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@shadydoorags Early at a retail job I was instructed to straighten up a section. She showed me by removing each item and then refolding whether it needed it or not. I thought it seemed odd but maybe she wanted a full reset. She didn’t and she was clearly unhappy that I was taking so long

I get that the joke is making fun of robots and their inability to perceive things as a human would, but scenarios like this have genuinely happened to me many times throughout my life and people have gotten angry at me because they thought that I was being a smart aleck. As a kid, it confused the crap out of me and all I could think was, "Why am I in trouble? I did what you told me to do!" This is a big reason I try not to yell "common sense" as a way to dismiss actions. There are well-meaning people out there who follow logic, just not everyone else's logic. Hanlon's razor and all that.

@NotEnoughHough @learning_yohei No, I’ve never seen the supposed “American spelling”

@SparrowSolis @learning_yohei You’ve never seen Glamour magazine before?

As a Japanese person learning English, which one should I write?😵‍💫

@NatxoPP @guerilla_boy You’re arguing though that Japan’s accessibility is better than anywhere. In Japan, I was often forced to use stairs because nothing else was available and I was reduced to a homebody. In the US cars, wheelchair ramps, elevators, etc. would have made it easier to function outside

@SparrowSolis @guerilla_boy As would be anywhere in the world. Losing mobility is hard, yes.

@guerilla_boy @NatxoPP I learned the hard way when I broke my foot and had to use crutches for 3 months! It was easier just to not go anywhere

No, she’s right. If you were living here, you might have a leg to stand on, but take it from someone who’s lived here for more than half his life-30 years. It’s not as “accessible” they like to make it out to be. Train companies brag about it so much but they still got a long way to go. I even did a TV show on it once-a while back, but yeah, not near as good as they would have you believe..

@bolt_crank @writerofscratch Many livehouses are up or down stairs and buildings under 5 floors are not required to have elevators. Once I saw two staff carrying a person in a wheelchair down a narrow stairwell. Glad she was able to see the live but that can’t be safe!

@writerofscratch Thinking about how my favorite bar doesnt have an elevator so when I went with my broken leg id find someone to carry my crutch then crawl up the stairs

Wokely: "lmao look at this foreigner bringing up an issue that affects disabled people, injured people and people with small kids in strollers."

@NoNonsenseND just to be able to understand what he was saying but I knew that he would read that action as ignoring him so I couldn’t do what I needed to to do my job. I didn’t want to get in trouble because other people don’t understand

@NoNonsenseND I will never forget the time at work when I was extra sound sensitive and my anc headphones weren’t enough. My boss was speaking and I couldn’t understand anything because a customer was talking on the other side of the aisle. I needed to press my headphones to block more 1/2

No, neurotypicals do not "mask too". Everyone adjusts their social performance but that is not the same as autistic masking. That's like saying because you like your office space organized you "get OCD" or you "get depression" because you were sad when your fish died. Smh

@sakuku_0 I already did it but I’m really curious if anyone else answered with the same band/song as me and/or don’t have a honmei

if you're into visual kei, i would love to have you answering to my short Google form! i will publicly announce the answers after i close it (14.4.)! #vkeitwt forms.gle/oGwoXRzEB2K2jV…

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@highashoped What others are describing is unfamiliar to me but numbered entry in Japan works well. When you get your ticket, there’s a number printed on it (sometimes a group letter if there are multiple priced ticket options) and everyone goes in the order of their ticket number.

i’ll never understand people who are against fan numbering in concert queues when it’s by far the fairest system and the one that creates a healthier environment. i can’t think of a single reason to be against it unless ofc you plan on cutting in line

@honey_crepe @RaraSensei My life in a nutshell but for traditional culture haha

i dont think its hard to grasp that a “foreigner” with a specific interest in a japanese subculture would have more knowledge on said subculture than the average japanese person whose interest only extends so far as very recent trends based on early 2000s nostalgia…..

@jazzyrae @MissSassbox I followed my hairdresser when he left to start his own salon. He charged us $55 for over a decade, even when his rates increased to over $150 for a cut. Never even talked $$ with us

@MissSassbox We had that convo at the 2nd price jump but he said the same thing ‘I appreciate your biz for 10 yrs, and understand if you choose to leave’

My son’s barber got tiktok famous and has raised his prices 3 times in the past 6 months. These cuts used to be $35.

@JamesAFurey 9 times out of 10 I ended up with a high A or perfect score on the test or paper that I expected to drop, simply because I wasn’t stressed while taking/writing it

@JamesAFurey As someone with test anxiety, I appreciate teachers who drop the lowest test score. I have had semesters where I was overloaded and had to choose which tests to prioritize and knowing that one low score wouldn’t tank my grade let me relax a bit. 1/2

Similarly, I’ve eliminated all test re-takes. I used to have students, before taking the quiz, request a retake because they “didn’t have the time to study last night.” If you have a test retake policy you encourage students to pick and choose which ones they’ll work for and which they’ll put off. Absolutely no. Take the time to prepare the first time, give your best effort, and stop relying on the kindness of your teachers to help you finagle your way to a better grade. Much better lessons learned from this.

@ok6ixx It’s true, I’ve walked in with an ice cream from the kiosk down the hall in plain sight and they never said anything.

Got a new job at a cinema and it's changed my life, asked my boss "what if we see someone taking their own food in" and she said "Ryan, it's a myth, people can bring their own food in here" my life has been a lie

@Cherie_Ife_ Jero is a quarter Japanese and grew up in the US. He definitely found his own unique place in the Enka industry without assimilating completely

Do foreigners (or “foreign-looking”people) have a place in JP as artists? It’s not enough to be “exotic”. Those that make it are at least ハーフ, completely assimilated with the culture, and have insane levels of talent. “Half” people will hide it if they can get away with it

@looneyfox_1 Also, for some reason, no one believes you if you speak normally as an adult and say you had delayed speech. I’m not a kid anymore, I’ve had 30 years to catch up 🤦🏻‍♀️

Or if you didn’t have a speech delay youre not allowed to talk about autism as thats not real autism.