Do you agree with those redditers reactions?>I 200% agree.https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/s/lShxzni3kx
>>2729837I had a friend who was mentally absolutely fucked just from living in SK, got only a few hours of sleep a night and he was a totally different person at the end of the day when he had no sleep and a measly few hours later after he got whatever rest he was going to get and had kind of reset to normal. I don't know how many of his other problems could be attributed to SK life so I won't mention them, but even just the overworking there was getting to him in a way that significantly impacted his personality for the worse. I hope the people there can be better off one day because society there seems very stressful.
>>2730097>interesting food>koreaWho is making a shitpost now?
>>2733613you can shit on Korea for a million different things but food is NOT one of them
been to seoul, busan, tokyo and mishima.japan is cleaner, convenience stores are better, and the food safety/quality is overall better. korea is still very interesting but the people there are even more trend chasing and boring than the japs at times, extremely focused on brands and appearing the way you are supposed to. way more spicy food obviously in korea and it's easier to find some really homemade stuff, drinking culture is really fun in korea too. the geography of korea is interesting but far less accessible than japan's countryside and I assume you need a car and good handle of the language to really go see stuff that isn't in cities.
another schizo thread
I have been to most of SEA cunts other than Indonesia, burnei and Malaysia. I have a feeling that this country may be my fav cunt judging from its city’s sceneries on google image.
>>2734340haha you said cunt you're so cool and cleverthere's already a malaysia general, dum dum
>>2734340I haven’t heard much bad things about Malaysia, actually I can’t think of one. Hear several times the people there are extremely polite. Would really love to visit.
>>2734467>extremely politeThat's an exaggeration. Indifferent service of generic goyslop in 20-table eateries is prevalent. Their menus are so identical they might be national franchises for all I know. Hotel staff are often surly. While traveling Malaysia I really missed the small eateries of Thailand with their attentive service and variety of flavors, each cook adding his individual touch. In general, if you hate the blandly prosperous suburban lifestyle in a place like Florida, you will dislike Malaysia as well. Watch out for the 16% service charge added to your bill, it's very common in KL. Posted room rates exclude the tourism fee and sometimes other taxes as well. People often crowd onto the KL metro before passengers have gotten off. Pedestrian behavior is less considerate than in Bangkok, you're far more likely to get brushed or bumped by passersby in KL. Without a car you are at the mercy of downpours, which can last for an hour plus. The radar-based predictions like "rain in two hours" are often erroneous.
really considering it, nauseous thinking about being an office wagie the rest of my life
>>2734419no u
>>2732925Why dont you move to Poland. They actually have a future l, clearly.
>>2734417>but the usa isn'tThe USA is a big country. Plenty of areas where you can live a good life and ignore the retarded bs going on in other parts of the country.>>2734478>Why dont you move to Poland.Don't know the language, don't know the culture, don't really care about it and when it comes to vast amount of diversified nature to enjoy, the US is unbeatable. Other than that, yes, Central/Eastern European countries are a good option. Just not my cup of tea.
>>2732910I lived in France for a bit on a student exchange. It was a constant fight. Most annoying thing is struggling to communicate when everyone around you thinks you're retarded because you speak French at a kindergarten level. Nothing makes you more patriotic than living abroad.
>>2732925what exactly are you trying to escape?>minoritiesworse in the US>housing and living costsfar worse in the US>muh liberal governmentif you think giving up your amazing work rights for that is worth it then go aheadthe US is good for living in the middle of nowhere when you have a bunch of money built up, otherwise the cities are absolute shit compared to most of europe, enjoy your no trains unless you live in a select few places
what's the most obscure country you've been to?
>>2734514The bahamas
Liechtenstein or Moldova. Or Transnistria if you'd like to think of it as a country.
Andorra Not that obscure I guess
The most "obscure" place I visited is Iceland. But I've been curious about visiting Bhutan. Has anyone been there? I think you have to pay some kind of tourism fee and enter through India.
>>2734561Yes. You need to go on a guided tour and there is a minimum daily fee. Usually you fly in, I flew there to BKK. Arrival to Paro is something, look up the landing videos on youtube. Only a few captains in the world have the qualification to land there.
Hello fellow Redditors, I'll be sharing photos from doing a full trip through Belgium and the Netherlands, covering pretty much all large cities and some hidden jewels.The program:>15th Maastricht>16th Liege + Dinant>17thBrussels>18th Mons + Tournai >19th Gent>20th AntwerpenComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
So Brussels is a mixed city of good and bad. The next one is paradise.
good shit anon but it doesnt feel like you followed to the letter your itinerary >>2711112, you're a dangerous man
it do be like that doe
Gonig to Ghent Belgium in December on business what do I do
>>2734136Appreciate what’s perhaps the best city in Europe no exaggeration
I want to work in Japan but I don't know how to even break into the industry over there. I have a degree in fine arts and am good at visualizing ideas and concepts but getting into Japan will be tough. I'm learning the language and I'm kind of worried about salary, work culture and xenophobia against westerners if it exists there, I know I'll have to work harder to prove myself but I really want to make this dream a reality. I'll debase myself, I'll clean their toilets I'll do anything to work my way up. I just want in. Has anyone here got any insight?
>>2734490>Westerners find work in Japan all the timeAre you sure?>plenty of gamedevs have degrees in artNot really, usually CS grads. Not to mention the fact that you'd need N2/N1 level Japanese + the ability to actually converse in business Japanese alongside a high level of competency in the role, it's a lot of hurdles for anyone to try and leap over just to live out their weeb fantasy. Plus Japan isn't idyllic, ITT and elsewhere you'll hear plenty about that. If you're OP you're positively cooked, keep working on yourself in private but don't even look for affirmation online ever again, let alone on this shitty board.
I don't get why foreigners want to work in things like anime and video games in JapanIf westerners are working on it, at what point are the products no longer Japanese?
>>2734490> Westerners find work in Japan all the timeYeah they find novelty white monkey jobs as actors, porn stars, or working at a gaijin maid bar, or teaching english, shit like that. Actual real white collar jobs, theyre hiring Japanese people only.
It's not impossible for a foreigner to get a job in the game industry in Japan. You just have to be extremely lucky and have the right set of skills.
How does anyone get any job? Have the right skills and apply. For Japan, being here when you're applying will also help you a lot.And keep in mind, you need a high level of active Japanese. N1 looks good on a CV, but it's not good enough. It doesn't test your ability to write documentation or discuss minute details of some technical implementation of something, for example.Btw your post does sounds like a generic bait, but some of the replies you're getting (>>2734502) are also needlessly negative. You can work yourself up to where it's possible to get a job here. I mean, I managed. Not some magical job, but a normal good enough programming one, where I get to enjoy Japan and feel safe knowing I'm isolated for various unfortunate Western trends.
Your only choices are Oslo and Zurich. Which city do you choose to visit over the other and why?
>>2731458>visiting Switzerland or Norway for the citiesYou're doing it wrong anon
>>2731458I’d choose Oslo, but only because I live about an hour from Zürich and I’ve never been. I think Zürich might actually offer a better concentration of “city” stuff, and the transit is better to reach nicer places, but the idea of visiting either Zürich or Oslo as a tourist is pretty hard to comprehend. I think Scandinavia and Switzerland are both overrated as tourist destinations, even for nature/non-city stuff. Great to live in, though.
>>2731483.......reasons
>>2731458Oslo is a fucking shithole
>>2731458zurich
hi /trv/lersamerican college student here dropping out after finally clearing more than low 7f in cryptolooking for a place to live for a few months abroad after the end of this semester (dec)i am early 20s, white and speak french and english. ive been to most of western europe, the us, and south africalooking for a place where i can read, write, and learn new things (maybe surfing?) while getting in great shapethanks anons
>american college student here dropping out after finally clearing more than low 7f in cryptoThere was absolutely no need to include this information in your post and yet you did it for some reason. Fuck off back to /biz/
>>2734162southern coast of Portugal may be great for you. A surfing enthusiast friend moved to Sagres recently I think and is enjoying his life there. But again, he is a buff social latino guy reachig his 30s so its a pretty different physiological situation.
>>2734436This is what I’m saying. Report for low effort “fucking faggot” post everyone :)If you can’t get attention for your Larp on biz, don’t think you’ll get it here either :))
>>2734463>>2734436being a poor thai farmer would elicit much different advice brahi provided relevant information to my financial situation and what environment i come from
>>2734483Nope. Everytime I see a thread about “can I live in x with x amount of money” it’s getting reported for low effort and off topic.
Has anyone ever travelled to Tasmania here? I'm starting a job in Hobart in a few months. Apart from kicking a Tasmanian Devil in its stupid little cancerous face, I have no idea what else I should be doing here for the year or so I'll be working.
܂>>2728596No I'd be afraid of being upside down
>>2728596Tasmania looks like a jock strap.hahahahahahaha
>>2730114>Starting your own business is impossibly bureaucraticWe literally have one of the highest rates of small business ownership in the world, I think it might even be THE highest by some metrics
>>2731464>We literally have one of the highest rates of small business ownership in the worldStarting an actual business that does stuff is extremely difficult. Starting some subcontracting business that does sweetfuck all, that essentially exists for tax write-offs and government grant sponging, is pretty much essential as we have a dogshit economy that only buys shit from China. Sure, I can pop down to Bunnings and buy a hammer and then say I'm a handyman (and the government will give me thousands upon thousands of dollars a year to do so), but want to actually make the hammer itself? Impossible. I can buy the iron and coal needed from the local mine for next to nothing, I can buy the wood for the handle a town over from the loggers, I can pay my workers a living wage, and I can do it far cheaper than some oriental dropshipper, but the licenses and environmental impact statements and legally required sustainable development goals and this and that all the other government dicksucking that goes along with it is impossible to navigate, a simple 5 step process is just hindered at every step of the way and it ends up turning into a 100 step process 5 years in the making.Its easy to concede that there a lot of do-nothing unproductive businesses that barely break even and only provide purposefully intangible services, but stuff like manufacturing or whatever doesn't exist. We are not a country of value adding businesses.
>>2728596looks cool
what is your favorite us state and city/general area?for me, gotta be california and san fran. it's the most pleasing city i have found so far. my top 5:>1. san francisco california>2. finger lakes new york>3. flagstaff prescott arizona>4. greater miami florida>5. seattle washingtonwhen you add everything up, is there any place more aesthetic than these in america? since every city is a shithole these clearly seem to be the least shit. like what city would you want to represent america even though america is dogshit? what are the gems. you must look at it objectively, compared with the rest of the country i believe these 5 mog the rest by far
>>2729003San Diego was wonderful, but expensive
>>2729052This tells me that you've never been to the PNW without telling me that you've never been to the PNW. Every other person you run into is suffering from depression or some kind of mental illness, and it manifests into a slew of antisocial behaviors that are common in the PNW. People present a Midwest Nice on the exterior, but underneath is a cold detachment and repressed anger.
>>2731906Aussie here, did a road trip down the 395 last month and it was amazing, well worth it Also fuck Vegas, most expensive place I've ever stayed, $50 for 2 slices of shit pizza
>>2729052>>2731411i do quite like the west coast on paper but i am scared that it might be a shithole when you actually get there, like san fran. cannot decide where to go but it does look comfy in arizona and california and whatnot.>>2731421is it really that good? should i move to new york state
>>2725663Best places to live in New England for a year or two?
How do you know what cultural norms you're supposed to follow?
>>2734268>>2734270Ok, you made your bed. I will no longer listen to Asians and fight for their causes, just like blacks and women. You took advantage of my kindness. You thought it was a weakness. Now, you don't have the one thing that you needed to exist: my attention.
>>2734260Shut the fuck up niggerlover. You will be swinging from a street lamp before your nigger pets.
>>2732757just like singapore caning michael fay, travelers, especially americans, need a potent reminder every generation to not fuck about abroad. for some, only the death penalty will penetrate their thick skulls; so be it. >>2734260>If you charge him of a crime, for freely expressing himself,bullshit. it was a provocation and he's repeatedly stated as such. by all rights he should've been left in a ditch.
No link, no vid, no description of what he has allegedly done.Shit thread.
>>2731984Wish they would just behead him
i've been considering paying amsterdam a visit just so i can spend some time with a hooker. i fear however that prostitution is an old lady occupation now a days since young girls can just make an onlyfans so i'm worried i'll waste my money going there and not spend any time with a hooker.anyone been to amsterdam lately? any tips? are my fears valid?
>>2734450Yeah bruh. Plenty of sex trafficking from Eastern Europe and Asia. Plenty of young and even questionable young girls. Israeli mafia run the global sex slave trade and they know how to make money.
>>2734450>since young girls can just make an onlyfansI'm tired of this retarded meme
>>2734450>going to Amsterdam for sexThe local government has been clamping down on De Wallen for years. You're too late, unless you want to go to an overpriced titty bar
>>2734456damn so should i go to japan or thailand or even vietnam?
>>2734457Just go to Thailand
Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread>also known as /sqt/ (Stupid Questions Thread)For your quick one-off questions that pertain to travel.Long or convoluted questions should get their own thread.Questions about popular destinations should be asked in any active thread about them.Previous thread: >>2705061
>>2732960Pretty common in Japan in my experience. I hate to think how many pictures of my ugly mug there are floating around on the social media accounts of Japanese high school girls. They treat foreigners like zoo animals. Not that I mind, it's nice getting attention for once.
>>2733610Thanks, anon. I was worried I was being singled out for being a solo traveler or for something insidious.
>>2732960If you have one of a few select western phenotypes then you’ll look like a doppelgänger of some brand mascot or tv personality and will get stopped for selfies. Compared to most other places it’s not an attempt at robbery
>>2733555Go to Cabo if you want to be a degenerate
Has anyone travelled roughly the full length of the Borneo highway from lets say Kuching to Kota Kinabalu? Looking at Google maps it looks like you have to go in & out of Brunei twice...that's 4 passport checks...how awkward & time consuming is this? Another source says you can ferry after going into the first Brunei enclave..so 2 checks, but still.Is one better off just flying from Sibu to Kota and skipping most of the highway/going into Brunei and saving hassle or is it a good trip & worth going by land?
I have trouble trusting laundry services to wash my clothes as they should. By this I mean washing cold and also drying with low or moderate heat. Because of this when traveling I often waste time sink washing or going to a laundry mat. Does anyone else have this issue?
Washing and drying my last load of laundry in Thailand cost $1.15 USD.In Mexico, a cycle in the dryer cost $2.50 so I line-dried them. Travel with a bundle of shoelaces so you can line-dry anywhere.
>>2734282I'm in Greece now. There are few coin operated laundry services. Almost everyone has a washing machine in their own apartment bathroom unlike in the USA where I live. And if you tell hotel staff that you want your stuff washed in cold water and dried in a low heat setting they balk and you have to get into an argument. They have some culture hangup where they think that if you wash cold it doesn't get clean. I don't know why they have that ingrained belief, but they have it. For that reason I am loathe to use laundry service in the hotels I stay. >>2734312Colombia sounds like a craphole from such horror stories. Also I live in a majority Latino populated American town and so many Colombians are simply pretty boy, peacocking douches. In Greece there are very few coin operated laundries, Athens has a few in mostly illegal immigrant populated neighborhoods that are sketchy because ethnic Greeks have washing machines. I think Patras of 300,000 people has maybe 2-3 in the whole city.
>>2734274Congratulation you're a retard.
>>2734274I just travel with shitty replaceable clothes that I couldn't care less what temp they're washed at
>>2734274Just tell them when you give your clothes, "only cold wash no drier!!!!", then point your finger at them menacingly.It's important to be a dick sometimes.
>Arrive in China for a stopover>Immediately get scammedYou can't make this shit up
>>2733284>China is still safer than practically any European or North American countryClaiming China is safer than Europe and North America is a bit dubious. Most of Western Europe and Northern Europe is safe. Especially the Nordic countries, excluding Sweden. But for North America, yes, it is more dangerous with Canada being the safest option.
>>2733270>billion times saferque?
>>2732356she was asking how long you were staying because if you were going to be working there then she wouldn't have sold you a tourist sim and sent you elsewhere.
>>2733278>high IQNo. Just the opposite. China is what you get when you have a cultureless society made of low IQ insects. China is completely soulless and purely materialistic. It is what a society with no culture, no morals, and motivated only by greed and materialism turns into.
>>2733278>german mid-century globalist ideology superstate ran by jews after total cultural suicide>somehow more "culturally isolated" than the ~40 literal nation states in europe
