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Hime_Takamura
10 years ago
Move to Japan and eat takoyaki all day. But still be a hikikomori.
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AnimeModerator
10 years ago
already have it
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c0sselburn
10 years ago
Toss up between buying all of the things from Japan or give it to charity.
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SneeakyAsian CTFG Vanguard
10 years ago
c0sselburn wrote...
Toss up between buying all of the things from Japan or give it to charity.


I'dchoose the former. There's tons of stuff to buy here.
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Asarilover
10 years ago
1. vacation to Japan and stay however long and see what happens and how life works out day by day while i'm there

2. buy a nice car but not some gas guzzling sporty.. Probably a nice skyline and customize it.

3. start looking for video game positions like tester and such and make a non permanent stay there and see what happens

4. eat at every restaurant that I can think of that I've always wanted to eat at

5. offer a good friend or cool woman money to get my flippin ass some sex finally :P
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Foreground Eclipse
10 years ago
Buy my dream guitar (Ibanez RG8)
Buy a nice amp and pedal
Buy a nice home
Buy a nice pair of headphones
Take a trip to land of the rising sun desu
Give money that I owe to all of my favorite doujin circles

Invest and save the rest.
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Bluekey89
10 years ago
I'd invest 300,000 into a variety of things, get a higher education, a house and update my out of date video game library.
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brandog0
10 years ago
id buy fakku from Jacob and open my own fakku store!
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Modzy
10 years ago
Moonbounce. Big one.
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Fakku Desuka
10 years ago
First off, I would buy out Fakku! and own it myself, and then employ all the current staff again, with 5x the pay + salary/benefits.
Then ask Jacob if will be part of my entourage for $750/day.

[size=10]Then, if there's money left, buy all of the onaholes & lubes that exist, maybe live in the red light district in Amsterdam[/h].
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Dee::Arc
10 years ago
Foreground Eclipse wrote...
Buy my dream guitar (Ibanez RG8)
Buy a nice amp and pedal
Buy a nice home
Buy a nice pair of headphones
Take a trip to land of the rising sun desu
Give money that I owe to all of my favorite doujin circles

Invest and save the rest.


This, but change the RG8 to a JS2400 and remove the trip to Japan-land (as interesting as it may be, stories people tell make me question if going would really be a good idea).
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SneeakyAsian CTFG Vanguard
10 years ago
Dee::Arc wrote...
Foreground Eclipse wrote...
Buy my dream guitar (Ibanez RG8)
Buy a nice amp and pedal
Buy a nice home
Buy a nice pair of headphones
Take a trip to land of the rising sun desu
Give money that I owe to all of my favorite doujin circles

Invest and save the rest.


This, but change the RG8 to an JS2400 and remove the trip to Japan-land (as interesting as it may be, stories people tell make me question if going would really be a good idea).


Like what? I can see if they are commonplace or not. In fact, I'm returning to Japan in a couple of days
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Doday
10 years ago
I'd live the way I'm living now. Just with lots more video games, anime, manga, energy drinks. That's be really cool.
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Dee::Arc
10 years ago
SneeakyAsian wrote...
Like what? I can see if they are commonplace or not. In fact, I'm returning to Japan in a couple of days


Various stories of xenophobia that occurs there (if you Google "gaijin/foreigners in Japan" there are many reappearing trends); I fully understand that it doesn't happen perpetually, but some tales can indeed be rather off-putting. I've heard of people refusing to talk to foreigners (or even be near one), refusal of service to anyone foreign, the mistreatment of foreign women, refusal to employ foreigners, and simply having complete contempt of anyone not Japanese.

Generally, I've heard that obvious foreigners(IE non-asian) are often treated as near second class citizens by quite a sum. As much as I'd like to see the sights, I feel that could be difficult being surrounded by people who just want me to leave.

This is of course just what I've heard second-hand; I've not been there myself and I may only be seeing the bad side of things--only viewing the difficulties faced over there instead of the virtues--so it may very well just be paranoia on my part.
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Ninja4Hire
10 years ago
Dee::Arc wrote...
SneeakyAsian wrote...
Like what? I can see if they are commonplace or not. In fact, I'm returning to Japan in a couple of days


Various stories of xenophobia that occurs there (if you Google "gaijin/foreigners in Japan" there are many reappearing trends); I fully understand that it doesn't happen perpetually, but some tales can indeed be rather off-putting. I've heard of people refusing to talk to foreigners (or even be near one), refusal of service to anyone foreign, the mistreatment of foreign women, refusal to employ foreigners, and simply having complete contempt of anyone not Japanese.

Generally, I've heard that obvious foreigners(IE non-asian) are often treated as near second class citizens by quite a sum. As much as I'd like to see the sights, I feel that could be difficult being surrounded by people who just want me to leave.

This is of course just what I've heard second-hand; I've not been there myself and I may only be seeing the bad side of things--only viewing the difficulties faced over there instead of the virtues--so it may very well just be paranoia on my part.


Off Topic:
Warning, this is longer than my actual post.
Spoiler:
Honestly, I can say you are about half right. While they can be cold to foreigners, it's seldom because of a general dislike towards them. On many occasions, this dislike is really an example of their "shyness", or just an attempt to avoid confrontation (i.e. "I can't handle this situation").


I was living in Japan the past year, and just about everything I am about to say is from my experience.

At least in my experience, foreigners are rarely met with open arms in any country. Imagine walking down the street, and having an odd looking man, who does speak the native language, attempt to talk to you. They may be able to string together some words, but they are mainly speaking in a jumbled mess. Apply that thought to the Japanese (in this case), and imagine their reaction.

Now, there are some people who are very much welcoming to gaijin (Quick Lesson- Gaijin = Foreigner; Gaikokujin = Person from a different country... take from that what you will). For them, they may just wish to help/ be friendly/ practice the foreign language. And in other cases, interest in learning their language (speaking, and showing that you have at least a basic understanding), can lead to them talking with you. But certain norms should be observed before you try to start a conversation.

However, there are many occasions when foreigners ARE openly disliked. These instances are often (again, at least in my experience) caused by the foreigner, by way of ignoring social norms. This is what leads to cultural conflict, as you have two separate groups clashing over a simple set of values. The difference is, however, avoidable by acknowledging that you are not in your home country, and are a guest in theirs. As the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do".

Quick note- Foreigners can be treated like second-class citizens because they are NOT citizens. They are foreigners... this is the same everywhere.


On Topic:

Hmm, one million dollars... I think I would use a portion of it to pay off student loans, so I could attend graduate school (Investment). Next, I'd probably pay off my house and do some basic repairs, nothing fancy. With that outta the way, I'd probably build a new computer. As much I would like to travel back to Japan, I think that may be a bit too frivolous (even for the man who came across a million dollars). Put most of what's left in the bank, and keep some as "mattress money".
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Dee::Arc
10 years ago
Ninja4Hire wrote...
Off Topic:
Warning, this is longer than my actual post.
Spoiler:
Honestly, I can say you are about half right. While they can be cold to foreigners, it's seldom because of a general dislike towards them. On many occasions, this dislike is really an example of their "shyness", or just an attempt to avoid confrontation (i.e. "I can't handle this situation").


I was living in Japan the past year, and just about everything I am about to say is from my experience.

At least in my experience, foreigners are rarely met with open arms in any country. Imagine walking down the street, and having an odd looking man, who does speak the native language, attempt to talk to you. They may be able to string together some words, but they are mainly speaking in a jumbled mess. Apply that thought to the Japanese (in this case), and imagine their reaction.

Now, there are some people who are very much welcoming to gaijin (Quick Lesson- Gaijin = Foreigner; Gaikokujin = Person from a different country... take from that what you will). For them, they may just wish to help/ be friendly/ practice the foreign language. And in other cases, interest in learning their language (speaking, and showing that you have at least a basic understanding), can lead to them talking with you. But certain norms should be observed before you try to start a conversation.

However, there are many occasions when foreigners ARE openly disliked. These instances are often (again, at least in my experience) caused by the foreigner, by way of ignoring social norms. This is what leads to cultural conflict, as you have two separate groups clashing over a simple set of values. The difference is, however, avoidable by acknowledging that you are not in your home country, and are a guest in theirs. As the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do".

Quick note- Foreigners can be treated like second-class citizens because they are NOT citizens. They are foreigners... this is the same everywhere.


I've still heard of a great sum of people who are can speak Japanese fluently, have lived long enough in Japan to be legal citizens (and in doing so, passing various interviews by government workers to prove that they understand the culture), and adopt their cultural values, as well as being aware of and following traditional rules, and even start families there, who are still persistently treated in such an ill manner due to them simply being someone who doesn't look Japanese. People who aren't allowed in various establishments, who aren't even considered for good jobs or promotions, and of them facing harassment due to their race. People who have lived there longer than they've lived in their native country and are still treated like complete invalids.

Again, I'm fully, fully aware that it's likely not universal or as persisting as stories may lead one to believe, and I'm even aware of the reasons a lot of these kind of things happen, but to say that it's due to simply being a tourist is ignoring all of the non-natives who live there and are troubled by this matter.

Considering I presented my prior post a full week ago (and actually forgot about it entirely), and it not staying on the thread topic, I'm just going to drop the subject here; we can only present anecdotal or cherry picked evidence on the matter either way.

OT: Same thing I said before, but more guitars.

You know what, strike that: take out everything and and buy nothing but guitars.
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『Valentine_K1S5』
10 years ago
Research of way of cryogenically freezing myself where I can unfreeze practically the same.

Then, I'd put the remainder and all of my savings into an account, freeze myself for maybe a 100 or so years and return to collect all the interest.

Then the real splurging begins.
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Vanilla Vigilante
10 years ago
Well, I'm a rather simple person, so I'd firstly secure the basics like a house in a quiet place and a utility car.Also, This sounds kinda weird but I've always wanted to buy those odd products you see in the supermarket but never ever buy eg. Peanut butter, banana and marshmallow spread (really lol?).
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AvatarEnd
10 years ago
hookers and blow. and possibly some shoes.
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JimmyThePlayBoy
10 years ago
Move to japan and marry ZUN

I don't care that he is like 18 years older than me._. I NEED THE TO BE A PART OF TEAM SHANGHAI ARISUUU
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