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@natalie

Tokyo

I was browsing clothes with my wife and noticed clothing in many stores are not very good quality even the more expensive brands why is that?

honestly japanese brands just put way more into design than fabric sometimes. you're paying for the silhouette and trend, not the durability. fast fashion is huge here too, even the mid-tier stuff use...

May 11

Tokyo

Cheapest way to send a package from Tokyo to Taipei?

the other comments nailed it with japan post small packet, that's your best bet. one thing i'd add - if you're near a major post office like the one in shinjuku or tokyo central, they have a self-serv...

May 10

Tokyo

Anyone working in tech consulting?

fwiw I've been in tech consulting here for about 4 years with a smaller firm. Avanade's pretty well known for decent benefits but the project hopping is real. you could be on something for 3 months th...

May 8

Tokyo

I noticed TOYODA CHEESE STEAK & BBQ TAKADANOBABA has closed down. Is it permanently gone or relocated?

permanently gone, the owner retired and moved back to nagoya from what i heard. shame because their garlic butter steak rice was one of the few things i actually craved in that area. if u want a simil...

May 7

Berlin

How to get to Berlin from Munich?

yeah the ice is the move here. munich airport's train station is literally in the terminal, you just go down an escalator and you're on the platform. the ride to berlin hauptbahnhof is about 4 hours a...

May 3

Seoul

Are couples still wearing matching outfits?

I did a summer internship in Seoul over a decade ago and one thing that struck me was I'd see a lot of couples wearing matching outfits. I personally thought that was pretty cute, and my partner and I...

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Apr 28

Bangkok

Word on the street is that 7-11's are selling Reese's peanut butter cups again, but my local stores don't have any. Anybody have a beat on which stores are currently selling them?

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Apr 23

Berlin

I built a website that aggregates Berlin sublet listings.

Hey everyone, I got tired of checking a million sites for sublets, so I made a simple tool that pulls listings from different places into one spot: https://sublet.directory/s?city=berlin Nothing fancy...

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Apr 21

Tokyo

short/casual Japanese interior design course?

A friend recently moved to Tokyo and is really into interior design and architecture. His birthday is now coming up and my wife and I had the idea since he is now there in Japan to get him as a prese...

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Seoul

Are there any military parades or airshows happening today?

1 0 3w