motytrah said...

motytrah at 01:01 PM JST - 17th June

Don't get me wrong Farmboy, a midwest guy like myself could easily live in a place like Kyoto. I just think supply and demand comes into play. Finding a good and experienced senior level computer/IT consultant in the US can be difficult. We can extract bloated salaries for 40 hours…

Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 01:01 PM JST - 17th June
motytrah at 06:05 AM JST - 17th June

Did I mention that the money was good?

How good is the money? I consult in a technical field and it seemed to me that many of the fields were quite saturated already. The US had much higher pay, with a lower cost of living. Don't get me wrong, I…

Posted in Stereotypes ’R’ Us at 06:05 AM JST - 17th June
motytrah at 01:36 PM JST - 16th June

Most of the time when I'm in Japan I'm there on a laid back schedule. I'm not working an office job per se. I'm not traveling during peek hours, the trains aren't crowded. As such, the people around me aren't rude.

I would also say, people working service jobs (Hotel…

Posted in How would you compare people's manners in public in Tokyo with other cities around the world? at 01:36 PM JST - 16th June
motytrah at 08:31 AM JST - 23rd May

I was talking to a co-worker of mine who was stationed Japan in the 90s. A US serviceman he was acquainted briefly was serving time in Japanese prison. A couple years in to his sentence he was discharged to US custody when he suffered organ failure from malnutrition. The general…

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 08:31 AM JST - 23rd May
motytrah at 05:26 AM JST - 22nd May

The managers in Japan seem under paid anyway you slice it. In the US, a McD's manager US would make 30-40% more.

Posted in McDonald's Japan to start giving store managers overtime pay at 05:26 AM JST - 22nd May
motytrah at 01:35 AM JST - 22nd May

What's the deal with Japanese prisons? They are supposed to be a first world country.

Posted in Nick Baker sent back to Britain to finish jail sentence at 01:35 AM JST - 22nd May
motytrah at 05:52 AM JST - 21st May

They should consider themselves lucky it happened in Japan and not Singapore.

Posted in British employee of Merrill Lynch Japan among 10 busted over cocaine use at nightclubs at 05:52 AM JST - 21st May
motytrah at 12:21 PM JST - 18th May

Subtitles are the least of the problems foreign films in the US. Fact is very few foreign films get major distribution in the US. They usually play very limited schedules in small art theaters, or only make it to DVDs. Outside of Anime, Hollywood would rather remake a foreign film…

Posted in Why do moviegoers in English-speaking countries tend to avoid foreign movies with subtitles, while in Japan, for example, it's just the opposite? at 12:21 PM JST - 18th May
motytrah at 06:59 AM JST - 15th May

Most oil companies don't care one way or another about Hydrogen. Commercially, most hydrogen is a byproduct of natural gas processing. Most of which is released into the atmosphere right now. Sure, they aren't all that jazzed about paying to create the infrastructure to sell it globally, and some energy…

Posted in Honda says hydrogen-powered vehicle lighter, more efficient at 06:59 AM JST - 15th May
motytrah at 10:24 AM JST - 7th May

I've never thought venison made for a good burger. The fat tends to be a bit bitter. The strong taste can be somewhat influenced by what the deer are eating. You can mix in a little beef or pork fat to make a better burger. But I think whole cuts…

Posted in Yezo deer meat used for hamburgers in Hokkaido at 10:24 AM JST - 7th May