SuperApples
@SuperApples@lemmy.world
- Comment on Indian start-up Yes Madam fires employees who indicated being stressed in the survey 1 week ago:
Last time I was in Bangalore there was an 80% completed, multi-story downtown building that ‘didn’t exist’.
It’s not the laws that matter, it’s who you know.
- Comment on Has any country actually _solved_ the housing crisis? 1 week ago:
It’s mostly supply and demand. In Tokyo and Osaka / satellite cities, prices are going up, everywhere else they are dirt cheap.
However, in urban areas prices still aren’t as crazy unaffordable as you may think, because Japan has a very narrow wage gap (everyone in Japan thinks they are middle class, and their not wrong compared to other countries).
Another thing that makes Japan different to other housing markets, and is affected by the laws, is earthquake concerns. What other countries would call ‘established’ dwellings, they call ‘second hand’. Laws are updated every ten years or so that mean newer dwellings are much safer than older ones. Knockdown/rebuild is so common that there is competitive prices, as there’s plenty of builders to choose from. The builders are also very efficient, and apart from safety law, regulations are low (you can build whatever you like, so long as it’s robust), so labour costs are much lower compared to other countries.
If you go on Suumo.jp you’ll find plenty of very affordable houses, even in good areas/good rail links, but it’s because they don’t expect anyone will live in the house as-is - the buyer will most likely “reform” it (massive rennovation) or replace.
The state of the Japanese housing market is due mostly to cultural/economic/low immigration. If you want a policy solution other high-income countries can use to solve housing issues, the state-capitalism solution of the Singapore HDB is the best model I’ve come across. Second would probably be Vienna’s focus on social housing.
- Comment on graceful wombats 1 week ago:
opossums
Oh, interesting! I never realised Opossums are actually marsupials. I don’t think I’ll start feeding wild ones apple slices and petting them like we do brushtail possums, though.
I just came across this chunky Indonesian boy on wikipedia.
- Comment on graceful wombats 1 week ago:
Being that they’re from the Americas, I doubt Armadillos are marsupial. Probably closer relation to a sloth than a platypus.
- Comment on graceful wombats 1 week ago:
Wombat are extremely powerful. They are expert diggers. They have extremely hard butts and if any predators follow down into their holes, the wombat can kick upwards, crushing their pursuer’s skull against the roof.
Despite their little legs, they can run in a straight line up to 40km/h. That puddle ain’t shit.
If you hit a roo with your car, the roo bounces off. If you hit a wombat with your tire, it can break the axle and put your car out of commission.
Wombats are the tanks of the marsupial world. Don’t fuck with a wombat.
- Comment on Wednesday it is, my dudes. 1 month ago:
“Kerokero” is correct romanization. No problem there.
- Comment on Asian Beauty 2 months ago:
Geri is my favourite Indonesian crackers, but not so much the chocolate ones…
- Comment on I found the Lemmy bar in Reykjavik, Iceland! 2 months ago:
a bit pricey
Look on the map for Bónus supermarkets, I found them to be the best value but with a good range of stuff to try. I thought the rye bread (Rúgbrauð) and skyr were particularly delicious in Iceland.
- Comment on Important information 2 months ago:
If you find this kind of humour humourous, look for “Look around you”. It’s around on YouTube so go take a look!
- Comment on No thanks. I'm good. 3 months ago:
I’ve had it farm fresh in Bali and at a swanky cafe in Penang. The shared characteristic was how smooth it is. Tastes different, not necessarily better or worse. Depends on what you’re after in your beverage.
In Penang, we had it with a normal espresso to compare. After drinking the Luwak coffee, the espresso lost all it’s flavour… It did something to our sense of taste!
Going through a factory you can tell there’s no chance the poop makes it to the final product. In fact, none of the cherry meat is used, only the bean, so I question what effect the digestive process has. Maybe the preparation method is different? I haven’t been to a normal coffee factory to compare.
The conditions the Luwak are kept in vary wildly, apparently the worst practices are in Vietnam. The Luwak are super cute , amazing fur, ones kept as pets were fun to interact with. The size of two house cats. Nocturnal, so I’ve only seen them active once.
I liked the coffee but not so much that I want to support demand for it. The Luwak is a totally unnecessary step in making what is already a great beverage regardless.
- Comment on Hermit Crab Housing Market 4 months ago:
Got to witness crabs doing this when going for a walk one day. There was a very shallow pool on the beach, about a foot wide, and about 20 crabs having a ‘swap meet’, scurrying back and fourth between the different shells.
- Comment on Oh god, kill it! 6 months ago:
🧑🚒
- Comment on *Naruto 7 months ago:
As the oldest Millennial (just scrape in), I insist they peaked at Dragon Ball. A half beaten to death pre-teen launching himself through the bad guy to defeat him? Epic stuff.
(Married at 22. You can marry young and be in your 40’s discussing Dragon Ball with internet strangers!)
- Comment on This would be a nice temperature for Easter, not for Christmas Eve. 11 months ago:
You don’t lose credibility for going against the grain, you become a superstar… You just have to have compelling evidence.
All the cases I’ve seen of people who complain about this aren’t being ridiculed for ‘revealing the truth’, but for doing shoddy research and sticking by it.
- Comment on Bill's Not-So-Excellent Legal Services 1 year ago:
We can laugh and learn at the same time!
Enjoy the meme, then go to the comments for some jokes and insight into a topic you wouldn’t otherwise research.
- Comment on Dude Uses Rice to Show How Much a Billion Dollars Is, Then How Rich Jeff Bezos Is | NowThis 1 year ago:
For efficiency, yes, for dramatic effect, no.
- Comment on That'll be my last word 1 year ago:
Best thing about Japan. Many things go ‘largest to smallest’, such as
- Dates
- Names
- Addresses And common use of 24h time time, too.
