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nomura just gets a little silly with it sometimes

there's not really any correct order to play the series since most entries assume you have knowledge of most other entries but also build up to those other entries so..... probably just stick to release order?

ScazarMeltex posted...

Are you saying that you agree with him that plumbers save more lives than Physicians?

oh no lol i was making fun of him saying this
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7a8898ae.jpg

there are medical errors everywhere for the eye to see

gen Z's fine

gen alpha's awesome

markconig posted...

When you say you'll be in Shinjuku for a week, that means you'll be traveling with that as your base right? Shinjuku is nice, but you don't need more than a day there. When I went 2 months ago that was my base, and I did most of Western Tokyo going to Shinjuku, Shibuya, Roppongi, Yokohama, and Kamakura.

yeah, most of the week's gonna be spent visiting cities in the area. i don't remember all of them off the top of my head but shibuya, akihabara, asakusa and harajuku are all definites

I went alone (very easy to go wherever I want whenever I want), but my best advice is to use Google maps. Pin key attractions you want see, but also be flexible. Don't try and hit every single thing, because there's not enough time for everything. Let yourself stay longer or leave early if you want. Also bring a battery pack because you'll be using Google maps a lot. Unfortunately I had to leave Yokohama early because I forgot my battery back at the hotel.

All you really need for apps is Google maps and Google translate. Translate mainly for signs because almost everyone speaks enough English. And pack lightly for days around town. I bought a sling backpack and it was amazing, very easy to swing around to my front to grab cash (bring cash, you'll need it), and it's light. I averaged 13 miles of walking everyday for 17 days, so bring comfortable shoes.

yeah, the walking's pretty daunting for me. i don't get around much and when i do it's in a pair of really unsupportive vans so i've been looking all around for shoes. ended up settling on some waterproof Adidas one with good reviews today
pretzelcoatl posted...

There are a lot of places that don't allow or will try to bounce gaijin in Kyoto. Be prepared for that, if there are restaurants with people who are standing outside but they're not trying to get you to come inside, they are there to stop you.

I recommend checking out Akihabara while you're in Tokyo, I found it more fun than Shinjuku.

Osaka is amazing, I liked it better than Tokyo. If you can go to a restaurant called Moegi in Osaka, I HIGHLY recommend it

good to know, thx! not spending that much time in Osaka since it's the last stop before the flight back but i'll try to hit up that restaurant

OwlRammer posted...

If there's no IC cards available to buy (there probably won't) and you don't want to get the temporary ones like welcome suica or pasmo passport or whatever, you can get a virtual one in your apple wallet if you have an iphone (don't think it works on android phones that weren't bought in Japan)

oh yeah, i've been trying to get one on my phone but for some reason it keeps declining the payment. my best guess is that i still haven't updated past ios 15 and that's why, but i shuold prob look into it more
GuerrillaSoldier posted...

the drinks in the vending machines everywhere on the streets are delicious
at least they were the last time i was there
best part of the visit and that's not even an insult, they were just that good

oh word? def trying then
Sasquatchimo posted...

Since you'll probably be taking the train everywhere, the ticket destination is by price (I do not live anywhere there are subway, no clue if this is just standard). So look for the destination on the subway map near the ticket vendor, look at the yen price, and that is how much yen you put in the machine and buy the ticket for.

Going through train ticket gates, you always put the ticket in the gate and always pick the ticket up when it spits it out at the other end. Even if you go to the wrong gate, you must do this. You will always get your ticket back UNTIL you reach the intended destination, that is when it will keep the ticket when you go through the exit gates. Once again, I have not clue if this is just standard anywhere you go in the world or not.

If you don't know about paying customs in Japan, you just place the money on the counter or the tray that is provided when paying money. BUT employees may hand the money to you directly which is strange. I guess it is a one-way courtesy (it is rude for the store to take your money from your hand but it is ok to hand your money to you). Also if you are in more modernized stores, especially convenience stores, there will be a money machine at the counter where you will use that to pay for your purchases- these will be pretty straight forward, you put bills in the bill spots and coins in the slots, very similar to modern self checkout if you ever used cash. Usually the employee will move/wave their hand toward the machine to let you know that is how you pay.

Alot of modern quick/convenience restaurants that aren't mom/pop will use kiosks where you choose the food and pay for it. It may even be on a screen at the table. These most likely will have english language selection.

Alot of big convenience/drug store chains will give you the option to buy tax free (this requires your passport). You will save on tax but they will seal it in a bag that you are not supposed to open until you leave Japan. So only do this for souvenirs or purchases you don't intend to use in Japan. On the subject, tax is built into the price, so tax free stores just have lower prices (or actually, 2 prices, the tax free, and the with tax prices- If you are in a store that lists 2 prices for everything, that is what that means.). Other normal stores, its just the one price with tax already tacked in.

They will always ask if you want a bag when you buy something. Listen for the word FUKURO. Just say hai or ie if you want or don't want a bag. If you just stand there dumbfounded at the question, most employees will just grab a bag and show you what they are saying or even ask you in english.

You might notice in stores, like electronic stores or toy stores there may be signs posted saying no pictures.

this is all super helpful, thanks! i didn't know like, any of that

idk about scarle but i watched aia for a couple weeks and she def had fun reactions to things

gonna be in shinjuku for a week, then spending another week on day trips and going through kyoto/osaka

Dungeater posted...

i just call that gender euphoria or affirmation

yeah that's a more fitting term for it
BrohammedAli posted...

The more skirt go spinny, the less you boy

true!

best way i can describe it is the feeling i get when i put on a skirt and get hope that i might like, actually be able to stop boymoding one day

if i pick turkey i don't have to learn the metric system

oh wow, you've been going super fast. death valley to sequoia in one day's so far

stopping anywhere in the bay area?

i can't imagine riding the subway without a mask, i'd get so anxious

that's like me tbthink

given, i don't pretend to be asian

nostalgic gmae, but very average

nah, using opera gx until the adblock thing hits all of chromium and then jumping to firefox

yaytorade

it's really weird because there's already a straight pride flag out there and it didn't need the arial font to do it

Trumble posted...

That last one is a feature, not a bug, of such bans.

oh absolutely

no, it's absurd. completely disregards student autonomy, limits their access to info, could absolutely be a danger if there's an emergency and kids can't access their phones to call 911/their parents/whatever else, keeps them from properly documenting any abusive behavior from staff-- horrible policy

i've had it tough with vtubers since the whole niji fiasco, esp since my oshi was elira-- i just really prefer the more chaotic and intertwined aspect you got with nijien. hololive's great but feels a lot more focused on pushing the individual talents (which isn't bad at all, just not really what i want)

I prefer Rise, World's got a lot of spectacle and better graphics but Rise's gameplay is some of the best out there

add me to the list pls

shame i'm gonna miss this one bc talonflame's one of my favorite guys, my copy of violet's shipping in on the third

Euripides posted...

AI is a technology that tech bros. are pushing despite consumers not asking for it. The only people it currently helps are corporations who want to cut labor costs

and students with an inclination to chest

CyricZ posted...

Remember embedding only works with the "real" URL.

https://twitter.com/hololive_En/status/1796412471873614320

War crimes, axe murder, and A come to Dodger Stadium.

Wait *looks at date* I'm going to BE in LA that weekend. That's the same weekend as Anime Expo. I'll be flying in that morning.

Huh...

Woah, damn. That's gonna be an insanely stacked couple of days for LA, isn't it

i was going to be out there too (flying back from Japan) but decided to extend the trip for a while longer bc i doubt my body could take AX after a whole japan trip, plus i wouldn't have to deal with 4th of July in america

order the fanciest looking non caffeinated drink they have

DarthDemented posted...

...huh? English MF! Do you speak it?

trump apparently doesn't

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

nah, it totally will

it prob won't be as bad as in non-democrat states but the first rule of any government based restriction is that it will, 99% of the time, disproportionately affect minorities

if you fought a bear do you think you could win

GujinKami posted...

I mean for comparison, he's larped as Uncle Toms and crackhead caricatures, very racist shit, whereas the worst he's insinuated of trans people is "they're annoying."

he did a full bit where he said if he got arrested he'd tell the judge he was trans so he could rape women in prison

huh

depends on how much you like punchlines about trans people

if two minutes of rambling followed by "so anyway- trans people" (followed by the audience going ballistic with laughter) is your thing then yeah

idk if men are ok, but the bears are definitely more ok

what happens when he starts running for his third term and obama comes back

very much so

sexuality's the eternal question-- gender not so much anymore because i'm pretty confident that i'm a tgirl, but it still gets pretty bad at times

i was behind a tesla driving like a maniac on the way home just now, but he got overshadowed by the dude in front of us who would randomly alternate between 50 and 70 mph

gotta love one lane highways

yeah it fucks

no, because the last song i heard was probably margaritaville or margaritaville-adjacent

gotta love small town radio

Lover!>>Reputation=Folklore>1989>>the rest except i haven't heard Evermore

yeah, no, it's in california too

i'm still running 15 though tbh
https://twitter.com/popbase/status/1790829092222419071?s=46&t=jRRJznYfQEFSiYyiF_AB3Q

leonkr41138 posted...

I misunderstood i came in thinking the age to take thw bar exam was raised to 30

buts can bars legally do this?

well they do reserve the right to refuse service

witty guy, isn't he

was it one of those QTEs in bayonetta

because i agree the timing on those is bullshit

bigblu89 posted...

I just think this specific protest, not all, just this specific one, will accomplish little.

this applies to just about every individual protest outside of like, the salt march

it's a part of a movement

bigblu89 posted...

Was it a surprise that he was going to be there?

I mean, I get the idea. The visual of a few hundred people walking out might make the university think twice about who they pick for their graduation speakers, but this was also after all of their checks clears that (partially) paid Seinfelds appearance fee.

no clue if his being there was a surprise or not (i doubt it was), but there's plenty of motive to attend the event regardless. i'm sure plenty of the people who walked out returned after he left-- it's not like they went to graduation just cause and then left, they probably had people they cared about graduating, which was why they attended in the first place.

On one hand, I commend them for having a belief system theyre willing to to stand up for, on the other hand, I repeat what I said not everyone is going to have the same views as you do, and just walking away isnt going to make it disappear.

it's not just walking away? it's protest. obv it's not going to trigger immediate societal change but it makes a statement and spreads the message

bigblu89 posted...

No it is not.

But if you have the mentality that if everyone here doesnt think like I do, Im walking away., youre going to be walking away A LOT.

plenty of other people there don't think like they do, that's not the reason they walked out

the reason they walked out is because the university was giving a platform to a noted ass