13 things that suck about living in japan the american edition things i hate now or used to
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too but anyway things that suck about japan paying with cash definitely let me know the
situation in your country back in the u.s i would actually pay in cash maybe like once a year max
after moving to japan that completely changed cash is king here or maybe i should say coins
what's crazy is that every car going on mcdonald's in a major area and being towed sorry cash only
keep in mind most hole-in-the-wall places like ramen shops or izakayas tend to be cash only too
at this point i pretty much been converted i even got a special walnut that makes managing coins
that much more easier as a positive to this japan has fast track moving to various electronic
payments almost everywhere timely enough i heard that you could actually thank the olympics for
japan pushing the transition over the fax machine i mentioned this last video and you might have
already heard complaints about it so i'm going to keep this short why japan please kill off these
mechanical dinosaurs japanese sized stuff you're not gonna be surprised japan is made for japanese
sized people so you might find yourself having to hunch over in the bathroom to wash your hands
you gotta be careful not to hit your head on the doorways you're likely not going to find clothing
that fits you and after finishing a meal you're going to find yourself still hungry even worse i
have heard from female friends that shopping and buying clothing is especially difficult so good
luck and i do feel some places are ultra small so imagine if you're a head taller than everyone else
you're gonna have to be on your guard at all times at this point i've either gotten used to it or
don't really notice it as much but here's my worst experience which is actually on a trip trying to
ride one of the local buses the seats there were definitely japanese granny sized i think
my ass almost got stuck in the freaking chair the apartment walls thankfully i've been able to live
within various spots within tokyo the common issue with all of them very thin wounds which means you
get very acquainted with your neighbors you could hear the details of their conversation you know
what japanese game show they're watching what's his favorite hub when they flush the toilet what
they could be cooking for dinner unfortunately it's been a constant thing throughout every single
apartment you want thicker walls it'll cost you and it still may not block out everything maybe i
should just count my blessings one of my japanese friends lives in the stereotypical japanese
apartment throughout the week you can actually hear the couple above doing it constantly it's
gotten so bad that he had to call the police twice i mean come on guys go to a love hotel as for any
positives about this honestly i can't think of any and sure this problem isn't unique to only japan
so much plastic and don't get me wrong i don't even consider myself this plastic freak that's
trying to eliminate plastic i think i recycle like most people i know but plastic in japan is
on a whole another level and don't even get me started on freaking ubereats which i do abuse
and in general japan seems to go overboard on packaging for things on the flip side as
a positive since the whole lockdown happened tokyo no longer gives you a free plastic bag
you're encouraged to bring your own or buy the 10 cent one you can let me know how
the situation is for your area on top of this from all the years i lived here japan has always been
super strict on the practices for sorting your trash recyclables the expensive fruit being from
california this really is a kick to the cherries if you go to a japanese supermarket you see the
fruit being perfect while that's awesome the price is also gonna be several times what you're paying
back home for example strawberries i think i bought strawberries here twice and i really
have to talk myself into splurging i'm sure you've seen some melons costing up to a hundred dollars
watermelons costing so so much i've been here for a few years and i still haven't bought a freaking
watermelon yet come on in california this stuff was so cheap on the flip side as a positive i may
sound dumb but it actually has made me appreciate fruit that much more yeah half glass voila and at
the very least you are guaranteed to get something that looks amazing and also tastes amazing
too my sad workaround is really just to go for frozen stuff like strawberries or other berries
thankfully things like bananas or avocados are still cheap or reasonably priced i will also add
if you are lucky enough to lift next to a farmer's market you could actually find some discounted
fruit and save quite a bit gyms in japan they are a luxury naturally being from california from the
l.a area there is no shortage of gyms there like a ghost gym in japan is going to set you back 150
200 a month for the cheapest basic plan and i know you're gonna say jerry but that's a ghost gym
so okay there's actually a chain here called anytime fitness go ahead take a guess at the price
they're mostly known for having a ton of cardio machines and light dumbbells 90 freaking dollars
it does suck but the reality is that working out and especially building muscle is still very much
seen as a luxury my positive for this after rona shut down gyms here for a while it actually caused
me not to renew my membership instead i went ahead and just did a home gin setup that's right totally
going freeways and sure there is a limit to what i could do in my tiny japanese apartment but it's
not like i'm trying to look like the rock the weather you could imagine being from california
that really just stays around the same weather year round japan shocker it actually has seasons
including several rainy months imagine going from like no rain to super wet yeah let's just say a
lot of my clothing was not suitable for this i recall my shoes getting totally destroyed what
do you mean they're not waterproof in the winter time tokyo does get pretty cold it was very brief
but i think it was actually the first time i saw snow then for the summer right now which you might
be thinking jerry you're from a desert you should be used to that except the tokyo heat tends to get
humid which is different from the dry cali heat the flip side to this my positives i have actually
come to enjoy the rain for the freezing times i really just needed to get a wind resistant jacket
that's like a life saver for the summertime thankfully unlike california all apartments
here do come with a sea time had that blasting all summer long trains in japan specifically the
rush hour and don't get me wrong i could say a million great things about having this reliable
train system here's what sucks i'm sure you've seen the pictures of raiders online of this train
guy trying to shove someone inside the train so they could just close the damn door let me just
confirm that's real i've seen it countless times just imagine that during rona times unfortunately
the trains are still packed which is really why i do whatever i can to avoid the train during peak
hours i actually used to have classes here early in the morning but even then that was after 9 00
am while it was still crowded i wasn't glued to the next person till today i think i still got
ptsd from the time i forgot about rush hour i went inside everyone pushed in and i got crushed if the
guy in front of me was not wearing pens this would have been him after a few months the flip side to
this despite the pack times honestly i could say i love the train system here as a californian i much
more prefer this to being in traffic for two plus hours most japanese buddies i know don't even have
a license thankfully the reliable train system can get you to all major spots here in japan
it really feels like you could freely go anywhere hell i got rid of my car as soon as i could
the theater's here i don't know about where you live but these things are expensive as hell even
compared to la pricing which really sucks for me since i love going to the movies in shinjuku where
i live there's like five plus theaters in one area on the other hand the price for a ticket
is like twenty dollars the base fee i can't even use my student discount anymore besides the price
the credits japanese people are i don't know polite patient enough to wait till the end when
the lights get turned on which means if you're center seating have fun waiting till the end
no problem if it's something like avengers otherwise phone time on top of this for whatever
reason japan seems to wait an awfully long time for hollywood movies like we barely got godzilla
vs king kong i mean what the hell although i could hear you already you get all the anime movies
so i think it's worth the trade off the flip side to this thankfully the theaters are always super
clean you could also take advantage of the latest day discount on wednesdays if you're confused
as to why i bring this up thankfully one of the major theaters here has expanded that discount to
everyone on wednesday awesome japan's bread my spoiled ass back in california was able to get
up to 50 options at the grocery store for bread you can let me know how it is for your area it
could be a more specific kelly thing where healthy food is in an ultra high demand now compare that
to japan where for bread options do you have like a few different ones like the bread section at
my local market half of that was just pastries oh you want wheat bread here you go you got like two
options on top of this good or bad bread expires extremely quick here like two or three days later
i think the only suitable wheat bread option i found was actually from amazon fresh here but
then the price plus shipping that's like what ten dollars for bread no i'm good bro the flip side
to this i guess a positive is less carbs the only actual workaround i found was actually to get weak
english muffins so hey i could still do avocado toast japan style limited time items the more time
passes by it really just feels to me that japan is built on limited time sales specifically for
this one items at the grocery store or conbini like you go to the store you see a new item with
this kaiju symbol on it it means new at first you're like ooh let's try something different
then you fall in love with it then like a week or two later it's nowhere to be found this new
really is just coded for a limited time item which you might be thinking jerry isn't that obvious
except let's just say things really aren't too consistent sometimes you have a new product that
sticks around other times they're randomly gone months later on the flip side now i'm
just mentally prepared which means don't get attached especially if you notice a given item
in the discount section at the end of the day the freaking lounge speakers this really comes
in multiple forms first off around the major areas around tokyo you do see cars promoting some
stuff with some loud music often promoting their after dark club or some j-pop group for example
this stuff really gets annoying in the election season you have politicians going around tokyo
spamming the hell out of this and don't get me wrong i wouldn't mind it if they're really
just trying to get their message out except this stuff is extremely loud like ear-bustingly loud
not to mention the mics they have are so bad you can't understand what they're saying
bonus points if they're parked right outside of the train station easily the worst offender for
this are some religious groups here you could tell the summer time since you got them driving
around now they're religious spamming that you're a sinner you're a devil you're gonna burn in hell
i mean who recruited gabby i think it's actually worse now that i understand what the hell they're
saying and you might be thinking jerry how about x problem in japan that i've heard complaints about
keep in mind all of this stuff really is from my own experiences here comment below with anything i
missed let me really emphasize despite my issues there are tons more positives for me i could
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