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My mom was all about getting even. Picking fights, getting even, picking fights, getting even, etc. There's so much petty nonsense in the world that none of it's worth getting fussed about. One of the best things I did for myself was not taking things personally and walk away from drama. No...

There is a phenomenon called the Shoulder-barging Man or ぶつかり男 in Japanese, where men, usually salarymen or old people bump into children or women because of their frustrations from home or at work. Nowadays, foreigners are also targeted. Sometimes they shoulder-check you and keep walking, other...

It gives me a bit of anxiety too. Not fond of the splashing and uses too much oil 😱

Speaking of which, did you know that emoji spurred all the south korean incels into an anti-#MeToo movement a few years ago?

To my knowledge, east-Asians have a habit of ハフハフ, where we load soft hot foods into our mouths, and blow out the steam and swallow them while it's still very hot and swallow it down. Two hafu-hafu examples are eggplants which hold their shape until you chew it, and Mapo Tofu. I like to start...

I was thinking about "Everybody Hates Chris" where he shares his clothes, shoes and books with his siblings and sharing a bath seems to be a money-saving measure done by poorer immigrant families. I know my dad did it when he was younger growing up in his family of 7. Kids sharing a bath with...

The adults in the manga tell Hiroki and Toshiya that they've "grown taller" whenever they see them. It doesn't mean that they've grown taller - it's a customary opener when you talk to kids. This probably exists in every culture. They also say his name a lot, even after they've gone past the...

I man up and just say "draft (beers)" for my series. In a European setting I'd use "ale" instead. You can also switch things around and have different people use different terms like "starters" or "i'll have whatever beer they've got inhouse" in addition to "whatever's on tap" because toriaezu...

Well I enjoyed your stories. Glad you guys can look back on it now even if you were panicking in the moment

Don't we all :cry: The best thing we can do is not get sick. I know what you're thinking, "haha just don't get sick, don't break your leg or have a piano fall on you". Very few alternatives though. You could live in a share house. Room with friends...but still, nothing beats living alone. 3...

You should keep a small toolbox under your sink/vanity for times like these. Most door handles can be disassembled from one side where you take off the handle and then push/wedge it out the other side. Worst case scenario you can break the door knob and kick your way out. Or you can consider a...

2.5 days, that's a blazing pace. I myself read vol. 2-17 over a month and finally decided to translate it during the December break last year, and 7 months later we've come full circle nearing the end of vol.17. We're almost all caught up to the latest chapters: 20 left ahead and chp. 1-9...

Not translated yet (but will soon) because they are fully animated in technicolor+1080p in the Tonegawa anime

Monjya/Monjayaki is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter, popular in the Kantō region, similar to okonomiyaki, but using different liquid ingredients. Sanctuary is a Netflix series about a kid entering the sumo world. Around this time, they held a Twitter poll for everyone's favorite...

Seeing the one who got away get married while you're still hard-stuck in life is no bueno. I'm so glad I don't have social media. Everyone's shitting on Nikaidou for being a bad person, whereas I can somewhat respect his game where he's sacrificing everything from love to morals to be the best...

If you buy Japanese food from uber eats, they often come in the rectangular bentos instead of the bowls in the restaurants. They pack the bentos with rice and sides in the smaller partitions so the cutlets are more filling and hearty in my opinion I miss the days of pandemic uber eats and...

I think it's just carbs in general. They are very carb-heavy when you think about all the breads, the rice and noodles they eat, and then they'll bread their meats to fry it and etc.

My dad bought Hot Star for us when the chain opened here. He got the flat fried chicken steak which was salted and peppered. Oh ma gawd. I love how everyone in the world has perfected fried chicken.

My guess is...Indonesia? Don't think you're missing out on much. As I get older it gets harder and harder to eat pork because it's so heavy on the stomach. Chicken is SS-tier

Reasons why Pork Cutlets (tonkatsu) and Kara-age is more popular than Chicken Cutlets (chikin katsu): Pork is more expensive but if you're going to eat out and treat yourself you don't want to eat cheap chicken Kara-age is cut into pieces and breaded before frying so every bite is crunchy and...