| Things like having kids take care of the school rather then having janitors. |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by |
| I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets. Something about that compact size looks so cool! |
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| Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant. High-speed rail is something Japan is pretty well known for with the Shinkansen and it's something i wish we had over here |
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| A lot of the things Japan does better just comes down to their culture. I do also think a high speed rail system in the US would be nice. |
Reply to Retro8bit
I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets. Something about that compact size looks so cool!
| @Retro8bit Funny enough those Japanese Kei trucks have been getting imported a lot here in the US with the 25 year rule that "any vehicle with a manufacturing date of 25 years or older can legally be imported into the US under federal law". https://realtruck.com/blog/what-is-a-kei-truck/ |
| Strict firearm laws first came to my mind. |
Reply to Toadfan64
@Retro8bit Funny enough those Japanese Kei trucks have been getting imported a lot here in the US with the 25 year rule that "any vehicle with a manufacturing date of 25 years or older can legally be imported into the US under federal law".
https://realtruck.com/blog/what-is-a-kei-truck/
https://realtruck.com/blog/what-is-a-kei-truck/
| @Toadfan64 Really? That's interesting, I wasn't aware that was going on. I guess because I don't see many of them over in my area where I live. Is there a certain area in the United States that they're known to be imported more at? |
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| I don't know about "done" and I hate to be that one south park episode but I think the Japanese style toilet should be implemeneted worldwide. Never has my bum felt so clean. |
Reply to DBX
I don't know about "done" and I hate to be that one south park episode but I think the Japanese style toilet should be implemeneted worldwide. Never has my bum felt so clean.
| @DBX it's not truly clean, it's still covered in shit molecules you splattered everywhere go get a shower |
| Sailor uniforms in high schools Love hotels Maid cafes Legalize drinking in public and bring back going to happy hour with coworkers Bring back arcades and have entire city blocks dedicated to nerd/gamer/otaku culture Bring back old tech that Japan still occasionally uses like flip-phones and Windows XP Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day and Tanabata Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring. TheBlockernator said: having kids take care of the school rather then having janitors. That would only work if it were engrained starting in preschool/kindergarten with making kids clean up after themselves. I vaguely remember doing so back then. Retro8bit said: I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets. They wouldn't be practical on the interstate, but giving them a similar status as mopeds/scooters or using them as farm vehicles would be doable I think. LSSJ_Chloe said: Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant. Again, the US is a massive country. This wouldn't be practical outside of a few major cities. Zarutaku said: Strict firearm laws first came to my mind. FUCK NO! If anything Japan should have looser gun laws. They'd have less problems with women being groped on trains if said women were allowed to carry/defend themselves, and the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan. I don't know enough about squat toilets to comment on that one. |
Lost_VikingSep 2, 7:19 PM
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| I could only think of hentai. Tentacle pr0n, mainly. I feel so perverse after having read these innocuous replies. |
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women being groped on trains It's doubtful if everyone claiming to have been groped really was. In any event women pulling guns on train gropers isn't a reasonable thing to do or to allow. Zarutaku said: Strict firearm laws first came to my mind. That only works when your populace is naturally inclined to be civilized, otherwise the situation turns into a criminal free-for-all like in much of europe. |
XMGA030Sep 2, 7:11 PM
Reply to Zarutaku
Strict firearm laws first came to my mind.
| @Zarutaku That's somewhere where the US is doing better though. |
Reply to Lost_Viking
Sailor uniforms in high schools
Love hotels
Maid cafes
Legalize drinking in public and bring back going to happy hour with coworkers
Bring back arcades and have entire city blocks dedicated to nerd/gamer/otaku culture
Bring back old tech that Japan still occasionally uses like flip-phones and Windows XP
Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day and Tanabata
Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring.
That would only work if it were engrained starting in preschool/kindergarten with making kids clean up after themselves. I vaguely remember doing so back then.
They wouldn't be practical on the interstate, but giving them a similar status as mopeds/scooters or using them as farm vehicles would be doable I think.
Again, the US is a massive country. This wouldn't be practical outside of a few major cities.
FUCK NO! If anything Japan should have looser gun laws. They'd have less problems with women being groped on trains if said women were allowed to carry/defend themselves, and the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan.
I don't know enough about squat toilets to comment on that one.
Love hotels
Maid cafes
Legalize drinking in public and bring back going to happy hour with coworkers
Bring back arcades and have entire city blocks dedicated to nerd/gamer/otaku culture
Bring back old tech that Japan still occasionally uses like flip-phones and Windows XP
Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day and Tanabata
Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring.
TheBlockernator said:
having kids take care of the school rather then having janitors.
having kids take care of the school rather then having janitors.
That would only work if it were engrained starting in preschool/kindergarten with making kids clean up after themselves. I vaguely remember doing so back then.
Retro8bit said:
I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets.
I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets.
They wouldn't be practical on the interstate, but giving them a similar status as mopeds/scooters or using them as farm vehicles would be doable I think.
LSSJ_Chloe said:
Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant.
Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant.
Again, the US is a massive country. This wouldn't be practical outside of a few major cities.
Zarutaku said:
Strict firearm laws first came to my mind.
Strict firearm laws first came to my mind.
FUCK NO! If anything Japan should have looser gun laws. They'd have less problems with women being groped on trains if said women were allowed to carry/defend themselves, and the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan.
I don't know enough about squat toilets to comment on that one.
| @Lost_Viking Again, the US is a massive country. This wouldn't be practical outside of a few major cities. I could go on about the reasons US infrastructure is so shit and how it needs to be overhauled, but it would likely cause issues to talk about due to how it interacts a lot with social politics. The US is just a pretty poor country when it comes to transportation and could be better and high speed rail access being made more common across the country is just one element that the US needs to catch up with the rest of the world in. |
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@Toadfan64
Really? That's interesting, I wasn't aware that was going on. I guess because I don't see many of them over in my area where I live. Is there a certain area in the United States that they're known to be imported more at?
Really? That's interesting, I wasn't aware that was going on. I guess because I don't see many of them over in my area where I live. Is there a certain area in the United States that they're known to be imported more at?
| @Retro8bit Really depends on your state. Even if they can be imported, many states have laws restricting them, and a few outright banning them. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/kei-truck-legal-states |
Reply to Zarutaku
Sure, it's much better to live in a country with lots of paranoid civilians carrying guns in public. Japan's high public safety is totally overrated *kappa*
| @Zarutaku It more of a mental health problem. Look at what all school shooters have in common. It's not like their thoughts of harming other people would go away if they were holding a knife instead. Zarutaku said: Gun owners just like to go to the shooting range and have them for self defense. If anything it sounds like your the one who is paranoid.paranoid civilians |
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Reply to WaffleMaster89
@Zarutaku It more of a mental health problem. Look at what all school shooters have in common. It's not like their thoughts of harming other people would go away if they were holding a knife instead.
Zarutaku said:
paranoid civilians
Gun owners just like to go to the shooting range and have them for self defense. If anything it sounds like your the one who is paranoid.paranoid civilians
| @WaffleMaster89 Harming a bunch of people is much more difficult with a knife, which makes most of the difference. WaffleMaster89 said: Gun owners just like to go to the shooting range and have them for self defense. I didn't say nor imply that all gun owners are paranoid civilians who carry their gun in public, most of them probably don't (hopefully). And why would you need a gun for self defense if you lived in a country with high public safety? That's either paranoid, or the public safety is low. Lots of people in the US seemingly don't trust their state to ensure public safety, so they feel the need to do it themselves instead. |
Reply to Retro8bit
I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets. Something about that compact size looks so cool!
| @Retro8bit The sad thing (for me, at least) is that all the little kei cars are automatics. I really don't like driving auto. Except the kei trucks, they're usually manual. I once saw an old man drifting down a mountain road in a Kei truck. I was driving a sports car (turbo-charged Subaru Legacy) and I could barely keep up. I wish my dash cam had been working at the time. |
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Reply to WaffleMaster89
@Zarutaku It more of a mental health problem. Look at what all school shooters have in common. It's not like their thoughts of harming other people would go away if they were holding a knife instead.
Zarutaku said:
paranoid civilians
Gun owners just like to go to the shooting range and have them for self defense. If anything it sounds like your the one who is paranoid.paranoid civilians
| @WaffleMaster89 Tbf, Japan also has a huge mental health problem and (aside from self-exit) this usually leads to a lot of BAD outcomes here. Abuse and DV is rampant, and there's also stalking and sex crimes as well. |
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Reply to Zarutaku
Sure, it's much better to live in a country with lots of paranoid civilians carrying guns in public. Japan's high public safety is totally overrated *kappa*
| @Zarutaku How much safer does it need to make society in order to justify gun laws? |
| The most obvious thing is public transport, the car dependent nature of North American cities is absolutely horrible. |
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Reply to Zarutaku
Safe enough that civilians don't feel the need to have guns in public.
| @Zarutaku What % of civilians need to feel safe in public for it to be justified? |
Reply to Zarutaku
Enough that political parties don't need to pander to the remaining % anymore.
| @Zarutaku So you standard is just popularity of the policy? |
Reply to Commit_Crime
nuclear bombing nuclear bombing nuclear bombing
| So I guess Trump will only receive his precious Nobel Prize in the afterlife. As for the topic, who gives a shit about the US? They were only prosperous while robbing and parasitizing others, fucking cancer nation. |
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Reply to LSSJ_Chloe
Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant. High-speed rail is something Japan is pretty well known for with the Shinkansen and it's something i wish we had over here
| @LSSJ_Chloe Canadian here but I came to say the same thing; my country is planning to build its first high-speed rail line that is expected to be finished in 2043 ... 80 years after Japan pioneered the bullet train |
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Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant. High-speed rail is something Japan is pretty well known for with the Shinkansen and it's something i wish we had over here
LSSJ_Chloe said: Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant. High-speed rail is something Japan is pretty well known for with the Shinkansen and it's something i wish we had over here Ezra Klein and Abundance liberalism: Seriously, high speed rail in US is perfectly viable if government does not tie its own hands! |
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Reply to Lost_Viking
Sailor uniforms in high schools
Love hotels
Maid cafes
Legalize drinking in public and bring back going to happy hour with coworkers
Bring back arcades and have entire city blocks dedicated to nerd/gamer/otaku culture
Bring back old tech that Japan still occasionally uses like flip-phones and Windows XP
Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day and Tanabata
Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring.
That would only work if it were engrained starting in preschool/kindergarten with making kids clean up after themselves. I vaguely remember doing so back then.
They wouldn't be practical on the interstate, but giving them a similar status as mopeds/scooters or using them as farm vehicles would be doable I think.
Again, the US is a massive country. This wouldn't be practical outside of a few major cities.
FUCK NO! If anything Japan should have looser gun laws. They'd have less problems with women being groped on trains if said women were allowed to carry/defend themselves, and the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan.
I don't know enough about squat toilets to comment on that one.
Love hotels
Maid cafes
Legalize drinking in public and bring back going to happy hour with coworkers
Bring back arcades and have entire city blocks dedicated to nerd/gamer/otaku culture
Bring back old tech that Japan still occasionally uses like flip-phones and Windows XP
Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day and Tanabata
Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring.
TheBlockernator said:
having kids take care of the school rather then having janitors.
having kids take care of the school rather then having janitors.
That would only work if it were engrained starting in preschool/kindergarten with making kids clean up after themselves. I vaguely remember doing so back then.
Retro8bit said:
I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets.
I think we should have some of those mini cars and vans that you see a lot on Japanese streets.
They wouldn't be practical on the interstate, but giving them a similar status as mopeds/scooters or using them as farm vehicles would be doable I think.
LSSJ_Chloe said:
Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant.
Definitely wish the US would build more high speed rail as American infrastructure is god awful and way too car-reliant.
Again, the US is a massive country. This wouldn't be practical outside of a few major cities.
Zarutaku said:
Strict firearm laws first came to my mind.
Strict firearm laws first came to my mind.
FUCK NO! If anything Japan should have looser gun laws. They'd have less problems with women being groped on trains if said women were allowed to carry/defend themselves, and the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan.
I don't know enough about squat toilets to comment on that one.
Lost_Viking said: Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day White Day only exists because they don't celebrate Valentine's Day the way we do. Lost_Viking said: Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring. East Asia is more secular than Europe and America. Lost_Viking said: the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan. All I know is the girls tried to get hunting licenses in the Sabagebu anime, but were denied for being underage. |
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Lucifrost said:
East Asia is more secular than Europe and America.
East Asia is more secular than Europe and America.
Very insane cults "inspired by Americans" in South Korea would say otherwise.
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Lost_Viking said:
Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day
Celebrate Japanese holidays like White Day
White Day only exists because they don't celebrate Valentine's Day the way we do.
Lost_Viking said:
Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring.
Greater presence of Buddhism/Confucianism/Shinto (or at least a pagan revival if people think Confucianism and Shinto are too "Eastern") in America/the West, Judeo-Christianity and secularism both get tiring.
East Asia is more secular than Europe and America.
Lost_Viking said:
the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan.
the Japanese countryside has problems with wild animals because of how hard getting a hunting license is in Japan.
All I know is the girls tried to get hunting licenses in the Sabagebu anime, but were denied for being underage.
| @Lucifrost In reality, White Day in Japan was created as a return-gift day for the Japanese-style Valentine’s Day (where women give chocolates to men), so I don’t think the explanation that “it exists because they don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day the way we do in the West” is accurate. Also, as you can probably tell from watching anime or reading manga, Valentine’s Day and White Day are not national holidays. As for hunting licenses, the difficulty level is considered “rather easy,” with a pass rate of about 80%, so it’s not really that difficult to obtain. Having age restrictions on exams is nothing unusual, since other qualifications have them as well. The real issue is that younger generations simply don’t feel motivated to get a license, which has led to an aging population of hunters. |
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