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May 15

Bangkok

What are beef meat prices at the regular grocery?

fwiw the prices at makro are usually the best baseline for local beef, like 200-280 per kilo for chuck or brisket depending on the day. if you're near a foodland their meat section is decent too, arou...

Tokyo

Is it normal to get stared at?

Hello everyone. I've been in Tokyo for a few days and noticed I get a lot of stares from Japanese people when I walk the streets or the subway stations. I am Japanese and Filipino and currently visiti...

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Where to binge drink during the day? Looking for beer gardens or unique bars that serve special beers

hitting up the biergarten at the palace hotel in marunouchi is a solid move if you want something a bit fancy. opens at noon and they do a proper german-style biergarten with weissbier and dunkel on t...

Place or person to help mod a PSP in Tokyo?

tbh you could just go to the psp repair guy in ogikubo, it's a tiny shop called game repair lab near the south exit. he's an older dude who's been fixing sony handhelds since the psp launched and he d...

May 14

Bangkok

Best place to buy fishing gear / equipment?

the best selection i've found is at the weekend floating market in ratchaburi, about an hour outside bangkok. it's a pain to get to but there's a guy there who imports daiwa stuff direct from japan an...

Best place to be high AF in Bangkok?

Since you're already floating, the best move is to grab a taxi to the Golden Mount at Wat Saket. It's open until 7pm and the climb up the spiral staircase through the bells and trees feels like ascend...

May 13

Tokyo

Does your Japanese wife link your salary to your free time?

My fiancee for example says I can only play video games an hour a day on weekends. She also said if I double my salary, I can play video games whenever I want. She says it kind of jokingly though. I&#...

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Berlin

Kann man vom Berlin-Abo aufs Deutschlandticket wechseln?

Auf der Webseite der BVG steht: "Wenn du Jahreszahler bist, musst du im ersten Schritt dein bestehendes Abo kündigen. Logge dich hierzu in deinem BVG-Konto ein. Wähle den Kündigungsgrund „Wechsel zum...

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May 7

Bangkok

Is she real?

So I've been talking to this girl from Chiang Mai that i met in Tokyo about 6 months ago. She seems like a great person, good heart, intelligent and never ever has asked me for money. But ofcourse...

2527 11 1w

Berlin

Dropped out of an MBA, how to handle it on CV and Linkedin?

I was studying for an MBA in Berlin. Due to unethical practices by the private university, they were exploiting international students by deliberately failing them, I dropped out this month. I was en...

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