> Japan has a lot of bears, monkeys
Monkeys? Wtf? I had no idea. Given its geographic location I should have guessed that was the case but for some reason I am still a little bit shocked.
Van Life in Japan
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#202> Japan has a lot of bears, monkeys Monkeys? Wtf? I had no idea. Given its geographic location I should have guessed that was the case but for some reason I am still a little bit shocked.
Feel like I've seen about a million photos on instagram of snow monkeys chilling in hot springs. I've never been, but I think it's a pretty world-famous tourist attraction (can't comment on whether it's actually worth a visit, though):
https://en.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/
I've also run into wild monkeys hiking around Kamikochi in Nagano, and cycling around Lake Tagokura Fukushima. They're small, but not particularly shy, and like any wild animal bigger than a cat I find them somewhat scary.
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#203> Japan has a lot of bears, monkeys Monkeys? Wtf? I had no idea. Given its geographic location I should have guessed that was the case but for some reason I am still a little bit shocked.
There’s only one species.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque
Pretty much all the big island nations in Asia have monkeys.
Our house just a few kilometers from the center of Taipei has monkeys in the backyard.
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#204Given Japan’s problem with depopulation, is this better than just renovating a free house? For context, in many prefectures there are houses that are either free or cost $15,000 or less.
I don’t think the vanlife demographic in Japan are prioritizing saving money. If anything, housing would be cheaper. I pay very little on housing and considering getting a van as a luxury addition to my apartment.
The tolls are quite high, too. Between Kyoto and Tokyo, which is a 6 hour drive, the tolls are about $100.
In Asia, vanlife and glamming is becoming an aesthetic almost. It’s especially popular among affluent people and influencers. People in Japan buy expensive gear such as SnowPeak, including clothing to match, just to sit in a park. With all lifestyle things in Japan, people have to dress a certain way.
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#205Given Japan’s problem with depopulation, is this better than just renovating a free house? For context, in many prefectures there are houses that are either free or cost $15,000 or less.
Nobody renovates houses in Japan. You're supposed to destroy it and build anew. For 15k you're buying the lot and the right to spend a lot more than that.
No native Japanese are renovating houses, but we’re talking about foreigners who are vlogging from their vehicles. Gaijin do renovate old Japanese houses.
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#206Earlier quoted context omitted.
"It is a stinky bacteria infection in the armpits. " If it is a infection, then something is very wrong. Otherwise you can and should clean them with care, especially when you cannot shower.
Not at all, hundreds of millions have it. Normal but stinky. Most folks don't realize, but sweat itself has substantial odor.
Hah, has no substantial odor.
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#207Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know why this point is important to you, but in english, "just use a" and and "use just a" have significantly different meanings.
That makes absolutely no difference to my point. "Just use a" implies that it's easy as picking it up and using it. The fact that a funnel has to be bought and brought into the equation means it's not as easy as just [using] a water bottle . Please, next time your wife needs to go to the bathroom, give her a water bottle and tell her to just use it . It's ok, someone said it's just that easy.
The comment you "called out": "Just use a water bottle like the rest of us! I lived out of an Explorer for 3 months, not once did an adult diaper cross my mind."
I love how you're pedantically rationalizing "calling them out" on this one word "just" and ignoring the subject is people living in their vehicles (for 3 months in the case of the comment you "called out" and indefinitely in the case of the original blog post).
First of all, just can be used to mean several things aside from simply [1]. When used in an imperative cause as it is the comment that triggered you, it is more correct to interpret it as being used for emphasis. Consider this exchange: "I pee in diapers.", "Just don't do that."
So you were really just (Just meaning ‘only’ [1]) triggered by your poor understanding of the use of this word.
But there's more. Even if the comment used just meaning simply, you are still wrong.
Everyone is talking about habitual practices including and especially the comment you "called out."
Instead of habitually using adult diapers, habitually just (meaning simply) using a bottle is easy. Acquiring a suitably sized funnel from an auto, hardware or outdoor store for people who live in their cars who clearly have transportation, have a lot of time on their hands and frequent these stores anyway is an insignificant consideration.
There is no bottle related sex inequity to fight here.
And why do you, as a former LGBTQI+ director, keep referring to funnel-using-persons as women or wives? Tisk tisk. Thankfully what you say is representative of your own viewpoints and beliefs and not those of your employer! Maybe someone should call you out!
[1] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/...
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#208While I'm happy for OP I'm afraid finding a "paradise" and telling the internet about it has the risk of ruining it. If 10k people read the article and 1% go to the same place and blog about it and bring even more people, then sooner or later it will be ruined and chances are localities will ban such adventures. I've done something similar.. some years ago there was a casino I would go to where you would pay 10$ entr…
I doubt there's much risk of that in this case. A person who wanted to imitate this would need to: - Live in Japan, or be able to get a Japanese visa - Have a Japanese driver's license - Have a remote working job with flexible enough hours - Be willing to live a van life with all its inconveniences Plus it's not like there's any particular single paradise to be ruined. Japan is a big place. Even if 1000 people did re…
It would be fairly straightforward to enter Japan on a three-month tourist visa, use an international driver's license, and rent a van.
> Be willing to live a van life with all its inconveniences
This would be a show stopper for me. But apparently enough people are into it that #vanlife is a thing.
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#209Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fun fact- most Koreans don't have the same sweat gland that many others have that produce the type of sweet that the stinky bacteria feed on, and thus don't stink like Americans from sweating (they do have their own smell, from what I understand, but it isn't as pungent) and thus they don't usually use deodorant/antiperspirant. It is my understanding some other Asian groups don't stink or don't stink as much, as well…
It's true of most East Asians and to a lesser degree with South Asians. Surprised I had to scroll so far to find this comment.
As someone who lived in China for years I always laugh at this myth, you clearly haven't traveled by crowded Chinese subway every day if you think Chinese don't stink (and they make up pretty much all East Asians).
And not to sound racist, but black people have (often) very different stench from the rest, that one is not Chinese (racist) myth.
But to be honest every race/nation I met stink, your nose is just blind to the people you meet most often. It's same with my apartment when I return back after longer vacation I can notice its specific (new) smell still even after years living there (especially if I won't leave windows a bit open for air exchange), but if I'm away just for a day or two I don't smell anything.
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#210Earlier quoted context omitted.
That makes absolutely no difference to my point. "Just use a" implies that it's easy as picking it up and using it. The fact that a funnel has to be bought and brought into the equation means it's not as easy as just [using] a water bottle . Please, next time your wife needs to go to the bathroom, give her a water bottle and tell her to just use it . It's ok, someone said it's just that easy.
The comment you "called out": "Just use a water bottle like the rest of us! I lived out of an Explorer for 3 months, not once did an adult diaper cross my mind." I love how you're pedantically rationalizing "calling them out" on this one word "just" and ignoring the subject is people living in their vehicles (for 3 months in the case of the comment you "called out" and indefinitely in the case of the original blog po…
Are you ok? Do you need someone to talk to?
You seem to have an awful lot of anger and resentment over a random person on the internet calling out that funnels make it a lot more than “just using a water bottle”.
And for your own curiosity, I used wife because he literally called her that. I know reading is hard; you’ve already shown it earlier by hyperfixating on something that wasn’t being discussed.