The Japan Thread

[Polident Hive]

100% earnest here, I love how not a week into November everything is full blown Christmas themed.

[chronovore]

I enjoy how it's frequently "X'MAS" as a decorative romaji shorthand, rather than going full christian spelling. It's like the branding hews closer to its current capitalist model.

Also, THANK FUCK, it's finally cold enough to wear something other than seersucker shirts and shorts. HOODIES again.

[Polident Hive]

Various circumstances have kept me here longer than intended, so I can’t visit home for another month, and I didn’t bring any winter clothes with me. The other day I was freezing as I went out and bought some basic uniqlo sweater because I didn’t want to catch a cold. It’s nice that I’m not sweating (until I go indoors anywhere) but it really went from melting to freezing with maybe a week of normal temperatures.

[chronovore]

UniQlo is supposed to be western sized, but all their pants are for people who don’t have an ass. If it fits my ass, the waist is gonna be loose as hell.

TreFac used shops are a good spot to find cheap clothes, btw.

[Polident Hive]

I’m right on the cusp of sizing. Sometimes back and shoulders are tight, but thankfully wearing baggy clothing is in fashion, so it balances out. I’ve talked to others who have to shop online or at big and tall stores like Sakazen. And with shoes, 28-wide just barely works for me, where anybody needing American 10.5 or larger is limited to big b and those stores.

edit: well I tried to buy shoes and I was wrong. Selection at ABC don’t fit.

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New admin 

[Polident Hive]

https://twitter.com/sweetroad5/status/1859776781684965848

 

[chronovore]

Nope.

[bork]

 

[Polident Hive]

I feel like I should try an actual language course. Self learning… I’m not terrible at understanding. Trying to communicate back is another story. I can get by, but anything resembling a conversation is embarrassing.

With reading, I haven’t bothered touching kanji yet. That feels insurmountable.

[bork]

I feel like I should try an actual language course. Self learning… I’m not terrible at understanding. Trying to communicate back is another story. I can get by, but anything resembling a conversation is embarrassing.

With reading, I haven’t bothered touching kanji yet. That feels insurmountable.

I did awful with Kanji in college.  Awful!      Failed a course on it and had to make it up with another class later on.  Never did pick up much during my time over there and since then.  A buddy of mine used to have his nose deep in a dictionary just memorizing everything and he absolutely aced that course!