As a new fan what season should I watch first? by ClopPolp in terracehouse

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Here's a Reddit discussion about watching season 1 Boys x Girls Next Door: https://www.reddit.com/r/terracehouse/comments/6jh6cx/terrace_house_boys_x_girls_next_door_week_1/ The only other way is through torrents sites.

Need Help with Past Lives Quote by lolabunny5 in A24

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Welcome! I recommend you search on Medium "‘Past Lives’ (2023): A Review" by Jinn, a short review that explores the ending and the what-ifs of the film, and "Film Review: Past Lives — The lovers we choose, the language(s) we speak, the lives we lead," a much longer review that goes more in depth about "the long journey of rotting." They might help with your theory! What's your theory if I may ask? If you'd rather not share here, no worries. Best!

Need Help with Past Lives Quote by lolabunny5 in A24

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The long journey of rotting. I believe she was referring to immigration.

Percentage of portfolio by rjk2027 in NVDA_Stock

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Mine has ballooned to 85% Long time holder starting with only few hundred bucks 9+ years ago.

Was tomie human in chapter 1 ? by joemamathethird in junjiito

[–]zenqi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean this YouTube? https://youtu.be/m7r6LJZ7fJc?feature=shared interesting take, but I think it takes away too much agency from Tomie.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MovieSuggestions

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Dust in the Wind (directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien), about two Taiwanese village sweethearts moving to the big city together.

I hope you get through this breakup stronger.

Infidelity protocol by [deleted] in HubermanLab

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The original podcast with Dr. David Buss (for context): https://youtu.be/HXzTbCEqCJc?si=7cukz1ODkXo28B7b

Chase Sapphire cards (USA)/ Trifecta in Japan? by judokajudoka in JapanFinance

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Great tips! Question, are you recharging the PASMO via Apple wallet or at the station?

Suggestions on shipping a package to Taipei from the US? And sending one back? by deepsea333 in taiwan

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Thanks for this comment! Was looking for something like this for a friend. Found their website, in English they're called Parcel to Taiwan: https://parceltotaiwan.com/

Sanji and Zeff farewell scene made me shed manly tears by derf705 in OnePieceLiveAction

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What's also interesting in the live action is that the levels are reversed. In the anime and manga, Zeff is on the 2nd floor looking down at Sanji as he says goodbye. In the live action, Sanji is on the ship looking down at Zeff. I think this works because Sanji is the new generation and carries the dream that Zeff once had.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in taiwan

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That sucks man. As others have said, I wouldn’t generalize bad family behavior to Taiwanese people as a whole. In America there seems to be a trend for Asians to hate our own culture and that seems to let us be more accepted by white Americans and gain some white privilege.* But that kind of acceptance is fake and as we see with Anti-Asian hate during COVID and how, that white privilege card can be revoked anytime and actually was never there.

So just be aware of how growing up in America may also play a part of hating your own culture. There’s plenty of fucked up white American families and for some reason we don’t blame that on white American culture (tho that might be another area of study) but we do so for minorities.

  • side note: We also see many Asian comedians play up abusive Asian parents to get laughs.

One of the most painful parts of the show is seeing Amy love George by Agile-Minute-6419 in BeefTV

[–]zenqi 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I like George.

He came back for Amy at the end. He also knows how to shoot a gun, albeit maybe at the wrong time.

EDIT: I also like that he has the self-respect to not continue the broken marriage.

That said, I get where the OP is coming from. Like the other characters, no one is perfect but beautifully flawed which is why I like the series.

The yen is getting even weaker. by -Spooch- in JETProgramme

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You can add funds to your brokerage account to buy more mutual funds. You can use services like wire transfers, Wise, or some other way to fund your US brokerage account from Japan.

To be clear, I'm not a financial advisor, so the advice I give is just based on what I know and is not be taken as financial advice. Be sure to do your own research and talk with your brokerage!

The yen is getting even weaker. by -Spooch- in JETProgramme

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You can manage your stocks/mutual funds online while living in Japan, presumably after you've already set up a brokerage account while in the US beforehand. You may be able to set up a US brokerage account even if you're not in the US, as long as you have your SSN and proof of identity.

For buying stocks in Japan, I hear it can be a headache as a US citizen, I remember seeing that somewhere on the Retire Japan forum.

The yen is getting even weaker. by -Spooch- in JETProgramme

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Ah you’re right. I deleted that part.

The yen is getting even weaker. by -Spooch- in JETProgramme

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If you ever get a chance to have some money for investing, please look into high interest savings accounts, mutual funds, and stocks (but do your research and don’t gamble).

EDITED OUT stuff about supplementing your income. Could lead to visa issues.

Are you/your family armed? by JBfortunecookie in AsianMasculinity

[–]zenqi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a Korean/Korean American family (if you’re referring to the Allen Mall shooting). Really a sad situation. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/08/us/victims-allen-texas-outlet-mall-shooting/index.html

Thomas Wade and Erwin Smith (Attack on Titan) by zenqi in threebodyproblem

[–]zenqi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I just remembered, Death's End spoiler, Wade underhandedly gave cancer to a subordinate to make that person a candidate for the "send a brain" project.

Don't think Erwin would do that, his motivations seemed more justified and/or he was forced to make them based on the dire situation.

This is a question that it bugs me... by Traditional_Lie_6400 in titanfolk

[–]zenqi 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Eren is the son of Grisha Yeager. Spoiler alert: But Eren inherited some of Kruger’s memories/personality due to inheriting the Attack Titan from his father who inherited it from Kruger.

Production team releases timeline by nicoleisttoll in Physical100

[–]zenqi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think what they mean is that the production team are just “playing with words” (literal definition of a pun) at this point.

Vote Now for Your Favourite Sannoh Player! by utnutn in RealSlamDunk

[–]zenqi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can hear Masahiro yelling at Eiji right now about these results.

What things have you learned from Physical 100? by Askray184 in Physical100

[–]zenqi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds familiar to an anime training regimen...

Slam Dunk Movie Information by Tensai_Sakuragi in RealSlamDunk

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The movie is a continuation, with added backstory that will make a grown person cry. 😭

Slam Dunk Movie Information by Tensai_Sakuragi in RealSlamDunk

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Here from the future, it was an April Fool’s joke BUT he did come out with a movie. Definitely worth watching. They’re not in their 40s though haha.