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Oh, I have that as well, it's just more like ... data, I guess? I think sometimes what I wrote makes people think I have no imagination or creativity; I definitely do but it's just different.

Being able to eat gluten. So many things have wheat and thus gluten. Soy sauce? Check. Dumpling wrappers basically everywhere in Japan? Check (more flexible and easier to work that pure rice flour). Tons of sauces? Check. Salad dressings? Check (sometimes via soy sauce in Japan).

Same. I just posted but opened this thread before you had posted thism I guess I should refresh before posting, heh.

Not being able to see anything when closing my eyes and not constantly hearing a voice in my head. I have aphantasia and thought people were always seeking metaphorically about seeing things in their head.

I only more recently learnt that people actually hear things as well as in like an internal monologue. To me, the whole thing sounds exhausting.

The single-word version should be your go-to spelling.

That wasn't even a thing when I was in school, but I imagine columbine and after changed that.

Well, in my mid-40s, this is a new one. As long as they're clean and fit, why not?

3/week to 3/day is considered normal in many docs I read. As my body started to hate gluten, I was up to like 6/day. Now back down to 2-3 (but sorely missing bread, pizza, etc.)

I don't know if I've met an edgar in my 40something years on earth. I've met edwards. I guess it's feasible that some 'ed' I met (only met a handful in my life) that didn't say their full name might have been an edgar, but I doubt it.

So, in Japan, this has a couple of functions, but one major one. By keeping salaries low and offering bonuses, employees can basically be only compensated the bare minimum in the case they (a) are no longer wanted (since firing is very hard here), (b) not performing as well as expected for whatever reason, or (c) the company did particularly poorly.

As mentioned, it ties into one of the levers they have to pull for under-performing or bad-fit employees they might want to get rid of in a country where workers have a fair bit of rights on that front.

On the other, it does make some applications/calculations a little weird as some home loans etc. have repayments that expect those bonus payments (either a higher amount twice-yearly or two extra payments per year). Most companies in Japan pay monthly (and most of those on the 25th or closest preceding business day).

Sample size is too small. The next one might go to 185 if it's fib(n)*20 (add 120 add 120 next would be add 220). It could also be 145 and a handful of bananas in the universe we've entered.

I've seen the stamps thing mentioned before, heh.

Aligning with Japan, depending upon what that means, doesn't mean much. Japan imports most of its resources and the economy relies largely on vehicle exports. Japan also needs the US or a replacement to keep this going (and that probably wouldn't be China as Chinese have other options and generally don't want to buy a number of Japanese things, especially cars).

Yeah, as someone who spent 8.5 years living there, the headline made me very confused. Assuming it's clickbait and it's not getting mine.

Edit: Also, if you miss your last train (which is earlier and earlier every year), taxis/cars are generally the only option. I ended up buying a motorbike when I lived in the western reaches of Tokyo because there were some places it would literally take me hours to get to otherwise.

In addition to the other post, people also can vote by postal mail in some cases. Whilst registration requirements and checks exist, it's not done (at least for the state in which I vote) at the time I send my ballot... though I do have to sign a sworn statement and fill out additional info in the event something changed since registering (and it might be disqualified for not doing it in advance; I'm not 100% clear on it).

Trying to get my ballot from rural Japan to rural (US-state-name-here) in and of itself can be a logistical challenge (particularly during corona); I can't imagine having to go all the way to Tokyo and queue at the embassy or something as that would cost a fortune in time and money.

Not much I can do, really. I can't just run off and get tanks and such for kerosene (heat if we lose power) and diesel (the tractor I use in my fields) in any meaningful quantity.

yeah, ketchup, pickles, and (most?) mustards have an acidic component that works really well in contrast to fatty things like cheese.

Or, if on mbin, do that in reverse (at least in my case; hot stays stagnant but active is always changing).

Use bullet points as it helps. A lot of people suck at reading and a lot aren't great at writing. Some peoples' styles are also just not very compatible.

I had a trouble with this a lot when I was younger and got told:

• short sentences
• bullet points
• if all else fails multiple emails with a single question because apparently I have all the time in the world.

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