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were the local japanese people interested in your American heritage, and did they ask you to tell them about Walmart and rodeos?
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Does Tommy Lee Jones still do billboards for Boss Coffee in Japan or did he stop?
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Kenny Omega-
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What's so special about McDonalds in Japan? Do they have the Mulan McNugget sauce or something?
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did you get laid and if so, was she japanese?

if not, did you try to get laid? and if you didn't succeed did you consider going the money route?
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First of all, go visit a maid cafe while you still can.

Second of all, are the toilets all high tech? Do you feel your butthole muscles have weakened due to relaince on them?

Thirdly, do they have a lot of wild sex toys there? Have you tried them?

Lastly, have you seen any dank game shows or shows in general over there that you wish/hope to continue watching back home?
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hypersonic2000 posted...

Since you're a white guy, did people ever glance or look at you funny since you were foreign? Did you feel like girls were staring at you? Like if you were on the subway or something. Or did you feel like you didn't stand out that much even though you were foreign? I'm assuming maybe thats a natural thing for Tokyo where they get lots of tourists. Have you been to other Japanese cities that seemed different?

Do you lift at the gym? Height and weight?

Its funny, I always get these stories from other white guys where they say Japanese girls are the easiest thing in the world.

I wouldn't know though, since I'm brown.

In addition to Tokyo I've been to Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Sapporo. Sometimes I feel like I stand out, but for the most part it's not a big deal as people are pretty used to gaijins. I actually found that in Hiroshima and Kyoto there were way more tourists in one place at one time than in Tokyo. I generally stay out of Tokyo's touristy areas, though (Roppongi). Sapporo was probably my favorite city and had the least amount of white people. I distinctly remember two girls sitting across from me on the train whispering and giggling while looking at me, lol.

I don't lift. 5'11" 150 lbs

The thing about Japanese girls always being all over white dudes here is a myth. It's funny, because Japanese guys have a perception about American women being easy. Honestly the language barrier and more importantly the culture barrier are so hard to get by. Japanese girls are usually pretty shy and timid so don't be surprised if they just freeze up when a big scary hakujin approaches them. Even if you're able to get past all that people here just aren't as promiscuous/open sexually.

Of course, these are all generalizations and I've met plenty of Japanese girls that don't fit that description. but the point is that the Japanese girls being so easy for white guys myth is bullshit.
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Are most of them pretty flat-chested? >_>
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JRaasin posted...

Of course, these are all generalizations and I've met plenty of Japanese girls that don't fit that description. but the point is that the Japanese girls being so easy for white guys myth is bullshit.

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Romulox28 posted...

were the local japanese people interested in your American heritage, and did they ask you to tell them about Walmart and rodeos?

rodeos no, but I actually do get questions about walmart lol.

NeonOctopus posted...

Does Tommy Lee Jones still do billboards for Boss Coffee in Japan or did he stop?

omg yes lmao, I see Tommy Lee Jones on the daily.

AsucaHayashi posted...

did you get laid and if so, was she japanese?

if not, did you try to get laid? and if you didn't succeed did you consider going the money route?

I have a girlfriend back in the states. There was one night when I got so blackout drunk and brought some Japanese girl home with me(who had lived in California and spoke very good english). By the time we were back in my room I had sobered up enough and told her that I couldn't do anything, I have a girlfriend, etc etc. She starting bawling, I threw up and fell asleep with her crying, woke up and to my surprise she was still there. Kicked her out and checked all my belongings. never again.


Returning_CEmen posted...

First of all, go visit a maid cafe while you still can.

Second of all, are the toilets all high tech? Do you feel your butthole muscles have weakened due to relaince on them?

Thirdly, do they have a lot of wild sex toys there? Have you tried them?

Lastly, have you seen any dank game shows or shows in general over there that you wish/hope to continue watching back home?

Eh, maybe, I'd feel so self conscious >_>

Yes, the toilets are crazy. One time I was in cafe and when I walked in the bathroom the toilet opens up automatically, LED backlights go out, and it says "irashai" (welcome). Pretty much all the toilets in nice-ish places have different bidet settings, have air fresheners, can play music, and always have a bunch of other buttons I can't figure out the purpose of.

Haven't seen any.

I honestly don't watch any TV, I've only seen that on youtube like the rest of you.
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NeonOctopus posted...

Are most of them pretty flat-chested? >_>

yes.
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Aw....
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how good is your japanese desu

also what does desu mean
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NeonOctopus posted...

Aw....

kinda my type tbh lol

DocileOrangeCup posted...

how good is your japanese desu

also what does desu mean

my knowledge of nihongo is pretty rudimentary but I can get by. I can read Hiragana and Katakana pretty well but you really need to know Kanji if you want to do anything useful like read a menu or a magazine or whatever. Also I usually don't know what the words I read mean lol.

Desu is a verb of existence that pretty much just means "is" "am" or "are". "John desu" means "am John", which is perfectly grammatical in Japanese. I could say "Watashi wa John desu" which means "I am John" but Japanese language lets you cut out subjects a lot to be filled in with context.
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JRaasin posted...

kinda my type tbh lol

Once you gaze upon big american titties again, you'll return to your senses >_>
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a lot of americans have big bubs because they're FAT ASSES
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JRaasin posted...

Yes, the toilets are crazy. One time I was in cafe and when I walked in the bathroom the toilet opens up automatically, LED backlights go out, and it says "irashai" (welcome).

wow I wish the toilets here did that
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Currently in my third year living in Japan.

How would you rate the overall experience out of ten?
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Are there any good Japanese drinks you enjoyed there (both nonalcoholic and alcoholic)?

Is Lychee everywhere?
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Have you tried Blackout God energy drink? >_>

http://go.telmina.com/files/blackout_god_20141023.jpg
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Dragonblade01 posted...

Currently in my third year living in Japan.

How would you rate the overall experience out of ten?

Eh, 6. May seem harsh but that's above average in my book. I had pretty high expectations and thought I would make more friends than I did. I love Tokyo but I miss home. Was definitely worth it just for the gained perspective alone.

Returning_CEmen posted...

Are there any good Japanese drinks you enjoyed there (both nonalcoholic and alcoholic)?

Is Lychee everywhere?

Alcoholic: there's this yogurt liquor that comes in a little glass bottle. Remember Danimals? It's exactly like that, but alcoholic. So good.

Non-alcoholic: Realgold. It's like a lite energy drink, kind of like half monster and half gatorade. Keeps you awake and also hydrated and tastes pretty good. Great for nights at the i-cafe.

Yes, I think it's pretty gross.

NeonOctopus posted...

Have you tried Blackout God energy drink? >_>

http://go.telmina.com/files/blackout_god_20141023.jpg

I have not had the pleasure.
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Another question. Have you been to any of the game/electronics midnight launches there?

Apparently it's super easy to find retro games and they still sell them in a lot of shops. Is that true?
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Is the best snack food Jagariko or what
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JRaasin posted...

Desu is a verb of existence that pretty much just means "is" "am" or "are". "John desu" means "am John", which is perfectly grammatical in Japanese. I could say "Watashi wa John desu" which means "I am John" but Japanese language lets you cut out subjects a lot to be filled in with context.

It's a copula, not a verb. There are various uses for it aside from the one you mentioned, for example it can also be used to add politeness to a sentence (in which case it has nothing to do with the state of being.)
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NeonOctopus posted...

JRaasin posted...

kinda my type tbh lol

Once you gaze upon big american titties again, you'll return to your senses >_>

Eh on average I'd say I thought I saw more attractive Japanese women then here in the states. Obviously more variety here, but there were some lookers over there.
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barnnn posted...

Another question. Have you been to any of the game/electronics midnight launches there?

Nah. Don't have any game consoles here and I would want the NA versions of games I'm going to play anyway

NeonOctopus posted...

Apparently it's super easy to find retro games and they still sell them in a lot of shops. Is that true?

I haven't really gone looking, but there are a bunch of secondhand electronic shops in Akihabara so I wouldn't be surprised.

Hakuniwa posted...

It's a copula, not a verb. There are various uses for it aside from the one you mentioned, for example it can also be used to add politeness to a sentence (in which case it has nothing to do with the state of being.)

you're right, but copulas are still verbs though. Thanks for the clarification!
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there are plenty of shops in akihabara that sell retro games @NeonOctopus, also osaka there's a few
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desu
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excited to come back to the good ol' usa?
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drunkmuggle posted...

excited to come back to the good ol' usa?

yes.
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