Not sure what you mean with the Anime part. Who thinks Japan is like Anime? All girls have huge boobs, everybody has colorful hair, people get reborn in Fantasy worlds, everybody is shouting and fighting with superpowers? Japan is NOTHING like Anime and I dont believe people think it is. But Japan is awesome and easily the best experience you can have as a tourist, no other country I have ever been to even comes close. Its like Japan is S tier and everything else is C and below. Living in Japan is different though, immense social pressure and horrible working conditions are apparently the price for a clean country with well-behaved people.

To answer what I think youre actually asking: Japan has a lot of very distinct culture, based on highly regarded principles like discipline and order. Thats easily romanticized. I think there are many ways people learn about parts of Japanese culture and lifestyle (mainly because of how distinct it is. There are hundreds of books and movies about Samurai, how many do you know about, i dont know, some part of Vietnams history?) and Anime is one of those.

1. Because living is more expensive now than before. In medieval times, you had a 30m² wooden house on your farm that you probably built yourself, no heater, no car, no brand clothes, no washing machine, no electricity at all, no water pipes, etc.

2. Because when you work on a farm for yourself, you keep 100% of your work. When you work for a company, it keeps most of your work for itself and gives you some compensation in return that depends on a combination of “how much do you need for living” and “how easily could you find another job”.

Or else it wouldnt be stuck

Yes, we have a government

Im from Germany and Im quite shocked right now that there are people who dont know him. I was under the impression he was famous all around the world, kind of like Michael Jackson or Elvis. I think if you ask 100 random people in Germany at least 90 will know him.

We can only speculate based on your description and you already had a big tendency towards the “getting laid” explanation. Maybe he really didnt feel it as much as you thought he did. Maybe he was horny on the first date. Maybe he was looking for long-term but saw you as “short-term material” (whatever that means exactly, Im not in the dating game) and when you closed that door he backed up.

Present

Imagine the suction

Definitely not “entirely” social. Its a big part of it but testosterone plays a role too.

If you dont keep your memory its no different than a new human being born, so I guess the only question is if I want my exact genetics to keep existing and get more chances to pass them on. I dont really care about that so its whatever for me.

This was very relatable. Thanks for the cringe.

Is this an AI ad for Jurassic Park Danger? You really cant tell these days.

Get an ETF portfolio with a monthly saving plan and save up until you have around a million give and take, then retire and live off of the profits.

I would say spend however much she would be happy with. My wife made it pretty clear back then that she wont be casually wearing a 1k€ ring, it would stress her out more than she could enjoy it. I got her a nice silver ring with a small synthetic diamond (real diamonds are extremely unethical just btw) for around 100€, she was happy with it and would probably even have been happy with a handshake instead xD. If she likes expensive jewelry and expects it, the money is probably well spent. But its basically your shared money youre spending anyway, so in a way youre “wasting” her money as well if she wouldnt want an expensive one.

Regarding the permission, I would say it is at the very least patriarchal, maybe misogynist. She is not her dads property. On the other hand, if she is very old fashioned and you think she expects it, ask her dad. In the end it comes down to what makes you both happy and how you want to live yoir lives. But dont do it because her dad expexts it from you.

I have no idea what youre talking about. I havent seen a single furry porn since I joined like a year ago…

Edit: 2 years ago

Since I started watching subbed like 15 years ago, dubbed sounds so unbelievably ridiculous. It hurts my ears when I hear dubbed Anime.

I dont know, I think repetition is also part of something being a hobby. If I eat an expensive piece of meat once, is that really a hobby of mine?

So your decision for an activity over the next decade or so depends on whether some strangers would label it as a hobby or part of cooking?

Is this some copypasta I dont know?

DAMN SOCIALIST PIGS!

Thats how health care works in civilized countries. In the US its more like “everyone is way worse off, the people who get really sick are still ruined because insurance fucks them over and you still have to pay for going to the doctor”.