Why I left Japan after 10 years

Post by kire456 » Thu, Jul 20, 2017, 12:18 PM UTC

CalRobert wrote: post #251

kire456 wrote: post #200

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Just curious - where I live, traffic going straight has priority over traffic turning or leaving the road in some way. So if the bike lane is to the right of the car lanes, the cars have to yield to bikes if turning right (in fact, they have to yield to pedestrians that cross the side road as well). Is this different in the US? (Am I assuming a bike lane that isn't actually there?)

That's generally true, but as noted by GP you'll get run over anyway. Also, bike lanes are rare in most of the US, and at least in California (which is where I got my license), if you're driving a car and turning right, you can enter the bike lane for the last couple hundred feet. In theory, that prevents right hooks, but it doesn't seem to help much in practice. The other issue is that you can turn right on a red li…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 20, 2017, 8:29 PM UTC

mrkrabo wrote: post #33

I can understand, bicyclists are fucking annoying, and most of the time they are putting themselves and others in danger. For me, the road is no place for a bicyclist. And, as you can see, there's no possible debate in the west: you have to have bicyclists, otherwise you're a backwards asshole. And I have to live with that, because that's society: you have to deal with people who don't think the way you do. (You just…

Post by dang » Sat, Jul 22, 2017, 5:55 AM UTC

muninn_ wrote: post #212

Heh, meanwhile in the West if we do the equivalent were just racists and bigots. Move a bunch of refugees into a small town and see women covered up in a burqa and get upset about it? You're a racist now. Wear tattoos in Asia and get kicked out of a gym? "Oh that's just Asian country X, you have to respect their culture". I can't roll my eyes enough. The people in that Asian country should just accept her for who she…

Post by dang » Sat, Jul 22, 2017, 6:00 AM UTC

ThrowAway29112 wrote: post #39

EliRivers wrote: post #36

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I'm glad people like him weren't allowed in our country. What country do you come from that denies entry to people based on how they translate Japanese signs? You're full of shit. Not surprised you hide behind a throwaway.

Are you for real? Go read the article, he knows Japanese. And there's your civility, acting all indignant and calling people full of shit without bothering to understand what's going on. Maybe you are the throwaway of author's?