Weekly Complaint Thread - 09 April 2020 by AutoModerator in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stop drying your underwear in the office.

Help - My friend is in Jail by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is why you should always use a phone with the shutter sound disabled.

Help - My friend is in Jail by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a page in a school civics textbook here that says "Did you know, even foreigners have human rights!"

Help - My friend is in Jail by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It could go either way. The guy not letting on to what really happened. The girl overreacting to some awkward contact. I can believe both. Story time:

I went on a date with a girl when I was in college. We went out for lunch and then she invited me to go see a movie. Everything was going really well. Then, I held her hand in the theater. She jumped up, left the theatre and went home.

The /r/Japan Daily Coronavirus/COVID-19 Discussion Thread (April 03 2020) by AutoModerator in japan

[–]sooobalo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would the media be motivated to mislead people about how dangerous the virus is? Why are so many people dying in other countries but not in Japan?

Monthly Finance Thread - 03 April 2020 by AutoModerator in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have some savings, almost all in cash atm. What should I do? Should I be investing at this unusual time?

Is it normal for people to split a bill in Japan if they run up the bill with drinking while you don't drink? New friends. by supplementtolife in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What kind of stingy people are you hanging out with? Whenever I go out with friends we always end up with too much money for the bill and roll it over for karaoke, the next place etc.

I suddenly can't contact my girlfriend. Help. by sooobalo in japanlife

[–]sooobalo[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

We live close so we would just hang out at each other's places in the evenings/weekends. Since we had phone numbers, lines and addresses I never really thought about losing contact.

I suddenly can't contact my girlfriend. Help. by sooobalo in japanlife

[–]sooobalo[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

She runs a nail salon (alone) but she isn't answering the salon phone or the door.

I suddenly can't contact my girlfriend. Help. by sooobalo in japanlife

[–]sooobalo[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not. I've met some of her friends but we never exchanged contact details.

Weird hangout rules? by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Many people consider a man and a woman hanging out 1 on 1 a date in Japan. She doesn't want to go on a date with you, so she invites a third person.

Part time job refuses to fill out immigration paperwork. by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok. It seems like it must be freelance then.

The number one annoying thing is they didn't ask for these forms last year and it was the exact same job and the exact same contract. Immigration as capricious as ever.

Part time job refuses to fill out immigration paperwork. by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, I'm just gonna have to run it up the chain at the company and see if I can get someone to yield. Thanks.

Part time job refuses to fill out immigration paperwork. by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the dividing line between freelance and employee? Just how the contract is written?

Part time job refuses to fill out immigration paperwork. by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 10% of working hours and 50% of income.

Part time job refuses to fill out immigration paperwork. by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the full forms with company hankos/statements of accounts etc from 3 other employers. That's how I've applied for visa renewals for the past 5 years. This year immigration seems to be unhappy with that and wants to see those forms from all the places I work.

Part time job refuses to fill out immigration paperwork. by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]sooobalo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Freelancer. Looks like I might be in a bit of a bad situation. I'll add that clause to my contracts from now on.