u/Due_Pea2071

I have been seeing indie films popping off lately and getting super popular. I love to see the horror genre change and flow with the times. Something I think is interesting is each generation has a type of horror that appeals to it based on demographics. This is normal for any type of media, of course. Soap operas went out of style when Gen X and Millennials preferred different styles of drama, and now even shows like House are seen as kind of cringey and boring by younger generations...

But what intrigues me the most is the horror genre. For example, Gen X were afraid of Slashers primarily, the concept of a home invasion. Maybe because there was mutual trust in the country then. Now, home invasion seems pretty realistic, so it's difficult for people to use it as a fantasy to escape and consume (like in Halloween or Friday the 13th.) Then there was even a trend of Meta horror movies, likely inspired by fears of mass surveillance at the time.

I think younger millennial's era of horror movies really ramped up torture - Saw, Human Centipede, etc. That on top of classic remakes that were back and super gory. + Zombie films... I think for some reason that era was all about gore, blood, obscenity. Maybe it's correlated to the idea that people's day-to-day lives felt overall structured and predictable? On top of that we had an influx of creepy stories online, on dontsleep or creepypastas - ideas where people's imaginations were probably scarier than the original concept.

But I've noticed a trend with current day horror, what seems to freak younger people out is this scenarios where the person doesn't know what is going on and has to follow certain rulesets. Younger generations seem to be obsessed with rules, such as "if XYZ , then ABC. "

"If you see a man smoking a pipe in the middle of the forest smoking a pipe, walk up to him, nod your head twice, and continue on your way. If he coughs, stand still for 30 seconds before leaving quietly..."

I see this kind of rhetoric everywhere now. I think it's also prevalent in modern day movies and when it isn't explicitly written, we see tons of discussion of people trying to apply rules to any particular scenario. I think Hereditary and Midsommer are so successful because they display clear sets of rules and processes that led to a scary situation. It's even scarier when it's one person who doesn't know/understand the rulesets everyone else around them is following. In Obsession, the rules/cause and effect of the One Wish Willow aren't made clear, and Nikki's status as possessed, Wish Bound, etc are highly discussed. I believe it's because the idea of rules, knowing exactly what to do/not to do is really scary for younger generations now. It makes me wonder why! Has anyone else noticed this phenomenon?

I can't help but think about if a gen X saw the forest scenario, they'd just think, "Well what's so scary about that? Just do what it says and you'll be fine."

I can see my Gen X family members being scared of Hereditary for the possession aspects, and the home invasion aspects. I don't really see them being super scared of Midsommar though. Let me know what you think!

I appreciate the fact that she wants to help, but she said she wants permission to speak on my behalf to the loan servicers. For some reason she wants to explain that I didn't get a quality education, my degree has been made useless with Ai, and I was essentially scammed by my school in the first place. Plus I live in Japan so my salary is depreciating daily.

This is pretty much the situation for most borrowers at this point, isn't it?

Hiii everyone... I usually make this warning way earlier in the year but I was so busy, I can't believe one of the first intakes is in Japan!! Welcome!!

I just wanted to remind everyone again to not take deals from your predecessor about furniture etc. I think cars are different because that's an entire vehicle, but I was totally scammed by my predecessor. He fear mongered me into thinking it would be incredibly difficult to furnish my home (our placement doesn't have a car but it's not super urban either), and twice as expensive. Come to find all the stuff he sold me for $1,000 was secondhand when he bought it (I didn't even know there were secondhand shops like that in Japan yet) and broken, or broke within my first year. I am talking even the appliances. Nothing I bought from him lasted me 2 months, meaning I paid for someone else's trash once and then I STILL had to buy new items. evil!

He also left a disgusting mess. My placement doesn't have a community of JETs around, so it was up to me and only me to clean up the situation. I also had to pay to throw away the oversized trash. All in All, it was nightmarish.

Preds, I know it's hard to leave Japan. I know you have so much going on that you run out of time. Do not be the pred that leaves a sick mess in the bathtub and a dirty toilet brush behind for someone who just moved to a new country. It's stressful enough to try to adapt - don't fill their first few months with memories of a disgusting living situation they literally gave you money for.

All of this to say, Be careful!! Nobody warned me beforehand that sometimes preds will try to take advantage of you. In my case, my pred definitely saw me as a money opportunity. He literally look my money and ran lol, just saying "Well, enjoy Japan!" and then ran out the door. It was shortly after that I realized what I had just done...

I might make this warning for years even after I'm off the program. I don't want it to ever happen to anyone else! Be wary of high price-points for used items!!

I’m pretty close with most the staff at my school but the Jimu in particular hates me. Bc i never have anything to do due to my JTEs feeling that they Need to prepare everything a lot of time my kyoto/kouchou/the dean would let me leave early on special occasions which was always greatly appreciated. It really pissed the Jimu off i feel and so he’s been a dick to me. I recently got a letter about my phone usage (all my coworkers use their phones a little bit, i use it a little bit i use it a bit more on really slow days. Never been a problem before in 3 years though!) and then also I’m on time every day (before, when my schedule changed i did have some trouble adjusting and so i was late a bit. That was over a year ago and I’ve since corrected) and i come in on time every day, but not early at all except maybe by a minute give or take. I don’t really like coming in early bc I’m not paid for it but i understand it’s part of Japanese work culture. Never been a problem for 3 years really though that i came on time and not early. Well.. in the letter he said im late often. I’m not! I check my clock as im walking in. I’m always on time. This guy has it out for me atp. Also while my other coworkers talk about America etc ask questions, they’ll even try to include him in conversations but he doesn’t reply. I think he doesn’t like foreigners/foreign culture much which shouganai but ever since he sent the letter my kyoto sensei has been cold to me too which makes me sad bc it had never been a problem before. It’s making the atmosphere at my school Bad. And advice for dealing with admin who are not nice??

School doesn’t provide a comp or tablet but just gave me a warning about using my phone too much. So tired of the deskwarming life. I used to do so much work but staff changed and now i have nothing to do and get in trouble for doing nothing… such a joke

Hello! I live in Japan now and ever since I was a young girl I would go to amusement parks for my birthday. This year I'd like to go to Fuji Q Highlands!! I live quite far from that region as I live in the north, so I plan to come down and stay the night before. The biggest issue though, is since I earn my salary in yen, I am pretty poor these days. Does anyone know of some affordable lodging near Fujiyama during Obon? My birthday happens to be during Obon week so it's a bit more expensive (vacation season in Japan), please let me know!

EDIT: I forgot to add I'm going with a group of 4, but we can split 2 and 2!

I think a lot of people demonize those who express disappointment or even drop out due to placements. A lot of people harbor the "each placement is special" mentality, but truth is not every placement is as well suited to every person. It's good to challenge yourself but as someone who is starting my third year, I remember feeling disappointed when I got my placement and saw my lodgings etc. I was like wow, really? This it is? When so many other people had dream situations. Yeah there's good and bad to anything, but I know my placement isn't very good. Nobody envies anything about it besides the fact that I'm near a train line. If you feel disappointment I think that's okay, being made to feel guilty for feeling disappointment is evil in my opinion. It's not for a lack of trying that I feel underwhelmed by my placement. I've really done my best to integrate and involve myself in the community. I just realize the community here isn't great. Even coworkers who come from outside of town and move to my school mention that my city is known for it's mean people and crime, that they were nervous to get selected by the BOE to move here. It's not a crime to be disappointed and pretending some placements aren't better than others is delusion

EDIT; i didnt assume i’d get tokyo. I don’t think rural placements are even bad. Remote islands, thats exciting. What i ended up getting was a town with no parks, mostly chain restaurants and stores, mostly inconvenient, little to experience without leaving the actual town. Its not a rural, remote area surrounded by culture and natural beauty. Its not a city with convenient transportation and fun local mom and pop shops. its an asphalt nightmare with 0 trees and flat so no mountains or fun views, the places to eat are coco’s and mcdonald’s.

I know if the other person is always getting mad I must be doing SOMETHING wrong, but at the same time if I saw one fringe opinion this guy goes off about it and gets super upset, acting like im a bad person. For example today he was talking about how he indulges someone on the spectrum for hours at a time, which i applauded him on, but then he said he feels others probably just dismiss him. I explained that not everyone has the patience for hours-long conversations like that, so it's good he does, but it's also alright if not everyone has the capacity for it and it doesnt make them bad people. Now he is mad at me lol. I don't think I said anything wrong but he stopped replying and always goes cold for a day or so when he is mad at me. It's frustrating

I’m doing a project where I research all 50 states and their famous, well known aspects. In my own research I have found these, is there anything missing or did I nail it? (By the way, I’m only going for well known things. For example, Ohio is technically known for skyline chili but that’s not a popular dish across the country and most people haven’t eaten it/don’t know what it is. Please let me know!)

Delaware:
Poultry, beaches, blue crabs, watermelon, peaches, strawberries, lima beans, Delaware Blue Hen, peach blossom

“Liberty and Independence”
“Endless Discoveries”
The First State

I’m doing a project where I research all 50 states and their famous, well known aspects. In my own research I have found these, is there anything missing or did I nail it? (By the way, I’m only going for well known things. For example, Ohio is technically known for skyline chili but that’s not a popular dish across the country and most people haven’t eaten it/don’t know what it is. Please let me know!)

Pennsylvania:
Liberty Bell, Skyscrapers, Philly Cheesesteak, Chocolate Bars, Pretzels, Amish, Shoofly Pie, Birch Beer, apples, peaches, grapes, mushrooms, ruffled grouse, mountain laurel

“Virtue, Liberty, and Independence.”
“Let freedom ring”
The Keystone state

I’m doing a project where I research all 50 states and their famous, well known aspects. In my own research I have found these, is there anything missing or did I nail it? (By the way, I’m only going for well known things. For example, Ohio is technically known for skyline chili but that’s not a popular dish across the country and most people haven’t eaten it/don’t know what it is. Please let me know!)

Rhode Island:
Opulent Houses, Clams, coffee milk, squid, oysters, quahogs, johnnycakes, Rhode island Red(chicken), common blue violet

Hope
The ocean state

I’m doing a project where I research all 50 states and their famous, well known aspects. In my own research I have found these, is there anything missing or did I nail it? (By the way, I’m only going for well known things. For example, Ohio is technically known for skyline chili but that’s not a popular dish across the country and most people haven’t eaten it/don’t know what it is. Please let me know!)

New Hampshire:
white mountain, maple syrup, apples, moose, Fall leaves, apple cider, purple finch, purple lilac,

“Live free or die”
The granite state

I’m doing a project where I research all 50 states and their famous, well known aspects. In my own research I have found these, is there anything missing or did I nail it? (By the way, I’m only going for well known things. For example, Ohio is technically known for skyline chili but that’s not a popular dish across the country and most people haven’t eaten it/don’t know what it is. Please let me know!)

Maine:
Lighthouses, pine trees, blueberries, lobster, woopie pies, chickadee, pinecone

“The way life should be”
The Pine Tree State

I moved to Japan to teach English before the great crash of the value of the yen. I also didn't know enough about loans at the time to realize that I was going to start accruing interest, and lots of it, very rapidly after August 2025. I haven't checked in awhile because last I checked, I accrued $2000 in a month. So, I'm avoiding it for now, because each month without sending money to my federal loans, I am living paycheck to paycheck. As of now, I have to send back money for my private student loans (Thank you Sallie Mae!) And now that the SAVE plan is gone, I really have no idea what step is next. My degree is worthless, I would not have gotten it if I knew how big a mistake I was making. I was 18 and naive. You can tell me that if you want but trust me I already know. I am asking for advice on what to do from here.

Well, is there any way I could file against the school and have my loans forgiven? The school provided no help in terms of internships or opportunities despite promising during intake that they would be helping graduates find careers post graduation. I've received no help since being in and out of school. My education quality was also really poor. Is there anything I can do?

My and my boyfriend have been dating for 3 months, but we have been friendly/flirting for about 5 1/2. We really get along well, I really like him, I feel like we have a lot of fun together and I don't see any major problems in our relationship.

Over the weekend, we went out with some friends. Well, actually, there is one friend that I've almost purposely created distance with when my boyfriend is around because, for some reason, I can't trust that she won't try something weird with him. I'm not super close with this girl but she's in our friend group. I was hanging out with another friend and she invited HER to our 3 person hang out, turning it into a 4 person hang out.... and I was immediately anxious! I just had a bad feeling that he would like her when they met.

They had met before but never really spoke to one another, so I tried to not overthink anything. After we arrived at the first location, we all sat in a square, me and him next to each other and my 2 friends across us. When they finally started talking, he turned his whole body to face her which made me a bit uncomfortable. I noticed I was leaning in towards him subconsciously and got embarrassed because he was more focused on her. I hardly got a word in!

Then we left to head to a restaurant. At that time, we had to run across the road because the traffic light changed, and people already started driving so we ran. I was in heels, so I was the slowest. When I looked up, he was walking next to her. He turned around and I smiled and looked up, thinking he was checking for my safety, but he was looking at the cars behind us. then he turned around and kept walking, not even glancing at me!

I was getting anxious but I don't like coming across that way, or seeming needy or insecure. We got to the restaurant and the seating arrangement was the same as before. She started asking him tons of questions, stuff she's never asked me despite us hanging out way more. I felt like she was trying to ask him "interesting" questions? And they weren't asking me or including me in on the conversations at all. He kept laughing at stuff she said, and he didn't look at me to see if I was laughing, too.

Even before we were getting together, he was super physically clingy. He liked to touch the small of my back, or put his legs to be touching mine. It was cute! At this time though, he was more distant than ever. He was sitting with his legs crossed but towards her! I noticed I was leaning in towards him again, but it was unreciprocated so I straightened up. A couple of times he did make efforts to rub my back or even pulled me in close to be nearer to him, which reassures me a bit.

I felt like she was pulling out all the stops though. She even ate her fortune cookie and pretended not to know there was a fortune in it. I couldn't believe she was acting like that. She said we should all watch a movie together, and despite knowing I needed to get up early, he agreed at first. (everyone knew) - so I felt a bit abandoned and anxious that he just wanted an opportunity to spend more time with her. Then he even suggested hanging out with them the next day, after my obligations in the morning. I felt a pit in my stomach, thinking... man, he wants to get to know her better. This sucks.

But then as we were leaving he said he wanted to go home and just spend time together. He said he didn't want to hold me back from doing something fun but he actually wanted to spend time with me. He was holding my hands, hugging me and stuff too. It was strange, like the warmth came back as soon as we left the restaurant.

Am I right, am I reading into things? I feel like everything went back to normal now, but I keep remembering that night and feeling sick.

From the ages of around 8-15 I had lice, off-and-on but I think likely on the entire time, it was just never completely taken care of. My mom would never buy the shampoo, saying it was too expensive and never worked. She insisted on combing through my hair with the comb and individually picking out each louse with her hands. (?) She wanted to keep my very long hair, so she refused to cut it, and used that as an excuse for manually picking out the lice.

eventually she graduated to using shower caps full of conditioner that I had to wear for at least 2 hour intervals. Obviously I couldn't leave the living area during my lice quarantines. The conditioner worked to suffocate them sometimes, but I don't think it got all of them as after a month or so, they'd be back.

I was even instructed to sit at the table, hunched over a white piece of paper, and to scratch my scalp to let the bugs fall down as well as nits, and to circle them on the paper. (??????) my mom also sprayed Pam cooking spray all over my scalp after finding out that pam kills lice. My scalp burned soooo bad, like all the bites from the lice were on fire.

One time we were going to a drive in theater, and my mom made me go out with the shower cap. she put a beanie on my head, but I still cried and cried in shame. She showed me my head with the big beanie covering the shower cap, I assume to show me it "wasn't that bad", but what girl doesn't want to look cute when they go out? I felt so ugly and I looked silly. You couldn't tell if I was bald or not under the cap and it was huge. It made me cry even more, which both my parents laughed at...

I had lice for years, and at times I remember them crawling in my eyebrows, all over my head... they were as big as my fingernails and so painful. I had marks around my hairline that showed how bad it had been getting.

my mom didn't fix it at it's worst when I was 15 because she was ashamed of her boyfriend finding out I had lice... My dad ended up coming to the house even though they separated to finally fix my hair. He hadn't done it before because he was scared of her and she always said it was her job.

I think she kept not finishing removing them because that way I couldn't stay at other people's houses....

it was so bad.