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burritocannon

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Randomuser said:
Like I can't remember any anime made in recent times that made me want to actively go out and watch it. Or video games for that matter.
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agreed, i feel like theres some sort of institutional incest at play here, like anime is now just so deeply buried by its own conventions it has lost its ability to connect with anyone but a peculiar breed of people who have similarly lost connection with the real world.

i couldnt shake a feeling of uncanniness when i was in japan, like it was less a nation and more a nation-scale giftshop. but maybe thats just the effect of being stuck in tourist areas coupled with illiteracy.
 
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TPenglake said:
Japan and Korea are to me the ultimate examples of nations whose tourism resources are massively embellished by their pop culture image. Take away those, Japan has less and Korea has nothing.

Even with Japan though, you'll hear weebs stating their appreciation for Japanese architecture. But back when China was bottom of the barrel poor and destitute, ask any average joe on the street to name a Chinese landmark and even people in hicksville USA could at least name the Great Wall, Forbidden City, and Teracotta Warriors. Japan though? Most people who did not take a university course in Japanese history would struggle to come up with anything. Osaka castle? It's a modern art museum with a historic castle facade, nothing actually historical about it. Closest I could think of then is maybe Fushimi Shrine, but that's more of an instagram famous destination rather than something that's ubiquitous like the Colosseum or Great Wall.
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Try Nikko.
 
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True, for a good Chinese noodle dish as an example where I am from, for a similar bowl of Japanese noodle dishes, you would have to be prepared to pay at least 1.5 that amount for only have 80% quantity of the same Chinese noodles with quality not always guaranteed. Also sashimi bowls for the most part is easy to do at home with fish itself only need to be at least about 25 dollars for two people while the same sashimi bowl will cost 45-50 for two. Hence as far as I am concerned, ever since I can make my own sashimi bowl, I never needed to go to any Japanese place for a sashimi bowl ever again. These days especially, Japanese food is too overhyped for the value you get once the rosy tinted glasses come off, hype is all Japan has left and even that is not forever. Honestly forced boycotts I feel don’t seem to actually change anything based on how there are countless boycotts in the USA that ultimately amounted to nothing. The only thing that seems to actually do anything is changing trends based on the market as that is what honestly hits the bottom line and right now, the cost of Japanese products vs Chinese products for similar quality is actually making a difference and that takes time
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I tried fugu and it tasted like how you'd imagine if you took a bite out of Cthulhu. All the onions/ginger/soysauce provided on the side couldn't cover that stench.
 
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I doubt it.

I think Singapore will officially remain neutral
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That may well be the intent but I highly doubt that Singapore is in any position to pull that off. The US simply has too much leverage over Singapore - both in finance, where Singapore's economy is highly tied into the western financial system and defence, where the SAF is highly dependent on western and US hardware.

Case in point, the unilateral sanctions by Singapore over Russia in 2022. Totally unnecessary but yet done nonetheless. Singapore's financial wealth is significantly based on wealthy foreigners "parking" their wealth in the Singapore financial system. Previously, these funds were primarily from regional ASEAN wealthy but over the last two decades have come from further afield including Russian oligarchs. Neutrality in spite of global events is critical to any wealth hub.

So why would Singapore "unilaterally" announce a sanction package that includes financial measures against Russian banks and (unnamed) entities? While the effect of this sanction package remains to be seen, the move is nonetheless counterintuitive to what is required to remain a viable wealth centre and will most certainly have an impact in the competition for Russian wealth outflow viz the middle east which is currently making hay.

My 2c take on the above is that Singapore was coerced to make a symbolic act that will prompt other ASEAN nations to fall in line with the "coalition of the willing" :rolleyes: but that fell flat since no other ASEAN nation crossed the line.

Back to a Indo-Pacific conflict - so whether Singapore will be "allowed" to remain neutral is highly dependent on USN basing access in the area. If Subic is back online, then SG will likely be allowed to remain neutral. If Subic remains offline and the USN needs something, SG is it and the rule of "with us or against us" will force Singapore's hands.

Great power politics. Everyone else is a pawn, no more so than a tiny red dot that may have once punched above it's weight with LKY at the helm but probably should know better that world events have overtaken it.
 
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Maikeru said:
Try Nikko.
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Well I was talking about how Japan lacks any famous landmarks that even average joes on the street uninterested in foreign cultures, geopolitics, and history can name like the Great Wall or Teracotta Warriors. So even if there's a super beautiful castle or shrine in that city that surpasses all the temples and palaces in China, point still stands it doesn't have that level of global iconography.

Edit And if the Japanese wanted me to visit it, maybe they should've been more tact with their tone.
 
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Heliox said:
That may well be the intent but I highly doubt that Singapore is in any position to pull that off. The US simply has too much leverage over Singapore - both in finance, where Singapore's economy is highly tied into the western financial system and defence, where the SAF is highly dependent on western and US hardware.

Case in point, the unilateral sanctions by Singapore over Russia in 2022. Totally unnecessary but yet done nonetheless. Singapore's financial wealth is significantly based on wealthy foreigners "parking" their wealth in the Singapore financial system. Previously, these funds were primarily from regional ASEAN wealthy but over the last two decades have come from further afield including Russian oligarchs. Neutrality in spite of global events is critical to any wealth hub.

So why would Singapore "unilaterally" announce a sanction package that includes financial measures against Russian banks and (unnamed) entities? While the effect of this sanction package remains to be seen, the move is nonetheless counterintuitive to what is required to remain a viable wealth centre and will most certainly have an impact in the competition for Russian wealth outflow viz the middle east which is currently making hay.

My 2c take on the above is that Singapore was coerced to make a symbolic act that will prompt other ASEAN nations to fall in line with the "coalition of the willing" :rolleyes: but that fell flat since no other ASEAN nation crossed the line.

Back to a Indo-Pacific conflict - so whether Singapore will be "allowed" to remain neutral is highly dependent on USN basing access in the area. If Subic is back online, then SG will likely be allowed to remain neutral. If Subic remains offline and the USN needs something, SG is it and the rule of "with us or against us" will force Singapore's hands.

Great power politics. Everyone else is a pawn, no more so than a tiny red dot that may have once punched above it's weight with LKY at the helm but probably should know better that world events have overtaken it.
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Don't forget that a large chunk of the population here especially the younger ones are firm believers in the anglo neo liberal rule based order/ hates communism. When given a choice they would gladly choose the US. It's funny how they always hate chinese people for wanting Singapore to be in their side but when it comes to Taiwan they would jump into the anglo based order without any question. Take the reddit thread below as an example of the intellectual and historical illiteracy of the youth.

Singapore and Singaporeans were the creation of the current post war world order and we benefitted the most from it. It's very unlikely they are willing to change sides that will out them at a greater disadvantage.

now the new conspiracy theory is that MSS has infiltrated the island and every Chinese media medium is a CCP psyops and that the Chinese are going to invade the island soon after Taiwan had been reunified. I've even known people in real life who wants to do away with the Chinese curriculum in schools as it's a gateway to "CCP indoctrination"

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