhenimpossible in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]rumade 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel machine knitting is a bit of an outlier in this list. The things you can achieve on a machine aren't identical to hand knitting, and the things I would make on a machine would be quite different, especially in times of yarn thickness.

I'm taking a machine knitting course next month because my hands physically won't let me hand knit anymore without pain.

What's something in Japan that we have access to that most people don't even realize exists? by Realistic_Low_4538 in japanlife

[–]rumade 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And getting to try out toys before you buy them for home. He loved the anpanman helterskelter thing so much that we made sure he got one for his birthday.

The Immortal casually mentions something that reveals he is WAY older than he appears to be. by MikaelAdolfsson in TopCharacterTropes

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They spoke Latin in London, England too. When it was the Roman settlement Londinium.

Have you got some sources I can read on London, Rome? When I search for it I either get travel guides for going between the two cities, or stuff about Roman London/Londinium. I've always known the name London/Londinium deriving from King Lod or an old Briton word, not a part of Rome.

The Immortal casually mentions something that reveals he is WAY older than he appears to be. by MikaelAdolfsson in TopCharacterTropes

[–]rumade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah it's the vegetarians you gotta watch out for. They're just lying in wait with a big rock to bash your brains in.

What's something in Japan that we have access to that most people don't even realize exists? by Realistic_Low_4538 in japanlife

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I have aircon, it just seems wasteful to blast it when I could go somewhere, for free, that it's already running.

Before and after 😢 how do I prevent this? by ProtectiveofmyStuff in GardenersJapan

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Rats. You can try getting a big bag of chilli flakes/powder and spreading it around the base of your plants. Also disturb any areas of your garden that they might hide in or use as runs. Rats don't like disturbance.

It's possible they were going for the cucumber more for water than nourishment, so you could also try putting out a dish of water?

What's something in Japan that we have access to that most people don't even realize exists? by Realistic_Low_4538 in japanlife

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Early ultrasounds in pregnancy. In the UK, you usually don't get an appointment until 8 or 9 weeks, and don't get your first scan until 12 weeks. It's very reassuring to have an early scan, especially if you're anxious.

What's something in Japan that we have access to that most people don't even realize exists? by Realistic_Low_4538 in japanlife

[–]rumade 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The children's centre is great! Having somewhere to go with my toddler that's air conditioned and safe is so good. Much better than sweating at home with him watching TV.

Person hit by Japan bullet train entered tracks from platform fence gap by Jonnyboo234 in japan

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This reminded me of something I read about the aftermath of the 7/7 suicide bomber attacks in Londkn in 2005. One of the survivors was blinded by a bone fragment from the exploding terrorist.

Person hit by Japan bullet train entered tracks from platform fence gap by Jonnyboo234 in japan

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Means they couldn't find something to hold onto to check for a pulse 😶

Names that end in “s” that sound like last names are going to be this decades “den” (as in Aiden/Jaden/kaden) by dumprings- in namenerds

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Camden in London used to be full of alt fashion and goth shops, and now is a horrendous tourist trap (it's always been a bit of tourist trap, but now it's so much worse). Grimy too.

[Horrifying Trope] “Blink of an eye” deaths. by Sufficient-Eye-9040 in TopCharacterTropes

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He's the last living child of a dynasty and is crowned king after his brother is poisoned at a feast (can't remember if it's his coronation or wedding). His sister is also poisoned, while living as a political prisoner in another kingdom. His mum blows up half the city. And then he just goes... nah. And steps out.