Current Events > Japan is blue balling me all the time man

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Delicious food in every 7/11 but you can't eat it outside

Beautiful women everywhere but they dont wanna talk to u

Beautiful temples but you can't take photos

Booze is cheap af but somehow nearly every place that serves alcohol is a restaurant

Everyone smokes but the only place you can smoke is some horrible little room that smells like beelzebubs ass

pinky0926 posted...

Everyone smokes but the only place you can smoke is some horrible little room that smells like beelzebubs ass

I was at an arcade in Akihabara and saw one of those little smoking rooms, and every time someone entered or left, you could smell the disgusting built-up cigarette smell wafting out. I can't imagine how miserable it must have been inside. It felt like one of the best anti-smoking campaigns ever.

Aren't there izekayas for drinking?

Kisai posted...

I was at an arcade in Akihabara and saw one of those little smoking rooms, and every time someone entered or left, you could smell the disgusting built-up cigarette smell wafting out. I can't imagine how miserable it must have been inside. It felt like one of the best anti-smoking campaigns ever.

Bought a pack of ciggies in kyoto because I was smashed

Discovered they dont allow it on streets there

Went to the smoking room in the hotel

Imagine a sauna but instead of hot steam it's the accumulation of decades of smoke

That

Theres lots of bars and people will talk to you in those settings, in my experience.

pinky0926 posted...

Delicious food in every 7/11 but you can't eat it outside

You can eat outside, at least in places I went. It's walking while eating that's taboo.

Sounds like a personal problem

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I think that might have been true 20 years ago but I get a solid vibe here that the novelty of white men in japan has worn off big time

I think language is the main barrier though.

JuanCarlos1 posted...

Aren't there izekayas for drinking?

They got little food carts with the paper lanterns you can buy food and get wasted at and you're basically getting drunk in a tent. They have the same thing in South Korea too as far as I can tell.

That's something I'd like to do if I ever went to Japan. Knock back some Sapporo while eating Ramen from a Yatai cart.

I didnt have too much luck with Japanese women >_> I talked to 3 but only 1 was interested and wanted to go out....but it happened by complete chance when she was at work and I was flying back to the states like 6 hours later, so it wouldnt work smh.

Where do people meet Japanese women interested in foreigners? >_> I heard someone said Roppangi is the place?

pinky0926 posted...

Delicious food in every 7/11 but you can't eat it outside

Beautiful women everywhere but they dont wanna talk to u

Beautiful temples but you can't take photos

Booze is cheap af but somehow nearly every place that serves alcohol is a restaurant

Everyone smokes but the only place you can smoke is some horrible little room that smells like beelzebubs ass

Of course you can eat outside.

Because you don't speak Japanese.

Never been to one where you can't take pictures.

Not sure what this means. Damn near every place serves alcohol. Bar, restaurant, karaoke, shit just buy it from a convenience store and drink on the street.

I don't smoke, so I can't comment on that.

I was lucky. When I visited, my hotel was on top of a 7-11, so everyday I would just go down and get stuff to take back up to my room for breakfast :3

But yeah, you can eat outside. Just don't walk and eat.

JuanCarlos1 posted...

Aren't there izekayas for drinking?

Like, all over the place. Get some appetizers and some drinks, man.

ssjevot posted...

Never been to one where you can't take pictures.

I saw quite a few where you couldn't take pictures of specific inner places at least if that counts

kirbymuncher posted...

I saw quite a few where you couldn't take pictures of specific inner places at least if that counts

Most places do not let you take a picture of the enshrined gods themselves yes. But that's pretty minor.

pinky0926 posted...

Beautiful women everywhere but they dont wanna talk to u

Kind of related, but that's another reason I find the lack of more affection (PDA) in relationships annoying. Especially as they claim that kisses are too sacred to show often (even in manga/anime), even in stuff with unapolegtic pervy humor.

@SpiritSephiroth I summon thee to help fellow gaijin in his quest for cheap booze and beautiful waifus. If you want

arigato

pinky0926 posted...

Beautiful women everywhere but they dont wanna talk to u

So its like everywhere else.

There's a sign in the Sistine Chapel that says "no photography allowed"

I have never seen a room full of people so dedicated to doing literally the one thing they were asked not to do until I went there.

You pretty much eat snacks from convenience stores outside on the spot. Walking while eating is considered rude (and also a pain due to no trash cans in sight, so you have to carry garbage around until you get home).

They also sell beer. At least during festivals, you can drink it while they're going on.

My go-to move has been a tamago sando while squatting outside of the 7/11, saying "sumimasen" under my breath to noone in particular

I have matched with some girls but I get the sense that people here are a lot more conservative (in a social sense) and want a more conventional long term relationship on average.

Also my next stay is right in the heart of kabukicho. Wish me luck.

pinky0926 posted...

My go-to move has been a tamago sando while squatting outside of the 7/11, saying "sumimasen" under my breath to noone in particular

I have matched with some girls but I get the sense that people here are a lot more conservative (in a social sense) and want a more conventional long term relationship on average.

Also my next stay is right in the heart of kabukicho. Wish me luck.

I think it may be more that they tend to be introverted than it is that they want a conventional relationship.

Are you actually in Japan? I live there and almost everything you are saying is not true.

Delicious food in every 7/11 but you can't eat it outside
Yes you can. People sit out in the front with ice cream or drinks all the time.

Beautiful women everywhere but they dont wanna talk to u
Yeah they are normal people. Just like not every woman wants to talk to a random tourist back home. Why not talk to some men?

Beautiful temples but you can't take photos
Yes you can. Or do you mean posing in front of them for Instagram?

Booze is cheap af but somehow nearly every place that serves alcohol is a restaurant
You just said you went to 7-11. They have cheap drinks. You can also go to a bar. There are tons of bars. Japan is famous for toxic drinking. You are in one of the most toxic drinking cultures in the world. You can get drinks almost everywhere. Even vending machines.

Everyone smokes but the only place you can smoke is some horrible little room that smells like beelzebubs ass
That would be because nobody else wants to smell smokers. Or breathe their smoke.

GeraldDarko posted...

I think it may be more that they tend to be introverted than it is that they want a conventional relationship.

A lot of them on dating apps are also bots. You will see the same pictures again and again. They also follow similar summary descriptions. The real ones are usually serious and dont like fetish tourists.

pinky0926 posted...

I think that might have been true 20 years ago but I get a solid vibe here that the novelty of white men in japan has worn off big time

I think language is the main barrier though.

It isnt like that now. Your chances are higher in bigger cities, but women are generally intelligent here, and foreigners have a terrible reputation lately. But theres always someone. Lots of Filipina and Vietnamese people here who like foreigners too, you know,

Antiyonder posted...

Kind of related, but that's another reason I find the lack of more affection (PDA) in relationships annoying. Especially as they claim that kisses are too sacred to show often (even in manga/anime), even in stuff with unapolegtic pervy humor.

Huh? Nobody has ever said that from my experience. Its just shyness and fear of standing out. Manga is not real life.

Kisai posted...

I was at an arcade in Akihabara and saw one of those little smoking rooms, and every time someone entered or left, you could smell the disgusting built-up cigarette smell wafting out. I can't imagine how miserable it must have been inside. It felt like one of the best anti-smoking campaigns ever.

Seriously. Arcade I visited had this on the same floor as either the 2D fighting games or Gundam VS machines, the only two things I'd play at any arcade. Growing up around smokers and hating it, opted to just find another arcade to chill in. Thankfully it was easy enough to do.

The smoking area near Shibuya station being absolutely packed during my visit was hilarious to me, though.

_____Cait posted...

Huh? Nobody has ever said that from my experience. Its just shyness and fear of standing out. Manga is not real life.

I mean, I'd understand in a live action property being light on couples showing affection, but drawn characters? Especially if they aren't suppose to be perfect as is.

Ah damn, so being white isn't a passive super buff that automatically has all the japanese ladies instantly fall for ya'?

Mad-Dogg posted...

Ah damn, so being white isn't a passive super buff that automatically has all the japanese ladies instantly fall for ya'?

I imagine being someone who regularly uses gamefaqs would be a pretty powerful debuff, nullifying any other positive effects someone might otherwise have.

Arcanine2009 posted...

@SpiritSephiroth I summon thee to help fellow gaijin in his quest for cheap booze and beautiful waifus. If you want

arigato

If in Osaka, head to Namba. Near there, there's an idol place with a bar, really beautiful girls there. Of course it'll be next to impossible to go out with idols, but quite a few cute girls hang out there.

Most of the cutest girls go to Hep-5 in Umeda. Trust me, the cutest and most beautiful girls are everywhere there. You can hang out in the underground food and izakaya places where you can meet people.

In Tokyo I find it slightly harder, but the obvious places are Shibuya and Shinjuku. But personally I met more people in Ueno since I used to hang out there a lot. I've just moved to Kanagawa so I've yet to really explore here.

@Arcanine2009

ssjevot posted...

Of course you can eat outside.

Because you don't speak Japanese.

Never been to one where you can't take pictures.

Not sure what this means. Damn near every place serves alcohol. Bar, restaurant, karaoke, shit just buy it from a convenience store and drink on the street.

I don't smoke, so I can't comment on that.

Mentioning this for TC as much as I am for you (cuz I think you'll get it):

Seriously can't believe no one has suggested The Hub yet. It pretty much covers all TC's requests! Haha

I didn't read any of this but I just wanted to post how the west got a lack of Goemon. I do think his huge mechs are kinda stupid.

When i was in Osaka and Tokyo a few months ago people were smoking on the street everywhere. Even on top of the painted floor that says no smoking on the street lol

I went to so many bars in Osaka, Tokyo, and Kyoto. Could smoke in almost all of them too.

I was on my honeymoon so I wasn't talking to women romantically of course but ngl it didnt seem like it would be all that hard. Most everyone speaks English in the areas I was in.

From the sounds of things you probably like the novelty of Japan more than respecting the culture and are exactly why none of these "luxuries" are being afforded to you. I think as of late due to the horrid streamer/content creators running amok over there, many have also begun to stick up for themselves better than just laying down for self-serving Americans. But from what I hear, there's plenty doing as they please in the Japan Minecraft movie showings.

SpiritSephiroth posted...

If in Osaka, head to Namba. Near there, there's an idol place with a bar, really beautiful girls there. Of course it'll be next to impossible to go out with idols, but quite a few cute girls hang out there.

Most of the cutest girls go to Hep-5 in Umeda. Trust me, the cutest and most beautiful girls are everywhere there. You can hang out in the underground food and izakaya places where you can meet people.

In Tokyo I find it slightly harder, but the obvious places are Shibuya and Shinjuku. But personally I met more people in Ueno since I used to hang out there a lot. I've just moved to Kanagawa so I've yet to really explore here.

@Arcanine2009

This is for TC. Thanks though.

But how are you actually liking Japan though now? How's work and your social life, @SpiritSephiroth ?

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Id say that Japan doesnt really feel isolating to visit, especially if youre going to the typical places. To live there though, there are some disadvantages. But thats true of anywhere.

Id rather live in Japan than Thailand or China, for instance.

Arcanine2009 posted...

This is for TC. Thanks though.

But how are you actually liking Japan though now? How's work and your social life, @SpiritSephiroth ?

It's awesome, but I've been working a lot since my recent move to Kanagawa so I hope to get some time off soon. @Arcanine2009

Smashingpmkns posted...

When i was in Osaka and Tokyo a few months ago people were smoking on the street everywhere. Even on top of the painted floor that says no smoking on the street lol

I went to Tokyo a few years ago and, yeah, plenty of people were smoking in the street. There are outdoor smoking areas, but good luck finding a space. The Japanese love their ciggies.

Sounds like it hasn't changed.

Confused about the first one, was it answered what tc meant by that?

saspa posted...

Confused about the first one, was it answered what tc meant by that?

It seems you can't walk while eating

teep_ posted...

It seems you can't walk while eating

You can. Nobody is going to say anything if you do. Its just rude

ai123 posted...

I went to Tokyo a few years ago and, yeah, plenty of people were smoking in the street. There are outdoor smoking areas, but good luck finding a space. The Japanese love their ciggies.

Sounds like it hasn't changed.

Tokyo Olympics changed that a great deal

teep_ posted...

It seems you can't walk while eating

OH so he just worded it weird. Because my mind went "why isn't it possible to eat outdoors"

_____Cait posted...

You can. Nobody is going to say anything if you do. Its just rude

Ah I see. Well... it is. Sit down and then eat, eating while walking is a faux pas (although seems it's normalized in certain parts of the world)

Sorry but what's so wrong about walking while eating?

kind9 posted...

Sorry but what's so wrong about walking while eating?

It's considered gross and bad manners to openly eat in public spaces not designated for eating. Eating while standing outside a convenience store is fine. It's also fine to walk and eat if you're at a festival or something that has food stalls everywhere. There are also a few designated "tabearuki" (walk and eat) spots that have a bunch of little places selling take-out food.

Even if you walk and eat outside of spots like these, though, nothing will happen. You won't get fined and of course you won't be arrested. You might get a few dirty looks from people, at worst.

action52 posted...

Even if you walk and eat outside of spots like these, though, nothing will happen. You won't get fined and of course you won't be arrested. You might get a few dirty looks from people, at worst.

Yeah, in line with my previous posts, I remember hearing from Dogasu (Who does those Pokmon sub/dub comparisons) that they also take drug use/possession seriously. Not merely the whole drunk driving or giving them to kids/teens, but just using or having them gets you unpersoned (Third Pikachu movie short softbanned cause the narrator had drugs).

But I have to wonder if there is any logic to victimless stuff being judgeworthy while harming or harassing others has been more of a minor concern in contrast.

Not singling them out. I figured it might be like how some people over here (US), go for easier targets to give the impression of maintaining order over one's who could be too much to approach.

Glob posted...

Id say that Japan doesnt really feel isolating to visit, especially if youre going to the typical places. To live there though, there are some disadvantages. But thats true of anywhere.

Id rather live in Japan than Thailand or China, for instance.

And the US too. But I suppose having the ICE being an active gestapo that's willing to have women become brain dead in order to force them to give birth might not affect white dudes as much.