Not to cast dispersion on or belittle the value of the threads with (often) valid criticisms. Just thought I could shake things up a little from the other end.
Guess I’ll start. The food is reliably good anywhere I go to eat.
Bento is cheap. 300 to 500y and they taste pretty good.
What threads about gripes are you referring to?
I don’t know if it’s a Japan thing or not, but I like how all fruits and vegetables are all clean and tidy, you don’t really have to wase your time selecting the good ones like in my home country.
Also, I love how it’s easy to find used stuff in mint condition for a fair price most of the time.
Affordable healthcare (I’m American), I can walk through any street at night without the fear of being mugged, clean streets, 24/7 convenience stores, feeling safe everywhere I go, no tipping, eating out regularly is much cheaper than other countries, everything I need (subway/supermarket/hospital/dentist/convenience store/etc) is walking distance from home (this one is relative since I live in a major city).
Safety – being a woman, I’ve been told countless times to have someone taking me back home and to avoid places/situations that could get me robbed in the best case scenario/brutally murdered in the worst.
In Japan, I feel safe – I don’t have to worry if the guy who is walking too fast behind me will be plotting on doing something awful to me. I don’t have to run with the keys in the fist to feel a bit more protected. I can walk home at 5 am, going through sketchy areas like Kabukicho, with my headphones on and most of times no one will bother me. And even if they do, they’re not menacing nor I am in a huge physical disadvantage that I cannot kick their balls if they try something. Also, chances of them carrying any type of weapon are pretty much nonexistent.
Being able to enjoy this sense of safety when I was younger and my poor judgement could’ve gotten me in some bad situations back in Europe, is simply a blessing.
P.S: just to clarify, yes I had encounters with a bunch of weirdos but none of them gave me the impression that they were dangerous or that I couldn’t kick their asses if needed.
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Guess I’ll start. The food is reliably good anywhere I go to eat.
Bento is cheap. 300 to 500y and they taste pretty good.
What threads about gripes are you referring to?
I don’t know if it’s a Japan thing or not, but I like how all fruits and vegetables are all clean and tidy, you don’t really have to wase your time selecting the good ones like in my home country.
Also, I love how it’s easy to find used stuff in mint condition for a fair price most of the time.
Affordable healthcare (I’m American), I can walk through any street at night without the fear of being mugged, clean streets, 24/7 convenience stores, feeling safe everywhere I go, no tipping, eating out regularly is much cheaper than other countries, everything I need (subway/supermarket/hospital/dentist/convenience store/etc) is walking distance from home (this one is relative since I live in a major city).
Safety – being a woman, I’ve been told countless times to have someone taking me back home and to avoid places/situations that could get me robbed in the best case scenario/brutally murdered in the worst.
In Japan, I feel safe – I don’t have to worry if the guy who is walking too fast behind me will be plotting on doing something awful to me. I don’t have to run with the keys in the fist to feel a bit more protected. I can walk home at 5 am, going through sketchy areas like Kabukicho, with my headphones on and most of times no one will bother me. And even if they do, they’re not menacing nor I am in a huge physical disadvantage that I cannot kick their balls if they try something. Also, chances of them carrying any type of weapon are pretty much nonexistent.
Being able to enjoy this sense of safety when I was younger and my poor judgement could’ve gotten me in some bad situations back in Europe, is simply a blessing.
P.S: just to clarify, yes I had encounters with a bunch of weirdos but none of them gave me the impression that they were dangerous or that I couldn’t kick their asses if needed.
It’s generally safe to walk around.