Connor Michael Winter

English teacher in Japan.

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@threenotes_jp Smoking should not be allowed in restaurants. Full stop.

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@TheRealJamieKay Because a white Brit moving to Spain probably doesn’t get a ton of welfare from the Spanish government, and doesn’t tell the local people that he’s just as Spanish as the locals are.

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@isfjcutebear Ok but most visitors to Kyoto are Japanese tourists, not foreign.

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@Benzou_Logical Encouraging women into careers, encouraging men not to help with family life, making life more expensive but not increasing the salary to match.

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@isseicanada The majority of tourists in Kyoto are Japanese.
And from next year any people (foreign or Japanese) visiting Kyoto will have to pay more.
Kyoto made a huge mistake by ending the one day bus pass. Because now it takes foreigners longer to pay when they get off

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@tokyo_feng Put some goddamn benches around then. It isn’t that hard. I’ve lived in Kyoto for 7 years and it baffles me that so many nice places just have absolutely no public benches.

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@4LucifersSon Yes because that is what it’s called.

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@Nao_Gillet The same reason I will always be a foreigner (外人) living in Japan.
It’s fine.

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@kigen2686 @fluffydog_bow Saying one is Anglo Saxon isn’t racism or discrimination. It’s specifying a type of white person. A German person isn’t an Anglo Saxon. They are asking you to specify what type of (presumably) Asian you are.

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@fluffydog_bow Being yelled at doesn’t equal racism. It depends on what was said. Being surrounded is bad, but also doesn’t equal racism. I’m not defending their behaviour, it’s terrible. But it’s not racism just because you are foreign.

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@VqzxIl_ You aren’t very smart huh? Is a danjiri cart necessary for daily life? Is it important for families to use? No. Obviously not. They aren’t comparable.
You could have picked so many other things to compare it to, and you chose something that despite problems, is useful.

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@anytutorai The positive side of this (for me) I guess is that it’ll be easier for foreign people to get permanent residency then as the new changes said the applicant must be earning above the average Japanese person.

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@yamato_trombone What do you mean big mistake thinking Japanese people will do what he said…your son literally did do what he said.

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@vintage7739 @tanpukunokami Japanese people are always boasting about their country. It’s just about their own skills they are modest.

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@GuiGui155430699 Ok? And? Under the current law I’m entitled to whatever welfare I’m paying for. If that changes then fine. If someone doesn’t pay into the system then they shouldn’t be able to access it. But as someone paying tax in Japan, I think it’s fair I can use it sometimes.

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@xiamuzairiben Being indirect and using euphemisms instead of just saying what you mean is incredibly rude in my opinion. Of course there’s a tactful way to refuse or reject something. But the way many Japanese people go about it is just ridiculous sometimes.

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@GuiGui155430699 I don’t really care what the public think. The law says foreign people who pay into the system are allowed to use the system, which I think is fair. We can’t vote, but we should be able to use the pension system if we pay into it. Same as the health insurance.

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@miranowhere Because they focus on working long hours instead of working hard and smart. Length of work and length of service is more important than creativity and ingenuity.

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@GuiGui155430699 It’s also amazing how many Japanese people don’t realise that foreign residents HAVE to pay pension and health insurance. I’ve been here 7 years and still have conversations with people who are surprised I have to pay tax etc. why don’t they know we have to pay taxes?

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@GuiGui155430699 Yes, unfortunately many Japanese people are unable to use critical thinking.
Hence why you here the often repeated nonsense of “Japan is unique because it’s an island/has 4 seasons”, as if no other country does.