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Fun fact: despite a national registry of bicycle serial numbers (and most people do this), the majority of Japanese people I know have had a bicycle stolen. Though it isn't unheard…

I call it, "people who don't know better continuing to talk about this out-dated concept." Yes, it still exists. It is also slowly going away, just like mandatory drinking parties.…

leggings.

At least not every case world-wide. I do, however, appreciate how good it is for a completely free (I know, I'm the product) tool, though.

Yeah, I used to ride with a little speaker on one side of my helmet on the inside... nothing infuriated quite like a leisurely fun ride with the audio constantly telling me to make…

>Japan overall is a very lonely society Have you been to the local festivals where everyone knows everyone's names? Have you been to riverside bbq parties where multiple families h…

Same in Edmonton, the other side of Canada.

Pus, they cut down large trees (or trim them to a stump) en masse... because of an invasive beetle or fungus? No. Because the leaves are annoying to clean up in the fall. Because t…

Every time anything asks for a DOB or anything like that, I enter the earliest date their system allows. Been doing it for decades. I guess that might make me more trackable?

Probably a third of workers (in workplaces with such potential accidents) are over 60.

I follow many creators who only post a handful of times (if that) a year. They get tons of views, because the content is well made. Stuff Made Here Bobby Fingers Boy Boy Michael Re…

I had that PLUS a mini-disc player, all stock on a dirt-cheap car.

Mine would cut the last few second and first few seconds of each song with some terrible "meld together" business, like the world's worst DJ.

Japanese menus do overwhelmingly include photos, and most of the bigger restaurants have moved to tablets with, of course, images. The plastic 3d models are mostly in tourist areas…

Odd, in central Japan for over a decade, I have never seen the blinking 888.

I used a dark blue sharpie to cover up some scratches; works fine and I touch it up every few months.

Fun, somewhat related, fact. For a long time (not sure about now), the high-voltage connectors in Tesla were made by (but not labeled) Yazaki. Made in Japan. But the QC tests to Ya…

If you live in New York City or San Francisco, you really shouldn't own a car.

Probably a mix between oil-ties and the fact that decisions in Japan are made slowly. Edit: I also think there's a fear of this: wide acceptance of EVs open the door to BYD (or sim…

I used to follow it closely and be in the industry, but it still seems like Japan is gonna be the last "mostly ICE cars" of the developed countries. Which is a shame, because it ha…

Thanks for the wonderfully thought-out response. I definitely agree on the not-self-diagnose-yourself front. I'm somewhere in between your two possible reactions to such books, lea…

I dunno if that is connected to ADHD, and I dunno if I have ADHD (though by reading the textbook* on it, it kinda seems I do)... but I genuinely don't remember my childhood either.…

Yeah, I had a Canadian friend who was in a motorcycle accident. He could see the hospital from where he crashed. He begged the paramedics to let him walk, but they judged he should…

It has always been ridiculous, but getting more and more since everything much match each other perfectly. MyNumber, bank, credit card, residence card and passport... There are a f…