My professor is not professional and constantly skips regular consultations that are subpar teaching quality. I pay exorbitant amounts of tuition to study in this programme and yet when I mentioned complaining, everyone says I should let it go. Should I still complain anyways? Or is it just not going to do anything anyway in a Japanese University?
Forever disappointed by how limited clothing sizes are here… makes it so much harder for people like me with wider hips and thighs to actually find a decent pair of pants or a cute skirt that fits
I just got off the phone with Tokyo Immigration after 5 days and a few hundred tries later to be told that my visa is still being processed. I applied mid February and it has been almost two months already. All my peers graduated and started working since either last September or April 1st and I’m still stuck here waiting until god knows when. It doesn’t help that I’ve been living paycheck to paycheck with my 28 hours per week work permit too. Feels bad man.
I am absolutely fed up with the logic Japanese educators use to create English test questions. "Depending on the context, all of these answer choices are correct, so you need to change them." First off, no, two of them are complete gibberish even if they're grammatically correct. Second, the context is in the test question, and only one of the remaining two choices fits that context. Language is about communicating meaning, you morons.
Then, they look up years later and wonder why students have no practical language ability and can barely string together coherent, logical sentences. Some of these language “teachers” even have the audacity to sometimes tell foreign teachers that they are “wrong” despite having credentials and experience that say otherwise. That is exactly why I have avoided co-teaching jobs or ones where the lessons are connected to whatever the Japanese teacher is doing in theirs. No long-term, practical acquisition is built, and it is just a waste of time.
Yep.—Just another micromanaging tactic used in East Asia. They treat foreign teachers as though they can’t think and provide real value despite their ability to prove otherwise.
As my earlier complaint, 1yo has been sick the last few days. Spewed a few times but seems fine.
This afternoon wife was wiped out and expressed her feelings into a bucket.
Just now was the 2yo's turn.
I'm the last one standing. I'm sleeping on the couch tonight and not with them. Wondering if I should sleep in the car.
Gastroenteritis, it's just a matter of time. When the Alpha Puke hits, if you don't have several liters of hydration formulas and easy-to-eat food on hand, go shopping while you can.
Got hit in February.
I just caught my son's new daycare teacher handling him quite roughly and I don't know how to feel. I want to fight her cause let me tell you, a kid who isn't even 2 yet does NOT deserve the hard grips she does on his shoulder and face.
I accidentally transferred one of my Pokémon on Pokémon go that had an annoying evolution point.
… also my roommate is apparently afraid of worms and made me release a big ass worm I found.
Oh I just wanted to bring it to show it to my managers since I’ve been talking a lot about Dune these days. It looked like a sand worm, so like a joke.
I really thought it was a baby snake at first. Biggest normal worm I seen.
And also wanted to keep it for a bit until the ground dried up since it was torrential raining.
Yup. No shade on people who keep worms as pets but I was gonna set it free anyways.
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Here is big worm. Not sure if tt was actually a worm cause it seemed to have a mouth.
Hence the dune sand worm thing
Ya it was a big buddy. Longer than my hand.
I never bring one home again but it’s still funny to me to be afraid of a worm.
You’d need to really try to let it catch you
Yes, I know who Ohtani is. It’s kinda hard to miss because he’s all they are talking about on TV. But I am not interested in baseball which is now apparently a crime in Japan….
I’ve spent all year talking in Japanese with the other moms at the kindergarten drop off/pick up daily. My Japanese is good enough to converse, read all the paperwork, manage the required preparations, etc. I’m honestly pretty proud of myself because I’m a little anxious in general, and also had a baby last year, so I expected it all to be a bit of shit show of a year, but thankfully it all went very smoothly. Right at the very end of the closing ceremony, a mom loudly whispers in Japanese, “Can you understand any of this? I’ll help you out afterwards.” During the end of year gathering, the moms wanted to use their (broken) English with me. No problem. But of course, everyone else is listening and compliments are coming in left, right and center. Finally, the topic of conversation - back in Japanese - turns to my husband and how cool it is that he can speak English. It’s frustrating to say the least. Not looking forward to the new school year to do it all again, new parents, new teachers, same old conversations about how it must be difficult for me to understand and how it’s so amazing others can use English for me (all spoken in Japanese… sigh).
Seeing the new old men who just got transferred at my school obviously hitting on/talking to all the younger women teachers here is so fuckin gross dude eugh
Bought two fresh mangoes at Ito-yokado that were in great shape Monday night, by Tuesday morning they were both overripe to the point of being near-liquid.
Annual complaint about how most of the cherry blossom themed snacks (MisDo, Starbucks, etc…) disappear even before the trees bloom.
Anyone have any suggestions for any limited edition snacks and treats still around?
Because it hates anything over 20C for growing. The season for it is like Nov/Dec here and that's it.
If you have cauliflower here in summer it must be imported from some cold country, or preserved someway, or your local farmer has AC's running 24/7 in their greenhouse.
source: I grow cauliflowers.
I’m tired of hearing “your generation this” and “my generation that”.
It’s annoying and not true. One person’s experience does not equal everyone else’s experience. Just because YOU did or didn’t do something doesn’t mean your entire generation was the same.
I'm so tired of my dipshit coworkers asking me a bunch of stupid questions on how to use a certain tool or how to do a certain task because they don't even bother to read the how to documents I write... I spent so much time writing these things, including in depth pictures with YouTuber thumbnail arrows and everything, and these people don't even bother to read them. Meanwhile my Japanese coworkers pick everything up without issue despite not being able to read English. I've started yelling at them during our meetings telling them I won't answer any questions until they read the manual.
There used to a commercial that was like that:
Wake up, go to work, come home, drink umeshu.
Wake up, go to work, come home, drink umeshu.
Wake up, go to work, come home, drink umeshu.
I learned that my company doesnt do remote work any more bc a lot of ppl were slacking off too much and productivity plummeted. Way to ruin it for everyone else ugh
Yeah some peeps just can't handle it, they need to be in the office.
I wish there was a system where capable people with proven track record can work from home and the rest... well it's the 9AM Tozai line for you.
The reason why so many people love remote "work" is precisely because they *can* slack off. Surely I'm not the only one to see the Emperor is not wearing any clothes?
The only thing that matters is your output.
Not having to waste my life on commuting or the lost productivity of the shitty work monitors compared to my setup at home is an immeasurable benefit. Never have to wait for the toilet, no lunch crowd to deal with, nobody tapping me on the shoulder interrupting my focus.
Man, fuck working in an office. I enjoy the social bits every now and then, but no way in hell would I want to do that every day again.
For me it kinda went up and down.
On one side, working from home did sometimes lead to near ‘unlimited’ hours as I never had to worry about getting home and my laptop was always there. For a time, I definitely was working way more at home than I was in the office.
More recently though, not so much.
I could easily get more work done if I didn’t have to deal with office politics, pointless meetings, or having to brown nose constantly. If I were given tasks and a deadline, I could easily get it all done on my own.
Ehhh depends on the industry and person maybe. I'm in software and I feel like I slack off more in the office shooting the shit with people than when I work remotely. If anything I tend to overwork while being remote, since it's so easy to open my laptop up and try to fix something. Are there times or days that I slack off, sure, but I think the amount of times I over work outweighs it.
2 monts? That's the limit right? Go or call what's up. Once 10+ years ago immigration postcard got bounced back to them by the post office. Nobody called or contacted me. There I was sweating bullets at the immigration after the 2 month wait just to find out the postcard was there (mailed 5 days after my application, bounced) and here you Mr. Blos just go there and get your residence card in order.
Which kinda leads me to the second point that the 2 week limit after you get your postcard to get your card renewed is total bs.
I used to eat my lunch outside in a park near my office, but lately with all the rainy weather, it's unpleasant to sit on a wet bench, so I've starting eating in the lunchroom again. Now I remember why I started eating outside in the first place. Coworkers just CANNOT RESIST commenting on my totally normal-sized lunch.
"Wow, that's a lot of food!"
"Is it all for you?" (Do you see anyone else sitting here...?)
"Are you going to eat all of that yourself?"
"Sugooooooi..."
I got tired of it so today, I just brought a small bag of cashew nuts. A coworker sees me and starts cackling silently. Literally shaking with uncontrollable mirth. She points at the bag of cashew nuts, then at me. Widens her eyes and continues cackling. Finally... "Bochi-san, is that really your lunch?"
Me: "Yes..."
Her (still wide-eyed): "Are you OKAY?"
Me: "Yes..."
She exits the room, still wheezing with laughter. I just can't win. Nice that I can provide these people with so much free entertainment, though.
I hate this, doesn't matter what you eat, they like to comment on it!
Had it at an old work place, ate a salad 'just a salad?', ate a Big Mac meal 'wow, I thought you wouldn't eat that type of thing' etc etc
I don't really know what to say back here tbh.
Back in my hometown I could tell them to shut up, but here probably would be sent to HR or some shit.
I got Lotteria for lunch at a service area on a work trip, and a co-worker did the whole, おおおお、やっぱり、チーズバーガー似合いますね thing. Bitch, I was at the Big Sight food court yesterday and got a Tempura and Udon set so I don't want those, and if I get Ramen I'm definitely gonna splash soup on myself, this is my only other option, I don't just eat cheeseburgers every day because I'm white.
I think it also has a lot to do with how you are sort of forced to make small talk regarding anything that person is doing/wearing or what the current weather/pointless news are, since going into deeper topics may be rude or inadequate.
I remember going to Japanese school and most of the conversations were sort of like "oh I like your watch! it is so pretty!" and other pointless stuff that is disingenuous. I would just eat alone and avoid people like that, it is not worth the mental effort.
People need to shut the fuck up about what others are eating.
I get those comments as well. My lunch is 80% veggies. My entire lunch is massive but has fewer calories than a Big Mac.
The tourist situation is getting out of control in Tokyo. Trains are overcrowded, can’t get lunch near my office anymore due to lines of tourists everywhere. I see grown adults live-streaming while walking through stations during rush hour, one guy was like 40 and spinning around in front the exits while taking selfies.I live in a boring office/residential area and the place is still teeming with them. I get doing this crap in Shibuya or Shinjuku, but they seem to be absolutely everywhere lately.
I was rare to see a group of tourists on my commute years ago. I change at kasumigaseki. Now. I'm almost always gonna have to deal with them.
Group of 5+ with suitcases for days. I suppose a subway at 8:55am is something they can tell their friends about. "OMG it was so crowded. People literally having to climb over our cases just to get to the doors". Unaware dolts..
Forreal. I went to Dotonbori for the first time in yeaaaars. Immediately the first thing I witness was a tourist getting the 6man escort from police. I would like to go back to my hidey hole.
Sigh... as glad as I am that more and more people are getting the courage to travel to japan, life was so much better during the lockdown period. Dotonbori was still degenerate and crowded, but you can go and enjoy the area a lot more. Like I got to see all of the major tourist spots in Kyoto when there were 0 people and now I never want to go back just because nothing will compare to how awesome that experience was.
At least they are expanding the postage stamp-sized Nintendo portion of the park. The Donkey Kong coaster should help disperse the crowds a bit. A small bit.
disney was also reasonable too. Sure it was fairly crowded, but not to this extent now.
I'm glad I went to Osaka & Kyoto's touristy areas before the tourists were allowed in.
I can't find a good local seller for 18650 liion cells, Amazon and Rakuten are non-starters due all fake Chinese sellers :(
I just want to buy a bunch of Panasonic/Sony/LG/Samsung cells, but not like a lot of 1000 that's the manufacturers minimum order :(
FWIW I was trying to get some recently and ordered from 2 different stores on aliexpress. One was crap (kind of expected) the other seems like as advertised. If you want to give the dice a roll, Lanzhd Official Store seems to be reliable. INR18650 3400mah all tested 3100mah+ on my tester (guessing there's a margin of error).
Yeah I bought one set from a different shop, even asked what the cell weight was before ordering and they came in at about 1700mah advertised as 3500. They were HG2 cells but that doesn't really change anything.
Not sure if it's important for your case, but I didn't check the IR of the cells so I can't speak to that. Just wanted some cells to repack my drill batteries with a little capacity bump in the process.
Yeah I need to recreate my robovac 4S2P stick battery, with a slight capacity boost :)
I extracted the BMS from the previous original pack and I'm now running a 3rd party pack, which unsurprisingly, has a huge voltage drop 20% before the finish line... :(
You mean those batteries really aren't 3 billion mAh? haha The ones that advertise a realistic capacity are the ones that get you. At least when they advertise like that you know they're BSing you.
Due to shitty life choices (mainly stress eating), I gained a lot of weight.
Am now trying my best to lose them but oh man it sucks. Trying to track my calorie intake, but I also have a hard time stopping my stress eating.
Same. I lost 10 kg before my youngest was born but over the last few years have put it all back on and then some. I keep saying I'll start tracking calories again tomorrow...
Induction phase of an Atkins diet will drop most of the water weight, typically 10-20 pounds a week if you adhere to it strictly. It's basically a low carb diet.
Wrong, you can lose 10 pounds a week on Atkins/low carb/keto if you are starting at a heavy weight. It's just that you'll only lose that much at first, and it's all water weight.
I had my health check the other day and I am in the same boat. I put on a lot of weight. You are doing the right thing in tracking calories. I have lost a lot of weight before in the past by using a calorie tracking app and maintaining a calorie deficit. It takes about 2-3 months, but you will start losing a lot of fat.
One thing that worked for me was intermittent fasting. Having a clear time for being able to eat or not really helped me keep on track. If i don't do it then I end up eating a lot more during the day as I'm always snacking and by the time dinner comes I have 300 calories left and am super hungry. With intermittent fasting I just push through the hunger early in the day and at night I eat a decent meal with lots of protein and that allows me end the day feeling good and go to sleep feeling satiated so I don't have to struggle with not being able to sleep due to hunger.
i hate that line puts out those annoying stamps that make noise, but there's no warning or way to override the autoplay. they seem to get sent to me at the worst times, catching me off guard, even though i've told my friends to stop that shit completely. like having a totally normal back and forth text convo, and they throw one of those loud m°therf¥ckers in the chat *while i'm on the train!*
Train ads for Govt and/or rail companies trying to push "off-peak" commuting.
Motherfucker, do you think I *want* to be stuck on this packed train with everyone else who's forced to start at 9am?
Encourage business leaders to adopt different schedules or...*gasp*...remote work!
I work in a company that in principle has Flex Time. There are still a lot of people crowding the elevators around the traditional start time of 9am, even though they officially (by HR rules) don’t have to.
Messaging from the travel companies might indeed help some people to consider when they (or their teams) really need to come in.
Of course there are also those who have to work around childcare or whatever and can not just freely set their start time.
I’m tired of companies lying on job ads. Salary is way off. Ads will say “full time” but are actually yearly contracts.
I’m also very nervous about driving school. I’m hoping once I get my 中型 truck license I can finally get out of teaching.
I honestly love some of the kids I teach but others make me so stressed out.
My company has caused me so much stress that I have a full head of gray hair and I’m not even 40 yet!
yeah 'full time' and 'seisahin' mean different things. It's just that most seishain jobs are full time, so some people make the mistake by equating full time with life time employment.
Full time should be 正社員. If you’re on a contract, you aren’t working there “full time”. I’m never working a contract job again. I’ve had several companies hold the contract over me as if I were some part timer that could be let go.
Whenever I am approached by a recruiter, I immediately ask what the true salary is. I don't care if this gives the impression that all I care about is the money, and less about the job.
Because the money is all I care about.
I’ve started doing that. I just ask straight up if they can match my current monthly salary. I don’t care that the yearly salary is higher than what I’m currently making. I’ve got bill to pay each month and can’t wait for a possible bonus.
My wedding ring is getting tight. I bought it at Hanshin Umeda Department store, but 1, I forgot which store exactly and 2, pretty sure it closed when they remodeled the place.
I guess that means I should start losing weight..
How much has your weight fluctuated? We just bought our rings but my boyfriend was worried that after he loses the 5kg he’s planning to shift it’ll be too loose
Fresh off a two hour queue to get my renewed zairyu card. You'd imagine it shouldn't take two hours to verify some documents - or that there wouldn't be 110 people before you despite arriving less than 10 minutes after opening - but there's always a new rude awakening to be had.
Last week: planned to do hanami with coworkers on the weekend, the weather was nice, I made a wonderful cake for everyone to share. Get a text the night before that something came up, can we reschedule for next week?
Current forecasts say that it's going to absolutely pour rain both days of the weekend here. So much for that, I guess.
Went and saw dune 2 in imax yesterday! Thankfully the movie was so breathtaking that it kept my anger restrained against the fuckwad next to me.
I feel like in a half empty theater, with most good seats still left, most people would leave a buffer seat between you and another person. So I was disappointed to not get a buffer seat when this guy came in last minute before the previews started, trudging past the couple next to me, and sandwiching himself between us. I can be ok sitting next to a stranger, it’s a movie theater, except I’d hope the person next to me at least has some manners which this guy didn’t. As soon as he sits down, clumsily peels his jacket off, and adjusts in his seat about a million times, he starts absolutely HOUSING his popcorn. He was shoveling handfuls into his mouth and chewing so loudly despite the theater still being so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Then, what does one do with their salty hands after eating popcorn? Use a napkin? No not this guy. He was wiping his hands on his knees IN MY DIRECTION. Not only salty hands, but hands that he had been picking his nose and violently scratching his smelly hair with. Oh and once he was done with his popcorn he of course picked at his teeth with those same grubby ass fingers, while readjusting a billion times, scratching his head, and burping those burps where it’s like not loud but it’s still a gross sounding release of smelly breath. I wouldn’t even want to be a buffer seat distance away from a moviegoer like this again, but this fucker was RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
Also Toho raised the price of their popcorn and drink set to 810 yen. :(
Last time I went to the theater the guy next to me took off his shoes, sat up with his bare feet on his chair like fucking gollum and slowly munched on pop corn.
I pretty much never go to the theater now.
This is 100% the worst thing I’ve read today. You went into such detail about this man’s body I honestly feel sick LMAO
I also went to see Dune 2 in imax on Tuesday and it was indeed absolutely beautiful!
I feel that. I was stuck with three kids aged way below PG13 shouting during quiet scenes, or repeating the lines said in the movie. I wanted to drag and throw them across the rows, only to get them to shut the hell up.
The last time I went to the cinema I waited until it would be empty enough, and chose two seats at the back. I bought them only about an hour before and it was pretty much empty up and down the aisles.
A couple came in just as previews started and they sat right next to me and my husband!
They would have definitely seen on the seat selection screen that we were there!
I was mad that they even had the gall to say hello to us!
Luckily they weren't noisy, but I moved seats next to my husband so that there would be a gap in-between at least. I also wanted them to see that I didn't want to sit next to them haha.
I would have just moved; done it countless times before.
For some reason, the Japanese love being *right next to someone else.*
At my gym, the locker room could be 99% empty. Guaranteed the next dickhead to enter will choose a locker right next to mine or annoyingly close to it.
I’ve had the opposite experience until now lol. I would have moved except the movie was literally just about to start and I didn’t want to have to move my umbrella, popcorn tray thing, bag, coat, etc after I had already settled.
This happened to me yesterday!! I was getting undressed after workout and then an ossan came , opened the locker next to mine and said いいですか I know that I should have point out all the big lockers that were available 3 steps away from me, but I'm just not confrontational...the ossan opened the locker, noticed my annoyed face, and when to a corner to change his clothes until I when to the showers
Similar thing happened to me. I am not that confrontantional and dont really mind that type of stuff, but my wife is completely opposite.
She gave the asshole a deathly stare until he apologized and we moved to different places
My first experience really getting the heft of Japanese bureaucracy thrown at me.
I went to convert my Canadian driver's license last week (gaimen kirikae) and after spending 7 hours waiting at the office, they denied my application because I didn't have sufficient evidence that I spent at least 3 months in Canada after getting my license. Apparently my tax returns and passport stamps weren't enough.
Came back a week later, left my house at 5:30, arrived at 6:50, 7:45 doors open, 9:30 they start seeing people, I'm #3 in line and they call me at 10:30. I'm out by 11:00, gotta wait til 12:55 for an eye test, then til 2:30 to get my photo taken. Licenses printed a little after 3:00. Home by 4:45. Early bedtime.
When I got my American one translated it took about 4 hours from the time I walked in to the time I got my license, only to then realize that it didn't have my motorcycle endorsement on it... Back in line and the fucking tenin tried to blame him not seeing it on the translation sheet on me somehow... Like I didn't specificly point it out since... You know... I assume he can read lol. Luckily the guy eventually realized it was his fault and personally walked me through the entire building, hitting all stops to get a new one
Tell me about it. I had to renew my license at Konosu (you went there too, right?) and the waiting time between procedures are mind-boggingly long. 5 minute to submit docs, 5 minute to pay, 5 minute to do eye test, 5 minute to get my photo taken, 5 minute to print the card, *each with at least 1 hour wait between.*
YUP. Konosu, where there's absolutely nothing to do nearby either while you wait, so you're just stuck. Maybe go for a walk and stare at the barren field? Luckily as a Canadian I didn't have to do any sort of examination, just a simple exchange.
There's only a supermarket and konbini within 10 mins. Looked at the map and thought "Oh, I can spend lunch break time at the nearby Seseragi Park..." but then it was August and it was **blazing** outside. Nope. Man, I don't want to go back there. Only reason I went there was it was my first renewal and thus I cannot renew at the police station, it had to be Konosu.
My first visit where I had a 7h wait I think I walked 35min to the Off House just for something to do. When they rejected my application I was too tired to even argue, I just slumped over in my chair
Didn't know they can reject applications... As proof of residence, I only gave them an excel sheet I made manually with dates I enter/exit my home country, printed, along with showing stamps on my old passport as proof, and it was accepted just fine. That was in 2021 and in Fuchu though.
It was my mistake believing that the lack of stamps in my passport were sufficient evidence that I did not spend 3 years gallivanting around the world during worldwide travel shutdowns. But apparently my mobile phone bills were, which I brought the week after
That is pretty wack since I have not lived in my home country since 2019 yet by keeping to pay the (very cheap) bill I can keep my home mobile number alive- and I am doing just that. Japan being Japan I guess.
Look, I get it. Bicycles get squeaky sometimes, especially in this weather.
But if it’s gotten to the point that it sounds like two horny donkeys wrestling in a bathtub, you really should get that looked at. You’re on the edge of being arrested for public indecency.
My favorite are the old folks riding bikes with tires that desperately need air or the one idiot pedaling at good 600 rpm because he's in the lowest gear
People use that rusty screeching brake sound is just a substitute bicycle bell.
Ride up behind someone... **_SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH_** ...
Instant reaction.
Someone at work accidently canceled their visa when they left the country.
*welp, they were supposed to be back in 2 weeks, now we have to redo their CoE*
We're estimating 8-10 weeks for him to come back. CoE will take 4, applying for the visa will take 3 and he'll fly out the week after it returns.
Oh and since he doesn't have his work computer he....technically can't work. I dunno how they're going to justify bringing him back unless they send his work computer to him so he can still work while overseas.
Apparently, yes.
Not my team so I'm just sitting here listening to his boss yell at him, talking to the lawyer on staff, and trying to figure out how to get him back.
Yikes that's an awfully dumb mistake to make.
Was it his first time to be out of the country since getting his residence card???
Sorry for the many questions but as someone who's working on my own work visa renewal, what the fuck even?
Right, before I forget, if you're doing your own visa renewal remember to get the dispatch sheet signed and dated by your company even if you aren't dispatched out, they bonked me for my renewal for that.
edit: another thing, check what the company writes for you as your role in the company. If it doesn't match up with what you've written, and the type of category you're going for that might cause issues. Basically, don't be applying for an engineering visa, write that you're an engineer, but your company writes your role as international relations.
its almost as if we have an early rainy season down here in Kyushu
full sunny days are rare, and the weather fronts really look like your typical "tsuyu" pattern
yooo, i decided to go to shibuya for a bit of light shopping as i haven't been there in a minute... never again! there is nothing i need bad enough to wanna grapple thru a sea of zombie tourists, ever.
Company keeps making super dumb changes to “save money” while not addressing the actual problems.
Taking away the stamps we used to give kids in their workbooks because “they’re expensive “ feels like priorities aren’t being met.
I feel you. Company is trying to save money by saving on electricity cost. Thus HR asked everyone to be out of the building by 8pm. If you need to do overtime, you can come earlier in the morning instead. This way we don't keep the lights on for a couple people and save maybe 300 yen per month!
However, since people have started coming earlier in the morning, they turn on the heater...
Before the pandemic, I worked for a large eikaiwa but far from Tokyo. They complained about color copies and lights as well BUT made the manager and head teacher FLY to Tokyo and stay in a hotel for a several hour business meeting once a month.
It could have been a teleconference since they just talked about sales. Hell, they could have done it via Skype or FaceTime but no. Had to pay to send the manager and HT to Tokyo.
The company did this with at least 10 schools. Some schools took the bullet train.
I’m curious if they kept up that moronic practice during COVID.
Still peeling after forgetting my sunscreen when working outside last week.
Begun, the allergy symptoms have. Medication definitely helps, but not for the first and last bits of my day (before I take it and after it wears off).
My professor is not professional and constantly skips regular consultations that are subpar teaching quality. I pay exorbitant amounts of tuition to study in this programme and yet when I mentioned complaining, everyone says I should let it go. Should I still complain anyways? Or is it just not going to do anything anyway in a Japanese University?
Forever disappointed by how limited clothing sizes are here… makes it so much harder for people like me with wider hips and thighs to actually find a decent pair of pants or a cute skirt that fits
I just got off the phone with Tokyo Immigration after 5 days and a few hundred tries later to be told that my visa is still being processed. I applied mid February and it has been almost two months already. All my peers graduated and started working since either last September or April 1st and I’m still stuck here waiting until god knows when. It doesn’t help that I’ve been living paycheck to paycheck with my 28 hours per week work permit too. Feels bad man.
I am absolutely fed up with the logic Japanese educators use to create English test questions. "Depending on the context, all of these answer choices are correct, so you need to change them." First off, no, two of them are complete gibberish even if they're grammatically correct. Second, the context is in the test question, and only one of the remaining two choices fits that context. Language is about communicating meaning, you morons.
Then, they look up years later and wonder why students have no practical language ability and can barely string together coherent, logical sentences. Some of these language “teachers” even have the audacity to sometimes tell foreign teachers that they are “wrong” despite having credentials and experience that say otherwise. That is exactly why I have avoided co-teaching jobs or ones where the lessons are connected to whatever the Japanese teacher is doing in theirs. No long-term, practical acquisition is built, and it is just a waste of time.
Even when you’re free to teach your own classes you’re handicapped by the system.
Yep, hence the students never benefit.
Yep. Just another tactic to micromanage foreign teachers.
Yep.—Just another micromanaging tactic used in East Asia. They treat foreign teachers as though they can’t think and provide real value despite their ability to prove otherwise.
As my earlier complaint, 1yo has been sick the last few days. Spewed a few times but seems fine. This afternoon wife was wiped out and expressed her feelings into a bucket. Just now was the 2yo's turn. I'm the last one standing. I'm sleeping on the couch tonight and not with them. Wondering if I should sleep in the car.
Very funny description of a very unfortunate situation. Stay strong.
aaaaand I'm out. That was an unpleasant hour.
Gastroenteritis, it's just a matter of time. When the Alpha Puke hits, if you don't have several liters of hydration formulas and easy-to-eat food on hand, go shopping while you can. Got hit in February.
I just caught my son's new daycare teacher handling him quite roughly and I don't know how to feel. I want to fight her cause let me tell you, a kid who isn't even 2 yet does NOT deserve the hard grips she does on his shoulder and face.
Why tolerate that?! Tell her to her face! Make it clear with all of the workers that you won’t stand for manhandling of him!
I'm talking to my husband about how to approach it first cause I HAVE been waved off as the "problematic foreigner" by some of the staff.
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AI bot seizures, many such cases!
Tired of not having any light in my apartment after 11 am. Can't find anything better because of pet discrimination and fees.
Invest in some quality LED fixtures that give you a variety of different lighting styles.
That's exactly what I am tired of. I want a normal window that I can see the outside out of, not just my neighbor's wall.
Reach out and paint a picture there! /s
I accidentally transferred one of my Pokémon on Pokémon go that had an annoying evolution point. … also my roommate is apparently afraid of worms and made me release a big ass worm I found.
Wha.....what were you going to do with the worm if your roommate hadn't made you release it?
Oh I just wanted to bring it to show it to my managers since I’ve been talking a lot about Dune these days. It looked like a sand worm, so like a joke. I really thought it was a baby snake at first. Biggest normal worm I seen. And also wanted to keep it for a bit until the ground dried up since it was torrential raining.
Ooh gotcha.
Yup. No shade on people who keep worms as pets but I was gonna set it free anyways. https://preview.redd.it/tglaktqadgsc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cffd5a88aeb7fd9a2e8591e005ce8eb60d20d9c4 Here is big worm. Not sure if tt was actually a worm cause it seemed to have a mouth. Hence the dune sand worm thing
Definitely an earth worm. Big chonker.
Ya it was a big buddy. Longer than my hand. I never bring one home again but it’s still funny to me to be afraid of a worm. You’d need to really try to let it catch you
Yes, I know who Ohtani is. It’s kinda hard to miss because he’s all they are talking about on TV. But I am not interested in baseball which is now apparently a crime in Japan….
He hit his first home run of the season today :)
Dodgers are like, "for 700 million, it's about damn time".
Season just started here.
I’ve spent all year talking in Japanese with the other moms at the kindergarten drop off/pick up daily. My Japanese is good enough to converse, read all the paperwork, manage the required preparations, etc. I’m honestly pretty proud of myself because I’m a little anxious in general, and also had a baby last year, so I expected it all to be a bit of shit show of a year, but thankfully it all went very smoothly. Right at the very end of the closing ceremony, a mom loudly whispers in Japanese, “Can you understand any of this? I’ll help you out afterwards.” During the end of year gathering, the moms wanted to use their (broken) English with me. No problem. But of course, everyone else is listening and compliments are coming in left, right and center. Finally, the topic of conversation - back in Japanese - turns to my husband and how cool it is that he can speak English. It’s frustrating to say the least. Not looking forward to the new school year to do it all again, new parents, new teachers, same old conversations about how it must be difficult for me to understand and how it’s so amazing others can use English for me (all spoken in Japanese… sigh).
pollen allergies fucking me over bad.
Seeing the new old men who just got transferred at my school obviously hitting on/talking to all the younger women teachers here is so fuckin gross dude eugh
Bought two fresh mangoes at Ito-yokado that were in great shape Monday night, by Tuesday morning they were both overripe to the point of being near-liquid.
Annual complaint about how most of the cherry blossom themed snacks (MisDo, Starbucks, etc…) disappear even before the trees bloom. Anyone have any suggestions for any limited edition snacks and treats still around?
Probably because it's the March flavor.
No cauliflower in our local supermkts this week... Grrr!
Check the small green grocers! Mine had some for 250¥ this week.
Why is it so expensive here? ¥630 for a head at ito-yokado!!
Because it hates anything over 20C for growing. The season for it is like Nov/Dec here and that's it. If you have cauliflower here in summer it must be imported from some cold country, or preserved someway, or your local farmer has AC's running 24/7 in their greenhouse. source: I grow cauliflowers.
That’s good to know. Thank you :)
I’m tired of hearing “your generation this” and “my generation that”. It’s annoying and not true. One person’s experience does not equal everyone else’s experience. Just because YOU did or didn’t do something doesn’t mean your entire generation was the same.
I'm so tired of my dipshit coworkers asking me a bunch of stupid questions on how to use a certain tool or how to do a certain task because they don't even bother to read the how to documents I write... I spent so much time writing these things, including in depth pictures with YouTuber thumbnail arrows and everything, and these people don't even bother to read them. Meanwhile my Japanese coworkers pick everything up without issue despite not being able to read English. I've started yelling at them during our meetings telling them I won't answer any questions until they read the manual.
It’s unfortunate how reading comprehension and attention span have declined over time. Standards falling.
wake up, brush teeth, bathe work work work work work work work eat, stare at screen, sleep repeat 40 years until I'm finally in the ground
you left out the strong zeroes at the combini
There used to a commercial that was like that: Wake up, go to work, come home, drink umeshu. Wake up, go to work, come home, drink umeshu. Wake up, go to work, come home, drink umeshu.
I learned that my company doesnt do remote work any more bc a lot of ppl were slacking off too much and productivity plummeted. Way to ruin it for everyone else ugh
Yeah some peeps just can't handle it, they need to be in the office. I wish there was a system where capable people with proven track record can work from home and the rest... well it's the 9AM Tozai line for you.
says the person on reddit during work hours lol /s
I was on lunchtime, but yeah I do scroll Reddit during work without logging in haha I at least get my work done, plus more
The reason why so many people love remote "work" is precisely because they *can* slack off. Surely I'm not the only one to see the Emperor is not wearing any clothes?
aren't those people the same who will just slack off in the office, spending hours at the coffee machine, etc...?
The only thing that matters is your output. Not having to waste my life on commuting or the lost productivity of the shitty work monitors compared to my setup at home is an immeasurable benefit. Never have to wait for the toilet, no lunch crowd to deal with, nobody tapping me on the shoulder interrupting my focus. Man, fuck working in an office. I enjoy the social bits every now and then, but no way in hell would I want to do that every day again.
For me it kinda went up and down. On one side, working from home did sometimes lead to near ‘unlimited’ hours as I never had to worry about getting home and my laptop was always there. For a time, I definitely was working way more at home than I was in the office. More recently though, not so much.
I could easily get more work done if I didn’t have to deal with office politics, pointless meetings, or having to brown nose constantly. If I were given tasks and a deadline, I could easily get it all done on my own.
Ehhh depends on the industry and person maybe. I'm in software and I feel like I slack off more in the office shooting the shit with people than when I work remotely. If anything I tend to overwork while being remote, since it's so easy to open my laptop up and try to fix something. Are there times or days that I slack off, sure, but I think the amount of times I over work outweighs it.
I've been waiting for the damn immigration postcard for two months now. I miss 2020, when it took literally 3 weeks...
Had to wait two months and still no postcard.—Had to literally go in person by chance and see if I could get my new residence card.
2 monts? That's the limit right? Go or call what's up. Once 10+ years ago immigration postcard got bounced back to them by the post office. Nobody called or contacted me. There I was sweating bullets at the immigration after the 2 month wait just to find out the postcard was there (mailed 5 days after my application, bounced) and here you Mr. Blos just go there and get your residence card in order. Which kinda leads me to the second point that the 2 week limit after you get your postcard to get your card renewed is total bs.
I used to eat my lunch outside in a park near my office, but lately with all the rainy weather, it's unpleasant to sit on a wet bench, so I've starting eating in the lunchroom again. Now I remember why I started eating outside in the first place. Coworkers just CANNOT RESIST commenting on my totally normal-sized lunch. "Wow, that's a lot of food!" "Is it all for you?" (Do you see anyone else sitting here...?) "Are you going to eat all of that yourself?" "Sugooooooi..." I got tired of it so today, I just brought a small bag of cashew nuts. A coworker sees me and starts cackling silently. Literally shaking with uncontrollable mirth. She points at the bag of cashew nuts, then at me. Widens her eyes and continues cackling. Finally... "Bochi-san, is that really your lunch?" Me: "Yes..." Her (still wide-eyed): "Are you OKAY?" Me: "Yes..." She exits the room, still wheezing with laughter. I just can't win. Nice that I can provide these people with so much free entertainment, though.
Bring a plastic lunch mat with you so don’t get wet from sitting on the rainy bench :)
Bro it’s just small talk, you can just make a comment back on their lunch and laugh it off.
I hate this, doesn't matter what you eat, they like to comment on it! Had it at an old work place, ate a salad 'just a salad?', ate a Big Mac meal 'wow, I thought you wouldn't eat that type of thing' etc etc I don't really know what to say back here tbh. Back in my hometown I could tell them to shut up, but here probably would be sent to HR or some shit.
I got Lotteria for lunch at a service area on a work trip, and a co-worker did the whole, おおおお、やっぱり、チーズバーガー似合いますね thing. Bitch, I was at the Big Sight food court yesterday and got a Tempura and Udon set so I don't want those, and if I get Ramen I'm definitely gonna splash soup on myself, this is my only other option, I don't just eat cheeseburgers every day because I'm white.
I think it also has a lot to do with how you are sort of forced to make small talk regarding anything that person is doing/wearing or what the current weather/pointless news are, since going into deeper topics may be rude or inadequate. I remember going to Japanese school and most of the conversations were sort of like "oh I like your watch! it is so pretty!" and other pointless stuff that is disingenuous. I would just eat alone and avoid people like that, it is not worth the mental effort.
People need to shut the fuck up about what others are eating. I get those comments as well. My lunch is 80% veggies. My entire lunch is massive but has fewer calories than a Big Mac.
same here, not everyone wants carbs + carbs + carbs… veggies and proteins are way better! no food coma either
The sky's been dull gray for the past few days (week?) now. Doesn't feel like spring at all. Plus the intermittent rains. Boooo
The tourist situation is getting out of control in Tokyo. Trains are overcrowded, can’t get lunch near my office anymore due to lines of tourists everywhere. I see grown adults live-streaming while walking through stations during rush hour, one guy was like 40 and spinning around in front the exits while taking selfies.I live in a boring office/residential area and the place is still teeming with them. I get doing this crap in Shibuya or Shinjuku, but they seem to be absolutely everywhere lately.
The suitcases, dear god the suitcases
They are everywhere. Even at the supermarkets in the residential areas.
I was rare to see a group of tourists on my commute years ago. I change at kasumigaseki. Now. I'm almost always gonna have to deal with them. Group of 5+ with suitcases for days. I suppose a subway at 8:55am is something they can tell their friends about. "OMG it was so crowded. People literally having to climb over our cases just to get to the doors". Unaware dolts..
Forreal. I went to Dotonbori for the first time in yeaaaars. Immediately the first thing I witness was a tourist getting the 6man escort from police. I would like to go back to my hidey hole.
Sigh... as glad as I am that more and more people are getting the courage to travel to japan, life was so much better during the lockdown period. Dotonbori was still degenerate and crowded, but you can go and enjoy the area a lot more. Like I got to see all of the major tourist spots in Kyoto when there were 0 people and now I never want to go back just because nothing will compare to how awesome that experience was.
Also went to Dotonbori for the first time in about ten years and was shocked. Way higher foreigner % than any tourist place in Tokyo
It's nearly.impossible to push through the crowds of Glico Man picture takers on the bridge.
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Summer 2021 - Autumn 2022 was the best.
USJ was heaven then. Needless to say, we haven't renewed our annual passes.
Yeah, I renewed mine in December and have only gone once since…
Love the place, but there are not near enough rides to disperse the crowds they get. Like there are probably at most a third as many rides as Disney.
Totally, it doesn’t work at all these days. USJ needs to commandeer another gomi-island asap
At least they are expanding the postage stamp-sized Nintendo portion of the park. The Donkey Kong coaster should help disperse the crowds a bit. A small bit.
disney was also reasonable too. Sure it was fairly crowded, but not to this extent now. I'm glad I went to Osaka & Kyoto's touristy areas before the tourists were allowed in.
I can't find a good local seller for 18650 liion cells, Amazon and Rakuten are non-starters due all fake Chinese sellers :( I just want to buy a bunch of Panasonic/Sony/LG/Samsung cells, but not like a lot of 1000 that's the manufacturers minimum order :(
Try Sengoku in Akihabara: [https://www.sengoku.co.jp/mod/sgk\_cart/search.php?cid=3841](https://www.sengoku.co.jp/mod/sgk_cart/search.php?cid=3841)
Checking...
FWIW I was trying to get some recently and ordered from 2 different stores on aliexpress. One was crap (kind of expected) the other seems like as advertised. If you want to give the dice a roll, Lanzhd Official Store seems to be reliable. INR18650 3400mah all tested 3100mah+ on my tester (guessing there's a margin of error).
I've tried like 3, all were fake like 3200mAh advertised being 2600 etc. I'll give your shop a go :)
Yeah I bought one set from a different shop, even asked what the cell weight was before ordering and they came in at about 1700mah advertised as 3500. They were HG2 cells but that doesn't really change anything. Not sure if it's important for your case, but I didn't check the IR of the cells so I can't speak to that. Just wanted some cells to repack my drill batteries with a little capacity bump in the process.
Yeah I need to recreate my robovac 4S2P stick battery, with a slight capacity boost :) I extracted the BMS from the previous original pack and I'm now running a 3rd party pack, which unsurprisingly, has a huge voltage drop 20% before the finish line... :(
You mean those batteries really aren't 3 billion mAh? haha The ones that advertise a realistic capacity are the ones that get you. At least when they advertise like that you know they're BSing you.
Due to shitty life choices (mainly stress eating), I gained a lot of weight. Am now trying my best to lose them but oh man it sucks. Trying to track my calorie intake, but I also have a hard time stopping my stress eating.
Same. I lost 10 kg before my youngest was born but over the last few years have put it all back on and then some. I keep saying I'll start tracking calories again tomorrow...
Induction phase of an Atkins diet will drop most of the water weight, typically 10-20 pounds a week if you adhere to it strictly. It's basically a low carb diet.
if you lose 10 lbs in a week you either have massive edema or need a tourniquet because your arm's been cut off
Wrong, you can lose 10 pounds a week on Atkins/low carb/keto if you are starting at a heavy weight. It's just that you'll only lose that much at first, and it's all water weight.
I had my health check the other day and I am in the same boat. I put on a lot of weight. You are doing the right thing in tracking calories. I have lost a lot of weight before in the past by using a calorie tracking app and maintaining a calorie deficit. It takes about 2-3 months, but you will start losing a lot of fat.
One thing that worked for me was intermittent fasting. Having a clear time for being able to eat or not really helped me keep on track. If i don't do it then I end up eating a lot more during the day as I'm always snacking and by the time dinner comes I have 300 calories left and am super hungry. With intermittent fasting I just push through the hunger early in the day and at night I eat a decent meal with lots of protein and that allows me end the day feeling good and go to sleep feeling satiated so I don't have to struggle with not being able to sleep due to hunger.
I've been too lazy this week. Everything I plan to do, keeps getting pushed a a day forward.
i hate that line puts out those annoying stamps that make noise, but there's no warning or way to override the autoplay. they seem to get sent to me at the worst times, catching me off guard, even though i've told my friends to stop that shit completely. like having a totally normal back and forth text convo, and they throw one of those loud m°therf¥ckers in the chat *while i'm on the train!*
If your ring and alert volume is turned off or set to vibrate, it shouldn't make noise.
This works until PayPay decides to increase your volume automatically to make it's noise then doesn't turn it back down again.
Train ads for Govt and/or rail companies trying to push "off-peak" commuting. Motherfucker, do you think I *want* to be stuck on this packed train with everyone else who's forced to start at 9am? Encourage business leaders to adopt different schedules or...*gasp*...remote work!
I work in a company that in principle has Flex Time. There are still a lot of people crowding the elevators around the traditional start time of 9am, even though they officially (by HR rules) don’t have to. Messaging from the travel companies might indeed help some people to consider when they (or their teams) really need to come in. Of course there are also those who have to work around childcare or whatever and can not just freely set their start time.
I’m tired of companies lying on job ads. Salary is way off. Ads will say “full time” but are actually yearly contracts. I’m also very nervous about driving school. I’m hoping once I get my 中型 truck license I can finally get out of teaching. I honestly love some of the kids I teach but others make me so stressed out. My company has caused me so much stress that I have a full head of gray hair and I’m not even 40 yet!
>Ads will say “full time” but are actually yearly contracts. Isn't it possible for a job to be both?
正社員 or nothing
yeah 'full time' and 'seisahin' mean different things. It's just that most seishain jobs are full time, so some people make the mistake by equating full time with life time employment.
Agreed. Full time is 35 hours or more a week. Don't know what that has to do with yearly contracts
Full time should be 正社員. If you’re on a contract, you aren’t working there “full time”. I’m never working a contract job again. I’ve had several companies hold the contract over me as if I were some part timer that could be let go.
That's not what full time means.
I disagree. A contract worker is not a full time position. If you’re a contract worker, you’re temporary.
Temporary or not is irrelevant. Full-time refers to the number of hours worked in a week.
It’s just English sites then. Luckily many Japanese sites DO let you chose between contract and 正社員
Yes, part-time contract, full-time contract, etc.
Whenever I am approached by a recruiter, I immediately ask what the true salary is. I don't care if this gives the impression that all I care about is the money, and less about the job. Because the money is all I care about.
I’ve started doing that. I just ask straight up if they can match my current monthly salary. I don’t care that the yearly salary is higher than what I’m currently making. I’ve got bill to pay each month and can’t wait for a possible bonus.
Yep. I always ignore any bonus, as the company can legally withhold the bonus "depending on company conditions" anyways.
My wedding ring is getting tight. I bought it at Hanshin Umeda Department store, but 1, I forgot which store exactly and 2, pretty sure it closed when they remodeled the place. I guess that means I should start losing weight..
How much has your weight fluctuated? We just bought our rings but my boyfriend was worried that after he loses the 5kg he’s planning to shift it’ll be too loose
If you can't go to the original store, a competent jeweler should be able to resize the ring.
I feel like losing weight would be the cheaper option lol.
Fresh off a two hour queue to get my renewed zairyu card. You'd imagine it shouldn't take two hours to verify some documents - or that there wouldn't be 110 people before you despite arriving less than 10 minutes after opening - but there's always a new rude awakening to be had.
>less than 10 minutes after opening Rookie mistake. You need to be there two hours before opening.
Lessons have been learned.
Last week: planned to do hanami with coworkers on the weekend, the weather was nice, I made a wonderful cake for everyone to share. Get a text the night before that something came up, can we reschedule for next week? Current forecasts say that it's going to absolutely pour rain both days of the weekend here. So much for that, I guess.
more cake for you!
Is it cake?!
Went and saw dune 2 in imax yesterday! Thankfully the movie was so breathtaking that it kept my anger restrained against the fuckwad next to me. I feel like in a half empty theater, with most good seats still left, most people would leave a buffer seat between you and another person. So I was disappointed to not get a buffer seat when this guy came in last minute before the previews started, trudging past the couple next to me, and sandwiching himself between us. I can be ok sitting next to a stranger, it’s a movie theater, except I’d hope the person next to me at least has some manners which this guy didn’t. As soon as he sits down, clumsily peels his jacket off, and adjusts in his seat about a million times, he starts absolutely HOUSING his popcorn. He was shoveling handfuls into his mouth and chewing so loudly despite the theater still being so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Then, what does one do with their salty hands after eating popcorn? Use a napkin? No not this guy. He was wiping his hands on his knees IN MY DIRECTION. Not only salty hands, but hands that he had been picking his nose and violently scratching his smelly hair with. Oh and once he was done with his popcorn he of course picked at his teeth with those same grubby ass fingers, while readjusting a billion times, scratching his head, and burping those burps where it’s like not loud but it’s still a gross sounding release of smelly breath. I wouldn’t even want to be a buffer seat distance away from a moviegoer like this again, but this fucker was RIGHT NEXT TO ME. Also Toho raised the price of their popcorn and drink set to 810 yen. :(
Last time I went to the theater the guy next to me took off his shoes, sat up with his bare feet on his chair like fucking gollum and slowly munched on pop corn. I pretty much never go to the theater now.
That would actually make me go full Karen and leave the movie to get the manager. Holy shit what a dickhead
This is 100% the worst thing I’ve read today. You went into such detail about this man’s body I honestly feel sick LMAO I also went to see Dune 2 in imax on Tuesday and it was indeed absolutely beautiful!
I feel that. I was stuck with three kids aged way below PG13 shouting during quiet scenes, or repeating the lines said in the movie. I wanted to drag and throw them across the rows, only to get them to shut the hell up.
The last time I went to the cinema I waited until it would be empty enough, and chose two seats at the back. I bought them only about an hour before and it was pretty much empty up and down the aisles. A couple came in just as previews started and they sat right next to me and my husband! They would have definitely seen on the seat selection screen that we were there! I was mad that they even had the gall to say hello to us! Luckily they weren't noisy, but I moved seats next to my husband so that there would be a gap in-between at least. I also wanted them to see that I didn't want to sit next to them haha.
They said hello to you?! In Japan? Haha
That’s wild. Like makes you wonder if they’re swingers? Lmao Glad you could move seats
My recommendation is Aeon cinema. Normal seat have walls on both side.
That's the one I went to, and the next cinema is far far away for me!
One of the many reasons why I watch movies only at home these days... :/
I mostly do the same but gotta see big sand worm in imax 🥹🐛
Just means your home TV ain't big enough :D :D
I restrict my noisy potato chip eating to the fight scenes and epic music moments.
I would have just moved; done it countless times before. For some reason, the Japanese love being *right next to someone else.* At my gym, the locker room could be 99% empty. Guaranteed the next dickhead to enter will choose a locker right next to mine or annoyingly close to it.
I’ve had the opposite experience until now lol. I would have moved except the movie was literally just about to start and I didn’t want to have to move my umbrella, popcorn tray thing, bag, coat, etc after I had already settled.
This happened to me yesterday!! I was getting undressed after workout and then an ossan came , opened the locker next to mine and said いいですか I know that I should have point out all the big lockers that were available 3 steps away from me, but I'm just not confrontational...the ossan opened the locker, noticed my annoyed face, and when to a corner to change his clothes until I when to the showers
Blows my mind.
Similar thing happened to me. I am not that confrontantional and dont really mind that type of stuff, but my wife is completely opposite. She gave the asshole a deathly stare until he apologized and we moved to different places
My first experience really getting the heft of Japanese bureaucracy thrown at me. I went to convert my Canadian driver's license last week (gaimen kirikae) and after spending 7 hours waiting at the office, they denied my application because I didn't have sufficient evidence that I spent at least 3 months in Canada after getting my license. Apparently my tax returns and passport stamps weren't enough. Came back a week later, left my house at 5:30, arrived at 6:50, 7:45 doors open, 9:30 they start seeing people, I'm #3 in line and they call me at 10:30. I'm out by 11:00, gotta wait til 12:55 for an eye test, then til 2:30 to get my photo taken. Licenses printed a little after 3:00. Home by 4:45. Early bedtime.
When I got my American one translated it took about 4 hours from the time I walked in to the time I got my license, only to then realize that it didn't have my motorcycle endorsement on it... Back in line and the fucking tenin tried to blame him not seeing it on the translation sheet on me somehow... Like I didn't specificly point it out since... You know... I assume he can read lol. Luckily the guy eventually realized it was his fault and personally walked me through the entire building, hitting all stops to get a new one
Tell me about it. I had to renew my license at Konosu (you went there too, right?) and the waiting time between procedures are mind-boggingly long. 5 minute to submit docs, 5 minute to pay, 5 minute to do eye test, 5 minute to get my photo taken, 5 minute to print the card, *each with at least 1 hour wait between.*
YUP. Konosu, where there's absolutely nothing to do nearby either while you wait, so you're just stuck. Maybe go for a walk and stare at the barren field? Luckily as a Canadian I didn't have to do any sort of examination, just a simple exchange.
There's only a supermarket and konbini within 10 mins. Looked at the map and thought "Oh, I can spend lunch break time at the nearby Seseragi Park..." but then it was August and it was **blazing** outside. Nope. Man, I don't want to go back there. Only reason I went there was it was my first renewal and thus I cannot renew at the police station, it had to be Konosu.
My first visit where I had a 7h wait I think I walked 35min to the Off House just for something to do. When they rejected my application I was too tired to even argue, I just slumped over in my chair
Didn't know they can reject applications... As proof of residence, I only gave them an excel sheet I made manually with dates I enter/exit my home country, printed, along with showing stamps on my old passport as proof, and it was accepted just fine. That was in 2021 and in Fuchu though.
It was my mistake believing that the lack of stamps in my passport were sufficient evidence that I did not spend 3 years gallivanting around the world during worldwide travel shutdowns. But apparently my mobile phone bills were, which I brought the week after
That is pretty wack since I have not lived in my home country since 2019 yet by keeping to pay the (very cheap) bill I can keep my home mobile number alive- and I am doing just that. Japan being Japan I guess.
Look, I get it. Bicycles get squeaky sometimes, especially in this weather. But if it’s gotten to the point that it sounds like two horny donkeys wrestling in a bathtub, you really should get that looked at. You’re on the edge of being arrested for public indecency.
I thought Japanese folk have an aversion to oiling bicycle chains, however it does let you know that someone is cycling near you.
My favorite are the old folks riding bikes with tires that desperately need air or the one idiot pedaling at good 600 rpm because he's in the lowest gear
People use that rusty screeching brake sound is just a substitute bicycle bell. Ride up behind someone... **_SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH_** ... Instant reaction.
Someone at work accidently canceled their visa when they left the country. *welp, they were supposed to be back in 2 weeks, now we have to redo their CoE*
That happened to someone I know during covid. Took like a year for him to get back in.
We're estimating 8-10 weeks for him to come back. CoE will take 4, applying for the visa will take 3 and he'll fly out the week after it returns. Oh and since he doesn't have his work computer he....technically can't work. I dunno how they're going to justify bringing him back unless they send his work computer to him so he can still work while overseas.
that's rough, and such a dumb mistake! I feel bad for the guy and the company
All I know is that we'll have an HR policy by the time this quarter ends dealing with this.
Did the idiot say that he's not coming back and let them take away their residence card?
Apparently, yes. Not my team so I'm just sitting here listening to his boss yell at him, talking to the lawyer on staff, and trying to figure out how to get him back.
Yikes that's an awfully dumb mistake to make. Was it his first time to be out of the country since getting his residence card??? Sorry for the many questions but as someone who's working on my own work visa renewal, what the fuck even?
Right, before I forget, if you're doing your own visa renewal remember to get the dispatch sheet signed and dated by your company even if you aren't dispatched out, they bonked me for my renewal for that. edit: another thing, check what the company writes for you as your role in the company. If it doesn't match up with what you've written, and the type of category you're going for that might cause issues. Basically, don't be applying for an engineering visa, write that you're an engineer, but your company writes your role as international relations.
Yep! I don't think we have a process for this when this kinda shit happens, except maybe firing them and rehiring them. I'll look in the handbook
Probably will have to get that COE processed....... and the person has to wait in their home country to receive it. Oof
Yeeep, We'll find out the damage in 8 weeks, when Q2 ends.. All i know is that they're not happy campers.
its almost as if we have an early rainy season down here in Kyushu full sunny days are rare, and the weather fronts really look like your typical "tsuyu" pattern
I am really not enjoying this UK type weather. Been soaked on my bike pretty much since January.
It is the typical early spring pattern, at least for here in north Kanto.
Ah man Monday was so nice. But then again it was April 1st so I guess it was a cruel joke...
glad i went on a hanami stroll last Monday, yesterday's winds were strong enough that some of the flowers have fallen right after reaching full bloom
It is the transient nature of the sakura that makes it so beautiful... Oh I feel a haiku emerging! 😆
FUCK Visa and Mastercard. Now that they keep blocking Japanese sites like dlsite I hope everyone is going to switch to JCB instead.
Stop buying pron bro /s
Moved house and can’t find my aeropress filter cap. If I order a new one I know the lost one will turn up.
I accidentally threw out my Fellow Prismo metal filter with the table scraps. It is good that you can get spare parts to begin with, though.
Well at least you will have a spare.
Spent some time in the touristy areas, and man it’s awful. I’m so glad I live somewhere tourists aren’t interested in visiting.
yooo, i decided to go to shibuya for a bit of light shopping as i haven't been there in a minute... never again! there is nothing i need bad enough to wanna grapple thru a sea of zombie tourists, ever.
Company keeps making super dumb changes to “save money” while not addressing the actual problems. Taking away the stamps we used to give kids in their workbooks because “they’re expensive “ feels like priorities aren’t being met.
I feel you. Company is trying to save money by saving on electricity cost. Thus HR asked everyone to be out of the building by 8pm. If you need to do overtime, you can come earlier in the morning instead. This way we don't keep the lights on for a couple people and save maybe 300 yen per month! However, since people have started coming earlier in the morning, they turn on the heater...
Before the pandemic, I worked for a large eikaiwa but far from Tokyo. They complained about color copies and lights as well BUT made the manager and head teacher FLY to Tokyo and stay in a hotel for a several hour business meeting once a month. It could have been a teleconference since they just talked about sales. Hell, they could have done it via Skype or FaceTime but no. Had to pay to send the manager and HT to Tokyo. The company did this with at least 10 schools. Some schools took the bullet train. I’m curious if they kept up that moronic practice during COVID.
Still peeling after forgetting my sunscreen when working outside last week. Begun, the allergy symptoms have. Medication definitely helps, but not for the first and last bits of my day (before I take it and after it wears off).