SuperApples

@SuperApples@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wednesday it is, my dudes.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Kerokero” is correct romanization. No problem there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Important information⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you find this kind of humour humourous, look for “Look around you”. It’s around on YouTube so go take a look!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hermit Crab Housing Market⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Got to witness crabs doing this when going for a walk one day. There was a very shallow pool on the beach, about a foot wide, and about 20 crabs having a ‘swap meet’, scurrying back and fourth between the different shells.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everything old is new again.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been overcharged/“taken for a ride” by five or so taxis in my life, never had trouble with a ride-share service, even in countries where they are operating illegally. Never had a clearly drunk driver, too, unlike a couple of taxis I’ve taken.

  When there’s any kind of language barrier, choosing the destination in the app rather than trying to speak it is so much easier, and using in-app translation messaging, too. When arriving in a new country, not having to get money out at the airport (avoiding rip-off ATMs or money exchangers) and being able to pay online is so much better than cash, especially when you’re not familiar with the currency.

  Certainty of price, and ability to give instant feedback are great at keeping things honest. Sure, Uber/Grab etc are terrible companies, but I swear most taxi licenses in the world are owned my organized crime, so not much of an alternative. There is so much that needs to be done with regulation to get rid of the ‘gig economy’ and make sure that drivers are properly compensated/employed, but the app-powered ride service is just so superior in every way for the passenger, in my opinion.

  May I suggest a back-up battery for your phone (I just use my laptop USB as it’s always with me and works when the PC is off).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh god, kill it!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  🧑‍🚒

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨*Naruto⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As the oldest Millennial (just scrape in), I insist they peaked at Dragon Ball. A half beaten to death pre-teen launching himself through the bad guy to defeat him? Epic stuff.

  (Married at 22. You can marry young and be in your 40’s discussing Dragon Ball with internet strangers!)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Biden calls Japan and India xenophobic: ‘They don’t want immigrants’⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I learned the language during high school, working in Japan after that, then doing a lot of translation work work back in Australia. In recent years we just visit visa-free for three months each year, and stay in this old house up north in exchange for doing a few jobs around the place to stop it deteriorating further after the winter chill.

  If we wanted to live here full-time we’d have to get local jobs, but I have zero interest in working for a Japanese company. Would sooner start my own business, which has gotten easier recently but is still highly monitored for the first few years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Biden calls Japan and India xenophobic: ‘They don’t want immigrants’⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I am currently living rent-free in Japan because there’s so many empty houses that just need looking after.

  Everywhere in Japan has a declining population except Tokyo and Osaka, and both cities are well designed and don’t feel crowded. I think Japan is around the 50th most densely populated country, but the very well designed public transport systems and well planned (and mostly hidden!) highways make it so much more open and walk-able than many less densely populated places.

  The only place that feels crowded is Kyoto and that’s because it was never built to sustain the level of tourism it attracts.

  Japan has a limitless water supply. They don’t even charge for the stuff in many places (like here). The agriculture industry is strong and supplies most of the food.

  The country is still like 70%+ untouched forest.

  Japanese policy and mainstream culture is xenophobic and racist, mostly towards Asians (and indigenous people, and lower caste people), but starting to improve based on sheer desperation because of the declining population and economy. Unfortunately, few have the language competency required to work here, and basically no one here can speak English, which makes it really hard to attract people, as the government has not put in the support measures like Korea (a more densely populated place with an even lower birthrate!). It’s not uncommon to see Desi, Vietnamese and Thai workers in convenience stores in Tokyo now though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No pets⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, but the video has been deleted and reuploaded several times after been called out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No pets⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For any cave dweller who haven’t seen it, here’s Hbomberguy talking about the history of this video and it’s plagiarism, as @Mago alluded to. piped.video/watch?v=yDp3cB5fHXQ&t=5071

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Batshit Crazy Story Of The Day Elon Musk Decided To Personally Rip Servers Out Of A Sacramento Data Center⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Call it “Xubmarine 420” and tell him he invented it. I think he’d take that bait.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That'll be my last word⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Best thing about Japan. Many things go ‘largest to smallest’, such as

  • Dates
  • Names
  • Addresses And common use of 24h time time, too.