Mine is that the shopping points you earn here are a big joke (excluding non Japanese ones like Amex ) ..
by No-Jackfruit3211
Mine is that the shopping points you earn here are a big joke (excluding non Japanese ones like Amex ) ..
by No-Jackfruit3211
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People creating the same subs over and over… my Japan related feed is basically the same posts, just worded differently.
Totally agree when I first came here my wife had a million point cards… I told her the few yen you get from them are not worth the hassle. I’d pay 5 yen to not have to hold them!
Nothing is actually properly deep cleaned here; things are literally swept under the rug and few people properly deep clean their houses as in moving furniture and cleaning behind shit that you’d never see.
I hate it when Americans complain about Japanese drivers/driving. In general, driving here is extremely easy and safe, and the majority of drivers are courteous and follow the rules. And even when they don’t follow the rules, they break them very predictably (going through reds, turning into whatever lane they want, blowing through residential intersections when they have right of way, etc)
Hanami would hit better if they weren’t all sterile, scentless, clones.
I fucking hate bicyclists
The pros/cons of living in Japan are greatly exaggerated. Its either the most miserable place with a dark side that YOU don’t REALLY know about, or its the only civilized place and everywhere else is a shithole.
I suppose it depends on where you come from, but I’m from a country who’s emigrants often seem to hate where they came from (the USA), and find both countries comfortable enough to live in and have their respective pros/cons.
The political environment towards foreigners has not changed, it’s just people complain more about things
Transportation being always on time is a lie. In Fukuoka, I have never seen a bus come on time, always running 5-15mins late.
And in Tokyo the trains are on time until they’re not.
*cracks knuckles*
*prepares for downvotes*
Autumn is the best season in Japan, not Spring.
Nowhere in Tokyo ranks in my top 10 cities to live in Japan, after spending extensive time in Tokyo.
People in Osaka are not any friendlier than those in other big cities like Tokyo or Kyoto.
Any ramen other than tonkotsu is inferior and it isn’t close.
Japanese people don’t wash their hands properly after using the washroom, and it’s kind of gross.
Kuuki wo yomu just refers to passive aggressive shit, not actually good things. People don’t care at all about not coughing on subway, not looking at phone while walking, or really anything about etiquette other than open button on elevator and standing to left on escalator (sometimes)
Not so popular take: The vast (not all) majority of foreigners who come to japan have no experience living in other countries around the world. They just arrive here from murica, the uk, canada etc, and they think they are in a position to judge japan accurately and fairly.
They need significant experience living and working in a myriad of countries around the world in order to compare nippon to the rest of the world.
Limited experience = Limited understanding and therefore judgement.
OOP is like I spend 3M a month and get Amex bonuses (because I’m rich) so the extra 5 yen in points from Matsukiyo is useless.
Sometimes people don’t even try with these Japan-bad posts.
This country needs a vast improvement on its mental health yesterday. People do not know how to regulate their emotions here. It’s not gendered either, everyone needs to learn how to handle themselves.
Most articles on the Japan subs can be summed up as:
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The average Japanese person doesn’t eat very healthy.
I’ve been at my work place and most of my coworkers eat instant ramen everyday, and they snack (cookies, chips, senbei, etc) a lot. The bentos my other co workers or students bring have very little veggies (maybe some slivers of tsukemono and two tomatoes). Lots of them also eat onigiri which is just a huge ball of rice with a whisper of protein.
I lived in France and my co workers never snacked and they usually ate actual food for lunch.
I obviously don’t know what they are eating at home, but I hope it’s better
Tolls are too high. Water cups are too small at restaurants. Dust and pm2.5 air quality is bad especially in spring. Those are my main gripes. The air is the worst.
Bring on the downvotes, buuuut…
– The quality of konbini is massively exaggerated. I think it’s predominantly tourists who glaze konbini, but anyone who seriously thinks you can get a restaurant quality meal at a konbini probably has a shitty diet to begin with.
– A lot of Japanese aren’t really that kind; they’re polite. Kindness and politeness are not the same, and there are plenty of rude-ass people here, particularly in Tokyo.
– Japanese cuisine in general is *fine*, but it gets old fast and lacks the diversity of many other cuisines, especially other Asian ones. Japanese cuisine has the best PR, and that’s it.
– I couldn’t care less about *hanami*. If I see *sakura* on my way to somewhere, cool, I guess, but I can’t fathom going out of my way to see them.
Ok! Ready for the barrage of insults and pointed comments about other country systems like the US, but medical care here for anything other than preventative care is god awful. Doctors don’t care about solving your issue if it doesn’t fit into their checklist. Had two major issues over 5 or so years that were not an easy checklist thing and nobody cared to figure them out. Xray is fine. MRI is fine. You’re fine. Ummm no I’m actually not. Multiple doctors and multiple visits and multiple referral vacuums. Sent my results overseas and they found the issue. Sure it’s reasonably priced here and you can be seen but I just don’t trust treatment here.
Cleaning supplies here are ok for the most part…but the sponges sold here are so unspeakably shit that it negates all of that.
People don’t know how to walk here. For such a considerate society, I am always baffled by people’s inability to walk in a straight line without suddenly stopping or veering off with no indication. Particularly in the stations, it feels like there’s always someone that just stops dead.
Ok. Hold on to your britches guys… Anime does mirror real life in Japan, within reason of course. You can learn a lot about the culture and some social nuance (again, within reason)
(most) Japanese food is mid at best.
Most of them are basically the exact same thing with one ingredient changed, and everything is ALWAYS filled with soy sauce, or tare, or teriyaki, or something that completely hides the taste of what you’re eating.
Nothing is bad per se, but after more than a decade here, it all just feels the same.
Unpopular take for English internet: I’ve lived in Tokyo for 4 years and I’ve no issues making friends or getting along with the locals. Going to the same activity or place repeatedly, and being proactive about organizing things and inviting people out has worked for me in the 3 countries I’ve lived in. The majority of people don’t put enough effort into socializing, or learning the language, and then wonder why they feel lonely. Friends aren’t going to randomly appear in your life as an adult, you have to be strategic about it.
People in my social circles have families and hobbies, and are generally enjoying life, but from the way people describe Tokyo online, they make it sound like people go home every day to cry into a Strong Zero.
Honestly, a not so popular take would have to be something positive since you are all negative Nancies.
I really enjoy the experience of traveling. I like going to ryokans, eating set meals (versus buffets; sets feel more curated), the expressway restaurant areas, the おみやげ in boxes, the rural ryokans, the tiny standalone onsens, the curvy roads, the mom and pop everything, the prefectural gastronomic specialties, the comfort of the shinkansen.
Inaka roads, take me home to the places I belong.
The same kind of post over and over to create more hate against the Japanese. That’s very likely the OP’s intention.
Japanese politics/media/influencers have gotten rapidly more anti-foreigner over the past year and now there is seepage into everyday people to a certain extent (note: I’m not comparing to decades ago but to how it’s been in recent years up until last summer)
Most Japanese food is boring and contains the same mix of 3-5 ingredients/flavors.
Working life here isn’t any worse than it was in the US.
It’s not harder to make friends here than it is anywhere else. Making friends as an adult in a new space is challenging anywhere.
Many Western foreigners have unwarranted superiority complexes towards Japan and East Asian countries in general despite being from countries with much more severe social problems.
I think Donki is horrible. It’s not that cheap, I hate the freaking theme song and the structure of the store is usually a nightmarish maze.
I hate how the social norms only apply to foreigners. When Japanese people do certain things (talk in the train, eat and walk, ect) it’s okay – when a foreigner does it, they “need to respect the culture”
You don’t have to run to reddit/social media every time there’s an earthquake, and you look like an idiot when you do.
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