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[vanity]

good afternoon to everyone! ┌(＾＾)┘ i have a few simple question points i'd like to discuss today. this current home base is much more familiar territory to me compared to my previous kidnaping destination, but! I REFUSE TO FALL INTO THE DEPTHS OF COMPLACENCY!

i notice there are quite a few fellow japanese here, some who are much more culturally acquainted to their roots than i. so i'd like to continue my studies and ask about the following:

- japanese vending machines. i've heard the most audacious things can be found within their cheap plexiglass walls! (;;;*_*)

- japanese baths!! i would LOVE to hear more about this. does the communal experience serve the purpose of bonding with one another? would you say that this could be a family activity?

- have you ever been to karaoke? (´• ω •`)ﾉ please tell me about the experience! (is there a karaoke bar here? one should be made if not!)

- the rapid transit system. have you ever used it? how often? how does it truly feel to be cramped in such a confined space?

- how would you describe the taste of taiyaki? the texture? are the ingredients required to make it available here?

any and all information is appreciated. and if it's possible to recreate any of the above here, i'm set on making it a reality!

Comments

[angelolatry]

Oh! Those sound amazing! So it's like a little shop and nobody has to work to keep it open, right? I'm not sure how the Japanese baths are different exactly. But they probably aren't like the ones back home necessarily if they're more luxurious. Or for more than one person.

Karaoke sounds fun though! Um, not that I'm sure I'm all that great at singing. Or that I'd know the songs. Taiyaki sounds nice too. I tend to prefer sweet things like fruit but. I haven't tried something like that!

[vanity]

i assume someone must come and fill it with things at some point...but i'm not sure how that all works! (・・;)ゞ i'll have to investigate this point.

i'll say, in regards to japanese baths, that i believe the point is to luxuriate. but since they're offered to a variety of different classes, it's safe to bet the actual laymen's bath isn't actually luxurious...just what one might perceive to be luxury, not having experienced it for themselves!

no singing skill is required for karaoke, to put your heart at ease. i'm sure it's a bonus, but singing your heart out as a way to express your feelings and relieve tension...that's the karaoke experience. (or so i have gleaned)

it is my mission to recreate taiyaki here. i've got someone who is willing to make some for me, and i'd be more than willing to share. it seems to be a sweeter snack, but i wouldn't compare it to cake or clafoutis (´ ∀ ` *)

[angelolatry]

Oh? But I guess it isn't something that would need to be constantly monitored or anything like a shop. So that's good? If it makes money and people can be free to otherwise work or relax.

I guess it's one of those things to experience yourself? I guess the baths and such back home weren't that fancy. Sylvarant isn't that advanced. Not in comparison to Tethe'alla. Or here perhaps in some ways. We didn't have anything like these 'phones'.

I guess it's different. I've sung in front of Lloyd before but not others, really.

If you do figure it, I'd like to try some!