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>>267230
standard suburban street
they are wider in town or on main streets
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another
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and another
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some houses in kyoto
>> 000
>>267256
wow... whats with the lines? I thought the lines where suppose to in the middle of the road? XD
>> Anonymous
>>267304
i'm sorry to inform you that you're neither funny nor witty. have a nice day.
>> Anonymous
wow, that looks like a maze.

Is it also like this in the tokyo suburbs?
>> Anonymous
I can just smell the loli schoolgirls
>> Anonymous
>>267304
in case anyone was actually wondering, they basically separate footpath from road
>>267318
not sure about tokyo, we didn't have much time so stayed mainly in the city
>>267366
saw suprisingly few schoolgirls actually, and when we did see some they were either on a school trip, on the train, or walking in the main streets
>> Anonymous
normal I hate shit about Japan, but this has me genuinely interested. At first glance it looks almost third world... but looking closer, the houses are quite nice and its all well kept. Maybe I will put japan on my 'to visit' list...
>> Anonymous
>>267261
Made of AC
>> Anonymous
>>267462
average japanese homes are quite small, almost no backyard, but quite cosy. Also, almost all homes don't have central heating systems, the use the little "stove" things under the table. Also, almost no japanese have ever tasted turkey, mostly because a) turkey are not found in japan, and b) you can't fit a turkey in a oven in a japanese home. There are always big lines at KFC for christmas eve.

The only thing I found really weird is that in most homes, there is a small sink ONTOP of the toilet. You use it to wash you hands after you go. The water you use to wash your hands goes out of the faucet there, into the top of the toilet, and fills the tank. You use the same water to wash your hands that goes directly into the toilet.... interesting.
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>>267462almost third world...
WTF? What gave you that impression? I bet it's the architecture style. Even highly advanced european cities/buildings tend to be seen as 'shithole' by americans. I'm not an expert on this matter but the japanese and european architecture and lifestyle are both heavily influenced by very old traditions and historic events. My home town, for example, was founded in 739 (not 1739) and i'm pretty sure you'd misjudge it as well by just looking at pictures.

An acquaintance of mine was staying at a host family in a suburb of L.A. and they seriously asked him if our (german) toilets are outside the house. And this wasn't the only strange question he got by americans - i mean what the hell?!? Most german houses are by far superior to the standard american wooden house in terms of construction, build quality and sanitary technology - even if they look odd to you from the outside. This isn't supposed to be a rant against the united states or anything, but you get this kind of prejudices about european or asian countries all the time and on a site note: i saw the very same picture as you did and to me it looked like your average japanese street and certainly not 'third world' like; not even on the first glance.
>> Anonymous
>>267517
I'm not that poster, but I would guess that he is just using a figure of speech. It seems to me that the typical american mind works in this way:

America is the land of big. Big homes and lots of land = rich. Therefore, they see small homes and not a lot of land = poor, and somehow, lesser quality.
>> Anonymous
>>This isn't supposed to be a rant against the united states or anything

Yes it is, you are just another Eurocunt sucking your own cock about something you are completely oblivious too.

Go be an arrogant fag somewhere else. Nobody wants to hear your "omfg mai cuntry is da best" bullshit.
>> Anonymous
lol nobody wants to hear you be a queer either but here we are.

I like the compactness of most european and asian cities. i mean why should we waste so much land on suburbs.
>> Anonymous
Hmm, they look pretty unique. I actually can see what the other anon was speaking of, about it looking like streets from a third-world country at first glance. The crazy thing? For the fucking life of me I can't point out why, I have no idea why I thought that at first. Looking at them for just a few more seconds refutes the notion completely.

And 3rd-world = about the vaguest description I can think of for a country or style. I live in a country regarded as a 3rd world country and streets in suburbs are seldom less than 20-40 metres, depending on the city.
>> Anonymous
>>267711
>For the fucking life of me I can't point out why

It's because it's crowded and doesn't look American
>> Anonymous
3rd world countries don't have a kabillion overhead wires like that. heh
>> Anonymous
>>267716

That would be true if I was an American or used to American streets and suburbs. I think it may because it reminds me of the streets in slightly less well-off Asian countries, like the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia...
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>>267602Yes it is, you are just another Eurocunt sucking your own cock about something you are completely oblivious too.

No, i'm not. First of all, i honestly believe this whole 'usa vs. europe' thing is really stupid. Especially since there's no way to compare a single big country to many, many smaller countries that have as much in common, culturally and economically, as Brazil and Canada. The united states are vast, no one can seriously question that, your military is superior, both in mass and budget, to any other in the world. Your economy is anything but bad as well and the american lifestyle is something people around the world are attracted to.

BUT, the u.s. is not the best country on the planet nor is it the best place to live in. I'm not saying europe is; especially not as a whole, but americans tend to get butthurt as soon as someone doesn't obey to their transatlantic overlords. I'd rather live in Switzerland or Finland than America - not because i hate you, that's really not the case (nor am i jealous of you - why would i?), but because i think said countries are just nicer to live in.
>> Anonymous
>>267517

I'm Australian. What I meant by almost third world is that it somewhat resembles the same building styles we often see in Asian slums. Not surprising given its in a similar region. The jumble of power lines doesn't help to change that first impression either.

I see Europe completely differently to Asia though. If I see a picture like that one of Passau, I associate it with a rich history and lots of character. The same with street level shots of small European towns, characterized by winding narrow alleys.
Not once does the thought 'that looks like a shithole' cross my mind.

Personally, I'd much prefer it if Australian cities had more of a traditional European influence, rather than endlessly monotonous, lifeless urban sprawl we have.
>> Anonymous
The only areas in japan that seemed run-down to me were in some of the dowas where the burakumin live, and Naha city on Okinawa. Naha looked kind of poor, and not as well-kept as the rest of Japan.... I guess it is because Okinawa is the poorest prefecture.