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Selasa, 17 Juni 2014

Do you prefer to CYCLE or WALK?




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Cycling is the use of bicycles, or - less commonly - unicycles, tricycles, quadricycles and other similar wheeled human powered vehicles (HPVs) as a means of transport, a form of recreation or a sport. It is done on roads and paths, across open country, through tunnels, over bridges, on snow, or even over ice (icebiking).As a sport, cycling is governed internationally by the Union Cycliste Internationale in Switzerland (for upright bicycles) and by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association (for other HPVs, or human-powered vehicles). Cycling for transport and touring is promoted on a European level by the European Cyclists' Federation, with associated members from Great Britain, Japan and elsewhere. Regular conferences on cycling for transport are held under the auspices of Velo City; global conferences are coordinated by Velo MondialIn many countries, the most commonly used vehicle for road transport is a utility bicycle. These have frames with so-called relaxed geometry, protecting the rider from shocks from the road, and easing low speeds steering. Road bikes tend to have a more upright shape and a shorter wheelbase, which make the bike more mobile but harder to ride slowly. The design, coupled with low or dropped handlebars, requires the rider to bend forward more, which reduces air resistance at high speed.

The price of a new bicycle can range from US$50 to more than US$20,000[3], depending on quality, type and weight (the most exotic road bicycles can weigh as little as 3.2kg (7 lb)) [4]). Being measured for a bike and taking it for a test ride are recommended before buying.

The drivetrain components of the bike should also be considered. A middle grade dérailleur is sufficient for a beginner, although many utility bikes come equipped with hub gears. If the rider plans a significant amount of hillclimbing, a triple-crank (three chainrings) front gear system may be preferred. Otherwise, the relatively lighter and less expensive two chainrings may be better.

Many road bikes include clipless pedals to which special shoes attach via a cleat, permitting the rider to pull on the pedals as well as push. Other possible accessories for the bicycle include locks, mudguards (UK)/fenders (US), luggage carriers and pannier bags, water bottles and bottle cages.
Cycling with just a backpack in london
Cycling with just a backpack in london

For basic maintenance and repairs, cyclists can choose to carry a pump, a spare inner tube, a CO2 cartridge, a puncture repair kit and tyre levers. Cycling can be more efficient and comfortable with special shoes, gloves, and shorts. In wet weather, riding can be more tolerable with waterproof clothes, such as cape, jacket, trousers and overshoes.

Items legally required in some jurisdictions, or voluntarily adopted for safety reasons, include bicycle helmets, generator or battery operated lighting, and audible signaling devices such as a bell or horn. Extras include studded tires and a bicycle computer.

HAIR HELP!!! EASY 10 POINTS?




livelaughl


i live in japan, and i ride a bicycle to work.

do you think it would be weird to show to work early, and fix my hair just like tease it a little.

cause i will have helmet hair.. NOT GOOD, by the way i am a leisure travel agent.

but do you guys think it would be weird at all???? or do you have any ideas??

thanks
IN THE BATHROOM FIRST OF COURSE!!!



Answer
that is perfectly normal. they make travel size blow dryers, straighteners, brush and stuff. so you can have a little bag of this stuff and fix your hair at work. i think it is fine if you do.




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Minggu, 02 Maret 2014

Questions about Things in Japan?




mia


I never been abroad so I am curious What are the things you will find here in Japan but not in America or other countries?


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Decent green tea of course, yes. You're lucky if you can get Japanese tea in the UK, although Chinese green tea is easier to find but it's not so nice in my opinion.

Fried foods (tenpura for example) sitting on a shelf in the supermarket, gradually cooling off and waiting for someone to buy it for lunch. Things would have to be refrigerated back home, and fried foods would lose that nice just-cooked crunch. Back home fried foods would either be sold hot, or frozen/chilled ready to bake or fry at home.

A sandwich with noodles in it. Back home you might find a chip butty (sandwich with fried potatoes in it) but never with yaki-soba.

Fried oysters. Most places they eat them alive, sometimes cooked, but never fried in crumbs.

Chairs with no legs.

So many cockroaches. (it's more cool in the UK, so they don't thrive so well.)

Train carriages with NO SEATS at all.

Vending machines out on the street, unguarded, even at night.

Pushchairs (baby-cars) that are suitable from 1 month upwards. They'd never sell that back home, people need pushchairs suitable from birth.

Sumo walking around the streets. Cool to see them, especially as they're not wearing their usual attire.

People riding bicycles, on the wrong side of the road, with a cell-phone or umbrella in one hand, and one or two children in child seats, without helmets, in the dark, with no lights, and not looking where they're going.

Vinegar and lemon flavour kitkats. Green tea flavour ones too of course. Green tea flavoured boiled sweets too (candy). Actually, green tea flavoured anything, it's not available in the UK except in limited quantities in oriental stores.

Fresh lotus root (ãããã). I've never even seen it in cans back home, but it might be available that way now.

Melon pan. As far as I know it's a Japanese creation and certainly nowhere I know of sells it.

Heated rugs. Kotatsu. Great big built-in cupboards that you can fit heaps of futons in, so big people back home could only dream of them.

If you're Japanese, are those links the fake Japanese provided genuine? I mean, the photos claiming to be vending machines of used knickers, are they really claiming that the items are soiled underwear?

Scooter rental in Japan [more specifically, Hokkaido] ?




sprinklegi


Hello ~
I'll be in Japan mid July ~ August and will be going through Tokyo for a week, Hokkaido for 4 days, Kyoto/Nara, and then Mie for the remainder of my trip [because my friend lives there and she is my main priority in my trip ~]

However I'm mostly interested in mountains and farmland ~ countryside views in Hokkaido and upon further research found that I cannot get to a lot of those places via public transportation.

I'm trying to look into scooter rental but unfortunately a lot of the sites are in Japanese, or simply not in Hokkaido.
I'm not a huge fan of driving and finding places to park, so I'd prefer not to have a car, but I'll be covering long distances in a short amount of time, so walking/skateboarding/bicycling is out of question.

I'm 21 years old, so I'm assuming I'll possibly be denied rental or be charged the underage fee, but I'd like to have a place secured before going to get my IDP.

~~
Does anyone have any recommendations or info in terms of scooter rental in Hokkaido? I'll be staying in the Sapporo area so preferably around there, but if need be, anywhere in the upper island and accessible by public transportation is fine by me.

Thank you for your time!
forgot to mention* I will be in Hokkaido for 4 days, but will probably just rent for 2 days if possible. I've seen some places go as low as $25/day in Osaka, but I guess my budget for rental would be $100~150 total?



Answer
You gave me a new idea of touring,thank you.
So,I checked your idea by internet in Japan.
The following is one choice.
http://www.rental819.com/english/

--One of choice plan---
Yamaha DS250-------------P-3 class
Rental motorcycle's fee (yen) --the first day 12000Yen the second day 8400Yen/day
Collision Damage Waiver (yen)---the firstday 2000Yen,the second day 1000Yen
(Disclaimer 50000Yen)
Optional fees (yen)-----Helmet the firstday 1000Yen the second day 200Yen
Disk lock/Wire lock200 100
Gloves 300 100
Touring Net 100 100
Total-----------------------the firstday 14600Yen the second day 9900Yen
Two days total------------------24500Yen
Not cheap! but powerfull!
You can ride on most of roads under 60km/hour in Japanese law.

--another choice plan---
HONDA CREA SCOOPY -------------P-1 class (50cc engine)
Rental motorcycle's fee (yen) -----he firstday4000Yen the second day 2800Yen
Collision Damage Waiver (yen)---the firstday 1000Yen,the second day 500Yen
(Disclaimer 10000Yen)
Optional fees (yen)-----Helmet the firstday 1000Yen the second day 200Yen
Disk lock/Wire lock200 100
Gloves 300 100
Touring Net 100 100
Total-----------------------the firstday 6600Yen the second day 3800Yen
Two days total------------------10400Yen
Cheap but powerless?
You can ride under 30km/hour in Japanese law.
50cc bike is limited in the speed.




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Sabtu, 30 November 2013

In what other countries is it compulsory to wear a bicycle helmet?

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Q. Just curious.
Here in Australia it has been law for many, many years now & you can be fined.


Answer
Japan, New Zealand and Finland. In the US and Canada, it is left up to state/provincial and local governments.

http://www.bhsi.org/mandator.htm

Sweden, France, UK and Denmark are considering some type of helmet requirement.

What are the government proposed limits on "high risk" citizens?

Q. considering health care?

Will bungee jumping be covered? Will persons required to take specific classes and receive certification for certain sports? And will parent be put in prison for not providing their children with bicycle safety helmets which accidents cause increased cost for the community to take on as a burden?


Answer
No, no and no to answer your questions.

FACT - the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet.

FACT - the US has higher death rates for kids aged under five than western European countries with universal health coverage.

That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in Canada, France, Cuba, Germany, Japan etc, all of which have universal health coverage.

I think the last link is of most use in addressing your concerns.




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Minggu, 06 Oktober 2013

Life in Japan?

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Helper!


I think that I want to move to Japan. I'm visiting there this summer. I don't really know what I'd do there, but it just seems like a really nice place to live.

Do you know anything about Japan? For example, is it more expensive to live there than in England or New York?
What is daily life like?
What's it like being out at night?
Stuff to do? Things to see?
How do people act?
Customs?
Food?
Is clothing expensive?
Is it more peaceful there than in America?
And one last thing, I'm Korean, and would the Japanese be able to tell the difference between me and a native Japanese person? Is there racial tension between Japanese and Koreans?

Really, anything that you could tell me about living in Japan, or just about Japan in general (no history please, unless it's needed) would be great!

And yes, I've already asked this question, but I got crappy answers. Also if you're wondering, I live in America, and I'm a native English speaker.

Please help!

Thanks



Answer
I recently went to Japan [Nov/Dec 2007], so from my experience, I can tell you this:

1/ I was warned about how expensive it is and let me tell you now - it was all a lie! The prices are similar to Australia. Definitely cheaper than England. Not sure about NY as I've never been there.

The train passes in Tokyo are expensive (approx $500 for 2 weeks unlimited travel), but aside from that.. the food is $5-10 per meal at restaurants. The general rule is: If you eat with the locals, it's cheap. If you go to some fancy upmarket place, of course it's going to be expensive, but you're getting the same food in the end anyway, it's just costing you more.

What is daily life like?
Everyone is very friendly. If you smile and give a small nod to ANYONE, they will do the same. The city areas are very busy. A lot of people ride bicycles - on the footpath, with no helmet. Watch out for them!!

In Tokyo, you can not walk and smoke a cigarette - it's considered rude. They ahve special "smoking stations" set up every few blocks. In other cities, like Osaka and Kyoto, this rule doesn't apply.

There's an array of people out during the day, having meals and reading newspapers/books on their own in cafés... people going shopping... Japan is very "alive".

What's it like being out at night?
Excellent. But be aware of what kind of places you are going to. There are disctricts that you definitely don't want to be in - you may be approached by prostitutes.

I also came across many places that were filled with old men having drinks after work. Going out at night is very male oriented.

BTW, drinks are like, AU $3!!! So cheap to drhink there! And cigarettes too - $3-4 per packet!

Stuff to do? Things to see?
Plenty, you've just gotta find them all. Check online. There's also very helpful information booths at major trainstations where some staff speak English. Although... there's A LOT of signs etc in English, so it's hard to get lost.

A little note on catching cabs... they're very cheap for short trips, but VERY expensive for long trips.

How do people act?
Very modestly. Japanese people are very introverted, but if you take the initiation to speak to them, they are the firendliest people...

The trains are generally very quiet - they have rules to turn off your phones or put them on silent - something the Western world desperately needs to implement!!!

Customs?
You give a nod to say hello. You nod/bow to thank someone... the depth of your bow depends on how much respect you want to show the person.

You don't blow your nose, you sniffle. Blowing your nose is really rude...

I can't think of tradiitonal stuff right now, just trying to give you some basic ettiquette tips.

Food?
Lots of noodle soups!!! I practically lived off them when I was there... although there's A LOT of Americanised places. E.g. Cafés that serve eggs for breakfast (the serving is the size of one ice-cream scoop, by the way). The further out of town you are, the more traditional the food is and the less English people speak. AND the less "western style" toilets you will find!!!!

Is clothing expensive?
Depends where you shop. I found most things quite reasonable, but of course there are boutique stores that will empty out your pockets quickly. T-shirts and hoodies were AU$20-50. Little gifts like chopsticks etc were very cheap.


Is it more peaceful there than in America?
I haven't been to America but I can tell you now... Japan is very peaceful. You don't see conflict on the streets... there isn't even graffiti anywhere! I saw one person who was drunk & disorderly riding a bike (and crashing into bushes) and a policeman LAUGHED and helped him up, and told him to walk home, not ride.


And one last thing, I'm Korean, and would the Japanese be able to tell the difference between me and a native Japanese person? Is there racial tension between Japanese and Koreans?
Yes, Japanese people have very distinct features, BUT they don't all look the same. I guess you would most likely blend in and don't stress about racial tension. If you're friendly, people will show you the same courtesy. They tend not to judge people - I went there with tattoos, piercings and bright red hair [I even had a mohawk up one day] and I had no trouble talking to people, getting cabs etc. People love talkign to foreigners because most of Japan's tourists seem to be internal [e.g. from other parts of Japan]. I hardly saw any other Westerners on my visit!!!

HAIR HELP!!! EASY 10 POINTS?




livelaughl


i live in japan, and i ride a bicycle to work.

do you think it would be weird to show to work early, and fix my hair just like tease it a little.

cause i will have helmet hair.. NOT GOOD, by the way i am a leisure travel agent.

but do you guys think it would be weird at all???? or do you have any ideas??

thanks
IN THE BATHROOM FIRST OF COURSE!!!



Answer
that is perfectly normal. they make travel size blow dryers, straighteners, brush and stuff. so you can have a little bag of this stuff and fix your hair at work. i think it is fine if you do.




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Selasa, 02 Juli 2013

Life in Japan?

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Helper!


I think that I want to move to Japan. I'm visiting there this summer. I don't really know what I'd do there, but it just seems like a really nice place to live.

Do you know anything about Japan? For example, is it more expensive to live there than in England or New York?
What is daily life like?
What's it like being out at night?
Stuff to do? Things to see?
How do people act?
Customs?
Food?
Is clothing expensive?
Is it more peaceful there than in America?
And one last thing, I'm Korean, and would the Japanese be able to tell the difference between me and a native Japanese person? Is there racial tension between Japanese and Koreans?

Really, anything that you could tell me about living in Japan, or just about Japan in general (no history please, unless it's needed) would be great!

And yes, I've already asked this question, but I got crappy answers. Also if you're wondering, I live in America, and I'm a native English speaker.

Please help!

Thanks



Answer
I recently went to Japan [Nov/Dec 2007], so from my experience, I can tell you this:

1/ I was warned about how expensive it is and let me tell you now - it was all a lie! The prices are similar to Australia. Definitely cheaper than England. Not sure about NY as I've never been there.

The train passes in Tokyo are expensive (approx $500 for 2 weeks unlimited travel), but aside from that.. the food is $5-10 per meal at restaurants. The general rule is: If you eat with the locals, it's cheap. If you go to some fancy upmarket place, of course it's going to be expensive, but you're getting the same food in the end anyway, it's just costing you more.

What is daily life like?
Everyone is very friendly. If you smile and give a small nod to ANYONE, they will do the same. The city areas are very busy. A lot of people ride bicycles - on the footpath, with no helmet. Watch out for them!!

In Tokyo, you can not walk and smoke a cigarette - it's considered rude. They ahve special "smoking stations" set up every few blocks. In other cities, like Osaka and Kyoto, this rule doesn't apply.

There's an array of people out during the day, having meals and reading newspapers/books on their own in cafés... people going shopping... Japan is very "alive".

What's it like being out at night?
Excellent. But be aware of what kind of places you are going to. There are disctricts that you definitely don't want to be in - you may be approached by prostitutes.

I also came across many places that were filled with old men having drinks after work. Going out at night is very male oriented.

BTW, drinks are like, AU $3!!! So cheap to drhink there! And cigarettes too - $3-4 per packet!

Stuff to do? Things to see?
Plenty, you've just gotta find them all. Check online. There's also very helpful information booths at major trainstations where some staff speak English. Although... there's A LOT of signs etc in English, so it's hard to get lost.

A little note on catching cabs... they're very cheap for short trips, but VERY expensive for long trips.

How do people act?
Very modestly. Japanese people are very introverted, but if you take the initiation to speak to them, they are the firendliest people...

The trains are generally very quiet - they have rules to turn off your phones or put them on silent - something the Western world desperately needs to implement!!!

Customs?
You give a nod to say hello. You nod/bow to thank someone... the depth of your bow depends on how much respect you want to show the person.

You don't blow your nose, you sniffle. Blowing your nose is really rude...

I can't think of tradiitonal stuff right now, just trying to give you some basic ettiquette tips.

Food?
Lots of noodle soups!!! I practically lived off them when I was there... although there's A LOT of Americanised places. E.g. Cafés that serve eggs for breakfast (the serving is the size of one ice-cream scoop, by the way). The further out of town you are, the more traditional the food is and the less English people speak. AND the less "western style" toilets you will find!!!!

Is clothing expensive?
Depends where you shop. I found most things quite reasonable, but of course there are boutique stores that will empty out your pockets quickly. T-shirts and hoodies were AU$20-50. Little gifts like chopsticks etc were very cheap.


Is it more peaceful there than in America?
I haven't been to America but I can tell you now... Japan is very peaceful. You don't see conflict on the streets... there isn't even graffiti anywhere! I saw one person who was drunk & disorderly riding a bike (and crashing into bushes) and a policeman LAUGHED and helped him up, and told him to walk home, not ride.


And one last thing, I'm Korean, and would the Japanese be able to tell the difference between me and a native Japanese person? Is there racial tension between Japanese and Koreans?
Yes, Japanese people have very distinct features, BUT they don't all look the same. I guess you would most likely blend in and don't stress about racial tension. If you're friendly, people will show you the same courtesy. They tend not to judge people - I went there with tattoos, piercings and bright red hair [I even had a mohawk up one day] and I had no trouble talking to people, getting cabs etc. People love talkign to foreigners because most of Japan's tourists seem to be internal [e.g. from other parts of Japan]. I hardly saw any other Westerners on my visit!!!

HAIR HELP!!! EASY 10 POINTS?




livelaughl


i live in japan, and i ride a bicycle to work.

do you think it would be weird to show to work early, and fix my hair just like tease it a little.

cause i will have helmet hair.. NOT GOOD, by the way i am a leisure travel agent.

but do you guys think it would be weird at all???? or do you have any ideas??

thanks
IN THE BATHROOM FIRST OF COURSE!!!



Answer
that is perfectly normal. they make travel size blow dryers, straighteners, brush and stuff. so you can have a little bag of this stuff and fix your hair at work. i think it is fine if you do.




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