Hey y'all, this is 🔥MushiRock11🔥 (コウマコト/孔真) and I'm just your Average Procrastinator and an Avid Anime Otaku/Weeb/Diehard fan. Proud Former Aozorian, it was good while it lasted...✨
Currently working and residing in Hong Kong. I plan to ultimately Settle in Japan, and I really hope it works out somehow!✨
Lazy, Bored, Lonely, Cynical and a Pessimistic person, in general. A big fan of Football - Real Madrid C.F. and Arsenal; and Japan, Procrastination-expert and Music-enthusiast. Really Slow Motion is my favourite all-music band, but I’m down for almost all kinds of music. Japanese, Traditional, Celtic, Roman, Classical, Instrumental, EDM and Electronic are some of my favourites. Also, J-pop and J-rock is totally right up my alley! A big Neko (Cat) person as well and my favourite colour is Turquoise. ✨
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I haven’t watched much of KDramas, JDramas and Chinese Dramas but here’s my MyDramaList even then, if you’re interested. Welcome2MyDramaList✨
I'm a Diehard Romance fan but I watch all kinds of shows nonetheless.
More Anime-Related Stuff about me includes:
- Favourite Anime Studio: Kyoto Animation (Koe no Katachi, Clannad: After Story, Violet Evergarden, Hibike! Euphonium, Hyouka, Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon), followed by MadHouse (Chihayafuru 3, Death Note, Hunter x Hunter (2011), Sora Yori mo Tooi Basho, No Game No Life: Zero, One Punch Man), Studio Bones (Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Akagami no Shirayuki-hime, Gosick, Mob Psycho 100, Boku no Hero Academia Season 2), A-1 Pictures (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Hai to Gensou no Grimgar, Servant x Service, AnoHana, Wotakoi), Doga Koba (Plastic Memories, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Himouto Umaru-chan, Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru, New Game!!, Uzamaid!) & Wit Studio (Shingeki no Kyojin, KoiAme, Vinland Saga, Mahoutsukai no Yome, Koutetsujou no Kabenari).
- Favourite Anime Openings: "The Everlasting Guilty Crown" (Guilty Crown Op 2), "Answer" (SanGatsu no Lion Op 1), "Aoi Shiori" (Anohana Op) followed by "Hope" (One Piece Op 20), "ebb and flow" (Nagi no Asu kara Op 2), "Shinzou wo Sasageyou" (Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2 Op), "Nee" (Hiiro no Kakera Op), "Yasashisa no Riyuu" (Hyouka Op 1), "Complication" (Durarara Op 2), "Ranbu no Melody" (Bleach Op 13), "GO" (Granblue Fantasy: the Animation Op), "Silhouette" (Naruto: Shippudden Op 16), "Katharsis" (Tokyo Ghoul;re 2nd Season Op), "Unravel" (Tokyo Ghoul Op), "Ai no Scenario" (Magic Kaito 1412 Op 2), "Bye Bye Yesterday" (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Season 2 Op 2), "Kara no Kokoro" (Naruto: Shippuuden Op 20), "Pride Kakumei" (Gintama Op 17), "Maigono to Ame no Beat" (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei Op), "Fight Together" (One Piece Op 14), "Winding Road" (Golden Kamuy Op), "Rakugaki Page" (Black Clover Op 6), "Hikare Are" (Haikyu!! Season 3 Op), "Hanano iro" (Hanasaku Iroha Op 1), "Binary Star" (LoGH: Die Neue These Op), "Kimi ni Furete" (Yagate Kimi na Naru Op), ''Mukanjyo'' (Vinland Saga Op 1), "Esoragoto" (Sankarea Op), "Sangenshoku" (Dr. Stone Op 2) & "Seven Deadly Sins" (Nanatsu no Taizai Op 2).
- Favourite Anime Endings: ''Daisy'' (Kyoukai no Kanata ED), "NE:ONE" (Code Geass Movie 3: Oudou ED), "Kirameki" (Shigatsu Kimi no Uso ED 1) followed by "You Only Live Once'' (Yuri On Ice ED), "Fighter" (SanGatsu no Lion ED 1), "Freesia" (Sakura Quest ED 2), "Remembrance" (Youjo Senki Movie ED), "Fuyu Biyori" (Yuru Camp ED), "Sora no Parade" (Granblue Fantasy: The Animation ED), "Answer" (Black Clover ED 12), ''Wind'' (Naruto ED 1), "New Page" (Black Clover ED 11), "Spice" (Shokugeki no Souma ED 1), "Some Like It Hot!!" (Gintama ED 17), "Michishirube" (Violet Evergarden ED), ''Ref;rain'' (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni ED), "Hello, shooting star" (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu ED 1), "Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku" (Tokyo Ghoul Root A ED), "Sore wa Shiisana Hikari no Youna" (Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi ED), "stand by me'' (Sarazanmai ED), "Warete Ringo" (Shinsekai Yori ED), "Sayonara'' (Boogiepop wa Warawnai 2019 Episode 9), "Lucky Ending" (Fruits Basket 1st Season ED 1), ''Hibana'' (Golden Kamuy ED 1), ''Tranquility'' (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Seiren ED), "Michi" (Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteru ED 2), "Heikousen'' (Kuzu no Honkai ED), "Fallen" (Psycho- 2 ED), "Seijatachi" (Tokyo Ghoul ED) & "Magia" (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica ED).
- Favourite Anime Insert Songs: "Lost Game" (Hello World), ''Kikoemasuka'' (Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa), ''Unravel Acoustic Version'' (Tokyo Ghoul Root A) followed by ''Dear You'' (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai), ''Sparkle'' (Your Name), "Bios" (Guilty Crown), "Grand Escape" (Tenki no Ko), "ing" (Tokyo Ghoul;re), ''Mata Kimi Ni Aeru Hi'' (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Season 2), "Kamado Tanjirou no Uta" (Kimetsu no Yaiba) & "Barricades" (Shingeki no Kyojin).
- Favourite Male Characters: Hikigaya Hachiman (Oregairu) followed by Rei Kiriyama (SanGatsu no Lion), Rintarou Okabe (Steins;Gate), Himura Kenshin (Rorouni Kenshin), Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass), Itachi Uchiha (Naruto), Koro-sensei (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu), Alucard (Hellsing), Akihito Kanbara (Kyoukai no Kanata), Ulquiorra (Bleach), Izaya Orihara (Durarara), Meliodas (Nanatsu no Taizai), Senkuu Ishigami (Dr. Stone), Shizuo Heiwajime (Durarara!!), Hak (Akatsuki no Yona), Minato Namikaze (Naruto), Subaru Natsuki (Re:Zero), Oreki Houtarou (Hyouka), Erwin Smith (Shingeki no Kyojin), Taichi Mashima (Chihayafuru), Araki Kaizaki (ReLIFE), Shanks (One Piece), Tomoya Okazaki (Clannad), Yuu Nishinoya (Haikyu!!), Shouya Ishida (Koe no Katachi), Hiroto Suwa (Orange), Kakashi Hatake (Naruto), Sakuta Azusugawa (Seishun Buta Yarou), Yutaka Hasebe (Servant x Service), L (Death Note), Naruto (Naruto), Toushirou Hitsugaya (Bleach), Shikamaru Nara (Naruto), Kamina (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), Sadao Maou (Hataraku Maou-sama), Mob (Mob Psycho 100), Saitama (One Piece), Zoro (One Piece), Renton Thurston (Eureka Seven), Accelerator (ToAru Kagaku no Accelerator), Kisuke Urahara (Bleach), Fafnir (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon), Touma Kamijou (ToAru Majutsu Index), Shinya Kougami (Psycho-), Shigure Souma (Fruits Basket), Kusou Saiki (Saiki Kusou no Psi-nan), Mugen (Samurai Champloo), Tatsuya Shibuya (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei), Yuuji Kazuma (Grisaia Series) & Kazuma Satou (Konosuba!).
- Favourite Female Characters: Mikasa Ackerman (Shingeki no Kyojin) followed by Yona (Akatsuki no Yona), Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden), Misaka Mikoto (ToAru Series), Tanya Degurechaff (Youjo Senki), Kuriyama Mirai (Kyoukai no Kanata), Yuuko Kanoe (Tasogare Otome x Amnesia), Boa Hancock (One Piece), Ultear Milkovich (Fairy Tail), Miyoshi Kaya (Bakuman.), Rize Tedeza (Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka), Himeko Inaba (Kokoro Connect), Emilia (Re:Zero), Yukino Yukinoshita (Oregairu), Kaga Kouko (Golden Time), Sacchan Kuroyukihime (Accel World), Natsuki Nakagawa (Hibike! Euphonium), Homura Akemi (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica), Kazusa Touma (White Album 2), Victorique de Blois (Gosick), Megumi Katou (Saekano), Komachi Hikigaya (Oregairu), Kurisu Makise (Steins;Gate), Rin Shima (Yuru Camp), Chise Hatori (Mahoutsukai no Yome), Boogiepop (Boogiepop wa Warawnai), Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach), Chizuru Hishiro (ReLIFE), Kumiko Oumae (Hibike Euphonium), Shouko Nishimiya (Koe no Katachi), C.C. (Code Geass), Eureka (Eureka Seven), Hinata Kawamoto (SanGatsu no Lion), Euphema Li Britannia (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch), Kaori Miyazono (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso), Rinko Yamato (Ore Monogatari!!), Yotsuba Nakano (Gotoubun no Hanayome), Eru Chitanda (Hyouka), Kaguya Shinomiya (Kaguya-sama: Love is War), Chiya Sakura (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun), Annie Leonhart (Shingeki no Kyojin), Utaha Kasumigaoka (Saekano), Inori Yuzuriha (Guilty Crown), Tohru Honda (Fruits Basket), Megumin (Konosuba!), Chihaya Ayase (Chihayafuru), Fuu Kasumi (Samurai Champloo), Rio Futaba (Seishun Buta Yarou), Misako Katsuragi (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Yoko Littner (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) & Teresa (Claymore).
- Favourite Music Composers: Sawano Hiroyuki (Shingeki no Kyojin, Re:Creators, Guilty Crown) followed by Kensuke Ushio (Koe no Katachi, Boogiepop wa Warawnai 2019, Devilman Crybaby), Yasuharu Takanashi (Naruto, Fairy Tail, Zombieland Saga), Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Kimetsu no Yaiba) & Hayashi Yuuki (Haikyu!!, Boku no Hero Academia, Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteru).
- Favourite Japanese Anime Music Artists: BUMP OF CHICKEN (SanGatsu no Lion Op 1 & ED 1, Kekkai Sensen Op 1 & ED 1, Karakuri Circus Op 1 and ED 3), Aimer (Koi wa Ameagari ED, Vinland Saga ED, Koutetsojou no Kabenari ED), HoneyWorks (Gintama Op 17, Ao Haru Ride Op, Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshite + Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan wo + Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta), TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Tokyo Ghoul Op & Tokyo Ghoul:re Op, Psycho Op 1, 91 Days Op), EGOIST (Guilty Crown All Op & ED, Psycho ED 1, ED 2 & ED 3, Koutetsujou no Kabenari Op), sajou no hana (Mob Psycho 100 II EDs 1-4, ToAru Kagaku no Railgun T ED 2 & Accelerator ED, Danmachi Season 3 ED), LiSA (Kimetsu no Yaiba Op, Sword Art Online Op 1, ED 1, 3-4, Aliciazation Part 1 Op 1 & Aliciazation Part 2 ED 1, Angel Beats Op 2 & ED 2), MAN WITH A MISSION (Nanatsu no Taizai Op 2, Golden Kamuy Op, Vinland Saga Op 2), MYTH & ROID (Boogiepop wa Warawnai 2019 Op, Youjo Senki Op & Youjo Senki Movie ED, Re:Zero Op 2, ED 1) & Nagi Yanagi (Oregairu Season 1 & 2 Op, Kamisama ni Natta hi Op & ED, Nagi no Asu kara ED 1 & ED 2).
* Note: Personally, a huge fan of Yorushika/Suis, Kenshi Yonezu, Aimyon, amazarashi, Yoasobi, yama, DAOKA, ARASHI, Masaki Suda, Kokia, Taichi Mukai, Hige Dandism, Mrs. Green Apple, RADWIMPS, ClariS, NiziU, (K)NoW_NAME, ONE OK ROCK, BURNOUT SYNDROME, Hanatan, Akie, KANA-BOON, Kaf, Sayuri, Survive Said the Prophet, flumpool, Gen Hoshino, Linked/Sound Horizon, n-buna, AKB48, Kobasolo, Scenarioart, Eve, Kano, Wotamin, SeA0, milet, Maiko Fujita, Little Glee Monster, sympathy and many more artists but their songs haven't really featured in many anime (or any at all, for that matter) so I didn't include them from the list above.✨
It's been a fairly long past three-to-four years, edit: almost 11.0 years now (starting from mid-Oct. - Nov. 2013), that I have Indulged in the Anime World and while this may have had a Bad Influence on me for various reasons, it was still something that I consider myself to be a Positive and Great Prospect in the long run.✨
Speaking of the top 3: Koe no Katachi is the number one all-time anime and movie across any other form of media for me, followed by a full-fledged episodic series that is Eureka Seven; Shingeki no Kyojin, Shigatsu Kimi no Uso, SanGatsu no Lion (March Comes in Like a Lion) then takes the 3rd place equally. Like I said before, these top 3 are prominent, at the time of this writing, and belong to a special part of me but the ones that follow after this are due to potentially change every once in a while.✨
- 9.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 10 : A Masterpiece in Essence and a Show Inducing a Wonderful, Magnificent & Meaningful Ride! Few Apparent Flaws but Nothing too Substantial to Mind and Excelling in all 5 Departments!
- 8.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 9 : Amazing, Excellent and a Top-Notch Series! Powerful Story-line/Plot, Brilliant Characters, Superb Animation Quality/Sound Department and most importantly Brilliant Execution to make for a Remarkable Watch!
- 7.5(+)/10 rounds off to an 8 : Great Series Deserving of Ample Praise! Enjoyment is a 'Must' along with excellence across two other, generally speaking, Departments! Still in the "An Experience to Savor" Category.
- 6.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 7 : Really Good/Good Series with very Immersive Plot/Setting and Fine Characters but usually Falling Slightly into the Pits of Cliche/Mixed Feelings, or so to say. Still Highly Enjoyable, though.
- 5.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 6 : High average, or "okay" if you will. Re-watching a Series of this Score is very Unlikely. It's got a Few Good points but is Lacklustre over all. Scores between 5, 6 and 7 very Easily Dependent on Enjoyment Factor so it should be somewhere between Better than Average and Worse than Good.
- 4.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 5 : Sorry, but it's Average and/or Below from here onwards. Could excel in a Department or two and Miserably Fail in the Others or just Plain Disappointing.
- 3.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 4 : 'Bad'. Lacking any sort of Flavor and Poise making for a Pretty Boring Watch. Could Potentially go up to 5/10 though with a Bit of Satisfactory Entertaining Watch.
- 2.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 3 : Cheap and a Pitiful Entity. Really poor throughout and in each and every Department. Probably Dropped mid-way or so.
- 1.5(+)/10 rounds off to a 2 : Despicable. Horrendous Execution to the Point where I'd rather Sleep than keeping awake and watch.
- (1)/10 : Truly, an Abomination. It’s very existence is a crime, not even deserving a score or a care in the world. (I’ll most likely never give this rating though - Gibiate proved me wrong, xD).✨
Feel free to ask me on my ratings, if you feel inclined to do so.✨
Please don't pay too much attention to the ratings of current seasonal shows since they're very likely to fluctuate numerous times during a season and there have even been times where the final score goes up or down, even two scores in the final weeks so it isn't until the final episode that the rating is "complete". Lately, I've been having this tradition of looking back at my lists and updating my scores, so there's that too. Impressions change and I acknowledge that hence why I'd like to believe that a couple of weeks after my completion of the said show is the most "true score" to my experience until, if applicable, I change my mind for later.✨
I tend to round off early towards the Higher Scores because I love Anime and so I feel Immensely Inclined to be a little Less Objective and More Lenient more often than not, I suppose. ✨
Moreover, I’m said to be a somewhat Strict Critic so I may rate the Individual Departments: Storyline/Plot Development, Characterization/Character Development, Sound Department, Art/Animation Scale and lastly but most importantly Personal Enjoyment harshly, but I’ll be a little more lenient while giving the overall rating (mostly). ✨
Favourite quote (from Tatami Galaxy): "There is no such thing as that rose-colored campus life. Why? Because there is nothing rose-colored in this world. Everything is all a bunch of colors mixed up, you see."
Random tidbit: Since I just Graduated from High School (Edit: May 2020), here's a little random thought. How I wish my high school graduation could've been like this...✨
I'm usually always Online so feel free to say anything to me whenever you wish to and drop by in my profile. I'll be g off here with a little anime info down below so please make sure to check it out if you can, ありがとうございます ~✨
Anime Of the Year 2024✨:
6) Hibike! (Sound!) Euphonium 3
5) Gimai Seikatsu (Days with My Stepsister)
4) Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (Jobless Reincarnation Season 2) Part 2
3) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season
2) Ao no Hako (Blue Box)
1) Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu (Dangers in My Heart) 2nd Season
Honorable Mentions include Dandadan, Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan & The Fable.
Most Anticipated Anime✨:
12) Jigokuraku 2nd Season = Winter 2026
11) Yofukashi no Uta 2nd Season = Summer 2025
10) Kaijuu 8-gou 2nd Season = Summer 2025
9) Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (Zoku-hen) = Summer 2025
8) Youjo Senki II = (2025)
7) Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 = Summer 2025
6) Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 4: Walpurgis no Kaiten = (2025)
5) Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Samishigariya no Ryuu = Summer 2025
4) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season Part 2 = Winter 2025
3) Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken 2nd Season = (2025)
2) Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season = January 2026
1) To Aru Kagaku Railgun Season 3 = (2026).
Honorable Mentions include Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen Part 4, KonoSuba new project, & Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku.
And to be honest even when they used to lead their armies, it wasn't much better, especially when you think of leaders from back then, even when they were 100.000+ casualties in a great battle it was positive if they end up winning, the human life never meant anything when you do not have the power or great wealthness.
For Poland I'm a bit surprised because I always felt like they have a strong cultural identity but I never went there except at the airport, though for Netherlands this is the result of speaking more english than your native language, though I heard that the country had a lot of very good sides, it's apparently one of the better place in Europe to move there.
What are the examples for the Chinese ones? The one I the most is obviously the "Na ge" because it's the most popular one because of the meaning and the meme song but it's not the best example xD
Damn ahahah so it's really not just some cliché, but yeah sadly it's not surprising, it's always been a gangster city anyway, the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about Chicago is Al Capone, and even 100 years later it didn't change much I guess. I think I heard that Baltimore was also famous for being dangerous. And thanks for the recommendations if I ever go there but it won't be for this year, I will mainly go to Las Vegas, New York and Los Angeles.
Oh I just meant any interesting store or concept since there are so many of them in the US and here we only have like 10 or 20% of the brands they can have there, this is why I was wondering if some were worth it or not.
I will definitely go to Taipei then, I'll probably love it. Though what you said about the city center is also quite the same in Japan to be honest, not every city sure but most of them really look the same in their city center. What do you mean for JAV actresses, like there are ads in the streets like in Japan? xD
I'm not too surprised, and how many westerners were there? I don't know if Taiwan is a popular tourist destination for Europeans and Americans tourists like Japan is.
Ah... well good luck to your dad I guess, hopefully it won't be bad in this case especially if he can eventually go to Seoul instead, even if he starts with Cairo.
It's true that you almost never see people from Asia here except Chinese people because they're basically visiting any country at this point (I still saw quite a lot of them in Morocco). Egypt is very open to European tourism though since you don't even need a port to enter Egypt if you're from a country in the European Union.
But yeah better wait a bit for things to be sure before announcing it to your friends or anyone ahah. At this point better directly go visit North Korea with a guide than try any DMZ area I guess, though I don't really know how it works to be honest.
It's a good opportunity to try taking these classes in Japanese to be honest but if you have still time I guess it's time to full try-hard Japanese this summer to be ready by that I mean focusing on the specific words from this field so you don't get lost when you don't understand words you didn't learn before because they were only used in fields you'll never meet during basic Japanese courses, if you know what I mean.
To be honest, I think most of these guys don’t feel anything at all, that’s precisely why they’re able to keep doing this kind of job without any remorse, treating people like they're managing an online simulation game.
Though I can’t say too much since I haven’t been there yet, American culture is basically everywhere especially when you live in Western Europe which is kind of a shame because it feels like we’re losing part of our own identity because of it.
And sadly, those islands can’t really gain independence either because it would likely just leave them even poorer and facing more problems than any actual benefits from being independent.
I’d also say it’s part of the experience I mean when you’re genuinely interested in different cultures and want to travel somewhere exotic or totally different from where you live you also want to immerse yourself in the language as much as possible. Imagine how boring the world would be if English were the only language, that’s also why it’s even more ridiculous when Americans (or other English speakers) refuse to make any effort to learn a second language and then complain when others don’t speak theirs.
Was Chicago a cool city to visit? I know there’s a lot of history there, but it also has a reputation for being extremely unsafe.
Do you have any store recommendations in the US? There are so many American brands that I’m a bit lost haha.
It honestly doesn’t surprise me when it comes to Taiwan that was the impression I had of the country. Its politics reflect that too especially how it’s more open to the West compared to China.
Too bad I only got to see Taipei’s airport LOL maybe in a few years, hopefully...
Well since it ended up being Seoul I think that’s the best outcome for you and your dad although I’d be a bit worried about the work pressure there. Still it shouldn’t be that different from Japan.
And yeah, except for North Korea obviously lol. I’d be curious to see how restricted the guided tours are there, at least the country isn’t totally closed to tourists it’s just filled with propaganda and you’ll never really get to see the “real” side of it.
Yeah unless you discover a new ion at some point that you can turn into something more. But that’s just how life works and the inconvenient part is having to make choices about how to live your life even though you’re still young and your personality and interests might change a lot over time. But yeah that's how it is :S
Hello! Just wanted to say its nice seeing someone also appreciates RELIFE (manga). Also I came from the comment on "The Beginning After the End" you made and give the webtoon a chance. Also nice selection on your favorites!
Exactly, that's also why I don't really understand how most politicians don't have a mental breakdown after years of activism with absolutely nothing changing on their side and realizing that most of what they fought for either doesn't improve the situation or makes things worse. This is basically how it is for most political parties here.
I would say the US also tries to do things this way, but they do it in a way that doesn't work and ends up making things worse for everyone compared to Asian countries. In Europe, though, it's very individualistic, and that's why I'm kinda neutral about it.
Yes, Hawaii would also be a good comparison. It’s like if Hawaii were partially destroyed and groceries cost five times more than on the mainland USA, but nobody would even talk about it on TV.
I wouldn't blame them since just doing the usual konbini clerk job would be too much for me mentally in the long term lol, let alone speaking a different language. It's just that our European culture makes us think most people would easily learn English no matter where they're from. What was funny to me is that there are a lot of things written in English on Japanese streets (for foreigners, of course), but they make an effort to write them in a way that people who don't speak Japanese are not totally lost, even though most people there don't speak English. Meanwhile, here in , you'll never find anything written in English except to make it "cool" on some shops, but otherwise, we don't care. Either you speak French, or you're lost lol. That's also why tourists get mad at French people when they come here most of us can speak English, but we just won't.
Yup, now I’m just planning to visit popular destinations I haven’t seen yet and that are still considered must-sees, no matter how touristy they are. That’s why I’m going to New York, Los Angeles, etc., in a few months I’ve never been to the USA before. By the way, how would you compare Taiwan to Japan? Taiwan seems culturally closer to Japan than to China in of how the country operates, but compared to Hong Kong, what were the biggest differences?
In Tokyo, at some point, it felt like there was at least one on every street lol. But to be honest, there are still a LOT of convenience stores here in the city center I’d say sometimes it’s comparable to the amount in Japan. The difference, though, is that none of them are open 24/7 because it’s illegal, and on Sundays, they close at 12 PM, so you have to go early. For a second, I thought K-Circle was the same as K-Market in Finland because it’s their biggest convenience store chain and the logos look similar I wonder if they tried to copy it lol. No idea why Carrefour works so well in South America but not in Asia, but it is what it is. I’d say Carrefour is basically the Walmart of Europe. I always thought HiperDino was one of Spain’s biggest brands, but it turns out it’s mainly based in the Canary Islands. I went there a few years ago, and now I’m surprised to learn they have such huge hypermarkets only on those islands.
Sadly, yes. I didn’t try taking public transportation, but to be honest, it looked pretty bad in Marrakech.
Haha, that would be awesome. Well, Morocco is similar but not in how it operates. Morocco is very open to tourism and foreigners, while Algeria is the exact opposite you need to get a complicated visa to visit, which is very hard to obtain unless you have Algerian nationality and live abroad. Tunisia has become more extremist in recent years with xenophobic policies. Apparently, it wasn’t too pleasant for my parents to visit 20 years ago either just like their experience in Egypt as tourists. They said it was way more intense than in Morocco when it comes to people trying to scam you and pressure you into buying things… And as for Libya, well, there’s no point in mentioning it with how bad the situation is. So, I’d say Morocco is by far the best country to settle in, unless your father can get a work visa for Algeria.
Both sound awesome as long as you put the work in, I guess. But a Japanese language school would be amazing for the experience ahah.
woah 12 years is a lot
ive only been watching for 10 ish years myself
Normally my tastes dont match my generation so i rarely get to talk about things i wanna talk about lol hope you dont mind me trying to be a little more talkative
but did u see they announced railgun s4?
hope they announce more sangatsu too, its been 7+ years since last season but i think shaft doesnt have the same financial stability right now.
looking at your favorites, u also like rurouni kenshin!
did u read the final arc in the manga too or are you an anime only? i also havent heard anyone read the new hokkaido arc either lol.
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how have you been doing? I recently was in Hawaii for my sister t bachelor/bachelorette for 7-days.
For Poland I'm a bit surprised because I always felt like they have a strong cultural identity but I never went there except at the airport, though for Netherlands this is the result of speaking more english than your native language, though I heard that the country had a lot of very good sides, it's apparently one of the better place in Europe to move there.
What are the examples for the Chinese ones? The one I the most is obviously the "Na ge" because it's the most popular one because of the meaning and the meme song but it's not the best example xD
Damn ahahah so it's really not just some cliché, but yeah sadly it's not surprising, it's always been a gangster city anyway, the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about Chicago is Al Capone, and even 100 years later it didn't change much I guess. I think I heard that Baltimore was also famous for being dangerous. And thanks for the recommendations if I ever go there but it won't be for this year, I will mainly go to Las Vegas, New York and Los Angeles.
Oh I just meant any interesting store or concept since there are so many of them in the US and here we only have like 10 or 20% of the brands they can have there, this is why I was wondering if some were worth it or not.
I will definitely go to Taipei then, I'll probably love it. Though what you said about the city center is also quite the same in Japan to be honest, not every city sure but most of them really look the same in their city center. What do you mean for JAV actresses, like there are ads in the streets like in Japan? xD
I'm not too surprised, and how many westerners were there? I don't know if Taiwan is a popular tourist destination for Europeans and Americans tourists like Japan is.
Ah... well good luck to your dad I guess, hopefully it won't be bad in this case especially if he can eventually go to Seoul instead, even if he starts with Cairo.
It's true that you almost never see people from Asia here except Chinese people because they're basically visiting any country at this point (I still saw quite a lot of them in Morocco). Egypt is very open to European tourism though since you don't even need a port to enter Egypt if you're from a country in the European Union.
But yeah better wait a bit for things to be sure before announcing it to your friends or anyone ahah. At this point better directly go visit North Korea with a guide than try any DMZ area I guess, though I don't really know how it works to be honest.
It's a good opportunity to try taking these classes in Japanese to be honest but if you have still time I guess it's time to full try-hard Japanese this summer to be ready by that I mean focusing on the specific words from this field so you don't get lost when you don't understand words you didn't learn before because they were only used in fields you'll never meet during basic Japanese courses, if you know what I mean.
Though I can’t say too much since I haven’t been there yet, American culture is basically everywhere especially when you live in Western Europe which is kind of a shame because it feels like we’re losing part of our own identity because of it.
And sadly, those islands can’t really gain independence either because it would likely just leave them even poorer and facing more problems than any actual benefits from being independent.
I’d also say it’s part of the experience I mean when you’re genuinely interested in different cultures and want to travel somewhere exotic or totally different from where you live you also want to immerse yourself in the language as much as possible. Imagine how boring the world would be if English were the only language, that’s also why it’s even more ridiculous when Americans (or other English speakers) refuse to make any effort to learn a second language and then complain when others don’t speak theirs.
Was Chicago a cool city to visit? I know there’s a lot of history there, but it also has a reputation for being extremely unsafe.
Do you have any store recommendations in the US? There are so many American brands that I’m a bit lost haha.
It honestly doesn’t surprise me when it comes to Taiwan that was the impression I had of the country. Its politics reflect that too especially how it’s more open to the West compared to China.
Too bad I only got to see Taipei’s airport LOL maybe in a few years, hopefully...
Well since it ended up being Seoul I think that’s the best outcome for you and your dad although I’d be a bit worried about the work pressure there. Still it shouldn’t be that different from Japan.
And yeah, except for North Korea obviously lol. I’d be curious to see how restricted the guided tours are there, at least the country isn’t totally closed to tourists it’s just filled with propaganda and you’ll never really get to see the “real” side of it.
Yeah unless you discover a new ion at some point that you can turn into something more. But that’s just how life works and the inconvenient part is having to make choices about how to live your life even though you’re still young and your personality and interests might change a lot over time. But yeah that's how it is :S
I would say the US also tries to do things this way, but they do it in a way that doesn't work and ends up making things worse for everyone compared to Asian countries. In Europe, though, it's very individualistic, and that's why I'm kinda neutral about it.
Yes, Hawaii would also be a good comparison. It’s like if Hawaii were partially destroyed and groceries cost five times more than on the mainland USA, but nobody would even talk about it on TV.
I wouldn't blame them since just doing the usual konbini clerk job would be too much for me mentally in the long term lol, let alone speaking a different language. It's just that our European culture makes us think most people would easily learn English no matter where they're from. What was funny to me is that there are a lot of things written in English on Japanese streets (for foreigners, of course), but they make an effort to write them in a way that people who don't speak Japanese are not totally lost, even though most people there don't speak English. Meanwhile, here in , you'll never find anything written in English except to make it "cool" on some shops, but otherwise, we don't care. Either you speak French, or you're lost lol. That's also why tourists get mad at French people when they come here most of us can speak English, but we just won't.
Yup, now I’m just planning to visit popular destinations I haven’t seen yet and that are still considered must-sees, no matter how touristy they are. That’s why I’m going to New York, Los Angeles, etc., in a few months I’ve never been to the USA before. By the way, how would you compare Taiwan to Japan? Taiwan seems culturally closer to Japan than to China in of how the country operates, but compared to Hong Kong, what were the biggest differences?
In Tokyo, at some point, it felt like there was at least one on every street lol. But to be honest, there are still a LOT of convenience stores here in the city center I’d say sometimes it’s comparable to the amount in Japan. The difference, though, is that none of them are open 24/7 because it’s illegal, and on Sundays, they close at 12 PM, so you have to go early. For a second, I thought K-Circle was the same as K-Market in Finland because it’s their biggest convenience store chain and the logos look similar I wonder if they tried to copy it lol. No idea why Carrefour works so well in South America but not in Asia, but it is what it is. I’d say Carrefour is basically the Walmart of Europe. I always thought HiperDino was one of Spain’s biggest brands, but it turns out it’s mainly based in the Canary Islands. I went there a few years ago, and now I’m surprised to learn they have such huge hypermarkets only on those islands.
Sadly, yes. I didn’t try taking public transportation, but to be honest, it looked pretty bad in Marrakech.
Haha, that would be awesome. Well, Morocco is similar but not in how it operates. Morocco is very open to tourism and foreigners, while Algeria is the exact opposite you need to get a complicated visa to visit, which is very hard to obtain unless you have Algerian nationality and live abroad. Tunisia has become more extremist in recent years with xenophobic policies. Apparently, it wasn’t too pleasant for my parents to visit 20 years ago either just like their experience in Egypt as tourists. They said it was way more intense than in Morocco when it comes to people trying to scam you and pressure you into buying things… And as for Libya, well, there’s no point in mentioning it with how bad the situation is. So, I’d say Morocco is by far the best country to settle in, unless your father can get a work visa for Algeria.
Both sound awesome as long as you put the work in, I guess. But a Japanese language school would be amazing for the experience ahah.
ive only been watching for 10 ish years myself
Normally my tastes dont match my generation so i rarely get to talk about things i wanna talk about lol hope you dont mind me trying to be a little more talkative
but did u see they announced railgun s4?
hope they announce more sangatsu too, its been 7+ years since last season but i think shaft doesnt have the same financial stability right now.
looking at your favorites, u also like rurouni kenshin!
did u read the final arc in the manga too or are you an anime only? i also havent heard anyone read the new hokkaido arc either lol.