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Posted in: Why are so many voters frustrated by the U.S. economy? It's home prices See in context

When housing is allowed to be a commodity, society is broken. The same problem exists in London and Australia where greedy sods gobble up multiple houses to speculate where families can barely afford to rent let alone dream of buying their family home.

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Posted in: Singapore Airlines revamps Premium Economy Class See in context

Maybe for the airlines you fly with, let me guess Southwest or United?

Don't do LCC's and never set foot on Southwest Airlines aircraft. United yes, because there was no alternative for the route/fare.

I fly business when I can afford it or economy when I cannot. Would never dream of wasting money on PE.

Yep, I'm with you there. In some cases where I've tried PE (Thai Airways, Lufthansa, Qantas, British Airways) the PE seat with is more restrictive than the vanilla economy. The faux leg rests that don't fully extend aren't at all comfortable. Go the whole 9 yards in business or don't bother.

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Posted in: Singapore Airlines revamps Premium Economy Class See in context

Premium economy is a con job, for those who can't afford to turn left when they board the plane.

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Posted in: Inflation dents budgets for cherry blossom viewing in Japan See in context

Why do you need to spend money to look at a tree? Sakura are everywhere here.

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Posted in: Man arrested after elbowing commuter on Tokyo subway See in context

drunk at the time

Another day, another run of this pathetic excuse.

Tokyo commuters can get very feisty sometimes.

Yep, miserable sods.

-6 ( +16 / -22 )

Posted in: Extension of Hokuriku Shinkansen line opens, boosting tourism hopes See in context

Passengers now no longer must transfer to high-speed and limited express trains after Kanazawa.

Folks who come from Kansai to go to Kanazawa now do, which this article failed to point out.

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Posted in: Lawyers' group urges Tokyo to halt park development, calling its impact review unscientific See in context

one day the sons and daughters of these city leaders are going to wake up and find their city has been shed of nearly every tree and the shiny concrete hell project will be complete, with signs everywhere saying don’t loiter here, don’t smoke here, don’t eat here, don’t take photos here. of course by that time there will be nothing of note to take photos of anyway…apart from wave after wave of work slaves and tourists.

Brilliant comment. Sadly that's where we are already, especially those idiotic signs.

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Posted in: Ex-lawmaker, YouTuber GaaSyy gets suspended sentence for threatening celebs online See in context

Former Japanese lawmaker and YouTuber GaaSyy should be doing a long stretch in the slammer.

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Posted in: 'Manhunt,' about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class See in context

Most democratic places in the world do include US history in their world history curriculum.   

Wasn't taught in commonwealth countries - Canada and other US neighbours aside. The story is of interest, though the premise that US history is more well known or importance than any other is plain wrong.

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Posted in: Ohtani and wife arrive in S Korea for Dodgers-Padres MLB opener See in context

Whoopie!

-5 ( +1 / -6 )

Posted in: 'Manhunt,' about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class See in context

may make you wish you paid attention in history class

Strange assumption that everywhere in the world included U.S. history in it's history curriculum.

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Posted in: TikTok devotees say platform unfairly targeted for U.S. ban See in context

A video platform for the brain dead. Hope it's banned.

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Posted in: Good manners See in context

I've seen silly old goats take off their face mask to sneeze with their mouth uncovered. Disgusting and pointless.

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Posted in: Niseko in Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to ¥2,000 a night See in context

Hopefully people will start seeing the greed motive behind all these extra charges and simply not visit.

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Posted in: New Zealand seizes black boxes from LATAM Boeing 787 after more than 50 injured during flight See in context

Absolutely terrifying. I was on a plane a few weeks ago that hit rough turbulence. Belt always done up when seated.

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Posted in: What do you think of home schooling? See in context

Kids I knew who went through it turned out to be weirdos. Not good for a child's ability to deal with other people.

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Posted in: Proliferating 'news' sites spew AI-generated fake stories See in context

One thing not fake, Netanyahu (pictured) is a genocidal war criminal.

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Posted in: Yakuza gang leader arrested for assaulting woman See in context

What a hero. Must be a real lowlife and with zero power as he couldn't bribe his way off the charge.

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Posted in: Hiroshima grapples with 'Oppenheimer' Oscars success See in context

More Japanese victim card playing coming up. As for Hollywood and Japanese atrocities, the Railway Man (Colin Firth) from a few years ago is a good place to start.

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Posted in: McDonald’s Japan releases first-ever matcha pie, perfectly timed for sakura season See in context

McDonald's is just junk. 

Disgusting company too.

100% correct.

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Posted in: Ceremony held to mark 79th anniversary of U.S. firebombings of Tokyo See in context

No wonder this country is miserable. Every anniversary of death gets a mention, not just the round numbers.

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Posted in: Krispy Kreme Japan reveals mouthwatering sakura donuts for springtime snacking See in context

Better than Mr Donut. Though not as good as Tim Hortons. Why can't we have one of them here.

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Posted in: Nagoya elementary school students caught defrauding classmate for nearly ¥1 million See in context

The next generation of swindlers and shysters. They've got a bright future ahead of them in corporate Japan.

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Posted in: Kyoto may launch tourist express bus service to handle overcrowding See in context

Why not just put the trams back? It was a mistake to close the system. They carried more people, much faster. Buses here are painfully slow, Kyoto's buses especially som

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Posted in: China nuclear plants released tritium above Fukushima level in 2022, document shows See in context

This is a dead cat article to distract from the Fukushima water release. Nice try.

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Posted in: How non-English language cinema is reshaping the Oscars landscape See in context

Wouldn't be hard when all Hollywood churns out are bio pics and 48.

Hollywood isn't prepared to take risks anymore unlike the other film powerhouses.

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Posted in: Six couples file suit seeking separate surnames See in context

Good for them. An arcane system that should be scrapped.

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Posted in: Domino’s Pizza offering Sakura Pizza for cherry blossom season See in context

Gross

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Posted in: Rupert Murdoch is engaged once again -- at 92 See in context

Imagine how much richer he'd be if he stopped collecting wives. The day he turns his toes up can't come soon enough.

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Posted in: Tourists banned from private alleys in Kyoto's geisha district See in context

Social media narcissistis taking selfies are the lowest form of life. Yet they're allowed into the country. It's all about caaaash isn't it?

-8 ( +7 / -15 )

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